as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to commerce; providing an alternative civil 1.3 penalty in certain antitrust cases; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 2000, section 325D.56, subdivision 1. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 325D.56, 1.7 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.8 Subdivision 1. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), 1.9 any person who is found to have violated sections 325D.49 to 1.10 325D.66, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than 1.11 $50,000. Any person who fails to comply with a final judgment 1.12 or decree rendered by a court of this state issued for a 1.13 violation of sections 325D.49 to 325D.66, shall be subject to a 1.14 civil penalty of not more than $100,000. 1.15 (b) If the amount awarded in damages under section 325D.57 1.16 in any civil action exceeds $250,000, the civil penalty imposed 1.17 shall be the amount provided under United States Code, title 15, 1.18 section 1.