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CA Civ Code § 1798.84 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81 - CUSTOMER RECORDS|Section 1798.84.

1798.84.  (a) Any waiver of a provision of this title is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.(b) Any customer injured by a violation of this title may institute a civil action to recover damages.(c) In addition, for a willful, intentional, or reckless violation of Section 1798.83, a customer may recover a civil penalty not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) per violation; otherwise, the customer may recover a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500) per violation for a violation of Section 1798.83.(d) Unless the violation is willful, intentional, or reckless, a business that is alleged to have not provided all the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 1798.83, to have provided inaccurate information, failed to provide any of the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 1798.83, or failed to provide information in the time period required by subdivision (b) of Section 1798.83, may assert as a complete defense in any action in law or equity that it thereafter provided regarding the information that was alleged to be untimely, all the information, or accurate information, to all customers who were provided incomplete or inaccurate information, respectively, within 90 days of the date the business knew that it had failed to provide the information, timely information, all the information, or the accurate information, respectively.(e) Any business that violates, proposes to violate, or has violated this title may be enjoined.(f) (1) A cause of action shall not lie against a business for disposing of abandoned records containing personal information by shredding, erasing, or otherwise modifying the personal information in the records to make it unreadable or undecipherable through any means.(2) The Legislature finds and declares that when records containing personal information are abandoned by a business, they often end up in the possession of a storage company or commercial landlord. It is the intent of the Legislature in paragraph (1) to create a safe harbor for such a record custodian who properly disposes of the records in accordance with paragraph (1).(g) A prevailing plaintiff in any action commenced under Section 1798.83 shall also be entitled to recover his or her reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.(h) The rights and remedies available under this section are cumulative to each other and to any other rights and remedies available under law.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 134, Sec. 3. (AB 1094) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.86 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.1 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS|Section 1798.86.

1798.86.  Any waiver of the provisions of this title is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 815, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.89 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.1 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS|Section 1798.89.

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 any provision of law to be open to the public if that record displays more than the last four digits of a social security number. Unless otherwise authorized by state or federal law, a document containing more than the last four digits of a social security number is not entitled for recording.(b) A recorder shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section if he or she uses due diligence to truncate social security numbers in documents recorded, as provided in Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 27300) of Chapter 6 of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code.(c) This section shall not apply to documents created prior to January 1, 2010.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 552, Sec. 2. (SB 40) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.90.05 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.15 - Reader Privacy Act|Section 1798.90.05.

1798.90.05.  Section 1798.90 does not make it unlawful for a law enforcement entity subject to Section 2000aa of Title 42 of the United States Code to obtain a search warrant for the personal information of a user pursuant to otherwise applicable law in connection with the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense when probable cause exists to believe that the person possessing the personal information has committed, or is committing, a criminal offense involving the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or transportation of child pornography, the sexual exploitation of children, or the sale or purchase of children prohibited by Sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, and 2252A of Title 18 of the United States Code. Nothing in Section 1798.90 shall prevent a provider from complying with a proper search warrant issued by a duly authorized court in connection with the investigation or prosecution of any of those offenses.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 424, Sec. 1. (SB 602) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.90.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.23 - COLLECTION OF LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION|Section 1798.90.5.

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 not include any of the following:(1) A transportation agency when subject to Section 31490 of the Streets and Highways Code.(2) A person that is subject to Sections 6801 to 6809, inclusive, of Title 15 of the United States Code and state or federal statutes or regulations implementing those sections, if the person is subject to compliance oversight by a state or federal regulatory agency with respect to those sections.(3) A person, other than a law enforcement agency, to whom information may be disclosed as a permissible use pursuant to Section 2721 of Title 18 of the United States Code.(b) “Automated license plate recognition information,” or “ALPR information” means information or data collected through the use of an ALPR system.(c) “Automated license plate recognition operator” or “ALPR operator” means a person that operates an ALPR system, but does not include a transportation agency when subject to Section 31490 of the Streets and Highways Code. (d) “Automated license plate recognition system” or “ALPR system” means a searchable computerized database resulting from the operation of one or more mobile or fixed cameras combined with computer algorithms to read and convert images of registration plates and the characters they contain into computer-readable data.(e) “Person” means any natural person, public agency, partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity.(f) “Public agency” means the state, any city, county, or city and county, or any agency or political subdivision of the state or a city, county, or city and county, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 532, Sec. 3. (SB 34) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.90.51 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.23 - COLLECTION OF LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION|Section 1798.90.51.

