California

Civil Code

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• § 1798.146 — (a) This title shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Medical information governed by the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.
• § 1798.148 — (a) A business or other person shall not reidentify, or attempt to reidentify, information that has met the requirements of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1798.
• § 1798.15 — Each agency shall collect personal information to the greatest extent practicable directly from the individual who is the subject of the information rather than from another source.
• § 1798.150 — Personal Information Security Breaches (a) (1) Any consumer whose nonencrypted and nonredacted personal information, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 1798.
• § 1798.155 — Administrative Enforcement (a) Any business, service provider, contractor, or other person that violates this title shall be liable for an administrative fine of not more than two thousand five hundre
• § 1798.16 — (a) Whenever an agency collects personal information, the agency shall maintain the source or sources of the information, unless the source is the data subject or he or she has received a copy of the
• § 1798.160 — Consumer Privacy Fund (a) (1) A special fund to be known as the “Consumer Privacy Fund” is hereby created within the General Fund in the State Treasury, and is available upon appropriation by the Legi
• § 1798.17 — Each agency shall provide on or with any form used to collect personal information from individuals the notice specified in this section.
• § 1798.175 — Conflicting Provisions This title is intended to further the constitutional right of privacy and to supplement existing laws relating to consumers’ personal information, including, but not limited to,
• § 1798.18 — Each agency shall maintain all records, to the maximum extent possible, with accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness.
• § 1798.180 — Preemption This title is a matter of statewide concern and supersedes and preempts all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and other laws adopted by a city, county, city and county, municipality, o
• § 1798.185 — Regulations (a) On or before July 1, 2020, the Attorney General shall solicit broad public participation and adopt regulations to further the purposes of this title, including, but not limited to, the
• § 1798.19 — Each agency when it provides by contract for the operation or maintenance of records containing personal information to accomplish an agency function, shall cause, consistent with its authority, the r
• § 1798.190 — Anti-Avoidance A court or the agency shall disregard the intermediate steps or transactions for purposes of effectuating the purposes of this title: (a) If a series of steps or transactions were compo
• § 1798.192 — Waiver Any provision of a contract or agreement of any kind, including a representative action waiver, that purports to waive or limit in any way rights under this title, including, but not limited to
• § 1798.194 — This title shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
• § 1798.196 — This title is intended to supplement federal and state law, if permissible, but shall not apply if such application is preempted by, or in conflict with, federal law or the United States or California
• § 1798.198 — (a) Subject to limitation provided in subdivision (b), and in Section 1798.
• § 1798.199 — Notwithstanding Section 1798.
• § 1798.199.10 — (a) There is hereby established in state government the California Privacy Protection Agency, which is vested with full administrative power, authority, and jurisdiction to implement and enforce the C
• § 1798.199.100 — The agency and any court, as applicable, shall consider the good faith cooperation of the business, service provider, contractor, or other person in determining the amount of any administrative fine o
• § 1798.199.15 — Members of the agency board shall: (a) Have qualifications, experience, and skills, in particular in the areas of privacy and technology, required to perform the duties of the agency and exercise its
• § 1798.199.20 — Members of the agency board, including the chairperson, shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority but shall serve for no longer than eight consecutive years.
• § 1798.199.25 — For each day on which they engage in official duties, members of the agency board shall be compensated at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100), adjusted pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1798.
• § 1798.199.30 — The agency board shall appoint an executive director who shall act in accordance with agency policies and regulations and with applicable law.
• § 1798.199.35 — The agency board may delegate authority to the chairperson or the executive director to act in the name of the agency between meetings of the agency, except with respect to resolution of enforcement a
• § 1798.199.40 — The agency shall perform the following functions: (a) Administer, implement, and enforce through administrative actions this title.
• § 1798.199.45 — (a) Upon the sworn complaint of any person or on its own initiative, the agency may investigate possible violations of this title relating to any business, service provider, contractor, or person.
• § 1798.199.50 — No finding of probable cause to believe this title has been violated shall be made by the agency unless, at least 30 days prior to the agency’s consideration of the alleged violation, the business, se
• § 1798.199.55 — (a) When the agency determines there is probable cause for believing this title has been violated, it shall hold a hearing to determine if a violation has or violations have occurred.
• § 1798.199.60 — Whenever the agency rejects the decision of an administrative law judge made pursuant to Section 11517 of the Government Code, the agency shall state the reasons in writing for rejecting the decision.
