New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 50-C (2026)

Private right of action

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§ 50-c. Private right of action. If the identity of the victim of an
offense defined in subdivision one of section fifty-b of this article is
disclosed in violation of such section, any person injured by such
disclosure may bring an action to recover damages suffered by reason of
such wrongful disclosure. In any action brought under this section, the
court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing plaintiff.