Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     69-3-1105. Operator service provider liability -- penalty -- costs and fees entitlement -- jurisdiction. (1) An operator service provider that charges a customer more than the allowable rate is liable:
     (a) to the customer for three times the cost of the call charged to the customer or $500, whichever is greater; and
     (b) to the state for the penalty prescribed in 69-3-206, for other commission enforcement actions pursuant to 69-3-110, and for a violation of applicable rules authorized by 69-3-1103.
     (2) In a suit or enforcement action brought against an operator service provider, the prevailing party is entitled to recover costs and attorney fees in a sum that the court finds reasonable.
     (3) A customer has the right to seek remedy in a Montana court.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 155, L. 1999.

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