Cal. CIV § 1812.54 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.54
Section 1812.54
Status: in_force

(a) Every contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall provide that performance of the agreed-upon lessons will begin within six months from the date the contract is entered into.

(b) A contract for dance studio lessons and other services may be canceled by the student at any time provided he or she gives written notice to the dance studio at the address specified in the contract. When a contract for dance studio lessons and other services is canceled the dance studio shall calculate the refund on the contract, if any, on a pro rata basis. The dance studio shall refund any moneys owed to the student within 10 days of receiving the cancellation notice, unless the student owes the dance studio money for studio lessons or other services received prior to the cancellation, in which case any moneys owed the dance studio shall be deducted by the dance studio from the refund owed to the student and the balance, if any, shall be refunded as specified above. A dance studio shall not charge a cancellation fee, or other fee, for cancellation of the contract by the student.

(c) Every contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall contain a written statement of the hourly rate charged for each type of lesson for which the student has contracted. If the contract includes dance studio lessons that are sold at different per-hour rates, the contract shall contain separate hourly rates for each different type of lesson sold. All other services for which the student has contracted that are not capable of a per-hour charge shall be set forth in writing in specific terms. The statement shall be contained in the dance studio contract before the contract is signed by the buyer.

(d) Every dance studio subject to Sections 1812.64 and 1812.65 shall include in every contract for dance studio lessons or other services a statement that the studio is bonded and that information concerning the bond may be obtained by writing to the office of the Secretary of State.
Cal. CIV § 1812.64 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.64
Section 1812.64
Status: in_force

Every dance studio shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. The principal sum of the bond shall be 25 percent of the dance studio’s gross income from the studio business in this state during the studio’s last fiscal year, except that the principal sum of the bond shall not be less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in the first or any subsequent year of operation.

A copy of the bond shall be filed with the Secretary of State, together with a declaration under penalty of perjury signed by the owner of the studio stating the dance studio’s gross income from the dance studio business in this state during the last fiscal year. The information contained in the declaration shall not be subject to public inspection. If the person in whose name the bond is issued severs his or her relationship with the bonded dance studio, the new owner shall, as a condition of doing business, notify the Secretary of State of the change of ownership and of proof of compliance with Sections 1812.64 and 1812.65.
Cal. CIV § 1812.65 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.65
Section 1812.65
Status: in_force

The bond required by Section 1812.64 shall be in favor of the State of California for the benefit of any person who, after entering into a contract for dance studio lessons and other services with the dance studio, is damaged by fraud or dishonesty or failure to provide the services of the studio in performance of the contract.
Cal. CIV § 1812.53 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.53
Section 1812.53
Status: in_force

(a) No contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall require payments or financing by the buyer over a period in excess of one year from the date the contract is entered into, nor shall the term of any contract be measured by the life of the buyer. However, the lessons and other services to be rendered to the buyer under the contract may extend over a period not to exceed seven years from the date the contract is entered into.

(b) All contracts for dance studio lessons and other services that may be in effect between the same seller and the same buyer, the terms of which overlap for any period, shall be considered as one contract for the purposes of this title.
Cal. GOV § 100710 — California Code / Code gov / Title 24 / Section 100710
Section 100710
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this title, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Applicable dependent” means a dependent, with respect to an applicable individual, who meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The dependent is an applicable individual.

(2) The dependent is generally eligible for enrollment for health care coverage purposes, including, but not limited to, because of the applicable individual’s employment status or status as the head of household, parent, spouse, or domestic partner.

(3) With respect to a given month, the dependent is not covered by other minimum essential coverage for that month.

(b) “Applicable individual” means, with respect to any month, an individual who is subject to the Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate, pursuant to Section 100705.

(c) “Applicable spouse” means a spouse or domestic partner of an applicable individual who meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The spouse or domestic partner is an applicable individual.

(2) The spouse or domestic partner is generally eligible for enrollment for health care coverage purposes, including, but not limited to, because of the applicable individual’s employment status or status as the head of household, parent, spouse, or domestic partner.

(3) With respect to a given month, the spouse or domestic partner is not covered by other minimum essential coverage for that month.

(4) The spouse or domestic partner files a joint return with the individual under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18501) of Part 10.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(d) “California resident” has the same meaning as in Section 17014 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(e) “Dependent” has the same meaning as in Section 17056 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(f) “Exchange” means the California Health Benefit Exchange, also known as Covered California, established pursuant to Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500).

