{"data":{"id":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1310-c","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"10 M.R.S. §1310-C","heading":"Civil liability for willful noncompliance","body":"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:\n1.  Actual damages.  Actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;\n2.  Treble damages.  An amount equal to 3 times the actual damages according to subsection 1; and\n3.  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.","path":["TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART 3: REGULATION OF TRADE","CHAPTER 209-B: FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10sec1310-C.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"32a7d5dd2aa260c95caa6db723b9fb4088c9a0b2835e3bec7d3abadca0f4aa85","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1310-b","next":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1310-d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}