How Is This Bill Enforced
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(a)(1) A violator of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of five thousand five hundred dollars ($5,500) per violation to be collected in a civil action filed by the Attorney General, a city attorney, or a county counsel.
(a)(2) A prevailing plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to this subdivision shall be entitled to all reasonable attorney's costs and fees.
(b) Each day that a covered provider, large online platform, or capture device manufacturer is in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a discrete violation.
(c) For a violation by a third-party licensee of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 22757.3, the Attorney General, a county counsel, or a city attorney may bring a civil action for both of the following: (1) Injunctive relief. (2) Reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
This section establishes the enforcement and penalty framework for the California AI Transparency Act. As amended by AB 2713, the civil penalty increases from $5,000 to $5,500 per violation. Each day of ongoing violation by a covered provider, large online platform, or capture device manufacturer constitutes a discrete violation, creating a per-day accrual mechanism. Enforcement is limited to civil actions brought by the Attorney General, city attorneys, or county counsel — prevailing plaintiffs recover reasonable attorney's costs and fees.
For third-party licensee violations of the contractual pass-through obligation in Section 22757.3(c)(3), the available remedies are narrower: injunctive relief and attorney's fees and costs, but no per-violation civil penalty.