South Carolina Code 16-16-25. Compensatory damages and restitution
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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;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 16-16-25
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(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.