{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1708.5.6","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1708.5.6","heading":"","body":"(a) A private cause of action for damages lies against a person who misuses sperm, ova, or embryos in violation of Section 367g of the Penal Code.\n(b) A prevailing plaintiff who suffers harm as a result of a violation of Section 367g of the Penal Code may be awarded actual damages or statutory damages of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), whichever is greater.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 3. OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY LAW [1708. - 1725.]"],"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":"14f781947293b57bebdee639c25f213f983025e082506ad0052257225016f1f6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1708.5.5","next":"us-ca/civ-1708.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}