Senate Amendment RFH-8
S 330 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Malicious Injury to Public Utilities

Senator Talley proposes the following amendment (SJ-330.BJ0030S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, MACROBUTTON NoMacro <> , by adding an undesignated paragraph MACROBUTTON NoMacro <> to read:

(D) Any person whose property or person is injured by reason of a violation of this section shall have a right of action on account of such injury done against the person who committed the violation and any person who acts as an accessory before or after the fact, aids or abets, solicits, conspires, or lends material support to the violation of this section. If damages are assessed in such case the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover treble the amount of damages fixed by the verdict, together with costs, including attorneys' fees and, in the discretion of the court, punitive damages. The rights and remedies provided by this subsection are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law. For purposes of this subsection, the "damages" includes actual  and consequential damages.