Government and public statistics
California Civil Code section 1798.155 (administrative enforcement)
California Legislature, via california.public.law, 2018
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- What it is
- The section of the California Consumer Privacy Act that sets the administrative fine for each violation and for each intentional violation.
- How much weight it carries
- Statute text from a public reference site, not the official government page. The fine amounts are the statutory figures; the California Privacy Protection Agency adjusts them for inflation, so check the current amount before relying on it.
Facts taken from this source
- The CCPA sets an administrative fine of up to $2,500 for each violation and up to $7,500 for each intentional violation.
“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” (Section 1798.155(a))