California Civil Code

§ 1788.302

CIV § 1788.302 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Title 1.6C.17 · Part 4 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)A debt settlement provider shall not engage in false, deceptive, or misleading acts or practices when providing debt settlement services. Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, an act or practice is false, deceptive, or misleading, in connection with providing debt settlement services, if the act or practice consists of any of the following:

(1)Making or permitting another entity to publicly make on behalf of the debt settlement provider, a statement or representation that is false, deceptive, or misleading.

(2)Posting directly, or indirectly causing to be posted, an online review or ranking on an internet website if the debt settlement provider, or its agent, provided anything of value in exchange for favorable treatment in that review or ranking.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 454, Sec. 1. (AB 1405) Effective January 1, 2022.