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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73310</law_id><section_number>38.2-617</section_number><catch_line>Individual remedies</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Insurance Information and Privacy Protection</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Collection, Use, and Dissemination of Information</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> If any <span class="dictionary">insurance institution</span>, <span class="dictionary">agent</span>, or <span class="dictionary">insurance-support organization</span> fails to comply with &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Access to recorded personal information" href="/38.2-608/">38.2-608</a>, <a class="law" title="Correction, amendment, or deletion of recorded personal information" href="/38.2-609/">38.2-609</a>, or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Notice of adverse underwriting decision; furnishing reasons for decisions and sources of information" href="/38.2-610/">38.2-610</a>, any <span class="dictionary">person</span> whose rights granted under those sections are violated may apply to a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of competent <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> for appropriate <span class="dictionary">equitable</span> relief. <a id="paragraph-263842" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-617/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> An <span class="dictionary">insurance institution</span>, <span class="dictionary">agent</span>, or <span class="dictionary">insurance-support organization</span> that discloses information in violation of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Disclosure limitations and conditions" href="/38.2-613/">38.2-613</a> shall be liable for <span class="dictionary">damages</span> sustained by the <span class="dictionary">individual</span> to whom the information relates. No <span class="dictionary">individual</span>, however, shall be entitled to a monetary award that exceeds the actual <span class="dictionary">damages</span> sustained by the <span class="dictionary">individual</span> as a result of a violation of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Disclosure limitations and conditions" href="/38.2-613/">38.2-613</a>. <a id="paragraph-263843" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-617/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> In any action brought pursuant to this section, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may award the cost of the action and reasonable attorney&#x2019;s fees to the prevailing <span class="dictionary">party</span>. <a id="paragraph-263844" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-617/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> An action under this section must be brought within two years from the date the alleged violation is or should have been discovered. <a id="paragraph-263845" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-617/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> Except as specifically provided in this section, there shall be no remedy or recovery available to <span class="dictionary">individuals</span>, in <span class="dictionary">law</span> or in <span class="dictionary">equity</span>, for occurrences constituting a violation of any provision of this article. <a id="paragraph-263846" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-617/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1981, c. 389, &#xA7; 38.1-57.24; 1986, c. 562; 2020, c. 264.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
