Cal. PUC § 396
This is the official text of Cal. PUC § 396, part of California’s Public Utilities Code — regulates utilities such as electricity, gas, water, and transportation carriers.
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Official statutory text
(a) A consumer damaged by a violation of this article by an electric service provider is entitled to recover all of the following:
(1) Actual damages.
(2) The consumer’s reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs.
(3) Exemplary damages, in the amount the court deems proper, for intentional or willful violations.
(4) Equitable relief as the court deems proper.
(b) The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this article are in addition to the rights, remedies, or penalties established under any other law.
(c) Nothing in this article shall abrogate any authority of the Attorney General to enforce existing law.
(1) Actual damages.
(2) The consumer’s reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs.
(3) Exemplary damages, in the amount the court deems proper, for intentional or willful violations.
(4) Equitable relief as the court deems proper.
(b) The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this article are in addition to the rights, remedies, or penalties established under any other law.
(c) Nothing in this article shall abrogate any authority of the Attorney General to enforce existing law.
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