HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Article - Commercial Law
13-408.

(A)  In addition to any action by the Division or Attorney
General authorized by this title and any other action otherwise
authorized by law, any person may :

(1) [bring] BRING an action to recover for injury
or loss sustained [by him] as the result of a practice
prohibited by this title; OR .

(2) REQUEST THE DIVISION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE PERSON WHO HAS ENGAGED OR IS ENGAGING IN A VIOLATION OF
THIS TITLE TO SUBMIT THE DISPUTE TO ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE MARYLAND UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT UNDER § 13-404 OF THIS
TITLE.

(B)  ANY PERSON WHO BRINGS AN ACTION TO RECOVER FOR INJURY
OR LOSS UNDER THIS SECTION AND WHO IS AWARDED DAMAGES MAY ALSO
SEEK, AND THE COURT MAY AWARD, REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES.

(C)  IF IT APPEARS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT, AT ANY
TIME, THAT AN ACTION IS BROUGHT IN BAD FAITH OR IS OF A FRIVOLOUS
NATURE, THE COURT MAY ORDER THE OFFENDING PARTY TO PAY TO THE
OTHER PARTY REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES.

(D) ATTORNEY'S FEES MAY NOT BE AWARDED TO ANY PERSON IN AN
ARBITRATION PROCEEDING CONDUCTED BY THE CONSUMER PROTECTION
DIVISION UNDER § 13-404 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

Approved May 13, 1986.

CHAPTER 345

(Senate Bill 554)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City - Obsolete Provisions in Public
Local Laws

FOR the purpose of correcting in the Public Local Laws of
Baltimore City outdated references to the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City, and those courts which constituted the
Supreme Bench; substituting references to the Circuit Court
for Baltimore City; correcting outdated references to the
Municipal Court of Baltimore, Justices of the Peace, and