Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 58.25 - Civil actions(a)Injunctions. The State Police or any other aggrieved individual or agency may institute an action in a court of proper jurisdiction against any person, agency or organization to enjoin any criminal justice agency, noncriminal justice agency, organization or individual from violating the provisions of the act.(b)Action for damages.(1) A person aggrieved by a knowing violation of section 501 of the act (35 P. S. § 7651.501) shall have the substantive right to bring an action for damages by reason of the violation in a court of competent jurisdiction.(2) A person found by the court to have been aggrieved by a knowing violation of section 501 of the act shall be entitled to actual and real damages of not less than $100 for each violation and to reasonable costs of litigation and attorney fees. Exemplary and punitive damages of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 shall be imposed for any violation of section 501 of the act.