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Civil Code § 1749.8.4

TITLE 1.4D. Online Marketplaces

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1749.8.4Official source ↗

Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 172, Sec. 5. (SB 1144) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative July 1, 2025, by its own provisions.

(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, a district attorney in any county, a city attorney in any city or city and county, or a county counsel in any county.

(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided by subdivision (a), the Attorney General, a district attorney, a city attorney in any city or city and county, or county counsel 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 operative on July 1, 2025.