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.)

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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