Alaska Statutes: AS 45.50.551. Civil Penalties.

Alaska Statutes. Title 45. Trade and Commerce Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, and Consumer Protection Section 551. Civil Penalties.

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AS 45.50.551. Civil Penalties.

(a) A person who violates the terms of an injunction or restraining order issued under AS 45.50.501 shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation. For the purposes of this section, the superior court in a judicial district issuing an injunction retains jurisdiction, and, in these cases, the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for recovery of the penalties.
(b) In an action brought under AS 45.50.501 , if the court finds that a person is using or has used an act or practice declared unlawful by AS 45.50.471, the attorney general, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the state, a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 and not more than $25,000 for each violation.
(c) [Repealed by Sec. 21 ch 166 SLA 1978].

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