furnished to you for two successive months, you have the
option of canceling the contract and receiving a full refund
of all the money you paid, less a cancellation fee which
cannot exceed either 15% of the cash price or a pro rata
amount for the number of referrals furnished to you.
(4) Your social referral service contract must specify
the distance which you, the purchaser, are willing to
travel to meet any social referral. No social referrals
shall be furnished where you and the referral live at a
distance greater than the distance specified in the contract.
(5) The provider must have an established policy to
address the situation of your moving outside the area it
services. This policy must be explained in your contract.
(6) If any provision of the social referral service
contract is violated, you have the right to bring a court
action against the provider which has violated the contract.
Section 305. Civil action.
(a) General rule.--Any person who has been injured by reason
of a violation of this chapter may bring an action in his or her
own name to enjoin such violation, an action to recover his or
her actual damages or $50, whichever is greater, or both such
actions.
(b) Attorney General.--Whenever there shall be a violation
of this chapter, an application may be made by the Attorney
General in the name of the people of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to a court having jurisdiction to issue an
injunction and, upon notice to the defendant of not less than
five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such
violations; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the
court that the defendant has, in fact, violated this chapter, an
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