Civ. Code, § 56.35 · Chapter 7. Violations
Civ. Code, § 56.35
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
In addition to any other remedies available at law, a patient whose medical information has been used or disclosed in violation of Section 56.10, 56.104, 56.107, or 56.20 or subdivision (a) of Section 56.26 and who has sustained economic loss or personal injury therefrom may recover compensatory damages, punitive damages not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), attorney’s fees not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), and the costs of litigation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 190, Sec. 4. (AB 1184) Effective January 1, 2022.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=56.35.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Civil Code
- Civ. Code, § 56.10Printed as Section 56.10, 56.104, 56.107, or 56.20
- Civ. Code, § 56.104Printed as Section 56.10, 56.104, 56.107, or 56.20
- Civ. Code, § 56.107Printed as Section 56.10, 56.104, 56.107, or 56.20
- Civ. Code, § 56.20Printed as Section 56.10, 56.104, 56.107, or 56.20
- Civ. Code, § 56.26Printed as Section 56.26
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