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 information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.(b) (1) Implement a usage and privacy policy in order to ensure that the collection, use, maintenance, sharing, and dissemination of ALPR information is consistent with respect for individuals’ privacy and civil liberties. The usage and privacy policy shall be available to the public in writing, and, if the ALPR operator has an Internet Web site, the usage and privacy policy shall be posted conspicuously on that Internet Web site.(2) The usage and privacy policy shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:(A) The authorized purposes for using the ALPR system and collecting ALPR information.(B) A description of the job title or other designation of the employees and independent contractors who are authorized to use or access the ALPR system, or to collect ALPR information. The policy shall identify the training requirements necessary for those authorized employees and independent contractors.(C) A description of how the ALPR system will be monitored to ensure the security of the information and compliance with applicable privacy laws.(D) The purposes of, process for, and restrictions on, the sale, sharing, or transfer of ALPR information to other persons.(E) The title of the official custodian, or owner, of the ALPR system responsible for implementing this section.(F) A description of the reasonable measures that will be used to ensure the accuracy of ALPR information and correct data errors.(G) The length of time ALPR information will be retained, and the process the ALPR operator will utilize to determine if and when to destroy retained ALPR information.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 532, Sec. 3. (SB 34) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.90.52 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.23 - COLLECTION OF LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION|Section 1798.90.52.

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. At a minimum, the record shall include all of the following:(1) The date and time the information is accessed.(2) The license plate number or other data elements used to query the ALPR system.(3) The username of the person who accesses the information, and, as applicable, the organization or entity with whom the person is affiliated.(4) The purpose for accessing the information. (b) Require that ALPR information only be used for the authorized purposes described in the usage and privacy policy required by subdivision (b) of Section 1798.90.51.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 532, Sec. 3. (SB 34) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.90.53 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.23 - COLLECTION OF LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION|Section 1798.90.53.

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 information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.(b) (1) Implement a usage and privacy policy in order to ensure that the access, use, sharing, and dissemination of ALPR information is consistent with respect for individuals’ privacy and civil liberties. The usage and privacy policy shall be available to the public in writing, and, if the ALPR end-user has an Internet Web site, the usage and privacy policy shall be posted conspicuously on that Internet Web site.(2) The usage and privacy policy shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:(A) The authorized purposes for accessing and using ALPR information.(B) A description of the job title or other designation of the employees and independent contractors who are authorized to access and use ALPR information. The policy shall identify the training requirements necessary for those authorized employees and independent contractors.(C) A description of how the ALPR system will be monitored to ensure the security of the information accessed or used, and compliance with all applicable privacy laws and a process for periodic system audits.(D) The purposes of, process for, and restrictions on, the sale, sharing, or transfer of ALPR information to other persons.(E) The title of the official custodian, or owner, of the ALPR information responsible for implementing this section.(F) A description of the reasonable measures that will be used to ensure the accuracy of ALPR information and correct data errors.(G) The length of time ALPR information will be retained, and the process the ALPR end-user will utilize to determine if and when to destroy retained ALPR information.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 532, Sec. 3. (SB 34) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.90.54 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.23 - COLLECTION OF LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION|Section 1798.90.54.

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 use of ALPR information or a breach of security of an ALPR system, may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction against a person who knowingly caused the harm.(b) The court may award a combination of any one or more of the following:(1) Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).(2) Punitive damages upon proof of willful or reckless disregard of the law.(3) Reasonable attorney’s fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.(4) Other preliminary and equitable relief as the court determines to be appropriate.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 532, Sec. 3. (SB 34) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.90.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.23 - COLLECTION OF LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION|Section 1798.90.55.

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 meeting of the governing body of the public agency before implementing the program.(b) A public agency shall not sell, share, or transfer ALPR information, except to another public agency, and only as otherwise permitted by law. For purposes of this section, the provision of data hosting or towing services shall not be considered the sale, sharing, or transferring of ALPR information.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 532, Sec. 3. (SB 34) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.91.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.27 - Commercial Use of Booking Photographs|Section 1798.91.1.

