Cal. Fam. Code § 6600 : CALIFORNIA FAMILY CODE — MINORS — RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS — Civil liability TEXT PDF A minor is civilly liable for a wrong done by the minor, but is not liable in exemplary damages unless at the time of the act the minor was capable of knowing that the act was wrongful. Ca. Fam. Code § 6600 Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.