ARTICLE 2. Particular Offenses

Article 2 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 63.

§§ 17530–17539.6 · 62 sections

§ 17530 It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association, or any employee or agent therefor, to make or disseminate any statement or assertion of fact…
§ 17530.1 (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to recommend to a prospective trustor any person to serve as trustee with knowledge or having reason to believe that the…
§ 17530.5 (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, including an individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or joint venture, or any employee or agent…
§ 17530.7 It is unlawful for any person, other than a funeral director as defined in Section 7615, to sell, or offer to sell, on a retail basis, a casket, alternative…
§ 17531 It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, in any newspaper, magazine, circular, form letter or any open publication, published, distributed, or…
§ 17531.1 Every manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber, distributor, or other person, who packages children’s toys for sale to any retailer, shall clearly state on the outside…
§ 17531.3 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Educational conference” means a conference, forum, camp, or other…
§ 17531.5 It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, in any newspaper, magazine, circular, form letter, or any open publication, published, distributed, or…
§ 17531.6 As used in Sections 17531.7 and 17531.8, the term: (a) “Picture tube” means cathode ray tube, otherwise known as kinescope or CRT. (b) “Rejuvenate,” or words…
§ 17531.7 (a) No manufacturer, processor, or distributor of television picture tubes shall sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale any such tube unless the television…
§ 17531.8 No person other than a purchaser at retail for his own use and consumption shall remove, deface, cover, obliterate, mutilate, alter, or cause to be removed,…
§ 17531.9 Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 17531.7 or 17531.8 may be enjoined by any superior court of competent jurisdiction upon action for…
§ 17532 It is unlawful wilfully or knowingly, with intent to defraud, to sell or exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, coal of a specific name or kind…
§ 17533 It is unlawful for any proprietor or publisher of any newspaper or periodical, including any newspaper or periodical published over the Internet, willfully and…
§ 17533.5 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to sell or offer for sale any surplus materials as defined in the Federal Surplus…
§ 17533.6 (a) Except as described in subdivisions (b) and (c), it is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association that is a nongovernmental entity to use a…
§ 17533.6.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person, firm, corporation, or association that is a nongovernmental entity may solicit a fee for providing a copy of a…
§ 17533.7 (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell or offer for sale in this state any merchandise on which merchandise or on its…
§ 17533.8 (a) It is unlawful for any person to offer, by mail, by telephone, in person, or by any other means or in any other form, including over the Internet, a prize…
§ 17533.9 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association, in any newspaper, magazine, circular, form letter, or open publication, published,…
§ 17533.10 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association, in any newspaper, magazine, circular, form letter, or open publication, published,…
§ 17534 Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association or any employee or agent thereof who violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
§ 17534.5 Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available…
§ 17535 Obtaining Injunctive Relief Any person, corporation, firm, partnership, joint stock company, or any other association or organization which violates or…
§ 17535.5 (a) Any person who intentionally violates any injunction issued pursuant to Section 17535 shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed six thousand…
§ 17536 Penalty for Violations of Chapter; Proceedings; Disposition of Proceeds (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil…
§ 17536.5 If a violation of this chapter is alleged or the application or construction of this chapter is in issue in any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California,…
§ 17537 (a) It is unlawful for any person to use the term “prize” or “gift” or other similar term in any manner that would be untrue or misleading, including, but not…
§ 17537.1 (a) It is unlawful for any person, or an employee, agent, or independent contractor employed or authorized by that person, by any means, as part of an…
§ 17537.2 The following, when used as part of an advertising plan or program defined in Section 17537.1, are deceptive and constitute unfair trade practices: (a) When,…
§ 17537.3 The following acts are prohibited: (a) For any person to offer as part of an advertising plan or program, promotional offers of smokeless tobacco products…
