of a single minor, a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500.
(2) For a second offense for an action brought on behalf
of the same single minor under paragraph (1), a civil penalty
not to exceed $5,000.
(3) For a third or subsequent offense for an action
brought on behalf of the same single minor under paragraph
(1), a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000.
(4) For a first offense for an action brought by the
Attorney General or a district attorney on behalf of multiple
minors, a civil penalty not to exceed the greater of
$5,000,000 or the total number of violations multiplied by
the maximum civil penalty under paragraph (1).
(5) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that
there have been repeated intentional violations of this
chapter by a social media company, the court may enter an
order enjoining the social media company from operating in
this Commonwealth.
(c) Attorney General use of recovered fees.--For an action
brought by the Attorney General, civil fees collected under
subsection (b)(4) shall be deposited into the School Safety and
Security Fund to be used exclusively for mental health-related
services for school entities .
(d) District attorney or unit of government use of received
fees.--For an action brought by a district attorney or a unit of
government, civil fees collected under this section shall be
used by the county or unit of government to provide mental
health-related services for school entities in the county.
(e) Good faith.--It shall be a defense to a cause of action
under subsection (a) if a social media company takes good faith
actions, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, to
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