(a) Any person whosewire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used inviolation of this Article, has a civil cause of action against any person whointercepts, discloses, uses, or procures any other person to intercept,disclose, or use such communications, and is entitled to recover from any otherperson:
(1) Actual damages, butnot less than liquidated damages, computed at the rate of one hundred dollars($100.00) a day for each day of violation or one thousand dollars ($1,000),whichever is higher;
(2) Punitive damages;and
(3) A reasonableattorneys' fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(b) Good faith relianceon a court order or on a representation made by the Attorney General or adistrict attorney is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action broughtunder this Article. (1995, c. 407, s. 1.)
(a) Any person whosewire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used inviolation of this Article, has a civil cause of action against any person whointercepts, discloses, uses, or procures any other person to intercept,disclose, or use such communications, and is entitled to recover from any otherperson:
(1) Actual damages, butnot less than liquidated damages, computed at the rate of one hundred dollars($100.00) a day for each day of violation or one thousand dollars ($1,000),whichever is higher;
(2) Punitive damages;and
(3) A reasonableattorneys' fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(b) Good faith relianceon a court order or on a representation made by the Attorney General or adistrict attorney is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action broughtunder this Article. (1995, c. 407, s. 1.)
(a) Any person whosewire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used inviolation of this Article, has a civil cause of action against any person whointercepts, discloses, uses, or procures any other person to intercept,disclose, or use such communications, and is entitled to recover from any otherperson:
(1) Actual damages, butnot less than liquidated damages, computed at the rate of one hundred dollars($100.00) a day for each day of violation or one thousand dollars ($1,000),whichever is higher;
(2) Punitive damages;and
(3) A reasonableattorneys' fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(b) Good faith relianceon a court order or on a representation made by the Attorney General or adistrict attorney is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action broughtunder this Article. (1995, c. 407, s. 1.)