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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 537 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1975, chapter 43; in 1976, chapter 87.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56967,"section_number":"18.2-214","catch_line":"Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-214\/"},{"id":86348,"section_number":"59.1-21.1","catch_line":"Citation of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-21.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55590,"identifier":"59.1-68.3","token":"59.1\/4.1\/59.1-68.3","url":"\/59.1-68.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-68.3\/","token":"59.1\/4.1\/59.1-68.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action for damages or penalty for violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 of Title 59.1; attorney’s fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-68.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who suffers loss as the result of a violation of Article 8 (\u00a7 18.2-214<\/a> et seq.), Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 (\u00a7 59.1-21.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 59.1 shall be entitled to bring an individual action to recover damages<\/span>, or $100, whichever is greater. Certified copies of the transcript<\/span> and exhibits in evidence<\/span> in any final proceeding in which the Attorney General<\/span> has obtained a permanent injunction<\/span> for a violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 of Title 59.1 shall be admissible<\/span> in evidence<\/span> in any action brought pursuant to this section by any person claiming damage as a result of the enjoined conduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, in addition to the damages<\/span> recovered by the aggrieved party<\/span>, such person may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION FOR DAMAGES OR PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE\n18.2 OR CHAPTER 2.1 OF TITLE 59.1; ATTORNEY’S FEES (\u00a7 59.1-68.3)\n\nAny person who suffers loss as the result of a violation of Article 8 (\u00a7\n18.2-214 et seq.), Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 (\u00a7 59.1-21.1 et seq.)\nof Title 59.1 shall be entitled to bring an individual action to recover\ndamages, or $100, whichever is greater. Certified copies of the transcript and\nexhibits in evidence in any final proceeding in which the Attorney General has\nobtained a permanent injunction for a violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title\n18.2 or Chapter 2.1 of Title 59.1 shall be admissible in evidence in any action\nbrought pursuant to this section by any person claiming damage as a result of\nthe enjoined conduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the\ncontrary, in addition to the damages recovered by the aggrieved party, such\nperson may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 537; 1975, c. 43; 1976, c. 87.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}