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$2,500 and $7,500US dollars per violation
The CCPA sets an administrative fine of up to $2,500 for each violation and up to $7,500 for each intentional violation.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“an administrative fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation or seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each intentional violation”
California Civil Code section 1798.155 (administrative enforcement), California Legislature, via california.public.law, 2018, Section 1798.155(a).
Open the original- What it measures
- These are the statutory amounts that the state attorney general and the privacy agency can impose. They are administrative fines, not the private lawsuits that BIPA allows.
- What it does not show
- The amounts are set in the statute and the California Privacy Protection Agency adjusts them for inflation. Check the current figure before quoting it.