(g) “Minimum essential coverage” has the same meaning as defined in Section 1345.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. CIV § 1812.68 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.68
Section 1812.68
Status: in_force

If any provision of this title or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the title and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Cal. CIV § 1812.55 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.55
Section 1812.55
Status: in_force

No contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall require or entail the execution of any note or series of notes by the buyer which, when separately negotiated, will cut off as to third parties any right of action or defense which the buyer may have against the seller.
Cal. CIV § 1812.56 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.56
Section 1812.56
Status: in_force

No right of action or defense arising out of a contract for dance studio lessons and other services which the buyer has against the seller, and which would be cut off by assignment, shall be cut off by assignment of the contract to any third party whether or not he or she acquires the contract in good faith and for value unless the assignee gives notice of the assignment to the buyer as provided in this section and, within 30 days of the mailing of notice, receives no written notice of the facts giving rise to the claim or defense of the buyer. A notice of assignment shall be in writing addressed to the buyer at the address shown on the contract and shall identify the contract and inform the buyer that he or she shall, within 30 days of the date of mailing of the notice, notify the assignee in writing of any facts giving rise to a claim or defense which he or she may have. The notice of assignment shall state the name of the seller and buyer, a description of the lessons and other services, the contract balance, and the number and amount of the installments.
Cal. GOV § 100715 — California Code / Code gov / Title 24 / Section 100715
Section 100715
Status: in_force

(a) The Exchange shall grant an exemption for reason of hardship from the Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate established in Section 100705 for a given month upon determining that an individual has suffered a hardship with respect to the capability to obtain minimum essential coverage.

(b) The Exchange shall grant an exemption for reason of religious conscience from the Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate established in Section 100705 for a given month upon determining that an individual for that month is either of the following:

(1) A member of a recognized religious sect or division thereof, as described in Section 1402(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and is an adherent of established tenets or teachings of that sect or division.

(2) A member of a religious sect or division thereof that is not described in Section 1402(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, who relies solely on a religious method of healing, for whom the acceptance of medical health services would be inconsistent with the religious beliefs of the individual, and who includes an attestation that the individual has not received medical health services during the preceding taxable year. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “medical health services” does not include routine dental, vision, and hearing services, midwifery services, vaccinations, necessary medical services provided to children, services required by law or by a third party, and other services as the Secretary of United States Department of Health and Human Services may provide in implementing Section 1311(d)(4)(H) of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. An individual who claims this exemption, but received medical health services during the coverage year, shall lose eligibility for the religious conscience exemption, is liable for the cost of the care, and is liable for the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty.

(c) The Exchange shall establish a process for determining whether an individual is entitled to an exemption pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b), issuing a certificate of exemption to an individual, and notifying the individual and the Franchise Tax Board of the determination in a time and manner as the Exchange, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, determines is feasible and prompt. The Exchange may contract with a third party or another entity, including a state or federal agency, to administer this section.
Cal. CIV § 1812.51 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.51
Section 1812.51
Status: in_force

As used in this title, “contract for dance studio lessons and other services” means a contract for instruction in ballroom or other types of dancing, and includes lessons and other services, whether given to students individually or in groups. This title does not include contracts for professional services rendered or furnished by a person licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code, or contracts for instruction at schools operating pursuant to the Education Code.
Cal. GOV § 100705 — California Code / Code gov / Title 24 / Section 100705
Section 100705
Status: in_force

(a) For each month beginning on or after January 1, 2020, a California resident shall be enrolled in and maintain minimum essential coverage for that month, except as provided in subdivision (c).

(b) For each month beginning on or after January 1, 2020, a California resident shall ensure and maintain minimum essential coverage for any person who qualifies as that California resident’s applicable spouse or applicable dependent, except as provided in subdivision (c).

(c) The following individuals shall be exempt, with respect to any month, from the requirements imposed by subdivisions (a) and (b):

(1) An individual who has in effect a certificate of exemption for hardship or religious conscience issued by the Exchange under Section 100715 for that month.

(2) An individual who is a member of a health care sharing ministry for that month. “Health care sharing ministry” has the same meaning as the term was defined in Section 5000A(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code on January 1, 2017.

(3) An individual who is incarcerated for that month, other than incarceration pending the disposition of charges.

(4) An individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States and is not lawfully present in the United States for that month.

(5) An individual who is a member of an Indian tribe, as defined in Section 45A(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, during that month.