• § 1798.199.65 — The agency may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and testimony, administer oaths and affirmations, take evidence and require by subpoena the production of any books, papers, records, or othe
• § 1798.199.70 — No administrative action brought pursuant to this title alleging a violation of any of the provisions of this title shall be commenced more than five years after the date on which the violation occurr
• § 1798.199.75 — (a) In addition to any other available remedies, the agency may bring a civil action and obtain a judgment in superior court for the purpose of collecting any unpaid administrative fines imposed pursu
• § 1798.199.80 — (a) If the time for judicial review of a final agency order or decision has lapsed, or if all means of judicial review of the order or decision have been exhausted, the agency may apply to the clerk o
• § 1798.199.85 — Any decision of the agency with respect to a complaint or administrative fine shall be subject to judicial review in an action brought by an interested party to the complaint or administrative fine an
• § 1798.199.90 — (a) Any business, service provider, contractor, or other person that violates this title shall be subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dol
• § 1798.199.95 — (a) There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the state to the agency the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) during the fiscal year 2020–21, and the sum of ten million dollars ($10,0
• § 1798.20 — Each agency shall establish rules of conduct for persons involved in the design, development, operation, disclosure, or maintenance of records containing personal information and instruct each such pe
• § 1798.200 — For purposes of this title, the following terms are defined as follows: (a) “Business entity filing” means a document required by law to be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to the Corporatio
• § 1798.201 — A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that his or her personal identifying information has been used unlawfully, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 530.
• § 1798.202 — (a) A petition filed pursuant to Section 1798.
• § 1798.203 — (a) In addition to any of the other remedies provided under this title, a person who has learned that their personal identifying information has been used unlawfully, as described in subdivision (a) o
• § 1798.21 — Each agency shall establish appropriate and reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter, to ensure the security and confident
• § 1798.22 — Each agency shall designate an agency employee to be responsible for ensuring that the agency complies with all of the provisions of this chapter.
• § 1798.23 — The Department of Justice shall review all personal information in its possession every five years commencing July 1, 1978, to determine whether it should continue to be exempt from access pursuant to
• § 1798.24 — An agency shall not disclose any personal information in a manner that would link the information disclosed to the individual to whom it pertains unless the information is disclosed, as follows: (a) T
• § 1798.24a — Notwithstanding Section 1798.
• § 1798.24b — (a) Notwithstanding Section 1798.
• § 1798.25 — (a) Each agency shall keep an accurate accounting of the date, nature, and purpose of each disclosure of a record made pursuant to subdivision (i), (k), ( l ), (o), or (p) of Section 1798.
• § 1798.26 — With respect to the sale of information concerning the registration of any vehicle or the sale of information from the files of drivers’ licenses, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall, by regulation
• § 1798.27 — Each agency shall retain the accounting made pursuant to Section 1798.
• § 1798.28 — Each agency, after July 1, 1978, shall inform any person or agency to whom a record containing personal information has been disclosed during the preceding three years of any correction of an error or
• § 1798.29 — (a) Any agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information shall disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in t
• § 1798.3 — As used in this chapter: (a) The term “personal information” means any information that is maintained by an agency that identifies or describes an individual, including, but not limited to, the indivi
• § 1798.30 — Each agency shall either adopt regulations or publish guidelines specifying procedures to be followed in order fully to implement each of the rights of individuals set forth in this article.
• § 1798.300 — As used in this title, the following definitions apply: (a) “Abusive litigation” means litigation or other legal action to deter, prevent, sanction, or punish a person engaging in legally protected he
• § 1798.301 — Reproductive health care services, gender-affirming health care services, and gender-affirming mental health care services are rights secured by the Constitution and laws of California.
• § 1798.302 — A public act or record of a foreign jurisdiction that prohibits, criminalizes, sanctions, authorizes a person to bring a civil action against, or otherwise interferes with a person, provider, or other
• § 1798.303 — If a person, whether or not acting under color of law, engages or attempts to engage in abusive litigation that infringes on or interferes with, or attempts to infringe on or interfere with, a legally
• § 1798.304 — An aggrieved person, provider, or other entity, including a defendant in abusive litigation, may move to modify or quash a subpoena issued in connection with abusive litigation on the grounds that the
• § 1798.305 — If the court finds for the petitioner in an action authorized by Section 1798.
