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CA Civ Code § 1789.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6E - CREDIT SERVICES|Section 1789.20.

1789.20.  (a) Any person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any superior court of this state shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain and enjoin the violation of any provision of this title.The duty to institute actions for violation of this title, including equity proceedings to restrain and enjoin such a violation, 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.(b) The misdemeanor provision of this section does not apply to a seller’s breach of a contract subject to this title.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1177, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.21 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6E - CREDIT SERVICES|Section 1789.21.

1789.21.  (a) Any buyer injured by a violation of this title or by the credit services organization’s breach of a contract subject to this title may bring any action for recovery of damages, or for injunctive relief, or both. Judgment shall be entered for actual damages, but in no case less than the amount paid by the buyer to the credit services organization, plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. An award, if the trial court deems it proper, may be entered for punitive damages.(b) Any person, including, but not limited to, a consumer credit reporting agency, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 1785.3, and any consumer of, or user of, a consumer credit report under the Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (Title 1.6 (commencing with Section 1785.1)), and any furnisher of credit information under the Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, may bring an action for the recovery of damages or for injunctive relief, or both, for a violation of this title. Any person bringing such an action who prevails in the action shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.22 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6E - CREDIT SERVICES|Section 1789.22.

1789.22.  The provisions 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.The remedies provided in this title for violation of any section of this title shall be in addition to any other procedures or remedies for any violation or conduct provided for in any other law.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1177, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.23 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6E - CREDIT SERVICES|Section 1789.23.

1789.23.  If any provision of this title or if any application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title and the application of the provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1177, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.26 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6E - CREDIT SERVICES|Section 1789.26.

1789.26.  (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 and collect 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.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 633, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6F - CHECK CASHERS|Section 1789.30.

1789.30.  (a) (1) Every check casher, as applicable to the services provided, shall post a complete, detailed, and unambiguous schedule of all fees for (A) cashing checks, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose, (B) the sale or issuance of money orders, and (C) the initial issuance of any identification card. Each check casher shall also post a list of valid identification which is acceptable in lieu of identification provided by the check casher. The information required by this section shall be clear, legible, and in letters not less than one-half inch in height. The information shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the unobstructed view of the public within the check casher’s premises.(2) A check casher may be required to file a return required by Section 18631.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall become operative December 31, 2004.(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall apply to checks cashed on or after January 1, 2006.(B) The amendments to this section made by the act adding this subparagraph shall become operative on January 1, 2008.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 341, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.31 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6F - CHECK CASHERS|Section 1789.31.

1789.31.  (a) As used in this title, a “check casher” means a person or entity that for compensation engages, in whole or in part, in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose. “Check casher” does not include a state or federally chartered bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan company. “Check casher” also does not include a retail seller engaged primarily in the business of selling consumer goods, including consumables, to retail buyers that cashes checks or issues money orders for a fee not exceeding two dollars ($2) as a service to its customers that is incidental to its main purpose or business.(b) This section shall become operative December 31, 2004.(Amended (as added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 777, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2004, Ch. 17, Sec. 4. Effective February 23, 2004. Section operative December 31, 2004, by its own provisions, or sooner as authorized by Sec. 20 of Ch. 17.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.32 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6F - CHECK CASHERS|Section 1789.32.

1789.32.  Failure to post information as required by this title, or the imposition of fees or identification requirements contrary to the information posted, shall constitute an unfair business practice within the meaning of Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1391, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6F - CHECK CASHERS|Section 1789.35.