(6) An individual for whom that month occurs during a period described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of Section 911(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is applicable to the individual.

(7) An individual who is a bona fide resident of a possession of the United States, as determined under Section 937(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for that month.

(8) An individual who is a bona fide resident of another state for that month.

(9) An individual who is enrolled in limited or restricted scope coverage under the Medi-Cal program or another health care coverage program administered by and determined to be substantially similar to limited or restricted scope coverage by the State Department of Health Care Services for that month.

(d) The requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be referred to as the Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate.

(e) An Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty shall be imposed for failure to meet the requirement of the Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate pursuant to Part 32 (commencing with Section 61000) of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. GOV § 100720 — California Code / Code gov / Title 24 / Section 100720
Section 100720
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the efforts required by subdivision (b) and any other outreach and enrollment efforts required by law, the Exchange shall annually conduct outreach and enrollment efforts to individuals who did not indicate on their individual income tax returns that they and their dependents were enrolled in and maintained minimum essential coverage for the preceding taxable year or who indicated that they or their dependents were exempt from the Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate for that year.

(b) In addition to the efforts required by subdivision (a) and any other outreach and enrollment efforts required by law, the Exchange shall annually conduct outreach and enrollment efforts to individuals who indicate on their individual income tax returns that they are interested in no-cost or low-cost health care coverage by checking the box required pursuant to Section 18543 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(c) For purposes of the efforts required by subdivisions (a) and (b), the Franchise Tax Board shall provide the Exchange with individual income tax return information, as authorized by Sections 19548.8 and 19548.9 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, in a form and manner determined by the Franchise Tax Board, in consultation with the Exchange.
Cal. CIV § 1812.59 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.59
Section 1812.59
Status: in_force

Any contract for dance studio lessons and other services which does not comply with the applicable provisions of this title shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
Cal. CIV § 1812.67 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.67
Section 1812.67
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 1812.64 and 1812.65 do not apply to any dance studio which requires or receives less than fifty dollars ($50) in advance payments from or on behalf of each student for dance studio lessons or other services which are to be rendered by the studio in the future and such advance payments are not required or received by the studio from each student more frequently than once every 30 days.

(b) Sections 1812.53, 1812.54, 1812.64, and 1812.65 do not apply to a dance studio which only offers instruction in ballet, modern, jazz, tap dance, or any combination thereof, to persons under 21 years of age pursuant to a contract for dance studio lessons that provides all of the following: (1) a total payment of less than five hundred dollars ($500), (2) that all agreed-upon lessons will be offered within four months from the date the contract is entered, and (3) that the contract may be canceled and all money paid for instruction not yet received will be refunded within 10 days of cancellation, if the dance student cancels within three days after receiving the first lesson, or if the dance student cancels at any time after moving his or her residence to a location more than 15 miles from the location of the dance studio.

(c) Sections 1812.53, 1812.54, 1812.64, and 1812.65 do not apply to any organization that has qualified for a tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which receives a direct grant of funds from the California Arts Council.
Cal. GOV § 100700 — California Code / Code gov / Title 24 / Section 100700
Section 100700
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The individual mandate imposed by this title, and the penalty imposed by Part 32 (commencing with Section 61000) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, are necessary to protect the compelling state interests of:

(1) Protecting the health and welfare of the state’s residents.

(2) Ensuring access to affordable health care coverage in this state.

(3) Ensuring a stable and well-functioning health insurance market in this state.

(b) There is compelling evidence that, without an effective mandate on individuals to secure health coverage, there would be substantial instability in health insurance markets, including higher prices and the possibility of areas without any insurance available.

(c) Ensuring the health of insurance markets is a responsibility reserved for states under the federal McCarran-Ferguson Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1011 et seq.) and other federal law.
Cal. CIV § 1812.60 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.60
Section 1812.60
Status: in_force

Any contract for dance studio lessons and other services entered into in reliance upon any willful and false, fraudulent, or misleading information, representation, notice, or advertisement of the seller shall be void and unenforceable.
Cal. CIV § 1812.62 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.62
Section 1812.62
Status: in_force

(a) Any buyer injured by a violation of this title may bring an action for the recovery of damages. Judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed plus reasonable attorney fees.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this title, any failure to comply with any provision of this title may be corrected within 30 days after the execution of the contract by the buyer, and, if so corrected, neither the seller nor the holder shall be subject to any penalty under this title, provided that any correction which increases any monthly payment, the number of payments, or the total amount due, must be concurred in, in writing, by the buyer. “Holder” includes the seller who acquires the contract, or, if the contract is purchased by a financing agency or other assignee, the financing agency or other assignee.
Cal. GOV § 100725 — California Code / Code gov / Title 24 / Section 100725
Section 100725
Status: in_force

