California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §32: When the violation of a right admits of both a civil and criminal remedy, the right to prosecute the one is not merged in the other.
What this law says, in plain English
A person may pursue both civil and criminal remedies for the same violation of a right; pursuing one does not eliminate the right to pursue the other.
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