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CA Civ Code § 1812.103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.103.

1812.103.  Every discount buying organization shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. The principal sum of the bond shall be twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). A copy of such bond shall be filed with the Secretary of State.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 633, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.104.

1812.104.  The bond required by Section 1812.103 shall be in favor of the State of California for the benefit of any person who is damaged by any violation of this title or by fraud or dishonesty or failure to provide the services of the discount buying organization in performance of the contract. The surety shall be liable only for the actual damages plus restitution and not the treble damages permitted under subdivision (a) of Section 1812.123.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 62.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.107.

1812.107.  Every contract for discount buying services shall be in writing and shall be subject to the provisions of this title. The address of the seller’s discount buying facility and the residence address of the buyer shall be clearly indicated on the face of the contract. A copy of the written contract shall be given to the buyer at the time he signs the contract. All blank spaces in the contract shall be filled in before the contract is signed by the buyer. Provisions or terms written by hand on the buyer’s copy shall be legible. The contract shall disclose that a bond has been obtained by the discount buying organization and that a copy of such bond is on file with the Secretary of State. The contract shall be specific as to the period of time for which the discount buying services will be available to the buyer. This time period shall not be measured by the life of the buyer.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.108.

1812.108.  All contracts for discount buying services, which may be in effect between a seller or related sellers and a buyer, the terms of which overlap for any period of time, shall be considered as one contract for the purpose of this title.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.109.

1812.109.  No contract for discount buying services shall require payments or financing by the buyer over a period in excess of two years from the date the contract was entered into.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.110.

1812.110.  Every contract for discount buying services shall provide that the buying services shall become available to the buyer within seven days from the date the contract was entered into.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.113.

1812.113.  No contract for discount buying sevices 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 any third party any right of action or defense which the buyer may have against the seller.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.114 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.114.

1812.114.  No right of action or defense arising out of a contract for discount buying services which the buyer has against the discount buying organization shall be cut off by assignment or transfer of the contract to any third party.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.118.

1812.118.  Every contract for discount buying services shall further provide that such contract may be canceled at any time within three days after the date of receipt by the buyer of a copy of the contract by written notice to the seller at the address specified in the contract. If such cancellation is made, all moneys paid pursuant to the contract shall be refunded. Every contract for discount buying services shall be subject to the cancellation privileges and comply with the requirements of Sections 1689.6 and 1689.7 of this code.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.119 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.119.

1812.119.  (a) Any contract for discount buying services which does not comply with the applicable provisions of this title shall be voidable by the buyer.(b) No discount buying organization shall make or authorize the making of any reference to its compliance with this title.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1001, Sec. 3. Effective September 21, 1980.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.120.

1812.120.  Any untrue or misleading information, representation, notice or advertisement of the seller which has been received by or made to the buyer prior to his signing a contract for discount buying services shall render the contract for discount buying services void and unenforceable by the seller. No seller shall make or disseminate such information, representations, notices or advertisements. The phrase “untrue or misleading information, representation, notice, or advertisement” shall include any acts which constitute violations of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code. However, neither this section nor any other section of this title shall operate to exempt discount buying services from any other provisions of law, including the penalty provisions of Section 17536 of the Business and Professions Code and Section 3370.1 of this code.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.121 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.121.

1812.121.  (a) If a discount buying organization removes its place of business or, if it conducts business at more than one location, that place of business which is geographically closest to the buyer’s residence indicated on the face of the contract, more than 20 miles farther from the buyer’s residence than it was at the time the contract for discount buying services was entered into, the organization shall offer rescission and a pro rata refund to each buyer affected, based upon the amount of time for which the buyer has been a member of the organization.(b) If a discount buying organization discontinues providing any category of goods or services disclosed in compliance with Section 1812.106 or otherwise represented to the buyer to be available at or before the buyer’s signing of the contract for discount buying services, the organization shall offer rescission and a pro rata refund based upon the amount of time for which the buyer has been a member of the organization, to each buyer who was informed of the availability of the category of goods or services to be discontinued and signed a contract for discount buying services within the six months immediately preceding the discontinuance of said category of goods or services.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.122 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.122.

