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title: "Delaware privacy law (DPDPA): enforcement"
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source: "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html"
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
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Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act

# Delaware privacy law (DPDPA): enforcement

Law as of October 28, 2026 · [Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/about#review)

## Summary (not the statute text)

The Department of Justice enforces the Act exclusively, and there is no private right of action. The mandatory 60-day cure period applied only in 2025; since 1 Jan 2026 a cure opportunity is discretionary. A violation is an unlawful practice under the consumer fraud law, which allows civil penalties of up to $10,000 for each wilful violation.

## Key points

1. Enforcement solely by the Department of Justice.

   Section: [§ 12D-111(a), (e)](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html)

2. 2025 only: notice and 60 days to cure where a cure was possible.

   Section: [§ 12D-111(b)](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html)

3. From 1 Jan 2026 the Department may grant a cure opportunity, weighing factors such as number of violations, size, nature of processing, risk of injury, human or technical error and prior violations.

   Section: [§ 12D-111(c)](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html)

4. A violation is an unlawful practice under § 2513 of Title 6.

   Section: [§ 12D-111(e)](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html)

5. Civil penalty of up to $10,000 per wilful violation under the consumer fraud law.

   Section: [Del. Code Ann. tit. 6, § 2522(b)](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html)

6. No private right of action.

   Section: [§ 12D-111(d)](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html)

## Sources

- [Delaware Code, Title 6, Chapter 12D (both the current text and the text effective 1 Jan 2027)](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html)
- [Delaware Code, Title 6, Chapter 25, Subchapter II (Consumer Fraud), § 2522 civil penalty](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c025/sc02/index.html)

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## Related GDPR articles

Related, not equivalent: the GDPR and the state laws differ in scope, terms and exceptions.

- [Article 83: General conditions for imposing administrative fines](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/83) (enforcement)

## Status

Law as of October 28, 2026.

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/about#review). Prepared from the official sources listed.

[Official text of the Delaware statute](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html)

Reference material, not legal advice.

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- [Processors](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/state/delaware/processors)

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