12.1-23.1-02. Civil penalties for theft of cable television services

12.1-23.1-02. Civil penalties for theft of cable television services 1. Any person who violates subsection 1, 2, or 3 of section 12.1-23.1-01 is liable to the franchised or otherwise duly licensed cable television system for the greater of one thousand dollars or three times the amount of actual damages, if any, sustained by the system, plus reasonable attorney fees. 2. Any person who violates subsection 4 of section 12.1-23.1-01 is liable to the franchised or otherwise duly licensed cable television system for the greater of ten thousand dollars or three times the amount of actual damages, if any, sustained by the plaintiff, plus reasonable attorney fees. A second or subsequent conviction is punishable by the greater of twenty thousand dollars or three times the amount of actual damages, if any, plus reasonable attorney fees.