2011 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE (§§ 1801 - 1885c)
Subchapter II - PHYSICAL SEARCHES (§§ 1821 - 1829)
Section 1828 - Civil liability

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
SUBCHAPTER II - PHYSICAL SEARCHES
Sec. 1828 - Civil liability
Containssection 1828
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 95-511, title III, §308, as added Pub. L. 103-359, title VIII, §807(a)(3), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3452.
Statutes at Large Reference108 Stat. 3452
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 95-511, Public Law 103-359

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50 USC § 1828 (2011)
§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.

(Pub. L. 95–511, title III, §308, as added Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, §807(a)(3), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3452.)

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