Civil Penalties

(a)The father, if married to the mother at the time she receives a partial-birth abortion procedure, and, if the mother has not attained the age of eighteen

(18)years at the time of the abortion, the maternal grandparents of the fetus may in a civil action obtain appropriate relief, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff’s criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion.

(b)Such relief shall include:

(1)money damages for all injuries, psychological and physical, occasioned by the violation of this Section; and

(2)statutory damages equal to three

(3)times the cost of partialbirth abortion. COL 040209 CH. 91A THE P ARTIAL-B IRTH ABORTION B AN ACT OF 2008

(3)Attorney’s Fees. If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action described in this Section, the court shall also render judgment for a reasonable attorney’s fee in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant. If the judgment is rendered in favor of the defendant and the court finds that the plaintiff’s suit was frivolous and brought in bad faith, the court shall also render judgment for a reasonable attorney’s fee in favor of the defendant against the plaintiff.