Maine § 10 §1310-C Civil liability for willful noncompliance

Maine Statutes

§ 10 §1310-C — Civil liability for willful noncompliance

Maine § 10 §1310-C

Title 10COMMERCE AND TRADE

Part 3REGULATION OF TRADE

Ch. 209-BFAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 10 §1310-C (2026).

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A consumer reporting agency or user of information that willfully and knowingly fails to comply with a requirement imposed under this chapter with respect to a consumer is liable to that consumer for and the court may award an amount equal to the sum of:

1.Actual damages. Actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;

2.Treble damages. An amount equal to 3 times the actual damages according to subsection 1; and

3.Costs and attorney's fees. In the case of a successful action to enforce a liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.

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A consumer reporting agency or user of information that willfully and knowingly fails to comply with a requirement imposed under this chapter with respect to a consumer is liable to that consumer for and the court may award an amount equal to the sum of:
1.
Actual damages.
Actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;
2.
Treble damages.
An amount equal to 3 times the actual damages according to subsection 1; and
3.
Costs and attorney's fees.
In the case of a successful action to enforce a liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.