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CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.85 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.85.

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 disclose prior to an oral solicitation or sales solicitation made by direct personal contact, radio, television, telephone, or over the Internet, or at the same time as a written solicitation or sales solicitation:(1) That the solicitation or sales solicitation is being conducted by a commercial fundraiser for charitable purposes.(2) The name of the commercial fundraiser for charitable purposes as registered with the Attorney General pursuant to Section 12599 of the Government Code.(b) The disclosures required pursuant to this section, if printed or if presented electronically, shall be in at least 12-point type, and shall be clear and conspicuous, as defined in Section 17601.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 299, Sec. 1. (AB 556) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.87 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.87.

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 from retaining more than 50 percent of the net proceeds collected as a fee for fundraising services. For purposes of this section only, a fee does not include a flat fee agreed upon prior to the initiation of direct solicitation that is associated with the development of a solicitation or marketing campaign for charitable purposes.A violation of this section shall not be a crime. However, it is subject to all applicable civil remedies. In addition, any person who collects any fee in excess of the limits imposed by this section shall be subject to a penalty in the amount of the excess fee, which penalty may be collected in an action by any person authorized to bring an enforcement action under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) and distributed as provided in that chapter.This section shall only apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 1995.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1279, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.9.

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 one million dollars ($1,000,000) in charitable contributions from donors in this state during the previous calendar year, and that spent more than 25 percent of its annual income on “nonprogram activities,” which is defined as the sum of the expenditures specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), shall annually prepare and provide to the Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts three copies of a one-page document that provides the information required by subdivision (b). If the charity is subject to Article 7 (commencing with Section 12580) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the document shall be submitted together with the charity’s report required by Section 12586 of the Government Code, and shall provide information consistent with that provided to the registry pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 12580) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(b) The contents of the document required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be established by the Attorney General in a manner consistent with the procedures set forth in this subdivision and in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 12586 of the Government Code, and shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Total revenue and contributions received of the charity.(2) The dollar amount and the percentage of total revenue and charitable contributions allocated to funding each of the following administrative functions:(A) Total salaries of all persons employed by the charity.(B) Fundraising.(C) Travel expenses.(D) Overhead and other expenses related to managing and administering the charity.(E) The salaries of the five highest compensated persons employed by the charity. (3) The dollar amount and percentage of total revenue and charitable contributions allocated to programs.(c) Each charity subject to this section shall make available for distribution the document required pursuant to subdivision (a) following a request made in person, by telephone, or by mail. Each request shall be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope provided by the requester.(d) The Attorney General shall make available for public review at the Registry of Charitable Trusts in Sacramento and in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices of the Attorney General, the documents provided by charities pursuant to subdivision (a), and shall maintain these documents separately from other documents provided by charities pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 12580) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by renumbering Section 17510.8 (as added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1100) by Stats. 1993, Ch. 589, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.95 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.95.

17510.95.  The Attorney General shall annually publish a report that includes information provided to the Registry of Charitable Trusts pursuant to Section 17510.9 for all charities reporting under that section. The report shall be made available to public main libraries in the state at no cost and to any person upon request and the payment of a reasonable fee to cover the costs of publication and distribution.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 491, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17511.

17511.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the widespread use of telephone solicitors to initiate sales of goods, real property, and investment opportunities has created numerous problems for purchasers and investors which are inimical to good business practices. Telephonic sales have a significant impact upon the economy and well-being of this state and its local communities. However, purchasers have suffered substantial losses because of (1) misrepresentations, (2) lack of full and complete information regarding both the telephonic seller and the goods and investments the telephonic seller is offering, and (3) failure of delivery. The provisions of this article relating to telephonic sellers are necessary for the public welfare.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to (1) provide each prospective telephonic sales purchaser with information necessary to make an intelligent decision regarding the offer made, (2) safeguard the public against deceit and financial hardship, (3) insure, foster, and encourage competition and fair dealings among telephonic sellers by requiring adequate disclosure, and (4) prohibit representations that tend to mislead. This article shall be construed liberally in order to achieve these purposes.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1009, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17511.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17511.2.

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 services, and includes coupon books which are to be used with businesses other than the seller’s business.(c) “Owner” means a person who owns or controls 10 percent or more of the equity of, or otherwise has claim to 10 percent or more of the net income of, a telephonic seller.(d) “Person” includes an individual, firm, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any other business entity.(e) “Principal” means an owner, an executive officer of a corporation, a general partner of a partnership, a sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship, a trustee of a trust, or any other individual with similar supervisory functions with respect to any person.(f) “Purchaser” or “prospective purchaser” means a person who is solicited to become or does become obligated to a telephonic seller.(g) “Salesperson” means any individual employed, appointed or authorized by a telephonic seller, whether referred to by the telephonic seller as an agent, representative, or independent contractor, who attempts to solicit or solicits a sale on behalf of the telephonic seller. The principals of a seller are themselves salespersons if they solicit sales on behalf of the telephonic seller.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1009, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17511.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17511.6.

