CHAPTER 1. Advertising
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 63.
§§ 17500–17606 · 224 sections
ARTICLE 1. False Advertising in General §§ 17500–17509 · 15 sections
- § 17500 It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, or any employee thereof with intent directly or indirectly to dispose of real or personal…
- § 17500.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no trade or professional association, or state agency, state board, or state commission within the Department of…
- § 17500.3 (a) It is unlawful for any person to solicit a sale or order for sale of goods or services at the residence of a prospective buyer, in person or by means of…
- § 17500.5 (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to falsely represent by advertisement the quantity of any article so advertised that will…
- § 17500.6 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Clear and conspicuous” means in a manner that clearly calls attention to the language,…
- § 17501 For the purpose of this article the worth or value of any thing advertised is the prevailing market price, wholesale if the offer is at wholesale, retail if…
- § 17502 This article does not apply to any visual or sound radio broadcasting station, to any internet service provider or commercial online service, or to any…
- § 17504 (a) Any person, partnership, corporation, firm, joint stock company, association, or organization engaged in business in this state as a retail seller who…
- § 17505 No person shall state, in an advertisement of his goods, that he is a producer, manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or importer, or that he owns or controls a…
- § 17505.2 (a) It is unlawful for a person to represent himself or herself as a recreation therapist, to represent the services he or she performs as recreation therapy,…
- § 17506 As used in this chapter, “person” includes any individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation.
- § 17506.5 As used in this chapter: (a) “Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs” includes any commission, bureau, division, or other similarly constituted agency…
- § 17507 It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to make an advertising claim or representation pertaining to more than one article of…
- § 17508 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person doing business in California and advertising to consumers in California to make any false or misleading advertising…
- § 17509 (a) Any advertisement, including any advertisement over the Internet, soliciting the purchase or lease of a product or service, or any combination thereof,…
ARTICLE 1.3. Charitable Solicitations §§ 17510–17510.95 · 14 sections
- § 17510 (a) The Legislature finds that there exists in the area of solicitations and sales solicitations for charitable purposes a condition which has worked fraud,…
- § 17510.1 As used in this article, “sale” shall include a gift made with the hope or expectation of monetary compensation.
- § 17510.2 (a) As used in this article, “solicitation for charitable purposes,” means any request, plea, entreaty, demand, or invitation, or attempt thereof, to give…
- § 17510.25 (a) A charity, as defined in subdivision (e), may engage in a solicitation for charitable purposes that involves persons standing in a public roadway…
- § 17510.3 (a) Prior to any solicitation or sales solicitation for charitable purposes, the solicitor or seller shall exhibit to the prospective donor or purchaser a card…
- § 17510.4 If the initial solicitation or sales solicitation is made by radio, television, letter, telephone, or any other means not involving direct personal contact…
- § 17510.5 (a) The financial records of a soliciting organization shall be maintained on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles as defined by the American…
- § 17510.6 The provisions of this article shall not apply to solicitations, sales, offers, or attempts to sell within the membership of a charitable organization or upon…
- § 17510.7 Compliance with any city or county ordinance which provides for disclosure of information relating to solicitations or sales solicitations for charitable…
- § 17510.8 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, there exists a fiduciary relationship between a charity or any person soliciting on behalf of a charity,…
- § 17510.85 (a) An individual, corporation, or other legal entity who for compensation solicits funds or other property in this state for charitable purposes shall…
- § 17510.87 Any individual, corporation, or other legal entity who, for compensation, solicits funds or other property in this state for charitable purposes is prohibited…
- § 17510.9 (a) A charity engaged in any solicitation or sales solicitation for charitable purposes, that collected more than 50 percent of its annual income and more than…
- § 17510.95 The Attorney General shall annually publish a report that includes information provided to the Registry of Charities and Fundraisers pursuant to Section…
ARTICLE 1.4. Telephonic Sellers §§ 17511–17514 · 15 sections
- § 17511 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the widespread use of telephone solicitors to initiate sales of goods, real property, and investment opportunities…
- § 17511.1 As used in this article, “telephonic seller” or “seller” means a person who, on their own behalf or through salespersons or through the use of an automatic…
- § 17511.2 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Department” means the Department of Justice. (b) “Item” means any goods and…
- § 17511.3 (a) Not less than 10 days before doing business in this state, a telephonic seller shall register with the department by filing with the Consumer Protection…
- § 17511.4 Each filing pursuant to Section 17511.3 shall contain the following information: (a) The name or names of the seller, including the name under which the seller…
- § 17511.5 In addition to complying with the requirements of Section 17500.3, as applicable, a telephonic seller, shall, at the time the solicitation is made and prior to…
- § 17511.6 Every telephonic seller shall file with the Attorney General, in the form prescribed by the Attorney General, an irrevocable consent appointing the Attorney…
- § 17511.7 No seller shall make or authorize the making of any references to its compliance with this article to any prospective or actual purchaser.