§ 17537.4 If the person making an offer subject to Section 17537 or to subdivision (a) of Section 17537.1, or any employee, agent, or independent contractor employed or…
§ 17537.5 (a) It is unlawful for any person soliciting a sale or order for energy conservation products or services, including over the Internet, to do any of the…
§ 17537.6 (a) It is unlawful for any person to make any untrue or misleading statements in any manner in connection with the offering or performance of a homestead…
§ 17537.7 Except as to communications described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (n) of Section 11713.1 of the Vehicle Code, it is unlawful for any person to use the…
§ 17537.8 (a) It is unlawful for any person to make any untrue or misleading statements in any manner in connection with the offering or performance of a homeowners’…
§ 17537.9 (a) It is unlawful for any person to make any untrue or misleading statements in any manner in connection with the offering or performance of an assessment…
§ 17537.10 (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, or any other business entity to make any untrue or misleading statements in any manner in…
§ 17537.11 (a) It is unlawful for any person to offer a coupon that is in any manner untrue or misleading. (b) It is unlawful for any person to offer a coupon described…
§ 17537.12 (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Truth in Music Advertising Act. (b) As used in this section, the following terms have the following…
§ 17537.15 (a) For purposes of this section, “floral or ornamental products or services” means floral arrangements, cut flowers, floral bouquets, potted plants, balloons,…
§ 17538 (a) It is unlawful in the sale or lease or offering for sale or lease of goods or services, for any person conducting sales or leases by telephone, the…
§ 17538.3 The provisions of Section 17538 do not apply to any of the following, except that subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 17538 shall apply to subdivisions (a),…
§ 17538.35 (a) Unless otherwise permitted by law or contract, any provider of electronic mail service shall provide each customer with notice at least 30 days before…
§ 17538.41 (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), (d), or (e), no person, entity conducting business, candidate, or political committee in this state shall…
§ 17538.43 (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Telephone facsimile machine” means equipment that has the capacity to do…
§ 17538.45 (a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) “Electronic mail advertisement” means any electronic mail message, the…
§ 17538.5 (a) It is unlawful in the sale or offering for sale of consumer goods or services for any person conducting, any business in this state which utilizes a post…
§ 17538.6 (a) It is unlawful for any person conducting business in this state to require or request a consumer to issue a postdated check unless (1) the person accepting…
§ 17538.7 (a) It is unlawful for a seller to advertise any payment, number of payments, or period of repayment for any goods, property, or services purchased through an…
§ 17538.8 Any advertisement that offers free or discounted transportation or certificates to obtain transportation and that requires the consumer to purchase…
§ 17538.9 (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Ancillary charges” means all surcharges, taxes, fees, connection charges, maintenance fees, monthly or other…
§ 17539 The Legislature finds that there is a compelling need for more complete disclosure of rules and operation of contests in which money or other valuable…
§ 17539.1 (a) The following unfair acts or practices undertaken by, or omissions of, any person in the operation of any contest or sweepstakes are prohibited: (1)…
§ 17539.15 (a) Solicitation materials containing sweepstakes entry materials or solicitation materials selling information regarding sweepstakes shall not represent,…
§ 17539.2 Every person who conducts any contest shall: (a) Clearly and conspicuously disclose on each entry blank the deadline for submission of that entry. (b) Refund…
§ 17539.3 (a) Sections 17539.1 and 17539.2 do not apply to a game conducted to promote the sale of an employer’s product or service by his or her employees, when those…
§ 17539.35 No person shall advertise, offer, or operate any contest, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 17539.3, in which any prize, including any money, property,…
§ 17539.4 No person shall place an advertisement disseminated primarily in this state for a loan which utilizes real property as collateral unless there is disclosed…
§ 17539.5 (a) For purposes of this section and Sections 17539.55 and 17539.6: (1) “Broadcast” means the utilization of radio, television, home videos, movie screens,…
§ 17539.55 (a) It shall be unlawful to operate a sweepstakes in this state through the use of a 900 number, unless the information provider registers with the Department…
§ 17539.6 Any broadcast or print advertisement or notice that contains a 900 number shall be written or spoken in the same language as the language used in a recorded…