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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="11-109" title_number="11" title_name="Trade Regulation" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Attorney General shall institute proceedings in equity to prevent or restrain violations of § 11-103 of this subtitle and may require assistance from any State’s Attorney for that purpose.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In a proceeding under this section, the court shall determine whether a violation has been committed and enter any judgment or decree necessary to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Remove the effects of any violation it finds; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Prevent continuation or renewal of the violation in the future.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The United States, the State, and any political subdivision organized under the authority of the State is a person having standing to bring an action under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person injured by a violation of § 11-103 of this subtitle may maintain an action for damages or for an injunction or both against any person who has committed the violation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If an injunction is issued, the complainant shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>In an action for damages, if an injury due to a violation of § 11-103 of this subtitle is found, the person injured shall be awarded three times the amount of actual damages which results from the violation, with costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Attorney General may bring an action on behalf of the State or any of its political subdivisions to recover the damages provided for by this subsection or any comparable provision of federal law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An action brought to enforce this subtitle shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrues.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For the purposes of this subsection, a cause of action for a continuing violation accrues at the time of the latest violation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
