Actions for relief pursuant to this chapter may be prosecuted exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General. This chapter shall not be deemed to create a private right of action or limit any existing private right of action.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 700, Sec. 1. (AB 2879) Effective January 1, 2023.)

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 22589.2

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
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