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Code of Civil Procedure § 1021.4

CHAPTER 6. Of Costs

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 1021.4Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 938, Sec. 3. Effective September 20, 1983.

In an action for damages against a defendant based upon that defendant’s commission of a felony offense for which that defendant has been convicted, the court may, upon motion, award reasonable attorney’s fees to a prevailing plaintiff against the defendant who has been convicted of the felony.