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The Board shall be entitled to\nan award of reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees and costs in any action brought by\nthe Board under this section in which it substantially prevails on the merits of\nthe case, unless special circumstances would make an award unjust.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 812.","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}}