- Respondent
- LocateSmarter LLC
- Order amount
- $116,490
- Date on the record
- 2026-08-10
The California Privacy Protection Agency ordered LocateSmarter, LLC to pay $116,490 in its first action against a data broker under both the CCPA and the Delete Act. The Order of Decision was signed on August 10, 2026 and announced on August 11, 2026, case ENF26-05-D-LO. The signed order breaks the amount into a $30,600 Delete Act fine, a $79,890 CCPA fine, and the $6,000 annual data broker registration fee, so the fines alone total $110,490.
What the action was about
California requires a business meeting the statutory definition of a data broker to register with the agency each year by January 31. The statute attaches a penalty of up to $200 per day for each day a business fails to register. That is the duty at issue in this action, and it is separate from the ongoing deletion work a registered broker has to run every 45 days.
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