Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 2255


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2255. Civil remedy for personal injuries

      (a) Any minor who is a victim of a violation of section 2241(c),
    2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of
    this title and who suffers personal injury as a result of such
    violation may sue in any appropriate United States District Court
    and shall recover the actual damages such minor sustains and the
    cost of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee. Any minor
    as described in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to have
    sustained damages of no less than $50,000 in value.
      (b) Any action commenced under this section shall be barred
    unless the complaint is filed within six years after the right of
    action first accrues or in the case of a person under a legal
    disability, not later than three years after the disability.



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