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Civ. Code, § 1798.199.90 · Title 1.81.5. California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

Civ. Code, § 1798.199.90

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) Any business, service provider, contractor, or other person that violates this title shall be subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation or seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each intentional violation and each violation involving the personal information of minor consumers, as adjusted pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1798.199.95, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General. The court may consider the good faith cooperation of the business, service provider, contractor, or other person in determining the amount of the civil penalty.

(b) (1) (A) Ninety-five percent of any civil penalty recovered by an action brought by the Attorney General for a violation of this title, and of the proceeds of any settlement of those actions, shall be deposited into the Attorney General Consumer Privacy Enforcement Subfund created within the Consumer Privacy Fund pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1798.160 to support the Attorney General in the enforcement of this title.

(B) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Attorney General may, if an action or settlement is the result of a joint investigation with the agency, deposit a portion of the penalties and proceeds that would otherwise be subject to subparagraph (A) into the Consumer Privacy Subfund created within the Consumer Privacy Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1798.160 in the amount necessary to provide reimbursement for investigative costs.

(2) Five percent of any civil penalty recovered by an action brought by the Attorney General for a violation of this title, and of the proceeds of any settlement of those actions, shall be deposited into the Consumer Privacy Grant Subfund created within the Consumer Privacy Fund pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1798.160.

(c) The agency shall, upon request by the Attorney General, stay an administrative action or investigation under this title to permit the Attorney General to proceed with an investigation or civil action and shall not pursue an administrative action or investigation, unless the Attorney General subsequently determines not to pursue an investigation or civil action. The agency may not limit the authority of the Attorney General to enforce this title.

(d) No civil action may be filed by the Attorney General under this section for any violation of this title after the agency has issued a decision pursuant to Section 1798.199.85 or an order pursuant to Section 1798.199.55 against that person for the same violation.

(e) This section shall not affect the private right of action provided for in Section 1798.150.

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History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 20, Sec. 4. (AB 137) Effective June 30, 2025.

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