A district attorney may accept a written assurance of discontinuance of any practice in violation of this act¹ from the person that has engaged in the unlawful practice. The district attorney may require in the agreement that by a certain date, restitution will be made to any person that has been a victim of a violation of this act. A person is not required to accept restitution pursuant to an assurance, however, acceptance of restitution pursuant to the assurance will bar that person from seeking damages from the same defendant for the same violations of this act.