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Cal. Civil Code § 1798.155 (2026)

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Administrative Enforcement

(a)Any business, service provider, contractor, or other person that violates this title shall be liable for an administrative fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation or seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each intentional violation or violations involving the personal information of consumers whom the business, service provider, contractor, or other person has actual knowledge are under 16 years of age, as adjusted pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1798.199.95, in an administrative enforcement action brought by the California Privacy Protection Agency.

(b)(1) Ninety-five percent of any administrative fine assessed for a violation of this title, and of the proceeds of any settlement of an action brought pursuant to subdivision (a), shall be deposited into the Consumer Privacy Subfund created within the Consumer Privacy Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1798.160, and shall be used exclusively by the California Privacy Protection Agency in carrying out its duties under this title.

(2)Five percent of any administrative fine assessed for a violation of this title, and of the proceeds of any settlement of an action brought pursuant to subdivision (a), shall be deposited into the Consumer Privacy Grant Subfund created within the Consumer Privacy Fund pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1798.160.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 2022).

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Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 2022). · cites it 2× “(Civ. Code, § 1798.155.) This Opinion is not given pursuant to that statute.”

Lindquist v. Ncb Mgmt. Servs., Inc. (E.D. Pa. 2024). “July 16, 2021); Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.155 )). The California plaintiffs claim that NCB qualifies as a “business” under the CPPA.”

Jimenez Jr. v. OE Fed. Credit Union (N.D. Cal. 2025). “See Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.155 (b). And a “service provider” is defined as an entity 12 “that processes information on behalf of a business and to which the business discloses a 13 consumer's personal information for a business purpose pursuant to a written contract.”

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