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CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.1.

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 arranged, wholesale or retail , either of the following:(1) Air or sea transportation either separately or in conjunction with other travel services.(2) Land or water vessel transportation, other than sea carriage, either separately or in conjunction with other travel services if the total charge to the passenger exceeds three hundred dollars ($300).(b) Seller of travel does not include any of the following:(1) An air carrier.(2) An ocean carrier.(3) A hotel, motel, or similar lodging establishment where in the course of selling, providing, furnishing, contracting for, or arranging transient lodging accommodations and related services for its registered guests, it also arranges for transportation and does not directly or indirectly receive any money or other valuable consideration for arranging or providing that transportation.(4) A person or organization certified under Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, except such a person or organization shall comply with the registration and fee provisions of Sections 17550.20 and 17550.21 for each location at which air or sea transportation is sold either separately or in conjunction with other travel services.(5) A motor or rail carrier or water vessel operator holding the required permit, license, or other authority to operate from a state, federal, or other governmental entity.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a reference in this article or Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 17550.35) to air or sea transportation or to an air or sea carrier, includes land or water vessel transportation, as described in subdivision (a), and a motor carrier or water vessel operator.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 628, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.2.

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 partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, organization, group, or other entity.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Section operative January 1, 1995, pursuant to Section 17550.33 (later repealed).)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.3.

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 partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, organization, group, or other entity, for air or sea transportation, other travel services, or both, for that person.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 924, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.4.

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 Transportation or under the certification of a foreign government that is recognized by the United States Department of Transportation.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 196, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.5.

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 passenger has purchased.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 924, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.6.

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 the principal or an authorized representative of the principal. The written instrument shall identify the current name, address, and telephone numbers of the principal and agent.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Section operative January 1, 1995, pursuant to Section 17550.33 (later repealed).)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.7.

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 with persons located in California, or is a registered seller of travel that does business in California, from one or more locations in California, and that meets the requirements of paragraph (16) of subdivision (e) of Section 17511.1.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Section operative January 1, 1995, pursuant to Section 17550.33 (later repealed).)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.8.

17550.8.  “Provider” means the person or entity who actually provides any transportation or travel services.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Section operative January 1, 1995, pursuant to Section 17550.33 (later repealed).)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.9.

17550.9.  “Travel services” includes, but is not limited to, lodging, surface transportation, transfers, tours, meals, guides, baggage transfer, sightseeing, recreational activities, vehicle rental, or other travel-related services, however denominated, including, but not limited to, travel certificates, registration fees, and processing fees. “Travel services” does not include travel services rendered by providers of lodging such as a hotel, motel, or similar lodging establishment where the provider of lodging supplies only that service.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 924, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.10.

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 that transportation or those travel services, or to purchase that transportation or those travel services from a specified source, whether or not the holder is required to pay additional money or fulfill any requirements in order to utilize the certificate.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 924, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.11.

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 in a trust account pursuant to Section 17550.15 by any seller of travel in conjunction with such transportation, for the benefit of every passenger who sustains a monetary loss as a result of any violation of this article by a seller of travel or any failure by a seller of travel or by any official, agent, or employee of the seller of travel acting in the course or scope of his or her employment or agency. A seller of travel filing the bond shall maintain the bond in force in the proper amount as a condition of continuing to engage in business. The admitted surety insurer issuing the bond shall provide 30 days’ written notice prior to cancellation or termination of the bond to the seller of travel filing the bond and the office of the Attorney General, Consumer Law Section. Cancellation of the bond shall not limit or exonerate the surety insurer from claims against the bond arising during the period it was in force.(b) No passenger may recover upon the bond a sum greater than that which the passenger paid to the seller of travel, provided that this limitation shall not restrict a passenger from recovering sums greater than those paid to the seller of travel from sources other than the bond.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Section operative January 1, 1996, pursuant to Section 17550.33 (later repealed).)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.17 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.17.

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 full by the passenger for air or sea transportation and any related services with a credit card or with cash, the seller of travel shall issue and deliver the ticket or voucher to the passenger or his or her designated agent within 72 hours.(c) Upon payment in full by the passenger for air or sea transportation and any related services with a check, the seller of travel shall issue and deliver the ticket or voucher to the passenger or his or her designated agent within 72 hours of the earlier of the following:(1) The time the passenger’s payment is credited to the seller of travel’s account.(2) The expiration of the maximum hold period specified in Section 10.190405 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations.(d) Tickets, vouchers, or receipts shall be deemed to have been delivered if they have been turned over to an independent third-party delivery service or the United States Postal Service for regular delivery.(e)  If the seller of travel is unable to issue tickets or vouchers upon payment as set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c), the seller of travel may comply with this section by taking either of the following actions:(1) Timely forwarding to the air or sea carrier or provider of travel services, the portion of the sum paid by the passenger that is required by the air or sea carrier or provider of travel services from the seller of travel in order to provide the transportation or services purchased by that passenger and sending to the passenger within five business days of the date of the purchase or before the date of the passenger’s departure, whichever occurs first, a receipt describing the transportation and services that were purchased. The seller of travel may not offset or reduce the amount forwarded by any amounts due or claimed in connection with any other transaction.(2) Complying with Sections 17550.13, 17550.14, and 17550.15.(f) There is no violation of this section if compliance with this section was rendered impossible as a direct result of an unforeseen condition beyond the control of the seller of travel, and the seller of travel complied with this section or made restitution to the passenger within 30 days after the transportation or travel services purchased by the passenger were not provided.(g) For purposes of this section, “72 hours” means three business days as defined in Section 9 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 628, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.18.

