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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-2503" title_number="3" title_name="Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Civil Actions for Public Nuisance Against Firearm Industry Members">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Attorney General, a county attorney, or the Baltimore City Solicitor may bring an action against a firearm industry member for a public nuisance caused by a violation of § 3–2502 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In an action brought under this subsection, the Attorney General, county attorney, or Baltimore City Solicitor may seek:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Injunctive relief;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Restitution;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Compensatory and punitive damages;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Reasonable attorney’s fees and costs; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Any other appropriate relief.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A party seeking relief under this section is not required to prove that a firearm industry member acted with the intent to violate this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