• § 1798.306 — (a) A court may exercise jurisdiction over a person in an action authorized by Section 1798.
• § 1798.307 — Notwithstanding any other law, the laws of California shall govern in a case or controversy heard in California related to reproductive health care services, gender-affirming health care services, or
• § 1798.308 — This title shall not be construed to provide jurisdiction over a California resident in an out-of-state forum when the California resident has not availed themselves of that forum.
• § 1798.32 — Each individual shall have the right to inquire and be notified as to whether the agency maintains a record about himself or herself.
• § 1798.33 — Each agency may establish fees to be charged, if any, to an individual for making copies of a record.
• § 1798.34 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each agency shall permit any individual upon request and proper identification to inspect all the personal information in any record containing person
• § 1798.35 — Each agency shall permit an individual to request in writing an amendment of a record and, shall within 30 days of the date of receipt of such request: (a) Make each correction in accordance with the
• § 1798.36 — Each agency shall permit any individual who disagrees with the refusal of the agency to amend a record to request a review of such refusal by the head of the agency or an official specifically designa
• § 1798.37 — The agency, with respect to any disclosure containing information about which the individual has filed a statement of disagreement, shall clearly note any portion of the record which is disputed and m
• § 1798.38 — If information, including letters of recommendation, compiled for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for employment, advancement, renewal of appointment or promotio
• § 1798.39 — Sections 1798.
• § 1798.40 — This chapter shall not be construed to require an agency to disclose personal information to the individual to whom the information pertains, if the information meets any of the following criteria: (a
• § 1798.41 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if the agency determines that information requested pursuant to Section 1798.
• § 1798.42 — In disclosing information contained in a record to an individual, an agency shall not disclose any personal information relating to another individual which may be contained in the record.
• § 1798.43 — In disclosing information contained in a record to an individual, an agency need not disclose any information pertaining to that individual which is exempt under Section 1798.
• § 1798.44 — This article applies to the rights of an individual to whom personal information pertains and not to the authority or right of any other person, agency, other state governmental entity, or governmenta
• § 1798.45 — An individual may bring a civil action against an agency whenever such agency does any of the following: (a) Refuses to comply with an individual’s lawful request to inspect pursuant to subdivision (a
• § 1798.46 — In any suit brought under the provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 1798.
• § 1798.47 — Any agency that fails to comply with any provision of this chapter may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction.
• § 1798.48 — In any suit brought under the provisions of subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 1798.
• § 1798.49 — An action to enforce any liability created under Sections 1798.
• § 1798.50 — A civil action shall not lie under this article based upon an allegation that an opinion which is subjective in nature, as distinguished from a factual assertion, about an individual’s qualifications,
• § 1798.500 — For the purposes of this title: (a) (1) “Account holder” means an individual who is at least 18 years of age or a parent or legal guardian of a user who is under 18 years of age in the state.
• § 1798.501 — (a) An operating system provider shall do all of the following: (1) Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date, age, or both, of the us
• § 1798.502 — (a) With respect to a device for which account setup was completed before January 1, 2027, an operating system provider shall, before July 1, 2027, provide an accessible interface that allows an accou
• § 1798.503 — (a) A person that violates this title shall be subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per affected child for each negligent
• § 1798.504 — (a) This title does not modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any antitrust law.
• § 1798.505 — This title shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
• § 1798.51 — Where a remedy other than those provided in Articles 8 and 9 is provided by law but is not available because of lapse of time an individual may obtain a correction to a record under this chapter but s
• § 1798.53 — Any person, other than an employee of the state or of a local government agency acting solely in his or her official capacity, who intentionally discloses information, not otherwise public, which they
• § 1798.55 — The intentional violation of any provision of this chapter or of any rules or regulations adopted thereunder, by an officer or employee of any agency shall constitute a cause for discipline, including
• § 1798.56 — Any person who willfully requests or obtains any record containing personal information from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than five thousand doll
• § 1798.57 — Except for disclosures which are otherwise required or permitted by law, the intentional disclosure of medical, psychiatric, or psychological information in violation of the disclosure provisions of t
• § 1798.60 — An individual’s name and address may not be distributed for commercial purposes, sold, or rented by an agency unless such action is specifically authorized by law.
• § 1798.61 — (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the release of only names and addresses of persons possessing licenses to engage in professional occupations.
