2024 California Code
Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS
PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS
TITLE 1.4D - Online Marketplaces
Section 1749.8.4.

Universal Citation:
CA Civ Code § 1749.8.4 (2024)
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1749.8.4. (a) A person or entity who violates any provision of this title shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation, which may be assessed and recovered only in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General.

(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided by subdivision (a), the Attorney General who prevails in an action to enforce this title shall be entitled to the following relief:

(1) Reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including expert witness fees and other litigation expenses.

(2) Preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against any person responsible for the conduct.

(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and shall be repealed on January 1, 2026.

(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 172, Sec. 4. (SB 1144) Effective January 1, 2025. Inoperative July 1, 2025, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 5 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 172.)

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