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CA Bus & Prof Code § 17100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 4 - Unfair Trade Practices|ARTICLE 6 - Penal Provisions|Section 17100.

17100.  Any person, whether as principal, agent, officer or director, for himself, or for another person, or for any firm or corporation, or any corporation, who or which violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor for each single violation and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 4 - Unfair Trade Practices|ARTICLE 6 - Penal Provisions|Section 17101.

17101.  In the prosecution of any person as officer, director or agent, it is sufficient to allege and prove the unlawful intent of the person, firm or corporation for which he acts.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17500 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17500.

17500.  It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, or any employee thereof with intent directly or indirectly to dispose of real or personal property or to perform services, professional or otherwise, or anything of any nature whatsoever or to induce the public to enter into any obligation relating thereto, to make or disseminate or cause to be made or disseminated before the public in this state, or to make or disseminate or cause to be made or disseminated from this state before the public in any state, in any newspaper or other publication, or any advertising device, or by public outcry or proclamation, or in any other manner or means whatever, including over the Internet, any statement, concerning that real or personal property or those services, professional or otherwise, or concerning any circumstance or matter of fact connected with the proposed performance or disposition thereof, which is untrue or misleading, and which is known, or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, or for any person, firm, or corporation to so make or disseminate or cause to be so made or disseminated any such statement as part of a plan or scheme with the intent not to sell that personal property or those services, professional or otherwise, so advertised at the price stated therein, or as so advertised. Any violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both that imprisonment and fine.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17500.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1 - False Advertising in General|Section 17500.1.

17500.1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no trade or professional association, or state agency, state board, or state commission within the Department of Consumer Affairs shall enact any rule, regulation, or code of professional ethics which shall restrict or prohibit advertising by any commercial or professional person, firm, partnership or corporation which does not violate the provisions of Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code, or which is not prohibited by other provisions of law.The provisions of this section shall not apply to any rules or regulations heretofore or hereafter formulated pursuant to Section 6076.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 653.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17500.5 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17500.5.

17500.5.  (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to falsely represent by advertisement the quantity of any article so advertised that will be sold to any one customer on his demand in a single transaction, and willfully or negligently to fail to include in such advertisement a statement that any restriction that is in fact put upon the quantity of any article so advertised that is sold or offered for sale to any one customer on his demand in a single transaction.(b) Any person, firm, corporation, or association who, by means of such false or negligent advertisement or publicity, induces any individual retail purchaser and consumer to enter any place of business designated therein seeking to buy any article so advertised or publicized, and then refuses to sell to such person the article at the price advertised in any quantity then available for sale on said premises, shall be liable to each person so induced and refused, for the losses and expenses thereby incurred, and the sum of fifty dollars ($50) in addition thereto.(c) Nothing in this section shall affect any right a seller may have to refuse to extend credit to a customer, and this section shall not be applicable to a customer purchasing for resale.(d) The provisions of subdivision (b) are applicable only to actions brought in the name of, and on behalf of, a single plaintiff and shall not be applicable in multiple plaintiff or class actions.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1121.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17501 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17501.

17501.  For the purpose of this article the worth or value of any thing advertised is the prevailing market price, wholesale if the offer is at wholesale, retail if the offer is at retail, at the time of publication of such advertisement in the locality wherein the advertisement is published.No price shall be advertised as a former price of any advertised thing, unless the alleged former price was the prevailing market price as above defined within three months next immediately preceding the publication of the advertisement or unless the date when the alleged former price did prevail is clearly, exactly and conspicuously stated in the advertisement.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 63.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17502 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17502.

17502.  This article does not apply to any visual or sound radio broadcasting station, to any internet service provider or commercial online service, or to any publisher of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, who broadcasts or publishes, including over the Internet, an advertisement in good faith, without knowledge of its false, deceptive, or misleading character.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 599, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17504 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17504.

