ARTICLE 2.7. Travel Consumer Restitution Plan [17550.35. - 17550.58.]

Article 2.7 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 3.

§§ 17550.35–17550.58 · 25 sections

§ 17550.35 “Restitution corporation” means the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation.
§ 17550.36 “Participant,” as used in this article, means a seller of travel, as defined in Section 17550.7, who is registered pursuant to Section 17550.20.
§ 17550.37 (a) “Person aggrieved,” as used in this article, means a passenger, as defined in Section 17550.3, located in California at the time of sale, or a person…
§ 17550.38 (a) It is the purpose of the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation to provide restitution to a person aggrieved, subject to the limitations set forth in this…
§ 17550.39 (a) Participants shall maintain a corporation under the Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law (Part 3 (commencing with Section 7110) of Division 2 of Title…
§ 17550.40 Each participant is required to comply with the provisions of this article and shall abide by the rules and decisions of the Travel Consumer Restitution…
§ 17550.41 (a) The Board of Directors of the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation shall be composed of six directors, as follows: (1) One public consumer…
§ 17550.42 The fiscal year of the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation shall commence on July 1 of each year.
§ 17550.42.5 (a) Within 30 days of the close of the fiscal year or other reasonable period established by the board of directors, the Travel Consumer Restitution…
§ 17550.43 (a) The Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation shall establish and maintain an operations fund for the payment of costs of operations and administration. The…
§ 17550.44 (a) In addition to the assessments required by Section 17550.43, the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation shall bill and collect from each participant an…
§ 17550.45 (a) If any assessment is not paid within 60 days of the due date, then the corporation shall notify the office of the Attorney General, which shall forthwith…
§ 17550.46 (a) The Attorney General or his or her delegate shall approve any claim form which shall be provided to a person aggrieved by the Travel Consumer Restitution…
§ 17550.47 (a) (1) Any person aggrieved who suffers a loss of more than fifty dollars ($50) of amounts paid for air or sea transportation or travel services may file a…
§ 17550.48 Any person aggrieved who recovers from the fund shall assign to the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation all rights of recovery, to a maximum of the amount…
§ 17550.49 If the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation directs that payment be made from the restitution fund in any amount in response to a claim against a…
§ 17550.50 There shall be no personal liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation or the…
§ 17550.51 The Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation shall not be liable for any consequential damages, or for any punitive damages, in connection with the performance…
§ 17550.52 The Attorney General or his or her delegate may determine that the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation has failed or ceased to operate upon a finding that…
§ 17550.53 (a) The Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation shall have independent authority to investigate claims filed by persons aggrieved pursuant to Section 17550.47.…
§ 17550.54 (a) The Secretary of State shall not file articles for the incorporation of the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation or an amendment to the articles unless…
§ 17550.55 No provision of the Insurance Code shall apply to the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation.
§ 17550.56 The operation of the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation shall at all times be subject to the examination and review of the office of the Attorney General…
§ 17550.57 If the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation is dissolved or ceases to exist, or if the Attorney General or his or her delegate makes a determination…
§ 17550.58 All costs and expenses incurred by the Department of Justice in the administration of this article, including those incurred pursuant to Section 17550.38,…