Alabama § 36-37-5 Remedies for Violations

Alabama Statutes

§ 36-37-5 — Remedies for Violations

Alabama·Title 36 Public Officers and Employees·Ch. 37 Personal Privacy Protection Act

(a)A person alleging a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, actual damages, or both. Damages awarded under this section may include one of the following, as appropriate:

(1)A sum of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to compensate for injury or loss caused by each violation of this chapter.

(2)For an intentional violation of this chapter, a sum not to exceed three times the sum described in subdivision (1).

(b)A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought under this chapter, may award all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and witness fees, to the complainant in the action if the court determines that the award is appropriate.

(c)A person who knowingly violates this

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(a) A person alleging a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, actual damages, or both. Damages awarded under this section may include one of the following, as appropriate:
(1) A sum of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to compensate for injury or loss caused by each violation of this chapter.
(2) For an intentional violation of this chapter, a sum not to exceed three times the sum described in subdivision (1).
(b) A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought under this chapter, may award all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and witness fees, to the complainant in the action if the court determines that the award is appropriate.
(c) A person who knowingly violates this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

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