South Carolina § 16-16-25 - Compensatory damages and restitution.

§ 16-16-25. Compensatory damages and restitution.

In addition to other civil remedies available, the owner or lessee of a computer, computer system, computer network, computer program, or data may bring a civil action against a person convicted under this chapter for compensatory damages, restitution, and attorney's fees. Compensatory damages and restitution may include:

(1) expenditures reasonably and necessarily incurred by the owner or lessee to verify whether a computer system, computer network, computer program, or data was altered, damaged, or deleted by the access;

(2) costs of repairing or, if necessary, replacing the affected computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data;

(3) lost profits for the period that the computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data was unusable; and

(4) costs of replacing or restoring the data lost or damaged as a result of a violation of this chapter.

HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 169, SECTION 4, eff February 8, 2002; 2002 Act No. 339, SECTION 11, eff July 2, 2002.

Editor's Note

2002 Act No. 339, SECTION 45, provides as follows:

"This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, and applies to offenses committed after its effective date and to causes of action arising or accruing on or after the effective date."