(a) The Exchange may, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, promulgate rules and regulations to implement this title.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board may, in consultation with the Exchange, promulgate rules and regulations to implement this title to the extent that those regulations do not conflict with regulations promulgated by the Exchange pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c) Until January 1, 2022, any rules and regulations necessary to implement this title may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2). The adoption of emergency regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2, including subdivisions (e) and (h) of Section 11346.1, an emergency regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall be repealed by operation of law unless the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulation is promulgated by the board pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 within five years of the initial adoption of the emergency regulation. An emergency regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall be discussed by the board during at least one properly noticed board meeting before the board meeting at which the board adopts the regulation. Notwithstanding subdivision (h) of Section 11346.1, until January 1, 2027, the Office of Administrative Law may approve more than two readoptions of an emergency regulation adopted pursuant to this section.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing this title, the regulations promulgated under Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code as of December 15, 2017, shall apply to the extent that those regulations do not conflict with this title or regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b).
Cal. CIV § 1812.57 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.57
Section 1812.57
Status: in_force

(a) Every contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall contain a clause providing that if, by reason of death or disability, the person agreeing to receive lessons and other services is unable to receive all lessons and other services for which he or she has contracted, the person and his or her estate shall be relieved from the obligation of making payment for lessons and other services other than those received prior to death or the onset of disability, and that if the buyer has prepaid any sum for lessons and other services so much of that sum as is allocable to lessons and other services he or she has not taken shall be promptly refunded to the buyer or his or her representative.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any contract to the contrary, whenever the contract price is payable in installments and the buyer is relieved from making further payments or entitled to a refund under this section, the buyer shall be entitled to receive a refund or refund credit of so much of the cash price as is allocable to the lessons or other services not actually received by the buyer. The refund of the finance charge shall be computed according to the “sum of the balances method,” also known as the “Rule of 78”.
Cal. CIV § 1812.69 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.69
Section 1812.69
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State shall enforce the provisions of this title that govern the filing and maintenance of bonds.

(b) The Secretary of State shall charge a filing fee not to exceed the cost of filing the bond.
Cal. CIV § 1812.63 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.63
Section 1812.63
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this title relating to dance studio contracts is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any superior court of this state has jurisdiction in equity to restrain and enjoin the violation of any of the provisions of this title relating to dance studio contracts.

The duty to institute actions for violation of those provisions of this title, including equity proceedings to restrain and enjoin violations, is hereby vested in the Attorney General, district attorneys, and city attorneys. The Attorney General, any district attorney, or any city attorney may prosecute misdemeanor actions or institute equity proceedings, or both.

This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the enforcement by any person of any right provided by this or any other law.
Cal. CIV § 1812.52 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.52
Section 1812.52
Status: in_force

Every contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall be in writing and shall be subject to this title. A copy of the written contract shall be given to the customer at the time he or she signs the contract.
Cal. CIV § 1812.58 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.58
Section 1812.58
Status: in_force

The provisions of this title are not exclusive and do not relieve the parties or the contracts subject thereto from compliance with all other applicable provisions of law.
Cal. CIV § 1812.61 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.61
Section 1812.61
Status: in_force

Any waiver of the buyer of the provisions of this title shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.
Cal. CIV § 1812.50 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 2.4 / Section 1812.50
Section 1812.50
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that there exists in connection with a substantial number of contracts for dance studio lessons and other services, sales practices, and business and financing methods which have worked a fraud, deceit, imposition, and financial hardship upon the people of this state; that existing legal remedies are inadequate to correct these abuses; that the dance studio industry has a significant impact upon the economy and well-being of this state and its local communities; and that the provisions of this title relating to these contracts are necessary for the public welfare.

(b) The Legislature declares that the purpose of this title is to safeguard the public against fraud, deceit, imposition, and financial hardship, and to foster and encourage competition, fair dealing, and prosperity in the field of dance studio lessons and other services by prohibiting or restricting false or misleading advertising, onerous contract terms, harmful financial practices, and other unfair, dishonest, deceptive, destructive, unscrupulous, fraudulent, and discriminatory practices by which the public has been injured in connection with contracts for dance studio lessons and other services.