Section 17604.
17604. (a) Notwithstanding Section 17534, a violation of this article shall not be a crime. However, all available civil remedies that apply to a violation of this article may be employed. (b) If a business complies with the provisions of this article in good faith, it shall not be subject to civil remedies. (Added by Stats. 2009, […]
Section 17605.
17605. The following are exempt from the requirements of this article: (a) Any service provided by a business or its affiliate where either the business or its affiliate is doing business pursuant to a franchise issued by a political subdivision of the state or a license, franchise, certificate, or other authorization issued by the California Public […]
Section 17606.
17606. This article shall become operative on December 1, 2010. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. (SB 340) Effective January 1, 2010. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date for Article 9, commencing with Section 17600.)
Section 17577.1.
17577.1. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Contaminant” or “contamination” means any health-related physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water. (b) “Water treatment device” means any product that (1) is designed to alter the chemical or physical properties or characteristics of water or plumbing or the […]
Section 17601.
17601. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Automatic renewal” means a plan or arrangement in which a paid subscription or purchasing agreement is automatically renewed at the end of a definite term for a subsequent term. (b) “Automatic renewal offer terms” means the following clear and conspicuous disclosures: (1) That the subscription […]
Section 17577.2.
17577.2. It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following in connection with the sale, lease, rental, offer to sell, lease, rent, or other disposition of water treatment devices: (a) Make any untrue or misleading oral or written statements regarding the presence of one or more contaminants in water, or the performance of […]
Section 17602.
17602. (a) It is unlawful for any business that makes an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer to a consumer in this state to do any of the following: (1) Fail to present the automatic renewal offer terms or continuous service offer terms in a clear and conspicuous manner before the subscription or purchasing agreement is […]
Section 17577.3.
17577.3. (a) A contract or offer which is subject to approval, for the sale, lease, or rental of a water treatment device shall be deemed a home solicitation contract or offer, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1689.5 of the Civil Code regardless of where the contract or offer was made, and shall be subject […]
Section 17603.
17603. In any case in which a business sends any goods, wares, merchandise, or products to a consumer, under a continuous service agreement or automatic renewal of a purchase, without first obtaining the consumer’s affirmative consent as described in Section 17602, the goods, wares, merchandise, or products shall for all purposes be deemed an unconditional […]
Section 17577.4.
17577.4. Any violation of this article 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. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1278, Sec. 1.)