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 criminal justice system.(2) “Subject individual” means an individual who was arrested.(3) “Person” means a natural person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity.(4) “Public entity” means the state, county, city, special district, or other political subdivision therein.(b) It shall be unlawful practice for any person engaged in publishing or otherwise disseminating a booking photograph through a print or electronic medium to solicit, require, or accept the payment of a fee or other consideration from a subject individual to remove, correct, modify, or to refrain from publishing or otherwise disseminating that booking photograph.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a public entity may require and accept a reasonable administrative fee to correct a booking photograph.(d) Each payment solicited or accepted in violation of these provisions constitutes a separate violation.(e) In addition to any other sanctions, penalties, or remedies provided by law, a subject individual may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction against any person in violation of this section for damages in an amount equal to the greater of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation or the actual damages suffered by him or her as a result, along with costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, and any other legal or equitable relief.(f) The jurisdiction of a civil action brought pursuant to subdivision (e) shall also include the county in which the subject individual resides at the time of the violation of this section.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 194, Sec. 1. (SB 1027) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.92 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.3 - IDENTITY THEFT|Section 1798.92.

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.(b) “Identity theft” means the unauthorized use of another person’s personal identifying information to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property.(c) “Personal identifying information” means a person’s name, address, telephone number, driver’s license number, social security number, place of employment, employee identification number, mother’s maiden name, demand deposit account number, savings account number, or credit card number.(d) “Victim of identity theft” means a person who had their personal identifying information used without authorization by another to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property, and did not use or possess the credit, goods, services, money, or property obtained by the identity theft, and has submitted a Federal Trade Commission identity theft report. In the alternative, the person may have filed a police report in this regard pursuant to Section 530.5 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 265, Sec. 3. (AB 430) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.94 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.3 - IDENTITY THEFT|Section 1798.94.

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 Procedure.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 354, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.95 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.3 - IDENTITY THEFT|Section 1798.95.

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 person’s identity and the joinder of further defendants based upon the theft of the same person’s identity, regardless of whether a final judgment has been entered as to any defendant. The court’s continuing jurisdiction shall terminate 10 years after filing of the original action unless the court, prior to that date, finds good cause to extend jurisdiction over the matter.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 354, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.96 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.3 - IDENTITY THEFT|Section 1798.96.

1798.96.  Any action brought pursuant to this title or any joinder of a defendant pursuant to Section 1798.82 may be brought within four years of the date the person who alleges that he or she is a victim of identity theft knew or, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the existence of facts which would give rise to the bringing of the action or joinder of the defendant.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 354, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.97 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.3 - IDENTITY THEFT|Section 1798.97.

1798.97.  (a) This title does not apply to a transaction subject to Section 1747.10.(b) Nothing is this title shall be construed to affect a claimant’s rights and remedies against a person who perpetrates identity theft or against any person who used or possessed the credit, goods, services, or property obtained by identity theft.(c) This title is cumulative to the rights and remedies provided under other laws.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 354, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.99 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.4 - PRIVACY OF CUSTOMER ELECTRICAL OR NATURAL GAS USAGE DATA|Section 1798.99.

1798.99.  (a) A customer harmed by the release or unauthorized use of his or her customer data, in violation of Section 1798.98, may bring a civil action to recover actual damages in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each willful violation.(b) The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this title are in addition to the rights, remedies, or penalties established under any other law.(c) Nothing in this title shall abrogate any authority of the Attorney General to enforce existing law. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 597, Sec. 1. (AB 1274) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.99.80 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81.48 - Data Broker Registration|Section 1798.99.80.

1798.99.80.  For purposes of this title:(a) “Business” has the meaning provided in subdivision (c) of Section 1798.140.(b) “Collect” and “collected” have the meaning provided in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.140.(c) “Consumer” has the meaning provided in subdivision (g) of Section 1798.140. (d) “Data broker” means a business that knowingly collects and sells to third parties the personal information of a consumer with whom the business does not have a direct relationship. “Data broker” does not include any of the following:(1) A consumer reporting agency to the extent that it is covered by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.).(2) A financial institution to the extent that it is covered by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Public Law 106-102) and implementing regulations.(3) An entity to the extent that it is covered by the Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act (Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 1791) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code).(e) “Personal information” has the meaning provided in subdivision (o) of Section 1798.140.(f) “Sale” or “sold” have the meaning provided in subdivision (t) of Section 1798.140.(g) “Third party” has the meaning provided in subdivision (w) of Section 1798.140.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 753, Sec. 2. (AB 1202) Effective January 1, 2020.)