Creation of civil action - Damages

(a) There is hereby created a civil cause of action for malicious harassment. (b) A person may be liable to the victim of malicious harassment for both special and general damages, including, but not limited to, damages for emotional distress, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and punitive damages. Acts 1990, ch. 908, § 1; 1996, ch. 675, § 8. (a) There is hereby created a civil cause of action for malicious harassment. (b) A person may be liable to the victim of malicious harassment for both special and general damages, including, but not limited to, damages for emotional distress, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and punitive damages. Acts 1990, ch. 908, § 1; 1996, ch. 675, § 8.