California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 7 — General Business Regulations, Part 3 — Representations to the Public, Chapter 1 — Advertising, Article 1.4 — Telephonic Sellers, Section 17513
(a) It shall be unlawful for any telephonic seller to procure, either directly or through an agent, the services of any third-party delivery, courier, or other pickup service, for the purpose of obtaining a purchaser’s payment for goods sold by the telephonic seller, unless the goods are delivered before or at the same time the purchaser’s payment is obtained.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 17511.9, any person who violates subdivision (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year.
Notes
Prohibits a telephonic seller from using a third-party delivery, courier, or pickup service to collect a purchaser’s payment unless the sold goods are delivered before or at the same time payment is obtained. A violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail, notwithstanding the referenced provision governing other telephonic-seller violations.
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