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DE HB145

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Madinah Wilson-Anton

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Origin

House of Representatives

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits Delaware government entities and courts from seeking, issuing, or enforcing reverse-location and reverse-keyword court orders or requests, which compel disclosure of location data or search history for unidentified persons within a geographic area or time frame

  • Bars government entities from obtaining such information through voluntary requests, purchases, or by using federal or other state agencies to circumvent the prohibition

  • Requires suppression of any evidence obtained through prohibited reverse-location or reverse-keyword searches, making it inadmissible in any legal proceeding except to prove a violation of the law

  • Creates a private right of action allowing individuals whose information was unlawfully obtained to sue for $1,000 per violation or actual damages (whichever is greater), plus punitive damages, injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees

  • Mandates that government entities notify affected individuals in writing when their identifying information was obtained in violation of the law

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reverse Location And Reverse Keyword Searches And Court Orders.

Last Action

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

6/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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