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Any person who violates this chapter, or the regulations approved thereunder, shall incur civil liability as established in § 3023 or §§ 5141 et seq. of Title 31, as the case may be, and to receive the corresponding compensation, which shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).The court, or the Department of Consumer Affairs, in its case, shall grant the plaintiff that prevails in an action under this section, the lawyer’s truly earned fees, which represent a compensation comparable to those prevailing in the exercise of the legal profession, plus the incidental expenses of the suit, such as expert’s fees, photocopies, mailing expenses and others. If the plaintiff is represented by a public or private institution that offers legal services free of charge, the fees and costs shall be paid to said institutions. History —June 10, 1995, No. 52, § 8.