1812.122.  Any transfer by a discount buying organization of its duty or obligation to provide services to buyers under its contracts for discount buying services to another individual, corporation, or other business entity, as a result of which a buyer shall have available substantially fewer goods and services, shall constitute a complete defense to an action for further enforcement of or collection on such a contract for discount buying services which may be asserted by any buyer who did not consent in writing, after a full and fair disclosure of the categories of goods and services to be provided by the new discount buying organization, to such transfer of the duty or obligation of performance, and shall entitle such a nonconsenting individual to rescind the contract and obtain a pro rata refund from the transferor.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.123 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.123.

1812.123.  (a) Any buyer injured by a violation of this title may bring an action for the recovery of damages and return of all moneys paid by the buyer to the seller. Judgment shall be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages, plus such restitution, are assessed plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that the court finds a violation of Section 1812.120 relating to untrue or misleading statements, judgment shall be entered for one thousand dollars ($1,000) plus reasonable attorney’s fees or three times the amount of actual damages plus restitution plus reasonable attorney’s fees, whichever is greater.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, any failure to comply with any provision of this title except Section 1812.120 may be corrected within 30 days after the execution of the contract by the buyer, and if so corrected, neither the seller nor his transferee shall be subject to any liability under this title except that of a suit for actual damages plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, provided that any correction must be concurred in, in writing, by the buyer, or the contract shall be void and unenforceable by the seller, who shall forthwith tender to the buyer a full refund. “Transferee” includes holders and assignees.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.125 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.125.

1812.125.  (a) Any person who violates subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 1812.116 shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation, or imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or imprisoned in a county jail for not more than one year, or be punished by both that fine and imprisonment.(b) Any person who violates any other provision of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 33. (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 Civ Code § 1812.126 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.126.

1812.126.  The prohibitions of this title are not exclusive and do not relieve the parties or the contracts subject thereto from compliance with any other applicable provision of law.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.127 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.127.

1812.127.  Any waiver by the buyer of the provisions of this title shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.128 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.128.

1812.128.  If any provision of this title or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the title which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this title are severable.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 237.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.129 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.6 - CONTRACTS FOR DISCOUNT BUYING SERVICES|Section 1812.129.

1812.129.  (a) The Secretary of State shall enforce the provisions of this title that govern the filing and maintenance of bonds and deposits in lieu of bonds.(b) The Secretary of State shall charge a filing fee not to exceed the cost of filing the bond or the deposit in lieu of a bond pursuant to Section 995.710 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.200.

1812.200.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the widespread sale of seller assisted marketing plans, often connected with the sale of vending machines, racks or work-at-home paraphernalia, has created numerous problems in California for purchasers which are inimical to good business practice. Often purchasers of seller assisted marketing plans are individuals inexperienced in business matters who use their life savings to purchase the seller assisted marketing plan in the hope that they will earn enough money in addition to retirement income or salary to become or remain self-sufficient. Many purchasers are the elderly who are seeking a way to supplement their fixed incomes. The initial payment is usually in the form of a purchase of overpriced equipment or products. California purchasers have suffered substantial losses when they have failed to receive full and complete information regarding the seller assisted marketing plan, the amount of money they can reasonably expect to earn, and the previous experience of the seller assisted marketing plan seller. Seller assisted marketing plan sellers have a significant impact upon the economy and well-being of this state and its local communities. The provisions of this title relating to seller assisted marketing plans are necessary for the public welfare.(b) It is the intent of this title to provide each prospective seller assisted marketing plan purchaser with the information necessary to make an intelligent decision regarding seller assisted marketing plans being offered; to safeguard the public against deceit and financial hardship; to insure, foster and encourage competition and fair dealing in the sale of seller assisted marketing plans by requiring adequate disclosure; to prohibit representations that tend to mislead; and to prohibit or restrict unfair contract terms. This title shall be construed liberally in order to achieve the foregoing purposes.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 876.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.202.

