{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2216","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2216","heading":"","body":"(a) Any of the following parties may bring a civil action seeking preventive relief, including for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the carrier of passengers, for one or more violations of this chapter:\n(1) The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney.\n(2) A passenger who was transported in violation of this chapter.\n(3) A homeless service provider or shelter, a health care service provider, or a nonprofit social service provider that suffered a direct violation of this chapter.\n(b) A carrier of passengers that violates this chapter, or whose employee violates this chapter, may be assessed a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each act of transporting a person that resulted in one or more violations of this chapter.\n(c) Article 6 (commencing with Section 5411) of Chapter 8 of the Public Utilities Code does not apply for purposes of this chapter.\n(d) The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring the action described in subdivision (b).\n(e) A prevailing plaintiff shall be entitled to attorney’s fees and costs in any action brought pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b).","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 7. CARRIAGE [2085. - 2218.]","CHAPTER 6. Carrier of Passengers Act of 2024 [2213. - 2218.]","ARTICLE 4. Civil Action and Penalties [2216. - 2216.]"],"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":"e1c99dedc2fd0c2302f19306b3b37986ef2e6a6b11d7d845a0e197ec7d9224e7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2215","next":"us-ca/civ-2217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}