California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 1 — Relief, Title 3 — Specific and Preventive Relief, Chapter 1 — General Principles, Section 3369
Neither specific nor preventive relief can be granted to enforce a penalty or forfeiture in any case, nor to enforce a penal law, except in a case of nuisance or as otherwise provided by law.
Notes
Bars specific or preventive relief to enforce a penalty, forfeiture, or penal law, except in a nuisance case or as otherwise provided by law. The provision permits those stated exceptions while otherwise denying specific or preventive relief when its purpose is enforcement of a penalty, forfeiture, or penal law.
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