Can you summarize Bpc Code CACL Division 7 Part 3 Chapter 1?

Short Summary

This section of the California Business and Professions Code governs false advertising in general. It prohibits any person, firm, corporation, or association, or any employee thereof, from making or disseminating untrue or misleading statements about real or personal property, services, or any matter of fact connected with the proposed performance or disposition thereof. The prohibition applies to statements made before the public in California or any other state, through various means including newspapers, publications, advertising devices, public outcry, proclamation, or over the Internet. It is also unlawful to make or disseminate such statements as part of a plan or scheme with the intent not to sell the advertised property or services at the stated price. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for up to six months, a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both. Nonprofit charitable organizations, persons selling intangibles, or items defined in Section 1590(a)(1) of the California Administrative Code are exempt from this section.

Whom does it apply to?

Any person, firm, corporation, or association, or any employee thereof

What does it govern?

False advertising in general

What are exemptions?

Nonprofit charitable organizations, persons selling intangibles, or items defined in Section 1590(a)(1) of the California Administrative Code

What are the Penalties?

Imprisonment in the county jail for up to six months, a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both

Jurisdiction

California

Source

Bpc Code CACL Division 7 Part 3 Chapter 1 [https://reggi.cloud.regology.com/regulations/US-CACL/US-CACL_T_BPC_T_7_P_3_C_1]

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