CCPA fines are $2,500 per violation and $7,500 per intentional violation
Outdated Confidence: high
Source found and quoted correctly, but old enough that the market has changed.
- Commonly cited as
- "CCPA penalties: $2,500 / $7,500 per violation"
- True origin
- California Privacy Protection Agency — Updated Monetary Thresholds in CCPA (effective Jan. 1, 2025)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- CPI-adjusted amounts effective January 1, 2025
- Last checked
- What the source says
Not more than $2,663 for each violation or $7,988 for each intentional violation and violations involving the personal information of consumers whom the violator has actual knowledge are under 16 years of age. Not more than $2,500 for each violation or $7,500 for each intentional
- Method & sample
- Agency notice of the CPI adjustment required every odd-numbered year by Civil Code § 1798.199.95(d).
- Drift between quote and source
- Age: the $2,500/$7,500 amounts were raised to $2,663/$7,988 from Jan. 1, 2025; another adjustment is due in odd-numbered years
- Interest
- n/a (statute or regulation).
Safe rephrasing
Since January 1, 2025, CCPA administrative fines are up to $2,663 per violation and $7,988 per intentional violation (or involving minors under 16), after CPI adjustment.
Sources we opened
- CPPA — Updated monetary thresholds (primary)
Machine-readable: /api/claims/ccpa-fines-2500-7500-per-violation.json · Last checked 2026-10-16