50 U.S.C. § 1828 : US Code - Section 1828: Civil liability
Search 50 U.S.C. § 1828 : US Code - Section 1828: Civil liability
An aggrieved person, other than a foreign power or an agent of a
foreign power, as defined in section 1801(a) or (b)(1)(A),
respectively, of this title, whose premises, property, information,
or material has been subjected to a physical search within the
United States or about whom information obtained by such a physical
search has been disclosed or used in violation of section 1827 of
this title shall have a cause of action against any person who
committed such violation and shall be entitled to recover -
(1) actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of
$1,000 or $100 per day for each day of violation, whichever is
greater;
(2) punitive damages; and
(3) reasonable attorney's fees and other investigative and
litigation costs reasonably incurred.
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