Delaware § 2427 Civil actions

Delaware Statutes

§ 2427 — Civil actions

Delaware § 2427

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartCriminal Procedure Generally

Ch. 24WIRETAPPING, ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS

Subch.Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 2427 (2026).

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(a)Right to relief. —Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a provider of electronic communication service, a subscriber or customer aggrieved by a knowing or intentional violation of §§ 2421-2425 of this title may recover appropriate relief in a civil action against the person or entity that engaged in the violation.

(b)Appropriate relief. —In a civil action under this section, appropriate relief includes:

(1)Appropriate preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief;

(2)Damages under subsection (c) of this section; and

(3)A reasonable attorneys’ fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.

(c)Damages. —The court may assess as damages in a civil action under this section the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by th

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(a)Right to relief. —Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a provider of electronic communication service, a subscriber or customer aggrieved by a knowing or intentional violation of §§ 2421-2425 of this title may recover appropriate relief in a civil action against the person or entity that engaged in the violation.

(b)Appropriate relief. —In a civil action under this section, appropriate relief includes:

(1) Appropriate preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief;

(2) Damages under subsection (c) of this section; and

(3) A reasonable attorneys’ fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.

(c)Damages. —The court may assess as damages in a civil action under this section the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as a result of the violation, but in no case shall a person entitled to recover receive less than $1,000.

(d)Defenses. —A good faith reliance on any of the following is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this section or any other law of this state:

(1) A court warrant or order, a grand jury or Attorney General’s subpoena, a legislative authorization or a statutory authorization; or

(2) A good faith determination that § 2403 or § 2423 of this title permitted the conduct that is the subject of the action.

(e)Limitations period. —A civil action under this section shall be filed within 2 years after the day on which the claimant first discovered or had a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.