§ 25510 No Implied Private Liability

Corporations Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•This law says you can't sue someone just because they broke a rule in this law.
•If someone hurts you, you can still sue them using other laws, not this one.
•This law doesn’t stop you from suing for things like car crashes or other problems—just not for breaking this specific law.

Example

If a company breaks a rule in this law, like not following safety steps, but no one gets hurt.

You can’t sue them just because they broke the rule. But if someone gets hurt because of their mistake, you can sue using other laws, like personal injury laws.

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§ 25510 No Implied Private Liability

Except as explicitly provided in this chapter, no civil liability in favor of any private party shall arise against any person by implication from or as a result of the violation of any provision of this law or any rule or order hereunder. Nothing in this chapter shall limit any liability which may exist by virture of any other statute or under common law if this law were not in effect. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 88.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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civil liability private party violation statute common law

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 25510.

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