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Deceptive Practices In Sales In California
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Code § 17000, et seq. The UCL generally prohibits any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice, as well as deceptive or misleading advertising.
If someone gives legal advice without a license, that's called the unauthorized practice of law (UPL.) In California, only attorneys can give legal advice. If an attorney loses their license to practice, but continues to take and advise clients, that's also considered the unauthorized practice of law.
The California Unfair Practices Act, beginning at Section 17000 of the California Business & Professions Code, prohibits unfair competition and “any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising.” A merchant who violates the Unfair Practices Act can be ...
Deceptive trade practices in the state are dealt under California Business and Professions Code § 17500 et seq. Sections 17500, 17500.5 and 17505 prohibit false advertisements.
The UCL forbids "unlawful, unfair or fraudulent" conduct in connection with virtually any type of business activity. With its sweeping liability standards and broad equitable remedies, the UCL is often the weapon of choice for plaintiffs' lawyers and is almost uniformly invoked by prosecutors in consumer cases.
The Fair Employment and Housing Act (California Government Code Section 12900-12951 & 12927-12928 & 12955 - 12956.1 & 12960-12976) provides protection from harassment or discrimination in employment because of: age (40 and over), ancestry, color, creed, denial of family and medical care leave, disability (mental and ...
California Trade practice act (Chapter 338) enacted in 1996. The law in California prohibits unethical home inspection practices, including repairing properties that home inspectors have inspected in the previous 12 months.
Only California residents have rights under the CCPA. A California resident is a natural person (as opposed to a corporation or other business entity) who resides in California, even if the person is temporarily outside of the state.