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Idaho Code § 18-6709

Recovery of civil damages authorized

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Phillips v. American Motorist Insurance Co. (1999)

Most recently applied in Phillips v. American Motorist Insurance Co. (May 1999)

I.C., § 18-6709, as added by 1980, ch. 326, § 2, p. 832; am. 2002, ch. 223, § 9, p. 631.

Any person whose wire, electronic or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this chapter shall have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses, uses, or procures any other person to intercept, disclose, or use such communications, and shall be entitled to recover from any such person:

(1) Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) a day for each day of violation or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is higher;

(2) Punitive damages; and

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

A good faith reliance on a court order shall constitute a complete defense to any civil or criminal action under the laws of this state.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.