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California has a crypto ATM law (Cal. Fin. Code §§3902, 3904 (Digital Financial Assets Law)). Under it, new users can transact up to $1,000 per day; existing users up to $1,000 per day; fees are capped at greater of $5 or 15%.
Last verified:
| Status | enacted |
|---|---|
| Law | Cal. Fin. Code §§3902, 3904 (Digital Financial Assets Law) |
| Daily limit, new user | $1,000 |
| Daily limit, existing user | $1,000 |
| Other limits | not stated / not verified |
| Fee cap | greater of $5 or 15% |
| License required | yes (licensing from 2026-07-01) |
| Fraud refund rule | not stated / not verified |
| Warning/disclosure required | yes |
| Effective date | 2024-01-01 (limits); 2025-01-01 (fee cap) |
Verification note: Fields above read directly from official source (HTTP 403 to curl (bot protection/rate limit; page content was retrieved via web search index on 2026-10-27)). Empty cells = not stated in the text read.
New users: $1,000/day; existing users: $1,000/day.
Yes: greater of $5 or 15%.
No state-specific refund rule was verified. Report the scam to the operator, local police and the FBI's IC3 (ic3.gov) right away.
California has a crypto ATM law (Cal. Fin. Code §§3902, 3904 (Digital Financial Assets Law)). Under it, new users can transact up to $1,000 per day; existing users up to $1,000 per day; fees are capped at greater of $5 or 15%.