• § 1798.62 — Upon written request of any individual, any agency which maintains a mailing list shall remove the individual’s name and address from such list, except that such agency need not remove the individual’
• § 1798.63 — The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed so as to protect the rights of privacy arising under this chapter or under the Federal or State Constitution.
• § 1798.64 — (a) Each agency record which is accepted by the Director of General Services for storage, processing, and servicing in accordance with provisions of the State Administrative Manual for the purposes of
• § 1798.66 — The time limits specified in Article 8 (commencing with Section 1798.
• § 1798.67 — Where an agency has recorded a document creating a lien or encumbrance on real property in favor of the state, nothing herein shall prohibit any such agency from disclosing information relating to the
• § 1798.68 — (a) Information which is permitted to be disclosed under the provisions of subdivision (e), (f), or (o), of Section 1798.
• § 1798.69 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the State Board of Equalization may not release the names and addresses of individuals who are registered with, or are holding licenses or permits issued by,
• § 1798.70 — This chapter shall be construed to supersede any other provision of state law, including Article 2 (commencing with Section 7924.
• § 1798.71 — This chapter shall not be deemed to abridge or limit the rights of litigants, including parties to administrative proceedings, under the laws, or case law, of discovery of this state.
• § 1798.72 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of any record containing personal information, other than to the subject of such records, in violation of any other law.
• § 1798.73 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deny or limit any right of privacy arising under Section 1 of Article I of the California Constitution.
• § 1798.74 — The provisions of Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 67110) of Part 40 of the Education Code shall, with regard to student records, prevail over the provisions of this chapter.
• § 1798.75 — This chapter shall not be deemed to supersede Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 1798.76 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to revoke, modify, or alter in any manner any statutory provision or any judicial decision which (a) authorizes an individual to gain access to any law enfor
• § 1798.77 — Each agency shall ensure that no record containing personal information shall be modified, transferred, or destroyed to avoid compliance with any of the provisions of this chapter.
• § 1798.78 — This chapter shall not be deemed to supersede the provisions of Chapter 1299 of the Statutes of 1976.
• § 1798.79 — (a) Except as provided in this section, a person or entity that intentionally remotely reads or attempts to remotely read a person’s identification document using radio frequency identification (RFID)
• § 1798.79.8 — For purposes of this title: (a) “Person or entity” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any business entity, or any state or local agency.
• § 1798.79.9 — (a) In the course of awarding grants, including, but not limited to, requests for proposals, contracts, or billing procedures, implementing programs, or providing financial support or assistance for t
• § 1798.79.95 — Injunctive relief shall be available to any victim service provider aggrieved by a violation of this title.
• § 1798.795 — For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Contactless identification document system” means a group of identification documents issued and operated under a single authori
• § 1798.80 — The following definitions apply to this title: (a) “Business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized and whether or not organized to oper
• § 1798.81 — A business shall take all reasonable steps to dispose, or arrange for the disposal, of customer records within its custody or control containing personal information when the records are no longer to
• § 1798.81.5 — (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that personal information about California residents is protected.
• § 1798.81.6 — (a) A consumer credit reporting agency, as defined in 15 U.
• § 1798.82 — (a) (1) An individual or business that conducts business in California, and that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, shall disclose a breach of the security of the s
• § 1798.83 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d), if a business has an established business relationship with a customer and has within the immediately preceding calendar year disclosed personal in
• § 1798.83.5 — (a) The purpose of this section is to ensure that information obtained on an Internet Web site regarding an individual’s age will not be used in furtherance of employment or age discrimination.
• § 1798.84 — (a) Any waiver of a provision of this title is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.
• § 1798.84.1 — (a) No person, business, or association shall solicit, sell, or trade on the internet the home address or telephone number of an elected or appointed official with the intent to cause imminent great b
• § 1798.85 — (a) Except as provided in this section, a person or entity may not do any of the following: (1) Publicly post or publicly display in any manner an individual’s social security number.
• § 1798.86 — Any waiver of the provisions of this title is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.
• § 1798.89 — (a) Unless otherwise required to do so by state or federal law, no person, entity, or governmental agency shall present for recording or filing with a county recorder a document that is required by an
• § 1798.90 — (a) This title shall be known and may be cited as the Reader Privacy Act.
• § 1798.90.05 — Section 1798.
