{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-809.9","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 809.9","heading":"","body":"In any suit brought to challenge an action taken or a restriction imposed which is required to be reported pursuant to Section 805, the court shall, at the conclusion of the action, award to a substantially prevailing party the cost of the suit, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, if the other party’s conduct in bringing, defending, or litigating the suit was frivolous, unreasonable, without foundation, or in bad faith. For the purposes of this section, a defendant shall not be considered to have substantially prevailed when the plaintiff obtains an award for damages or permanent injunctive or declaratory relief. For the purpose of this section, a plaintiff shall not be considered to have substantially prevailed when the plaintiff does not obtain an award of damages or permanent injunctive or declaratory relief.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [500. - 865.2.]","ARTICLE 11. Professional Reporting [800. - 809.9.]"],"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":"9cc74d292cc98fbd6cbe6d0accf1bc80ab4eb6755fdb97ee3b6716a7fbebf543","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-809.8","next":"us-ca/bpc-810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}