Cal. Codes » Civil Code / DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS / PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS / TITLE 1.81.3. IDENTITY THEFT
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Cal. Civil Code § 1798.96 (2026)

Identity Theft

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Any action brought pursuant to this title or any joinder of a defendant pursuant to Section 1798.82 may be brought within four years of the date the person who alleges that he or she is a victim of identity theft knew or, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the existence of facts which would give rise to the bringing of the action or joinder of the defendant.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2009–2023 · leading case: Steven Won v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n, 714 F. App'x 810 (9th Cir. 2018).
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Steven Won v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n, 714 F. App'x 810 (9th Cir. 2018). “” Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.96 . Won alleges he was aware of the inflated balance as early as 2008.”
Brown v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co. (N.D. Cal. 2023). “See Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.96 5 (“[W]ithin four years of the date the person who alleges that he or she is a victim of identity theft 6 knew or, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the existence of facts 7 which would give rise to the bringing of the…”
Horton v. Caine & Weiner Co., Inc. (S.D. Cal. 2022). “Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.96 ; Cal. Civ. Code § 1785.”
Laurie Laskey v. Rcn Corp., 357 F. App'x 139 (9th Cir. 2009). “7 (providing a three-year statute of limitations for stalking); Cal. Civ.Code § 1798.96 (providing a four-year statute of limitations for identity theft).”
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