704

Any person who purchases an essential article or service at a price in excess of the maximum established by a regulation or order of the Administrator, may claim within one (1) year from the date of the purchase of the essential article or service from the vendor, damages for three (3) times the total amount of the overprice, plus costs and attorney fees as determined by the court. When three times the amount of the surcharge is less than one hundred dollars ($100), the buyer shall be entitled to one hundred dollars ($100) for damages in each violation, plus costs and attorney’s fees as determined by the court. History —June 19, 1953, No. 97, p. 350, § 4; Sept. 3, 2003, No. 261, § 1.