1789.35.  (a) A check casher shall not charge a fee for cashing a payroll check or government check in excess of 3 percent if identification is provided by the customer, or 3.5 percent without the provision of identification, of the face amount of the check, or three dollars ($3), whichever is greater. Identification, for purposes of this section, is limited to a California driver’s license, a California identification card, or a valid United States military identification card.(b) A check casher may charge a fee of no more than ten dollars ($10) to set up an initial account and issue an optional identification card for providing check cashing services. A replacement optional identification card may be issued at a cost not to exceed five dollars ($5).(c) A check casher shall provide a receipt to the customer for each transaction.(d) A check casher may charge a fee for cashing a personal check, as posted pursuant to Section 1789.30, for immediate deposit in an amount not to exceed 12 percent of the face value of the check.(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any action brought pursuant to this subdivision shall be commenced within four years of the date on which the act or transaction upon which the action is based occurred.(f) A willful violation of this section is a misdemeanor.(g) Any person who is injured by any violation of this section may bring an action for the recovery of damages, an equity proceeding to restrain and enjoin those violations, or both. The amount awarded may be up to three times the damages actually incurred, but in no event less than the amount paid by the aggrieved consumer to a person subject to this section. If the plaintiff prevails, the plaintiff shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. If a court determines by clear and convincing evidence that a breach or violation was willful, the court, in its discretion, may award punitive damages in addition to the amounts set forth above.(h) This section shall become operative December 31, 2004.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 17, Sec. 7) by Stats. 2004, Ch. 28, Sec. 2. Effective April 1, 2004. Section operative December 31, 2004, by its own provisions, or sooner as authorized by Sec. 3 of Ch. 28.)
CA Civ Code § 1789.38 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.6F - CHECK CASHERS|Section 1789.38.

1789.38.  Any waiver of the provisions of this title is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 815, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.795 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.80 - Identification Documents|Section 1798.795.

1798.795.  For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Contactless identification document system” means a group of identification documents issued and operated under a single authority that use RFID to transmit data remotely to readers intended to read that data. In a contactless identification document system, every reader must be able to read every identification document in the system.(b) “Data” means any information stored or transmitted on an identification document in machine-readable form.(c) “Identification document” means any document containing data that is issued to an individual and which that individual, and only that individual, uses alone or in conjunction with any other information for the primary purpose of establishing his or her identity. Identification documents specifically include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Driver’s licenses or identification cards issued pursuant to Section 13000 of the Vehicle Code.(2) Identification cards for employees or contractors.(3) Identification cards issued by educational institutions.(4) Health insurance or benefit cards.(5) Benefit cards issued in conjunction with any government-supported aid program.(6) Licenses, certificates, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by the Business and Professions Code.(7) Library cards issued by any public library.(d) “Key” means a string of bits of information used as part of a cryptographic algorithm used in encryption.(e) “Radio frequency identification” or “RFID” means the use of electromagnetic radiating waves or reactive field coupling in the radio frequency portion of the spectrum to communicate to or from an identification document through a variety of modulation and encoding schemes.(f) “Reader” means a scanning device that is capable of using RFID to communicate with an identification document and read the data transmitted by that identification document.(g) “Remotely” means that no physical contact between the identification document and a reader is necessary in order to transmit data using RFID.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 746, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.79.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.807 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING: PERSONAL INFORMATION|Section 1798.79.8.

1798.79.8.  For purposes of this title:(a) “Person or entity” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any business entity, or any state or local agency.(b) “Personally identifying information” means:(1) First and last name or last name only.(2) Home or other physical address, including, but not limited to, a street name or ZIP Code, other than an address obtained pursuant to the California Safe At Home program or a business mailing address for the victim service provider.(3) Electronic mail address or other online contact information, such as an instant messaging user identifier or a screen name that reveals an individual’s electronic mail address.(4) Telephone number, other than a business telephone number for the victim service provider.(5) Social security number.(6) Date of birth, with the exception of the year of birth.(7) Internet protocol address or host name that identifies an individual.(8) Any other information, including, but not limited to, the first and last names of children and relatives, racial or ethnic background, or religious affiliation, that, in combination with any other nonpersonally identifying information, would serve to identify any individual.(c) “Victim service provider” means a nongovernmental organization or entity that provides shelter, programs, or services at low cost, no cost, or on a sliding scale to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or their children, either directly or through other contractual arrangements, including rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, domestic violence transitional housing programs, and other programs with the primary mission to provide services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or their children, whether or not that program exists in an agency that provides additional services.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 54, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.79.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.807 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING: PERSONAL INFORMATION|Section 1798.79.9.

