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Indiana Code Title 10. Public Safety § 10-16-20-5

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 5. A civil action to enforce this chapter or IC 10-16-7-23 may be brought in any court with jurisdiction by the attorney general against any person that knowingly or intentionally violates any provision of this chapter.  The court may:

(1) issue an injunction;

(2) order the person to make a payment of money;

(A) unlawfully received from;  or

(B) required to be refunded to;

one (1) or more servicemembers;

(3) order the person to pay to the state the reasonable costs of the attorney general's investigation and prosecution related to the action;  and

(4) order the person to pay to the state a civil penalty not greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.

However, a court may not proceed if relief from the violation has already been granted under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

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