{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/59.1-444.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/59.1-444.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/59.1-444.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/59.1-444.html"}],"law_id":65449,"edition_id":1,"section_id":65449,"structure_id":12862,"section_number":"59.1-444","catch_line":"Damages","history":"1992, c. 807; 1993, c. 453; 2004, c. 241; 2005, c. 640.","full_text":"A person aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this chapter, except \u00a7 59.1-443.2, shall be entitled to institute an action to recover damages in the amount of $100 per violation. In addition, if the aggrieved party prevails, he may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs. Actions under this section shall be brought in the general district court for the city or county in which the transaction or other violation that gave rise to the action occurred. A violation of the provisions of \u00a7 59.1-443.2 is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (\u00a7 59.1-196 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":237986,"text":"A person aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this chapter, except \u00a7 59.1-443.2, shall be entitled to institute an action to recover damages in the amount of $100 per violation. In addition, if the aggrieved party prevails, he may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs. Actions under this section shall be brought in the general district court for the city or county in which the transaction or other violation that gave rise to the action occurred. A violation of the provisions of \u00a7 59.1-443.2 is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (\u00a7 59.1-196 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12862,"edition_id":1,"name":"Personal Information Privacy Act","identifier":"35","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12809,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:57","permalink":{"id":261523,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12862,"identifier":"35","token":"59.1\/35","url":"\/59.1\/35\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12809,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trade and Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":259521,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12809,"identifier":"59.1","token":"59.1","url":"\/59.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":53997,"structure_id":12862,"section_number":"59.1-442","catch_line":"Sale of purchaser information; notice required","url":"\/59.1-442\/","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-442","metadata":false},{"id":71438,"structure_id":12862,"section_number":"59.1-443","catch_line":"Exceptions","url":"\/59.1-443\/","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-443","metadata":false},{"id":70216,"structure_id":12862,"section_number":"59.1-443.1","catch_line":"Recording date of birth as condition of accepting checks prohibited","url":"\/59.1-443.1\/","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-443.1","metadata":false},{"id":81199,"structure_id":12862,"section_number":"59.1-443.2","catch_line":"Restricted use of social security numbers","url":"\/59.1-443.2\/","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-443.2","metadata":false},{"id":77636,"structure_id":12862,"section_number":"59.1-443.3","catch_line":"Scanning information from driver's license or other document; retention, sale, or dissemination of information","url":"\/59.1-443.3\/","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-443.3","metadata":false},{"id":65449,"structure_id":12862,"section_number":"59.1-444","catch_line":"Damages","url":"\/59.1-444\/","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-444","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":77636,"structure_id":12862,"section_number":"59.1-443.3","catch_line":"Scanning information from driver's license or other document; retention, sale, or dissemination of information","url":"\/59.1-443.3\/","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-443.3","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/59.1-444\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 807 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1993, chapter 453; in 2004, chapter 241<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 640<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56198,"section_number":"59.1-196","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-196\/"},{"id":81199,"section_number":"59.1-443.2","catch_line":"Restricted use of social security numbers","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-443.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261545,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65449,"identifier":"59.1-444","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-444","url":"\/59.1-444\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-444\/","token":"59.1\/35\/59.1-444","dublin_core":{"Title":"Damages","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-444","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this chapter, except \u00a7 59.1-443.2<\/a>, shall be entitled to institute an action to recover damages<\/span> in the amount of $100 per violation. In addition, if the aggrieved party<\/span> prevails, he may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and court<\/span> costs. Actions under this section shall be brought in the general district court<\/span> for the city or county in which the transaction or other violation that gave rise to the action occurred. A violation of the provisions of \u00a7 59.1-443.2<\/a> is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (\u00a7 59.1-196<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDAMAGES (\u00a7 59.1-444)\n\nA person aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this chapter, except \u00a7\n59.1-443.2, shall be entitled to institute an action to recover damages in the\namount of $100 per violation. In addition, if the aggrieved party prevails, he\nmay be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs. Actions under\nthis section shall be brought in the general district court for the city or\ncounty in which the transaction or other violation that gave rise to the action\noccurred. A violation of the provisions of \u00a7 59.1-443.2 is a prohibited\npractice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (\u00a7 59.1-196 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 807; 1993, c. 453; 2004, c. 241; 2005, c. 640.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}