C.__If a person fails to pay a civil penalty assessed pursuant to paragraph B within the time prescribed by the commission, the director may forward to the Attorney General the name of the person and the amount of the civil penalty for the purpose of collecting that civil penalty.__In addition to the civil penalty assessed pursuant to paragraph B, the person also must pay any fee assessed by the Attorney General for collection of the civil penalty.

§13071.__Private cause of action

1.__Injunction.__In addition to the penalty and complaint provisions of this chapter, an injunction may be granted through an action in district court to prohibit a person from engaging in an activity that violates the provisions of section 13003.__The action for injunctive relief may be brought only by an affected person.__For the purposes of this section, "affected person" means any person upon whom the actions of a person suspected of violating the provisions of section 13003 have had a direct impact.__"Affected person" may include, but is not limited to, the commission, a person who has used the services of a person suspected of violating the provisions of section 13003 or a private association composed primarily of members practicing a profession for which licensure is required pursuant to this chapter.

2.__Costs and attorney's fees.__If a person is successful in obtaining injunctive relief, that person is entitled to actual costs and attorney's fees unless the person suspected of violating a provision of section 13003 prevails in any application for permanent injunctive relief.__For the purposes of this section, "actual costs" means those costs other than attorney's fees that were actually incurred in connection with the action, including, but not limited to, court and witness fees, investigative expenses, travel expenses, legal research expenses and other related fees and expenses.

Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §13177, as amended by PL 1999, c. 129, §8, is further amended to read: