H371 - Terror Claims/Damages/Liability for Support, Secs. 1, 1.5, and 2 (SL 2015-215)

Overview: Secs. 1, 1.5, and 2 of S.L. 2015-215 permit any person whose property or person is injured by a terrorist to bring a civil action and, if successful, to recover three times his or her actual damages or $50,000, whichever is greater, together with court costs and attorney's fees.

These sections became effective October 1, 2015, and apply to acts committed on or after that date.

[For summaries of other provisions of this act, please see the CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE and the STATE GOVERNMENT subject areas.]