17504.  (a) Any person, partnership, corporation, firm, joint stock company, association, or organization engaged in business in this state as a retail seller who sells any consumer good or service which is sold only in multiple units and which is advertised by price shall advertise those goods or services at the price of the minimum multiple unit in which they are offered.(b) Nothing contained in subdivision (a) shall prohibit a retail seller from advertising any consumer good or service for sale at a single unit price where the goods or services are sold only in multiple units and not in single units as long as the advertisement also discloses, at least as prominently, the price of the minimum multiple unit in which they are offered.(c) For purposes of subdivisions (a) and (b), “consumer good” means any article which is used or bought for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, but does not include any food item.(d) For the purposes of subdivisions (a) and (b), “consumer service” means any service which is obtained for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.(e) For purposes of subdivisions (a) and (b), “retail seller” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint stock company, association, organization, or other legal relationship which engages in the business of selling consumer goods or services to retail buyers.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 439, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17505 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17505.

17505.  No person shall state, in an advertisement of his goods, that he is a producer, manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or importer, or that he owns or controls a factory or other source of supply of goods, when such is not the fact, and no person shall in any other manner misrepresent the character, extent, volume, or type of his business.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1733.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17505.2 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17505.2.

17505.2.  (a) It is unlawful for a person to represent himself or herself as a recreation therapist, to represent the services he or she performs as recreation therapy, or to use terms set forth in subdivision (c) in connection with his or her services, name, or place of business, unless he or she meets all of the following requirements:(1) Graduation from an accredited college or university with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in recreation therapy or in recreation and leisure studies with a specialization in recreation therapy. Alternatively, a person who does not have one of the preceding degrees may qualify if he or she has a baccalaureate degree in a specialization acceptable for certification or eligible for certification by any accrediting body specified in paragraph (2).(2) Current certification or eligibility for certification as a recreation therapist by the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification or by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, Inc.(b) No person shall represent himself or herself as a recreation therapist assistant, or represent the services he or she performs as being in any way related to recreation therapy, unless he or she at a minimum has current certification, or has eligibility for certification, by the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification or by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, Inc., as a recreation therapist assistant.(c) A person who does not meet the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b) may not use any of the following words or abbreviations in connection with his or her services, name, or place of business:(1) Recreation therapist registered.(2) Recreation therapist certified.(3) Certified therapeutic recreation specialist.(4) Recreation therapist.(5) Recreation therapist assistant registered.(6) Certified therapeutic recreation assistant.(7) RTR.(8) RTC.(9) CTRS.(10) RT.(11) RTAR.(12) CTRA.(d) For purposes of subdivision (c), the abbreviation RT shall not be construed to include rehabilitation therapist or respiratory therapist.(e) Any person injured by a violation of this section may bring a civil action and may recover one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for the first violation and two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each subsequent violation. This is the sole remedy for a violation of this section.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 485, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17506 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17506.

17506.  As used in this chapter, “person” includes any individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 664.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17506.5 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17506.5.

17506.5.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs” includes any commission, bureau, division, or other similarly constituted agency within the Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) “Local consumer affairs agency” means and includes any city or county body which primarily provides consumer protection services.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 897.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17507 (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 - False Advertising in General|Section 17507.

17507.  It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to make an advertising claim or representation pertaining to more than one article of merchandise or type of service, within the same class of merchandise or service, if any price set forth in such claim or representation does not clearly and conspicuously identify the article of merchandise or type of service to which it relates. Disclosure of the relationship between the price and particular article of merchandise or type of service by means of an asterisk or other symbol, and corresponding footnote, does not meet the requirement of clear and conspicuous identification when the particular article of merchandise or type of service is not represented pictorially.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 682.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510 (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.

17510.  (a) The Legislature finds that there exists in the area of solicitations and sales solicitations for charitable purposes a condition which has worked fraud, deceit and imposition upon the people of the state which existing legal remedies are inadequate to correct. Many solicitations or sales solicitations for charitable purposes have involved situations where funds are solicited from the citizens of this state for charitable purposes, but an insignificant amount, if any, of the money solicited and collected actually is received by any charity. The charitable solicitation industry has a significant impact upon the well-being of the people of this state. The provisions of this article relating to solicitations and sale solicitations for charitable purposes are, therefore, necessary for the public welfare.(b) The Legislature declares that the purpose of this article is to safeguard the public against fraud, deceit and imposition, and to foster and encourage fair solicitations and sales solicitations for charitable purposes, wherein the person from whom the money is being solicited will know what portion of the money will actually be utilized for charitable purposes. This article will promote legitimate solicitations and sales solicitation for charitable purposes and restrict harmful solicitation methods, thus the people of this state will not be misled into giving solicitors a substantial amount of money which may not in fact be used for charitable purposes.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1267, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.1.

