15 U.S.C. § 15g
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§ 15g. Definitions
For the purposes of sections 15c, 15d, 15e, and 15f of this title:
- (1) The term “State attorney general” means the chief legal officer of a State, or any other person authorized by State law to bring actions under section 15c of this title , and includes the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia, except that such term does not include any person employed or retained on—
- (A) a contingency fee based on a percentage of the monetary relief awarded under this section; or
- (B) any other contingency fee basis, unless the amount of the award of a reasonable attorney’s fee to a prevailing plaintiff is determined by the court under section 15c(d)(1) of this title .
- (2) The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
- (3) The term “natural persons” does not include proprietorships or partnerships.
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