Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.502
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.502, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 18A.502. RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAMAGES BY AGGRIEVED PERSON.
Official statutory text
A person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this chapter or Chapter 16, Penal Code:
(1) has a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses, or uses or solicits another person to intercept, disclose, or use the communication; and
(2) is entitled to recover from the person:
(A) actual damages but not less than liquidated damages computed at a rate of $100 for each day the violation occurs or $1,000, whichever is higher;
(B) punitive damages; and
(C) reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(1) has a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses, or uses or solicits another person to intercept, disclose, or use the communication; and
(2) is entitled to recover from the person:
(A) actual damages but not less than liquidated damages computed at a rate of $100 for each day the violation occurs or $1,000, whichever is higher;
(B) punitive damages; and
(C) reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
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