- § 17511.8 No salesperson shall solicit prospective purchasers on behalf of a telephonic seller who is not currently registered with the department pursuant to this…
- § 17511.9 Except as provided in Section 17511.8, any person, including, but not limited to, the seller, a salesperson, agent or representative of the seller, or an…
- § 17511.10 The provisions of this article are not exclusive. The remedies specified in this article for violation of any section of this article or for conduct proscribed…
- § 17511.12 (a) Every telephonic seller shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. The bond shall be in the amount of one…
- § 17512 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to request or receive payment of any fee or consideration from a person for goods or services represented to recover or…
- § 17513 (a) It shall be unlawful for any telephonic seller to procure, either directly or through an agent, the services of any third-party delivery, courier, or other…
- § 17514 (a) A person who sends a solicitation by mail that solicits a recipient to consent to receive information via telephone, where that recipient’s telephone…
ARTICLE 1.5. Labeling of Products Made by the Blind §§ 17520–17523 · 4 sections
- § 17520 Any misrepresentation that goods offered for sale are the products of blind workers is hereby directed to be a special matter of state-wide concern.
- § 17521 As used in this article: (a) “Blind” means a person having central visual acuity not to exceed 20-200 in the better eye, with corrected lenses, or visual…
- § 17522 No goods or articles which are determined by label, symbol, trade name, or name of the manufacturer to indicate that they are made by blind workers shall be…
- § 17523 Any blind workman, who is a citizen or resident of this State, or any institution, public or private, corporation, partnership, and association engaged within…
ARTICLE 1.6. Cyber Piracy §§ 17525–17528.5 · 5 sections
- § 17525 (a) It is unlawful for a person, with a bad faith intent, to register, traffic in, or use a domain or subdomain name that is identical or confusingly similar…
- § 17526 In determining whether there is a bad faith intent pursuant to Section 17525, a court, consistent with 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1125(d)(1)(B)(i) as that section read on…
- § 17527 As used in this article: (a) “Deceased personality” shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 3344.1 of the Civil Code. (b) “Domain name” means any…
- § 17528 Jurisdiction for actions brought pursuant to this article shall be in accordance with Section 410.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
- § 17528.5 In addition to any other remedies available under law, a court may order the transfer of a domain name as part of the relief awarded for a violation of this…
ARTICLE 1.8. Restrictions On Unsolicited Commercial E-mail Advertisers §§ 17529–17529.9 · 8 sections
- § 17529 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Roughly 40 percent of all e-mail traffic in the United States is comprised of unsolicited…
- § 17529.1 For the purpose of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Advertiser” means a person or entity that advertises through the use of commercial…
- § 17529.2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or entity may not do any of the following: (a) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail…
- § 17529.3 Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or restrict the adoption, implementation, or enforcement by a provider of Internet access service of a…
- § 17529.4 (a) It is unlawful for any person or entity to collect electronic mail addresses posted on the Internet if the purpose of the collection is for the electronic…
- § 17529.5 (a) It is unlawful for any person or entity to advertise in a commercial e-mail advertisement either sent from California or sent to a California electronic…
- § 17529.8 (a) (1) In addition to any other remedies provided by this article or by any other provisions of law, a recipient of an unsolicited commercial e-mail…
- § 17529.9 The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision of this article or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect any other…
ARTICLE 2. Particular Offenses §§ 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…
ARTICLE 2.6. Sellers of Travel §§ 17550–17550.30 · 29 sections
- § 17550 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Certain advertising, sales, and business practices of sellers of travel have worked financial…
- § 17550.1 (a) “Seller of travel” means a person who sells, provides, furnishes, contracts for, arranges, or advertises that he or she can or may arrange, or has…
- § 17550.2 “Advertise” means to make any representation in the solicitation of air or sea transportation, and includes communication with other members of the same…
- § 17550.3 “Passenger” is a person on whose behalf money or other consideration has been given or is to be given to another, including another member of the same…
- § 17550.4 An air carrier is a transporter by air of persons that operates under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the United States Department of…
- § 17550.5 “Ticket or voucher” means a writing that is itself good and sufficient to obtain the entire air or ocean transportation, or travel services, which the…
- § 17550.6 “Officially appointed agent” means an agent expressly appointed as such, without reservation, for a specified time period, in a written instrument executed by…
- § 17550.7 “Participant in the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund” is a registered seller of travel with its principal place of business in California, who does business…
- § 17550.8 “Provider” means the person or entity who actually provides any transportation or travel services.
