00                       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 446(JUD)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the amount of a civil penalty for an unlawful act or practice in the                                
02 conduct of trade or commerce; and eliminating mandatory continuances in these                                           
03 matters after issuance of an injunction."                                                                               
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 45.50.551(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
06            (a)  A person who violates the terms of an injunction or restraining order                                   
07       issued under AS 45.50.501 shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty of not more                          
08       than $50,000 for each [$25,000 PER] violation. For the purposes of this section, the                          
09       superior court in a judicial district issuing an injunction retains jurisdiction, [AND                            
10       THE CAUSE SHALL BE CONTINUED,] and, in these cases, the attorney general                                  
11       acting in the name of the state may petition for recovery of the penalties.                                       
12    * Sec. 2. AS 45.50.551(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
13            (b)  In an action brought under AS 45.50.501, if the court finds that a person is                            
14       using or has used an act or practice declared unlawful by AS 45.50.471, the attorney                              
01       general, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the state, a civil penalty                         
02       of not less than $1,000 and not more than $25,000 for each [$5,000 PER] violation.                        
03    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
04 read:                                                                                                                   
05       APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to all penalties assessed on or after the effective                               
06 date of this Act, regardless of when the conduct occurred.