(a) Any person who violates, or causes another person to violate, a provision of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation. Each day that a third-party restaurant reservation service violates this Act with respect to a food service establishment constitutes a single violation of this Act. A proceeding to recover any civil penalty or restitution under this Act may be brought by the Attorney General. (b) Any person charged fees by a third-party restaurant reservation service that with respect to a reservation listed, advertised, promoted, or sold in violation of this Act, or food service establishment which a third-party restaurant reservation service listed, advertised, promoted, or sold a reservation in violation of this Act, may bring a civil action in circuit court for: (1) injunctive relief to restrain or enjoin any activity in violation of this Act; (2) actual damages not to exceed the total fees collected by the third-party restaurant reservation service in violation of this Act; (3) attorney's fees and costs; and (4) other remedies as the court may deem appropriate. (c) Any action alleging a violation of this Act shall be brought within one year after the alleged violation of this Act occurred. activity in violation of this Act; collected by the third-party restaurant reservation service in violation of this Act;
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