- § 17550.9 “Travel services” includes, but is not limited to, lodging, surface transportation, transfers, tours, meals, guides, baggage transfer, sightseeing,…
- § 17550.10 “Travel certificate” means a writing that represents the holder is entitled to air or sea transportation or travel services, to a discount or reduced price for…
- § 17550.11 (a) “Adequate bond” means a bond executed by an admitted surety insurer in an amount at all times no less than at least equal to the amount required to be held…
- § 17550.13 (a) (1) A seller of travel shall not receive any money or other valuable consideration in payment for air or sea transportation or other travel services…
- § 17550.14 (a) The seller of travel has an obligation either to provide the air or sea transportation or travel services purchased by the passenger or to make a refund as…
- § 17550.15 (a) This section applies to a seller of travel as defined in Section 17550.1. (b) The seller of travel shall deposit directly into a trust account in a…
- § 17550.16 (a) A seller of travel is exempt from the requirements of subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 17550.15 for all transactions in which the seller of…
- § 17550.17 (a) This section does not apply to sellers of travel who are exempt from the requirements of Section 17550.15 pursuant to Section 17550.16. (b) Upon payment in…
- § 17550.18 (a) If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other…
- § 17550.19 In addition to any civil penalties provided in this division, violation of this article is punishable as follows: (a) As a misdemeanor by a fine of not more…
- § 17550.195 (a) The Attorney General shall immediately suspend the registration of a seller of travel who has been convicted of a felony offense pursuant to Section…
- § 17550.20 (a) (1) Not less than 10 days before doing business in this state, a seller of travel shall apply for registration with the office of the Attorney General by…
- § 17550.21 Each filing pursuant to Section 17550.20 shall contain the following information: (a) The name or names of the seller of travel, including the name under which…
- § 17550.22 No registration application shall be accepted for filing if it is incomplete or contains false information.
- § 17550.23 (a) The Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation shall notify the office of the Attorney General whenever a seller of travel with its principal place of…
- § 17550.24 (a) The Attorney General or his or her delegate shall issue a separate registration number to each registrant whose registration is accepted. That registration…
- § 17550.25 (a) All sellers of travel who are participants shall comply with Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 17550.35) prior to engaging in those sales. (b) Any…
- § 17550.26 (a) For the purposes of this section, “travel business discount program” means a membership, benefit program, identification card, identifying number, or other…
- § 17550.27 (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Seller of travel discount program” means a membership,…
- § 17550.30 (a) The Travel Seller Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. All fines, penalties, and fees, including late fees, collected pursuant to this article,…
ARTICLE 2.7. Travel Consumer Restitution Plan §§ 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,…
ARTICLE 2.8. Educational Travel Organizations §§ 17552–17556.5 · 6 sections
- § 17552 (a) “Educational travel organization” or “organization” means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity who offers educational travel programs for…
- § 17553 Nothing in this article shall be construed as exempting an educational travel organization from compliance with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 17540),…
- § 17554 An educational travel organization may not arrange an educational travel program before the organization involved has first entered into a written contract…
- § 17555 In addition to other requirements and prohibitions of this article, it is a violation of this article for an educational travel organization to place or use…
- § 17556 (a) Where any school or student, or that student’s parent or guardian, is injured by a violation of this article, the school, the student, or his or her parent…
- § 17556.5 Except as otherwise provided, a person who violates a provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, which offense is punishable by a fine not exceeding…
ARTICLE 3. Motel and Motor Court Rate Signs §§ 17560–17568 · 10 sections
- § 17560 “Outdoor sign” or “outside sign” as used in this article means any sign visible to passers-by whether the same shall be located within or without buildings.
- § 17561 “Room rates” as used in this article means the rates at which rooms or other accommodations are rented to occupants.
- § 17562 “Operator” as used in this article includes a manager or any person in charge of the operation of motels and like establishments. “Operator” or “owner”…
- § 17563 This article shall apply to operators and owners of motels, motor courts, and like establishments, and to such establishments.
