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[CITE: 49USC32710]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
            PART C--INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
 
                         CHAPTER 327--ODOMETERS
 
Sec. 32710. Civil actions by private persons

    (a) Violation and Amount of Damages.--A person that violates this 
chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter, 
with intent to defraud, is liable for 3 times the actual damages or 
$1,500, whichever is greater.
    (b) Civil Actions.--A person may bring a civil action to enforce a 
claim under this section in an appropriate United States district court 
or in another court of competent jurisdiction. The action must be 
brought not later than 2 years after the claim accrues. The court shall 
award costs and a reasonable attorney's fee to the person when a 
judgment is entered for that person.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1055.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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32710(a)..............................  15:1989(a)(1).                   Oct. 2
0, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, Sec.
                                                                          409, 
86 Stat. 963.
32710(b)..............................  15:1989(a)(2), (b).
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    In subsection (a), the words ``this chapter or a regulation 
prescribed or order issued under this chapter'' are substituted for 
``requirement imposed under this subchapter'' for consistency.
    In subsection (b), the words ``A person may bring a civil action to 
enforce a claim'' are substituted for ``An action to enforce any 
liability created . . . may be brought'' for consistency with rule 2 of 
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App. U.S.C.). The word 
``appropriate'' is added for clarity. The words ``without regard to the 
amount in controversy'' are omitted because jurisdiction is now allowed 
under 28:1331 without regard to the amount in controversy. The words 
``after the claim accrues'' are substituted for ``from the date on which 
the liability arises'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The words ``The 
court shall award . . . to the person when a judgment is entered for 
that person'' are substituted for ``in the case of any successful action 
to enforce the foregoing liability . . . as determined by the court'' 
for clarity.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 32709 of this title.
