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 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 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 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 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 […]