- § 17564 It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any establishment within the scope of this article, located within the State of California, to post or…
- § 17565 It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any establishment within the scope of this article to post or maintain posted on outdoor or outside…
- § 17566 It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any establishment within the scope of this article to post or maintain outdoor or outside advertising signs…
- § 17567 Nothing contained in this article shall be construed so as to require establishments within the scope of this article to have outdoor or outside signs. This…
- § 17567.5 The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may, pursuant to reasonable exercise of the police power, enact ordinances imposing regulations…
- § 17568 Any person violating the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than two…
ARTICLE 3.5. Hotel And Motel Advertised Rates §§ 17568.5–17568.8 · 3 sections
- § 17568.5 Upon the proclamation of a state of emergency resulting from an earthquake, flood, fire, riot, storm, or other natural disaster declared by the President of…
- § 17568.6 (a) (1) A place of short-term lodging, an internet website, application, or other similar centralized platform, or any other person shall not advertise,…
- § 17568.8 (a) A place of short-term lodging or any other person that advertises or lists a place of short-term lodging as available to rent on an internet website,…
ARTICLE 4. American Indian-Made Articles §§ 17569–17569.9 · 2 sections
- § 17569 It is unlawful to barter, trade, sell, or offer for sale or trade, any article represented as made by authentic American Indian labor or workmanship, unless…
- § 17569.9 “Indian,” as used in this article, means a person who is enrolled or who is a lineal descendant of one enrolled upon an enrollment listing of the Bureau of…
ARTICLE 5. Vending Machines §§ 17570–17572 · 3 sections
- § 17570 On and after July 1, 1969, every person who owns a vending machine shall have his name and address affixed thereto in a place where it may be seen by anyone…
- § 17571 “Vending machine” means any mechanical device the operation of which depends upon the insertion of a coin or other thing representative of value in the…
- § 17572 Any person who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or a fine of not to…
ARTICLE 6. Water Treatment Devices §§ 17577–17577.6 · 7 sections
- § 17577 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there have been situations where homeowners have been subjected to fraud, deception, and unfair dealing by certain…
- § 17577.1 For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Contaminant” or “contamination” means any health-related physical,…
- § 17577.2 It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following in connection with the sale, lease, rental, offer to sell, lease, rent, or other disposition of water…
- § 17577.3 (a) A contract or offer which is subject to approval, for the sale, lease, or rental of a water treatment device shall be deemed a home solicitation contract…
- § 17577.4 Any violation of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand…
- § 17577.5 (a) No contract or offer for the sale, lease, or rental of a home water treatment device and no purchase money loan, as defined in subdivision (b), shall…
- § 17577.6 (a) A buyer, lessee, or renter of a water treatment device may bring an action against any person who violates this article for the recovery of actual damages,…
ARTICLE 7. Environmental Representations §§ 17580–17581 · 3 sections
- § 17580 (a) A person who represents in advertising or on the label or container of a consumer good that the consumer good that it manufactures or distributes is not…
- § 17580.5 (a) It is unlawful for a person to make an untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. For the purpose of…
- § 17581 Any violation of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed two thousand…
ARTICLE 7.5. Automotive Products § 17582 · 1 section
- § 17582 (a) Any engine coolant or antifreeze sold in this state after January 1, 2004, that is manufactured after July 1, 2003, and that contains more than 10 percent…
ARTICLE 8. Unsolicited and Unwanted Telephone Solicitations §§ 17590–17594 · 5 sections
- § 17590 (a) There is a compelling state interest to protect the privacy of residential or wireless telephone subscribers who wish to avoid unsolicited and unwanted…
- § 17591 It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: using the “do not call” list for any purpose other than to comply with this article or applicable…
- § 17592 (a) For purposes of this article: (1) A “telephone solicitor” means any person or entity who, on his or her own behalf or through salespersons or agents,…
- § 17593 (a) The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction against a telephone solicitor…
- § 17594 Any information regarding any California telephone number that appears on the “do not call” list in the possession of the Attorney General, whether obtained…
ARTICLE 9. Automatic Purchase Renewals §§ 17600–17606 · 7 sections
- § 17600 It is the intent of the Legislature to end the practice of ongoing charging of consumer credit or debit cards or third party payment accounts without the…
- § 17601 (a) For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Automatic renewal” means a plan, arrangement, or provision of a contract that…
- § 17602 (a) It is unlawful for any business that makes an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer to a consumer in this state to do any of the following:…
- § 17603 In any case in which a business sends any goods, wares, merchandise, or products to a consumer, under a continuous service agreement or automatic renewal of a…
- § 17604 (a) Notwithstanding Section 17534, a violation of this article shall not be a crime. However, all available civil remedies that apply to a violation of this…
- § 17605 The following are exempt from the requirements of this article: (a) Any service provided by a business or its affiliate where either the business or its…
- § 17606 This article shall become operative on December 1, 2010.