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 provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.(b) In a criminal action, a seller of travel has the burden of producing evidence to establish any exception to the provisions of this chapter; and in a civil action, a seller of travel has the burden of proof to establish any exception to the provisions of this chapter.(c) Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, change, or annul any decision, determination, or finding of the Attorney General or his or her delegate pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 17550) or Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 17550.35) shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.In such action or proceeding, the inquiry shall extend only to whether there was a prejudicial abuse of discretion. Abuse of discretion shall be found by the court only if the decision, determination, or finding was not supported by substantial evidence in light of the entire written record before the Attorney General or his or her delegate at the time the decision, determination, or finding was made. The record before the court shall be the same written record upon which the Attorney General or his or her delegate acted.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Section operative January 1, 1995, pursuant to Section 17550.33 (later repealed).)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.19.

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 than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment for each violation.(b) In addition, any violation of Section 17550.14 or subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 17550.15 where money or real or personal property received or obtained by a seller of travel for transportation or travel services from any and all persons aggregates two thousand three hundred fifty dollars ($2,350) or more in any consecutive 12-month period, or the payment or payments by or on behalf of any one passenger exceeds in the aggregate nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) in any 12-month period, is punishable either as a misdemeanor or as a felony by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or two or three years, by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment for each violation.(c) In addition, any intentional use for any purpose of a false seller of travel registration number, with intent to defraud, by an unregistered seller of travel is punishable as a misdemeanor or felony as provided in this section.(d) Any violation of Section 17550.15 shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in this section. Every act in violation of Section 17550.15 may be prosecuted as a separate and distinct violation and consecutive sentences may be imposed for each violation.(e) Sellers of travel shall also comply with Sections 17537, 17537.1, and 17537.2 of the Business and Professions Code and all other applicable laws. This section shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this state that applies or may apply to any transaction.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 28. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.195 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.195.

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 17550.19.(b) A person who has been convicted of a felony offense pursuant to Section 17550.19 is prohibited, for a period of seven years commencing on the date of his or her conviction, from registering as a seller of travel and from participating in the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 628, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.22 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.22.

17550.22.  No registration application shall be accepted for filing if it is incomplete or contains false information.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Section operative January 1, 1995, pursuant to Section 17550.33 (later repealed).)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.23 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.23.

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 business in California, which does business with persons located in California, is in compliance with Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 17550.35).(b) A registration application for a seller of travel who does not or intends not to comply with the requirements of Section 17550.15 because the seller of travel claims to meet the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 17550.16 shall be accompanied by evidence that the seller of travel is a participant in a Consumer Protection Deposit Plan that meets the criteria set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 17550.16.(c) A registration application for a seller of travel who does not or intends not to comply with the requirements of Section 17550.15 because the seller of travel claims to meet the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 17550.16 shall be accompanied by evidence that the seller of travel is a participant in a Consumer Protection Escrow Plan that meets the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 17550.16.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.24 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.24.

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 number shall be valid for the period specified in subdivision (b) of Section 17550.20, unless revoked or suspended by the Attorney General or his or her delegate. Grounds for suspension or revocation include material misrepresentation in a registration application, or a failure to amend a registration as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 17550.20.(b) Any registration issued to a seller of travel who is required to comply with the provisions of Section 17550.15 shall set forth the number and location of the required trust account.(c) Any registration issued to a seller of travel who has complied with the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 17550.23 shall state that the seller of travel claims an exemption from the requirements of Section 17550.15 pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 17550.16.(d) Any registration issued to a seller of travel who has complied with the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 17550.23 shall state that the seller of travel claims an exemption from the requirements of Section 17550.15 pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 17550.16.(e) A registered seller of travel shall display a copy of its current registration certificate in a manner and place easily accessible to the public, in each location in which the seller of travel conducts its business, and shall provide a copy of its current registration upon request to any other registered seller of travel from whom it receives passenger funds in payment for transportation or travel services.(f) The registration number of the seller of travel shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed on all advertising materials offering for sale or soliciting the purchase of any air or sea transportation or travel services, including, but not limited to, any writings, or promotional materials of any kind which are advertised, displayed, or disseminated in any manner to any persons in California, or from California to any person elsewhere. A registered seller of travel that does business in California from one or more locations in California and that meets the requirements of paragraph (16) of subdivision (e) of Section 17511.1 shall display its registration number only on advertising materials that are produced or placed by its business locations within California or that make reference to specific business locations offering air or sea transportation or travel services. Wherever seller of travel, registered seller of travel, or similar terms are used in any advertising materials, they shall be accompanied by a statement which discloses, at least as prominently, that “registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California.”(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 924, Sec. 14.5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17550.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 2.6 - Sellers of Travel|Section 17550.25.

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 seller of travel that is not a participant who is doing business with persons located in California shall make a clear and conspicuous disclosure, both orally and in writing, that the seller of travel is not a participant in the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund. Any seller of travel doing business from any location in California with persons located outside California shall make a clear and conspicuous disclosure, both orally and in writing, that the transaction is not covered by the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund. Any seller of travel required by the provisions of this article to have a trust account or bond shall make a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the existence of the trust account or of the issuer and amount of the bond.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Section operative January 1, 1996, pursuant to Section 17550.33 (later repealed).)