1812.202.  (a) An offer to sell or offer to lease a seller assisted marketing plan shall occur in this state whenever:(1) The offer to sell or offer to lease is made in this state;(2) The purchaser resides in this state at the time of the offer; or(3) The offer to sell or offer to lease either originates from this state or is directed by the seller or lessor to this state and received at the place to which it is directed.(b) A sale or lease of a seller assisted marketing plan shall occur in this state whenever:(1) The offer to sell or offer to lease is accepted in this state;(2) The purchaser resides in this state at the time of the sale; or(3) The acceptance is communicated to a seller situated in this state.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 876.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.207.

1812.207.  Every contract for sale or lease of a seller assisted marketing plan in this state shall be in writing and shall be subject to the provisions of this title. A copy of the fully completed contract and all other documents the seller requires the purchaser to sign shall be given to the purchaser at the time they are signed.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 876.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.208.

1812.208.  The purchaser shall have the right to cancel a seller assisted marketing plan contract for any reason at any time within three business days of the date the purchaser and the seller sign the contract. The notice of the right to cancel and the procedures to be followed when a contract is canceled shall comply with Section 1812.209.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 876.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.210.

1812.210.  (a) No seller assisted marketing plan contract shall require or entail the execution of any note or series of notes by the purchaser which, when separately negotiated, will cut off as to third parties any right of action or defense which the purchaser may have against the seller.(b) If the contract referred to in Section 1812.209 provides for a downpayment to be paid to the seller, the downpayment shall not exceed 20 percent of the initial payment amount. In no event shall the contract payment schedule provide for the seller to receive more than 20 percent of the initial payment before delivery to the purchaser, or to the place at which they are to be located, the equipment, supplies or products, unless all sums in excess of 20 percent are placed in an escrow account as provided for in subdivision (c) of Section 1812.214. Funds placed in an escrow account shall not be released until the purchaser notifies the escrow holder in writing of the delivery of such equipment, supplies or products within the time limits set forth in the seller assisted marketing plan contract. Notification of delivery by the purchaser to the escrow holder shall not be unreasonably withheld.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1021, Sec. 5.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.211.

1812.211.  Any assignee of the seller assisted marketing plan contract or the seller’s rights is subject to all equities, rights and defenses of the purchaser against the seller.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 876.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.212.

1812.212.  No seller shall make or authorize the making of any reference to its compliance with this title.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 876.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.213 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.213.

1812.213.  Every seller shall at all times keep and maintain a complete set of books, records and accounts of seller assisted marketing plan sales made by the seller. All documents relating to each specific seller assisted marketing plan sold or leased shall be maintained for four years after the date of the seller assisted marketing plan contract.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 876.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.216 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.216.

1812.216.  (a) Any waiver by a purchaser of the provisions of this title shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable. Any attempt by a seller to have a purchaser waive rights given by this title shall be a violation of this title.(b) In any proceeding involving this title, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 258, Sec. 9.)
CA Civ Code § 1812.217 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 2.7 - CONTRACTS FOR SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLANS|Section 1812.217.

1812.217.  Any person, including, but not limited to, the seller, a salesman, agent or representative of the seller or an independent contractor who attempts to sell or lease or sells or leases a seller assisted marketing plan, who willfully violates any provision of this title or employs, directly or indirectly, any device, scheme or artifice to deceive in connection with the offer or sale of any seller assisted marketing plan, or willfully engages, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person in connection with the offer, purchase, lease or sale of any seller assisted marketing plan shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each unlawful transaction, or imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or imprisoned in a county jail for not more than one year, or be punished by both that fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 34. (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.)