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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55590</law_id><section_number>59.1-68.3</section_number><catch_line>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&amp;#8217;s fees</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="4.1">Remedies for Violations of Preceding Chapters and Chapter 6, Article 8, of Title 18.2</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person who suffers loss as the result of a violation of Article 8 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc" href="/18.2-214/">18.2-214</a> et seq.), Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Citation of chapter" href="/59.1-21.1/">59.1-21.1</a> et seq.) of Title 59.1 shall be entitled to bring an individual action to recover <span class="dictionary">damages</span>, or $100, whichever is greater. Certified copies of the <span class="dictionary">transcript</span> and exhibits in <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> in any final proceeding in which the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> has obtained a permanent <span class="dictionary">injunction</span> for a violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 of Title 59.1 shall be <span class="dictionary">admissible</span> in <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">law</span> to the contrary, in addition to the <span class="dictionary">damages</span> recovered by the <span class="dictionary">aggrieved party</span>, such person may be awarded reasonable attorney&#x2019;s fees.</p></section></text><history>1973, c. 537; 1975, c. 43; 1976, c. 87.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
