1. (a) An act or omission by a firearm industry member in violation of this part shall constitute an actionable cause of action.
2. (b) A person who has suffered harm in the State because of a firearm industry member's violation of this part may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
3. (c) In addition to any lawsuit filed against a firearm owner pursuant to section 663-9.5, the attorney general or any county attorney or public prosecutor may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the people of the State to enforce this part and remedy harm caused by a violation of this part.

4. (d) If a court determines that a firearm industry member engaged in conduct in violation of this part, the court may award any or all of the following:

   1. (1) Injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the firearm industry member and any other defendant from further violating the law;
   2. (2) Damages;
   3. (3) Attorney's fees and costs; and
   4. (4) Any other appropriate relief necessary to enforce this part and remedy the harm caused by the conduct.

5. (e) In an action alleging that a firearm industry member failed to establish, implement, and enforce reasonable controls in violation of section 134-102(b), there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the firearm industry member failed to implement reasonable controls if the following conditions are satisfied:

   1. (1) The firearm industry member's action or failure to act created a reasonably foreseeable risk that the harm alleged by the claimant would occur; and
   2. (2) The firearm industry member could have established, implemented, and enforced reasonable controls to prevent or substantially mitigate the risk that the harm would occur.
6. (f) If a rebuttable presumption is established pursuant to subsection (e), the firearm industry member shall have the burden of showing through a preponderance of the evidence that the firearm industry member established, implemented, and enforced reasonable controls.
7. (g) An intervening act by a third party, including but not limited to criminal use of a firearm-related product, shall not preclude a firearm industry member from liability under this part.

[L 2023, c 28, pt of §1]