2001 Florida Code
TITLE XXXIII Regulation Of Trade, Commerce, Investments, And Solicitations
Chapter 497 Funeral And Cemetery Services
497.517 Attorney's fees.
497.517 Attorney's fees.--
(1) In any civil litigation resulting from a transaction involving a violation of this chapter, the court may award to the prevailing party, after judgment in the trial court and exhaustion of any appeal, reasonable attorney's fees and costs from the nonprevailing party in an amount to be determined by the trial court.
(2) Any award of attorney's fees or costs shall become a part of the judgment and shall be subject to execution as the law allows.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to any action initiated by the department.
History.--s. 4, ch. 78-407; ss. 28, 40, ch. 80-238; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; ss. 82, 122, ch. 93-399.
Note.--Former s. 559.505; s. 497.057.
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