Penalties for Stored Records & Communications Violations

• Civil remedies [18 U.S.C. § 2707]

  • $1,000 minimum per violation
  • attorneys’ fees

• Criminal remedies [§ 2701]

  • only for accessing stored communications without authorization (e.g., one user snooping in another’s inbox)
  • generally inapplicable to the provider [§ 2701(c)(3)]

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