A person employed by a public utility or by any private entity attempting to acquire easements or easement options for linear infrastructure, pursuant to this chapter, may not use any deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, to induce a landowner to grant an easement or easement option for the linear infrastructure. An aggrieved landowner may bring an action in circuit court against any person alleged to have violated this section. If the court determines that the person used deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, to acquire or attempt to acquire an easement from the landowner, the court must declare the executed easement or easement option void and may: (1) Order any compensation paid for the easement or easement option returned to the offending utility or non-public entity; (2) Order that the landowner may retain the compensation; or (3) Award the landowner up to three times the amount of the compensation involved as damages, punitive or compensatory. If the court rules in favor or the landowner, the court must award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the landowner. If the court determines a public utility knowingly allowed, encouraged, or participated with the person using deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat against the landowner, the court must order a copy of its decision to be filed with the Public Utilities Commission. 26 Upon receipt of the court's decision pursuant to this section, the commission may revoke or suspend any permit issued for the portion of the route affecting the aggrieved landowner. If a permit has not been issued with respect to a site or route affecting the aggrieved landowner, the commission may refuse to issue a permit for the portion of the route affecting the aggrieved landowner. For purposes of this section, "linear infrastructure" means man-made structures that extend linearly across the landscape, including pipelines, railways, roads, and transmission lines.