{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-22678","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 22678","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) A social media company that violates the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per violation per day, and may be enjoined in any court of competent jurisdiction.\n(2) A social media company shall be considered in violation of the provisions of this chapter for each day the social media company does any of the following:\n(A) Fails to post terms of service in accordance with Section 22676.\n(B) Fails to timely submit to the Attorney General a report required pursuant to Section 22677.\n(C) Materially omits or misrepresents required information in a report submitted pursuant to Section 22677.\n(3) In assessing the amount of a civil penalty pursuant to paragraph (1), the court shall consider whether the social media company has made a reasonable, good faith attempt to comply with the provisions of this chapter.\n(b) Actions for relief pursuant to this chapter shall be prosecuted exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction by the Attorney General or by a city attorney of a city having a population in excess of 750,000, or by a city attorney in a city and county in the name of the people of the State of California upon their own complaint or upon the complaint of a board, officer, person, corporation, or association.\n(c) If an action pursuant to this section is brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered, and one-half to the General Fund. If the action is brought by a city attorney, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the city in which the judgment was entered, and one-half to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","CHAPTER 22.8. Content Moderation Requirements for Internet Terms of Service [22675. - 22681.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"3ec888d1cd72ada34e02a8bfb90aea2f613822f0769aa6793e10d0f9f9752845","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-22677","next":"us-ca/bpc-22679"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}