{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-296","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-296","heading":"Recovery of civil damages authorized.","body":"(a)\tAny person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this Article, has 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 is entitled to recover from any other person:\n(1)\tActual damages, but not less than liquidated damages, computed at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) a day for each day of violation or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is higher;\n(2)\tPunitive damages; and\n(3)\tA reasonable attorneys' fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.\n(b)\tGood faith reliance on a court order or on a representation made by the Attorney General or a district attorney is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this Article. (1995, c. 407, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER II. LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES.","Article 16. Electronic Surveillance."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-296.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"758412b22a11ee3fe532cbcfa374663b82492a4129f853cbfa7ad3a171fcdcf1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-295","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-297"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}