{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-51-2034","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 51:2034","heading":"Remedies for violation","body":"A. A person who is engaged in the business of providing Internet access service to the public, owns a web page, or owns a trademark that is adversely affected by a violation of R.S. 51:2033 may bring an action against a person who violates or is in violation of R.S. 51:2033. A person who brings an action under this Subsection may seek to recover the greater of actual damages or five hundred thousand dollars.\nB. An individual who is adversely affected by a violation of R.S. 51:2033 may bring an action, but only against a person who has directly violated R.S. 51:2033. A person who brings an action under this Subsection may seek to enjoin further violations of R.S. 51:2033 and seek to recover the greater of three times the amount of actual damages or five thousand dollars per violation.\nC. The attorney general or a district attorney in a parish where a violation occurs may bring an action against a person who violates or is in violation of R.S. 51:2033 to enjoin further violations of R.S. 51:2033 and to recover a civil penalty of up to two thousand five hundred dollars per violation.\nD. In an action pursuant to this Section, a court may, in addition, do either or both of the following:\n(1) Increase the recoverable damages to an amount up to three times the damages otherwise recoverable under Subsections A and B of this Section in cases in which the defendant has engaged in a pattern and practice of violating R.S. 51:2033.\n(2) Award costs of suit and reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff.\nE. The remedies provided for in this Section do not preclude the seeking of any other remedies, including criminal remedies, provided by law.\nF. For purposes of Subsection A of this Section, multiple violations of R.S. 51:2033 resulting from any single action or conduct shall constitute one violation.","path":["TITLE 51. TRADE AND COMMERCE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=411324","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:03:12Z","sha256":"5164ea926baacacfd56d582eae33da65fe550d5a551110ebdfc2bccbc22d8315","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-51-2033","next":"us-la/rs-51-2101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}