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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="20-1046" title_number="20" title_name="Human Relations" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In any civil action brought under this part, or any conciliation or settlement agreement entered into under this part, the Attorney General may obtain as a remedy equitable relief, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a permanent injunction;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a preliminary injunction;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a temporary restraining order; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>any other order, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an order enjoining the defendant from engaging in civil rights violations; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an order requiring any appropriate action.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In any civil action brought under this part, or any conciliation or settlement agreement entered into under this part, the Attorney General may obtain a civil penalty to vindicate the public interest.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A civil penalty imposed under this subsection shall be in an amount not exceeding:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>$10,000 for a first violation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$25,000 for a second or subsequent violation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The fines provided for in this subsection:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>are civil penalties and are recoverable by the State in a civil action; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall be deposited in the Civil Rights Enforcement Fund established under § 20–1047 of this part.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In any civil action brought under this part, or any conciliation or settlement agreement entered into under this part, the Attorney General may obtain restitution, including a requirement that the violator or alleged violator:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>reimburse the costs of the investigation and litigation to the Attorney General and the Commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>make restitution to any aggrieved person of money, property, or any other thing received from the aggrieved person in connection with a violation or an alleged violation of this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>pay economic damages to an aggrieved person; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>post a performance bond or other security.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
