§ 15g. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC15g]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 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.
(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, Sec. 4G, as added Pub. L. 94-435, title III,
Sec. 301, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1396.)
Effective Date
Injuries sustained prior to Sept. 30, 1976, not covered by this
section, see section 304 of Pub. L. 94-435, set out as a note under
section 15c of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 15h, 34, 37a, 4301 of this
title.