• § 1798.90.1 — (a) (1) A business may scan or swipe a driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles in any electronic device for the following purposes: (A) To verify age or the
• § 1798.90.5 — The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this title: (a) “Automated license plate recognition end-user” or “ALPR end-user” means a person that accesses or uses an ALPR system, but does no
• § 1798.90.51 — An ALPR operator shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain reasonable security procedures and practices, including operational, administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to protect ALPR in
• § 1798.90.52 — If an ALPR operator accesses or provides access to ALPR information, the ALPR operator shall do both of the following: (a) Maintain a record of that access.
• § 1798.90.53 — An ALPR end-user shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain reasonable security procedures and practices, including operational, administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to protect ALPR in
• § 1798.90.54 — (a) In addition to any other sanctions, penalties, or remedies provided by law, an individual who has been harmed by a violation of this title, including, but not limited to, unauthorized access or us
• § 1798.90.55 — Notwithstanding any other law or regulation: (a) A public agency that operates or intends to operate an ALPR system shall provide an opportunity for public comment at a regularly scheduled public meet
• § 1798.91 — (a) For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Direct marketing purposes” means the use of personal information for marketing or advertising products, goods, or services d
• § 1798.91.04 — (a) A manufacturer of a connected device shall equip the device with a reasonable security feature or features that are all of the following: (1) Appropriate to the nature and function of the device.
• § 1798.91.05 — For the purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authentication” means a method of verifying the authority of a user, process, or device to access resources in an
• § 1798.91.06 — (a) This title shall not be construed to impose any duty upon the manufacturer of a connected device related to unaffiliated third-party software or applications that a user chooses to add to a connec
• § 1798.91.1 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Booking photograph” means a photograph of a subject individual taken pursuant to an arrest or other involvement in the
• § 1798.92 — For the purposes of this title: (a) “Claimant” means a person who has or purports to have a claim for money or an interest in property in connection with a transaction procured through identity theft.
• § 1798.93 — (a) A person may bring an action against a claimant to establish that the person is a victim of identity theft in connection with the claimant’s claim against that person.
• § 1798.94 — An action or cross-complaint brought under this title that joins other claimants as defendants in the same action or cross-complaint shall be deemed to comply with Section 379 of the Code of Civil Pro
• § 1798.95 — A court shall have continuing jurisdiction over an action or cross-complaint filed pursuant to this title in order to provide for the joinder of related causes of action based on the theft of the same
• § 1798.96 — Any action brought pursuant to this title or any joinder of a defendant pursuant to Section 1798.
• § 1798.97 — (a) This title does not apply to a transaction subject to Section 1747.
• § 1798.97.1 — For purposes of this title, the following definitions apply: (a) “Adequate documentation” means documentation that identifies a particular debt, or portion thereof, as coerced debt, describes the circ
• § 1798.97.2 — (a) A person shall not cause another person to incur a coerced debt.
• § 1798.97.3 — (a) (1) A debtor may bring an action against a claimant to establish that a particular debt, or portion thereof, is coerced debt.
• § 1798.97.4 — (a) This title does not apply to secured debts.
• § 1798.97.5 — (a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), this title applies only to debts incurred on or after July 1, 2023.
• § 1798.97.6 — If any provision of this title or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this title that can be gi
• § 1798.98 — (a) For the purposes of this title, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized and whet
• § 1798.99 — (a) A customer harmed by the release or unauthorized use of his or her customer data, in violation of Section 1798.
• § 1798.99.1 — (a) (1) A person or business that conducts business in California, and that seeks to sell any product or service in or into California that is illegal under state law to sell to a minor, as described
• § 1798.99.20 — For purposes of this section: (a) (1) “Content” means statements or comments made by users and media that are created, posted, shared, or otherwise interacted with by users on an internet-based servic
• § 1798.99.21 — (a) A social media platform shall clearly and conspicuously state whether it has a mechanism for reporting violent posts that is available to users and nonusers of the platform.
• § 1798.99.22 — (a) (1) (A) A person who is the target of a violent post, or reasonably believes the person is the target of a violent post, may seek an order requiring the social media platform to remove the violent
• § 1798.99.23 — This title does not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.
• § 1798.99.28 — This title shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act.
• § 1798.99.29 — The Legislature declares that children should be afforded protections not only by online products and services specifically directed at them but by all online products and services they are likely to
• § 1798.99.30 — (a) For purposes of this title, the definitions in Section 1798.
