Updated Monetary Thresholds in CCPA

Effective 1/1/2025; posted 12/17/2024

Every odd-numbered year, Civil Code § 1798.199.95(d) adjusts the following monetary thresholds in the CCPA to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index. Effective January 1, 2025, the new amounts are as follows:

Civil Code § Updated 2025 Amount Previous Amount
Civil Code § 1798.140(d)(1)(A):
Annual gross revenue amount within the definition of “business” 		$26,625,000 $25,000,000
Civil Code § 1798.150(a)(1)(A):
Monetary damages range per consumer per incident 		Not less than $107 and not greater than $799 per consumer per incident or actual damages, whichever is greater. Not less than $100 and not greater than $750 per consumer per incident or actual damages, whichever is greater.
Civil Code § 1798.155(a):
Administrative fine amounts 		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 violation and violations involving the personal information of consumers whom the violator has actual knowledge are under 16 years of age.
Civil Code § 1978.199.90(a):
Civil penalty amounts 		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 violation and violations involving the personal information of consumers whom the violator has actual knowledge are under 16 years of age.
Civil Code § 1798.199.25:
Daily compensation rate for Board members 		$107 $100
1 In accordance with the law, the Agency uses the Consumer Price Index (CPI)—California, All Items, All Urban Consumers percentage change from the previous two years' reports, published by the Department of Industrial Relations, Office of the Director–Research. The agency applies the percentage change in the CPI for the August-to-August point in time of the prior two years. The increase in the thresholds is rounded to the nearest whole dollar.