17510.1.  As used in this article, “sale” shall include a gift made with the hope or expectation of monetary compensation.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1113.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.2.

17510.2.  (a) As used in this article, “solicitation for charitable purposes,” means any request, plea, entreaty, demand, or invitation, or attempt thereof, to give money or property, in connection with which any of the following applies:(1) Any appeal is made for charitable purposes.(2) The name of any charity, philanthropic or charitable organization is used or referred to in any such appeal as an inducement for making any such gift.(3) Any statement is made to the effect that the gift or any part thereof will go to or be used for any charitable purpose or organization.(4) The name of any organization of law enforcement personnel, firefighters, or other persons who protect the public safety is used or referred to as an inducement for transferring any money or property, unless the only expressed or implied purpose of the solicitation is for the sole benefit of the actual active membership of the organization.(b) As used in this article, “sales solicitation for charitable purposes” means the sale of, offer to sell, or attempt to sell any advertisement, advertising space, book, card, chance, coupon device, magazine subscription, membership, merchandise, ticket of admission or any other thing or service in connection with which any of the following applies:(1) Any appeal is made for charitable purposes.(2) The name of any charity, philanthropic or charitable organization is used or referred to in any such appeal as an inducement for making any such sale.(3) Any statement is made to the effect that the whole or any part of the proceeds from the sale will go to or be used for any charitable purpose or organization.(4) The name of any organization of law enforcement personnel, firefighters, or other persons who protect the public safety is used or referred to as an inducement for transferring any money or property, unless the only expressed or implied purpose of the sales solicitation is for the sole benefit of the actual active membership of the organization.(c) A solicitation for charitable purposes, or a sale, offer or attempt to sell for charitable purposes, shall include the making or disseminating or causing to be made or disseminated before the public in this state, in any newspaper or other publication, or any advertising device, or by public outcry or proclamation, or in any other manner or means whatsoever any such solicitation.(d) For purposes of this article, “charity” shall include any person who, or any nonprofit community organization, fraternal, benevolent, educational, philanthropic, or service organization, or governmental employee organization which, solicits or obtains contributions solicited from the public for charitable purposes or holds any assets for charitable purposes.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 445, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.4.

17510.4.  If the initial solicitation or sales solicitation is made by radio, television, letter, telephone, or any other means not involving direct personal contact with the person solicited, including over the Internet, this solicitation shall clearly disclose the information required by Section 17510.3. This disclosure requirement shall not apply to any radio or television solicitation of 60 seconds or less. If the gift is subsequently made or the sale is subsequently consummated, the solicitation or sale for charitable purposes card shall be mailed to or otherwise delivered to the donor, or to the buyer with the item or items purchased.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 599, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.5.

17510.5.  (a) The financial records of a soliciting organization shall be maintained on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, or the Financial Accounting Standards Board.(b) The disclosure requirement of paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 17510.3 shall be based on the same accounting principles used to maintain the soliciting organization’s financial records.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 919, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.6.

17510.6.  The provisions of this article shall not apply to solicitations, sales, offers, or attempts to sell within the membership of a charitable organization or upon its regular occupied premises, nor shall it apply to funds raised as authorized by Section 326.5 of the Penal Code.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1267, Sec. 8.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.7.

17510.7.  Compliance with any city or county ordinance which provides for disclosure of information relating to solicitations or sales solicitations for charitable purposes substantially similar to and no less than the disclosure requirements of this article shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this article. The provisions of this article are not intended to preempt any city or county ordinance.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 509, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 17510.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC|CHAPTER 1 - Advertising|ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations|Section 17510.8.

17510.8.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, there exists a fiduciary relationship between a charity or any person soliciting on behalf of a charity, and the person from whom a charitable contribution is being solicited. The acceptance of charitable contributions by a charity or any person soliciting on behalf of a charity establishes a charitable trust and a duty on the part of the charity and the person soliciting on behalf of the charity to use those charitable contributions for the declared charitable purposes for which they are sought. This section is declarative of existing trust law principles.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1170, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)