• § 1798.99.31 — (a) A business that provides an online service, product, or feature likely to be accessed by children shall take all of the following actions: (1) (A) Before any new online services, products, or feat
• § 1798.99.32 — (a) The California Children’s Data Protection Working Group is hereby created within the Office of the Attorney General to deliver a report to the Legislature, pursuant to subdivision (e), regarding b
• § 1798.99.33 — (a) A business shall complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment on or before July 1, 2024, for any online service, product, or feature likely to be accessed by children offered to the public before
• § 1798.99.35 — (a) Any business that violates this title shall be subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per affected child for each negli
• § 1798.99.40 — This title does not apply to the information or entities described in subdivision (c) of Section 1798.
• § 1798.99.80 — For purposes of this title: (a) The definitions in Section 1798.
• § 1798.99.81 — A fund to be known as the “Data Brokers’ Registry Fund” is hereby created within the State Treasury.
• § 1798.99.82 — (a) On or before January 31 following each year in which a business meets the definition of data broker as provided in this title, the business shall register with the California Privacy Protection Ag
• § 1798.99.84 — (a) The California Privacy Protection Agency shall create a page on its internet website where the registration information provided by data brokers described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Se
• § 1798.99.85 — (a) On or before July 1 following each calendar year in which a business meets the definition of a data broker as provided in this title, the business shall do all of the following: (1) Compile the nu
• § 1798.99.86 — (a) By January 1, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency shall establish an accessible deletion mechanism that does all of the following: (1) Implements and maintains reasonable security proce
• § 1798.99.87 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the California Privacy Protection Agency may adopt regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 1798.99.88 — Nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede or interfere with the operation of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (Title 1.
• § 1798.99.89 — No administrative action brought pursuant to this title alleging a violation of any of the provisions of this title shall be commenced more than five years after the date on which the violation occurr
• § 1798.99.90 — For purposes of this title, the following definitions apply: (a) “Collect,” “collected,” or “collection” means buying, renting, gathering, obtaining, receiving, or accessing any personal information p
• § 1798.99.91 — (a) It shall be unlawful to collect, use, disclose, sell, share, or retain the personal information of a natural person who is physically located at, or within a precise geolocation of, a family plann
• § 1798.99.92 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), it shall be unlawful to geofence an entity that provides in-person health care services in California for any of the following purposes: (1) To identify or t
• § 1798.99.93 — (a) Research records, in a personally identifying form, developed or acquired by a person in the course of conducting research relating to anyone seeking or obtaining health care services, or relating
• § 1799 — As used in this title: (a) The term “bookkeeping services” means keeping books, making trial balances, preparing statements, making audits, or preparing reports, all as a part of bookkeeping operation
• § 1799.1 — (a) No business entity which performs bookkeeping services shall disclose in whole or in part the contents of any record, including the disclosure of information in the record in any composite of info
• § 1799.100 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to take a security interest in any household goods, as defined in subdivision (g), in connection with a consumer credit contract or other credit obligation incurred p
• § 1799.101 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) “Adverse information” means information directly or indirectly indicating that a delinquency has occurred, because
• § 1799.102 — (a) A cosigner who suffers a loss as a result of a violation of Section 1799.
• § 1799.103 — No consumer credit contract or guarantee of a consumer credit contract shall provide for a security interest in any investment property, as defined in paragraph (49) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102
• § 1799.104 — Any waiver of the provisions of this title is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.
• § 1799.1a — (a) No person, including an individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or joint venture, or any employee or agent thereof, shall disclose information obtained from a federal or state inc
• § 1799.1b — (a) Any credit card issuer that receives a change of address request, other than for a correction of a typographical error, from a cardholder who orders a replacement credit card within 60 days before
• § 1799.2 — (a) A person may initiate a civil action against a business entity in accordance with state law whenever a business entity violates the provisions of Section 1799.
• § 1799.200 — This title shall be known and may be cited as the Consumer Contract Awareness Act of 1990.
• § 1799.201 — As used in this title: (a) “Consumer” means a natural person who has entered into a consumer contract with a seller.
• § 1799.202 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a seller shall deliver a copy of a consumer contract to the consumer at the time it is signed by the consumer if the consumer contract is signed at a pl
• § 1799.203 — (a) It shall be deemed compliance with Section 1799.
• § 1799.204 — If more than one consumer has signed a consumer contact, the seller may comply with Section 1799.
• § 1799.205 — (a) A seller who fails to comply with Section 1799.