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 General to act as the seller’s attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the seller or the seller’s successor, executor, or administrator, which may arise under this article, when the agent designated pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 17511.4 has resigned and has not been replaced or if the agent so designated cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the address designated pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 17511.4 or if no agent has been designated pursuant thereto. When service is made upon the Attorney General in conformance with this section, it shall have the same force and validity as if served personally on the seller. Service may be made by leaving a copy of the process in the office of the Attorney General, but it shall not be effective unless both of the following are done:(a) When service is effected pursuant to this section, the plaintiff shall forthwith send by first-class mail a notice of the service and a copy of the process to the defendant or respondent at the last address on file with the department.(b) The plaintiff’s affidavit of compliance with this section shall be filed in the case on or before the return date of the process, if any, or within such further time as the court allows.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1009, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17511.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17511.7.

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.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1009, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17511.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17511.8.

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 article. Any salesperson who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1009, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17511.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17511.9.

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 independent contractor, who willfully violates any provision of this article or who directly or indirectly employs any device, scheme, or artifice to deceive in connection with the offer or sale by any telephonic seller, or who willfully, directly, or indirectly, engages in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person in connection with a sale by any telephonic seller shall, upon conviction, be punished as follows:(a) By a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each unlawful transaction.(b) By imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year.(c) By both the fine and imprisonment specified in subdivisions (a) and (b).(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 27. (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 § 17511.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17511.10.

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 by any section of this article shall be in addition to any other procedures or remedies for any violation or conduct provided for in any other law.Nothing in this article shall limit any other statutory or any common law rights of the Attorney General, any district attorney or city attorney, or any other person. If any act or practice proscribed by this article is also the basis for a cause of action in common law or a violation of another statute, the purchaser may assert the common law or statutory cause of action under the procedures and with the remedies applicable thereto.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1009, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17512.

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 otherwise assist in the return of money or any other item of value paid for by, or promised to, that person in a previous telemarketing transaction, until seven business days after that money or other item is delivered to that person.(b) This section shall not apply to an attorney licensed to practice law in this state and specifically retained for the recovery of money or any other item of value.(c) Notwithstanding Section 17511.9, any person who violates subdivision (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 446, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17513.

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 pickup service, for the purpose of obtaining a purchaser’s payment for goods sold by the telephonic seller, unless the goods are delivered before or at the same time the purchaser’s payment is obtained.(b) Notwithstanding Section 17511.9, any person who violates subdivision (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 446, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.4 - Telephonic Sellers|Section 17514.

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 number is not listed on the national “do not call” registry established and maintained by the Federal Trade Commission, as described in Section 310.4(b)(1)(iii)(B) of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall include in the solicitation a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the following information:(1) Identification of the name of the sender of the mailing and of the entity that is requesting permission to call.(2) The telephone number to which calls are to be placed.(3) Notice that the recipient may be contacted by a telephone solicitor.(b) A violation of this section shall not be a crime, notwithstanding Section 17534. However, all available civil remedies that are applicable to a violation of this section may be employed.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 738, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.5 - Labeling of Products Made by the Blind|Section 17520.

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.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 766.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.5 - Labeling of Products Made by the Blind|Section 17521.

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 acuity greater than 20-200, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle not greater than 20 degrees.(b) “Direct labor” means all work required for the preparation, processing, assembling, and packing, but not including supervision, administration, inspection, and shipping.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 766.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.5 - Labeling of Products Made by the Blind|Section 17522.

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 delivered or offered by any person, partnership, firm, corporation, institution, or association, for sale in this state unless at least 75 percent of the total hours of direct labor of producing such goods or articles purported to be made by the blind shall have been performed by the blind. No goods or articles which do not have a label, symbol, or other printed matter indicating that at least 75 percent of the total hours of direct labor of producing such goods or articles were made by the blind, as herein defined, shall be offered for sale directly or indirectly as being made by the blind unless such goods or articles were in fact so made by the blind as herein defined.Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment, and any such violation or threatened violation shall be actionable under Section 17535 of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 51. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.5 - Labeling of Products Made by the Blind|Section 17523.

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 this State in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of articles or merchandise, made, manufactured, or fabricated by blind workmen is authorized to imprint or stamp upon such articles or merchandise or affix thereto, labels containing the words “made by a blind workman,” or “made by the blind,” or “blind-made,” if not less than 75 percent of the total hours of direct labor of producing said products have been performed by a blind workman. Such labels, shall also have the place of manufacture on them and, if desired, the name of the particular workman who made, manufactured, or fabricated the article.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 766.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.6 - Cyber Piracy|Section 17527.

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 alphanumeric designation that is registered with or assigned by any domain name registrar, domain name registry, or other domain name registration authority as part of an electronic address on the internet.(c) “Internet” shall have the meaning specified in Section 17538.(d) “Traffic in” refers to transactions that include, but are not limited to, sales, purchases, loans, pledges, licenses, exchanges of currency, or any other transfer for consideration or receipt in exchange for consideration.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 218, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.6 - Cyber Piracy|Section 17528.

17528.  Jurisdiction for actions brought pursuant to this article shall be in accordance with Section 410.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 218, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17528.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.6 - Cyber Piracy|Section 17528.5.

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.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)