California Code
PART 1 - RELIEF
TITLE 2 - COMPENSATORY RELIEF

CHAPTER 1 - Damages in General

ARTICLE 1 - General Principles

Section 3281. - 3281. Every person who suffers detriment from the unlawful act...

Section 3282. - 3282. Detriment is a loss or harm suffered in person...

Section 3283. - 3283. Damages may be awarded, in a judicial proceeding, for...

ARTICLE 2 - Interest as Damages

Section 3287. - 3287. (a) A person who is entitled to recover damages...

Section 3288. - 3288. In an action for the breach of an obligation...

Section 3289. - 3289. (a) Any legal rate of interest stipulated by a...

Section 3289.5. - 3289.5. For purposes of Section 3289, the rate of the...

Section 3290. - 3290. Accepting payment of the whole principal, as such, waives...

Section 3291. - 3291. In any action brought to recover damages for personal...

ARTICLE 3 - Exemplary Damages

Section 3294. - 3294. (a) In an action for the breach of an...

Section 3295. - 3295. (a) The court may, for good cause, grant any...

Section 3296. - 3296. (a) Whenever a judgment for punitive damages is entered...

CHAPTER 2 - Measure of Damages

ARTICLE 1 - Damages for Breach of Contract

Section [3300.]. - [3300.] Section Thirty-three Hundred. For the breach of an obligation...

Section 3301. - 3301. No damages can be recovered for a breach of...

Section 3302. - 3302. The detriment caused by the breach of an obligation...

Section 3304. - 3304. The detriment caused by the breach of a covenant...

Section 3305. - 3305. The detriment caused by the breach of a covenant...

Section 3306. - 3306. The detriment caused by the breach of an agreement...

Section 3306a. - 3306a. The minimum detriment caused by the breach of an...

Section 3307. - 3307. The detriment caused by the breach of an agreement...

Section 3308. - 3308. The parties to any lease of real or personal...

Section 3315. - 3315. The detriment caused by the breach of a carrier’s...

Section 3316. - 3316. The detriment caused by the breach of a carrier’s...

Section 3317. - 3317. The detriment caused by a carrier’s delay in the...

Section 3318. - 3318. The detriment caused by the breach of a warranty...

Section 3319. - 3319. (a) In each written contract for private works of...

Section 3320. - 3320. (a) In each contract for public works of improvement,...

Section 3321. - 3321. (a) In each contract for public works of improvement,...

Section 3322. - 3322. (a) (1) A broker of construction trucking services shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Damages for Wrongs

Section 3333. - 3333. For the breach of an obligation not arising from...

Section 3333.1. - 3333.1. (a) In the event the defendant so elects, in...

Section 3333.2. - 3333.2. (a) In any action for injury against a health...

Section 3333.3. - 3333.3. In any action for damages based on negligence, a...

Section 3333.4. - 3333.4. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), in any...

Section 3333.5. - 3333.5. (a) Each pipeline corporation that qualifies as a public...

Section 3333.7. - 3333.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person...

Section 3333.8. - 3333.8. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that in order...

Section 3334. - 3334. (a) The detriment caused by the wrongful occupation of...

Section 3335. - 3335. For willfully holding over real property, by a person...

Section 3336. - 3336. The detriment caused by the wrongful conversion of personal...

Section 3336.5. - 3336.5. (a) (1) Any junk dealer or recycler who possesses...

Section 3337. - 3337. The presumption declared by the last section cannot be...

Section 3338. - 3338. One having a mere lien on personal property, cannot...

Section 3339. - 3339. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) All...

Section 3339.5. - 3339.5. (a) The immigration status of a minor child seeking...

Section 3339.10. - 3339.10. (a) The immigration or citizenship status of any person...

Section 3340. - 3340. For wrongful injuries to animals being subjects of property,...

Section 3341. - 3341. The owner, possessor, or harborer of any dog or...

Section 3342. - 3342. (a) The owner of any dog is liable for...

Section 3342.5. - 3342.5. (a) The owner of any dog that has bitten...

Section 3343. - 3343. (a) One defrauded in the purchase, sale or exchange...

Section 3343.5. - 3343.5. (a) Any one or more of the following who...

Section 3343.7. - 3343.7. An action may be brought against any nonprofit organization...

ARTICLE 3 - Penal Damages

Section 3344. - 3344. (a) Any person who knowingly uses another’s name, voice,...

Section 3344.1. - 3344.1. (a) (1) Any person who uses a deceased personality’s...

Section 3344.5. - 3344.5. (a) Any person whose signature is used in violation...

Section 3344.6. - 3344.6. (a) Any candidate for elective office whose election or...

Section 3345. - 3345. (a) This section shall apply only in actions brought...

Section 3345.1. - 3345.1. (a) This section shall apply only in a civil...

Section 3346. - 3346. (a) For wrongful injuries to timber, trees, or underwood...

ARTICLE 4 - General Provisions

Section 3353. - 3353. In estimating damages, the value of property to a...

Section 3354. - 3354. In estimating damages, except as provided by Sections 3355...

Section 3355. - 3355. Where certain property has a peculiar value to a...

Section [3356.]. - [3356.] Section Thirty-three Hundred and Fifty-six. For the purpose of...

Section 3357. - 3357. The damages prescribed by this Chapter are exclusive of...

Section 3358. - 3358. Except as expressly provided by statute, no person can...

Section 3359. - 3359. Damages must, in all cases, be reasonable, and where...

Section 3360. - 3360. When a breach of duty has caused no appreciable...

Section 3361. - 3361. Estimations, measures, or calculations of past, present, or future...