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 17594.
17594. Any information regarding any California telephone number that appears on the “do not call” list in the possession of the Attorney General, whether obtained from the Federal Trade Commission or submitted to the Attorney General by a subscriber for inclusion in the “do not call” list, shall not be disclosed pursuant to a request […]
Section 17577.
17577. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there have been situations where homeowners have been subjected to fraud, deception, and unfair dealing by certain promoters of water treatment devices. Water contamination problems throughout the nation have created concern among homeowners concerning the quality and healthfulness of home water for drinking. Some promoters of water treatment […]
Section 17600.
17600. It is the intent of the Legislature to end the practice of ongoing charging of consumer credit or debit cards or third party payment accounts without the consumers’ explicit consent for ongoing shipments of a product or ongoing deliveries of service. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. (SB 340) Effective January 1, […]
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 […]