{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1798.48","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1798.48","heading":"","body":"In any suit brought under the provisions of subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 1798.45, the agency shall be liable to the individual in an amount equal to the sum of:\n(a) Actual damages sustained by the individual, including damages for mental suffering.\n(b) The costs of the action together with reasonable attorney’s fees as determined by the court.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 1.8. PERSONAL DATA [1798. - 1798.78.]","CHAPTER 1. Information Practices Act of 1977 [1798. - 1798.78.]","ARTICLE 9. Civil Remedies [1798.45. - 1798.53.]"],"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":"b18e2eef94d3d9b71d73e38326c5e3318a2d37cc4d784f4cc5b726f2e71e685a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1798.47","next":"us-ca/civ-1798.49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}