1798.79.9.  (a) In the course of awarding grants, including, but not limited to, requests for proposals, contracts, or billing procedures, implementing programs, or providing financial support or assistance for the purpose of providing shelter, programs, or services at low cost, no cost, or on a sliding scale to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or their children, to any victim service provider, it is unlawful for any person or entity to request or require that victim service provider to provide personally identifying information regarding any of the persons to whom it is providing services, it has provided services, or it has considered or is considering providing services.(b) In the course of awarding grants, including, but not limited to, requests for proposals, contracts, or billing procedures, implementing programs, or providing financial support or assistance for the purpose of providing shelter, programs, or services at low cost, no cost, or on a sliding scale to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or their children, to any victim service provider, it is unlawful for any person or entity to request or require that victim service provider to use any computer software, computer program, computer protocol, or other computer system that requires the disclosure of personally identifying information regarding any of the persons to whom it is providing services, it has provided services, or it has considered or is considering providing services.(c) Nothing in this section is intended to prevent the collection of information for statistical purposes that are necessary for the proper administration of the grant, program, or financial assistance, provided that collection does not require the disclosure of information that would serve to identify any specific individual.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 54, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.79.95 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.807 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING: PERSONAL INFORMATION|Section 1798.79.95.

1798.79.95.  Injunctive relief shall be available to any victim service provider aggrieved by a violation of this title. The prevailing plaintiff in any action commenced under this section shall be entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees if the victim service provider has provided notice of this section and the asserted violation of this section to the defendant and the defendant has failed to cease the violation within five business days of receiving that notice.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 54, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.80 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81 - CUSTOMER RECORDS|Section 1798.80.

1798.80.  The following definitions apply to this title:(a) “Business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized and whether or not organized to operate at a profit, including a financial institution organized, chartered, or holding a license or authorization certificate under the law of this state, any other state, the United States, or of any other country, or the parent or the subsidiary of a financial institution. The term includes an entity that disposes of records.(b) “Records” means any material, regardless of the physical form, on which information is recorded or preserved by any means, including in written or spoken words, graphically depicted, printed, or electromagnetically transmitted. “Records” does not include publicly available directories containing information an individual has voluntarily consented to have publicly disseminated or listed, such as name, address, or telephone number.(c) “Customer” means an individual who provides personal information to a business for the purpose of purchasing or leasing a product or obtaining a service from the business.(d) “Individual” means a natural person.(e) “Personal information” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, his or her name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. “Personal information” does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or local government records.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 134, Sec. 1. (AB 1094) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.81 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81 - CUSTOMER RECORDS|Section 1798.81.

1798.81.  A business shall take all reasonable steps to dispose, or arrange for the disposal, of customer records within its custody or control containing personal information when the records are no longer to be retained by the business by (a) shredding, (b) erasing, or (c) otherwise modifying the personal information in those records to make it unreadable or undecipherable through any means.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 134, Sec. 2. (AB 1094) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Civ Code § 1798.83.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1.81 - CUSTOMER RECORDS|Section 1798.83.5.

1798.83.5.  (a) The purpose of this section is to ensure that information obtained on an Internet Web site regarding an individual’s age will not be used in furtherance of employment or age discrimination.(b) A commercial online entertainment employment service provider that enters into a contractual agreement to provide employment services to an individual for a subscription payment shall not, upon request by the subscriber, do either of the following:(1) Publish or make public the subscriber’s date of birth or age information in an online profile of the subscriber.(2) Share the subscriber’s date of birth or age information with any Internet Web sites for the purpose of publication.(c) A commercial online entertainment employment service provider subject to subdivision (b) shall, within five days, remove from public view in an online profile of the subscriber the subscriber’s date of birth and age information on any companion Internet Web sites under its control upon specific request by the subscriber naming the Internet Web sites. A commercial online entertainment employment service provider that permits members of the public to upload or modify Internet content on its own Internet Web site or any Internet Web site under its control without prior review by that provider shall not be deemed in violation of this section unless first requested by the subscriber to remove age information. (d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Commercial online entertainment employment service provider” means a person or business that owns, licenses, or otherwise possesses computerized information, including, but not limited to, age and date of birth information, about individuals employed in the entertainment industry, including television, films, and video games, and that makes the information available to the public or potential employers.(2) “Payment” means a fee in exchange for advertisements, or any other form of compensation or benefit.(3) “Provide employment services” means post resumes, photographs, or other information about a subscriber when one of the purposes is to provide individually identifiable information about the subscriber to a prospective employer. (4) “Subscriber” means a natural person who enters into a contractual agreement with a commercial online entertainment employment service provider to receive employment services in return for a subscription payment.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 555, Sec. 1. (AB 1687) Effective January 1, 2017.)