1 | Representative Simmons offered the following: |
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3 | Amendment |
4 | Remove line(s) 87-99 and insert: |
5 | (b) A person violating subsection (4) shall be liable for |
6 | a civil penalty of $1,000 for the first offense and a civil |
7 | penalty of $10,000 for each subsequent offense. The Florida Bar |
8 | and the Attorney General shall have standing to enforce such |
9 | penalties and to seek issuance of an injunction against any |
10 | person who violates subsection (4) and, upon prevailing in such |
11 | action, shall recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees. For |
12 | purposes of this paragraph, an offense is a single advertisement |
13 | published in a single print publication or through a single |
14 | electronic media outlet, regardless of the number of times or in |
15 | how many issues it is republished in the same publication or |
16 | through the same media outlet. |