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Cal. Civil Code § 1798.92 (2026)
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For the purposes of this title:
(a)“Claimant” means a person who has or purports to have a claim for money or an interest in property in connection with a transaction procured through identity theft.
(b)“Identity theft” means the unauthorized use of another person’s personal identifying information to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property.
(c)“Personal identifying information” means a person’s name, address, telephone number, driver’s license number, social security number, place of employment, employee identification number, mother’s maiden name, demand deposit account number, savings account number, or credit card number.
(d)“Victim of identity theft” means a person who had their personal identifying information used without authorization by another to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property, and did not use or possess the credit, goods, services, money, or property obtained by the identity theft, and has submitted a Federal Trade Commission identity theft report. In the alternative, the person may have filed a police report in this regard pursuant to Section 530.5 of the Penal Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: Satey v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., 521 F.3d 1087 (9th Cir. 2008).
Satey v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., 521 F.3d 1087 (9th Cir. 2008). “SMITH, Circuit Judge: We hold that Appellant Shane Satey’s claim against JPMorgan Chase & Company, d/b/a Chase Bank USA NA (“Chase”) fails because Chase is not a “claimant” under California Civil Code sections 1798.92, et seq.”
CTC Real Est. Servs. v. Lepe, 2006 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5386 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). “) One’s “ ‘personal identifying information’ ” (Civ. Code, § 1798.92, subd. (c); Pen. Code, § 530.”
Sarukhanov v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 691 F. App'x 383 (9th Cir. 2017). “Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 (a) defines a “claimant” as “a person who has or purports to have a claim for money or an interest in property in connection with a transaction procured through identity theft.”
Lara Jr. v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc (S.D. Cal. 2021). “(“Rosenthal 26 Act”), and the California Identity Theft Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 et seq. (“CITA”).”
Samia v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc. (S.D. Cal. 2022). “” Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 (a). The term is limited to someone 9 who has a present interest in the “claim for money or … property,” and “not a person 10 who had an interest in a disputed debt at some point in the past….”
Satey v. Jp Morgan Chase & Co. (9th Cir. 2008). “” Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 (a). The statute defines a “victim of identity theft” as “a person who had his or her per- sonal identifying information used without authorization by another to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property, and did not use or possess the credit,…”
Brown v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co. (N.D. Cal. 2023). “Brown’s complaint stated a single cause of action under 22 the California Identity Theft Act (CITA), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.92 , et seq., to cancel collection 23 and payment of the loans, and to obtain civil penalties.”
Panchenko v. Bank of Am., N.A. (N.D. Cal. 2025). “3 §§ 1681-1681x (“FCRA”); (3) the California Identity Theft Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.92 - 4 1798.97 (“CITA”); and (4) the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, Cal.”
Michael Lebow v. Huston Buick GMC Cadillac Inc (C.D. Cal. 2022). “25(a); and (3) violation of the California Identity Theft Law, 19 CAL. CIV. CODE § 1798.92, et seq. See generally SAC.”
Blackmon v. Ad Astra Recovery Servs., Inc. (S.D. Cal. 2021). “Asset 28 1 California Civil Code section 1798.92(a) defines “claimant” as “a person who has 2 or purports to have a claim for money or an interest in property in connection with a 3 transaction procured through identity theft.”
Lara Jr. v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc (S.D. Cal. 2021). “(“Rosenthal Act”), and the California 28 Identity Theft Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 et seq. (“CITA”).”
Kirby v. AT&T Corp. (S.D. Cal. 2022). “By the time 17 Defendant issued this letter, Plaintiffs allege that third parties had already taken tens of 18 19 1 Plaintiffs’ second amended complaint contains six claims for relief: 20 (1) Remedy under the California Identity Theft Law ( Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 ); 21 (2)…”
— Cal. Civil Code § 1798.92(a) — 5 cases
Satey v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., 521 F.3d 1087 (9th Cir. 2008). “SMITH, Circuit Judge: We hold that Appellant Shane Satey’s claim against JPMorgan Chase & Company, d/b/a Chase Bank USA NA (“Chase”) fails because Chase is not a “claimant” under California Civil Code sections 1798.92, et seq.”
Sarukhanov v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 691 F. App'x 383 (9th Cir. 2017). “Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 (a) defines a “claimant” as “a person who has or purports to have a claim for money or an interest in property in connection with a transaction procured through identity theft.”
Lara Jr. v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc (S.D. Cal. 2021). “(“Rosenthal 26 Act”), and the California Identity Theft Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 et seq. (“CITA”).”
Blackmon v. Ad Astra Recovery Servs., Inc. (S.D. Cal. 2021). “Asset 28 1 California Civil Code section 1798.92(a) defines “claimant” as “a person who has 2 or purports to have a claim for money or an interest in property in connection with a 3 transaction procured through identity theft.”
Satey v. Jp Morgan Chase & Co. (9th Cir. 2008). “” Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92 (a). The statute defines a “victim of identity theft” as “a person who had his or her per- sonal identifying information used without authorization by another to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property, and did not use or possess the credit,…”
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