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Family Code § 6600

PART 2. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS

Current as of September 28, 2026Fam. Code, § 6600Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.

A minor is civilly liable for a wrong done by the minor, but is not liable in exemplary damages unless at the time of the act the minor was capable of knowing that the act was wrongful.