{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1749.8.4","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1749.8.4","heading":"","body":"(a) A person or entity who violates any provision of this title shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation, which may be assessed and recovered only in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General, a district attorney in any county, a city attorney in any city or city and county, or a county counsel in any county.\n(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided by subdivision (a), the Attorney General, a district attorney, a city attorney in any city or city and county, or county counsel who prevails in an action to enforce this title shall be entitled to the following relief:\n(1) Reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including expert witness fees and other litigation expenses.\n(2) Preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against any person responsible for the conduct.\n(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 1.4D. Online Marketplaces [1749.8. - 1749.8.9.]"],"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":"0315cc3c363fb55c1e9e9ceb056a68795a912ae1a25927618d91489443187e45","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1749.8.3","next":"us-ca/civ-1749.8.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}