{"data":{"id":"us-me/9-a-m.r.s.-11-120","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"9-A M.R.S. §11-120","heading":"Enforcement; penalties","body":"A merchant who violates this Article or any rule issued by the administrator is subject to the following:\n1.   After notice and hearing, a cease and desist order and order of restitution from the administrator;\n2.   A civil action, by the administrator through the Attorney General, after which a court, upon a finding of repeated or willful violations or of violation of an assurance of discontinuance, may assess a civil penalty of not more than $5,000; and\n3.   A civil action by an aggrieved consumer in which the consumer may recover actual damages or $250, whichever is greater, plus costs of the action and reasonable attorney's fees.","path":["TITLE 9-A: MAINE CONSUMER CREDIT CODE","PART 4: REMEDIES AND PENALTIES","ARTICLE 11: RENTAL-PURCHASE PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/9-A/title9-Asec11-120.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"a9906a78a42f499ef1968d6d8a4e1f1f60a0895a7db6a4bd0a601e4c5857c34b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/9-a-m.r.s.-11-119","next":"us-me/9-a-m.r.s.-11-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}