Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

(a) A person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of an immigration consultant shall provide a signed receipt to a client for each payment made by that client. The receipt shall be typed or computer generated on the consultant’s letterhead. (b) A statement of account…

(a) An immigration consultant shall conspicuously display in his or her office a notice that shall be at least 12 by 20 inches with boldface type or print with each character at least one inch in height and width in English and in the native language of the immigration consultant…

(a) An immigration consultant shall not, with the intent to mislead, literally translate, from English into another language, any words or titles, including, but not limited to, “notary public,” “notary,” “licensed,” “attorney,” or “lawyer,” that imply that the person is an attor…

(a) A person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of an immigration consultant shall submit to the Department of Justice, fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and…

(a) An immigration consultant who provides immigration reform act services shall establish and deposit into a client trust account any funds received from a client prior to performing those services for that client. (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions appl…

(a) It is unlawful for an immigration consultant to demand or accept the advance payment of any funds from a person for immigration reform act services in connection with any of the following: (1) An immigration reform act as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdiv…

(a) A person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of an immigration consultant shall deliver to a client a copy of each document or form completed on behalf of the client. Each document and form delivered must include the name and address of the immigration consultan…

(a) (1) Prior to engaging in the business, or acting in the capacity, of an immigration consultant, each person shall file with the Secretary of State a bond of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) executed by a corporate surety admitted to do business in this state and condit…

(a) The Secretary of State shall issue a cease and desist order to a person subject to this chapter’s provisions who has failed to comply with the provisions governing the filing and maintenance of bonds or who does not satisfactorily pass a background check required by Section 2…

It is unlawful for any person to disseminate by any means any statement indicating directly or by implication that the person engages in the business or acts in the capacity of an immigration consultant, or proposes to engage in the business or act in the capacity of an immigrati…

It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of an immigration consultant to do any of the following acts: (a) Make false or misleading statements to a client while providing services to that client. (b) Make any guarantee or promise to a client…

(a) (1) A person who violates this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each violation, to be assessed and collected in a civil action brought by any person injured by the violation or in a civil action brought in t…

(a) A person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of this chapter by an immigration consultant may bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages, or both. If the court finds that the defendant has violated a provision of this chapter, it shall award actual damages, plu…

(a) A person who is awarded damages in an action or proceeding for injuries caused by the acts of a person engaged in the business of, or acting in the capacity of, an immigration consultant, in the performance of his or her duties as an immigration consultant, may recover damage…

Any civil action to enforce any cause of action pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action has accrued. The cause of action is not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery, by the aggrieved party, of the facts constituting the …

(a) Immigration consultants, attorneys, notaries public, and organizations accredited by the United States Board of Immigration Appeals shall be the only individuals authorized to charge clients or prospective clients fees for providing consultations, legal advice, or notary publ…

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) To the extent applicable, the definitions which are now or may hereafter be set forth in Section 1301 of Title 49 of the United States Code are incorporated herein by reference. (b) To the extent applicable, the defini…

This chapter applies only to work done on a general aviation aircraft with either an estimated cost or an actual cost of one hundred dollars ($100) or more. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1001, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(a) It is the public policy of this state that parties to all business transactions, including those transactions which are the subject of this chapter, exhibit mutual financial responsibility with respect to one another. Accordingly, the existence of liens, the concurrence of li…

No repairperson shall commence work for compensation without specific authorization from the customer or his or her agent, in accordance with all of the following requirements: (a) The repairperson shall give to the customer either of the following: (1) A written estimated price …

Any repairperson who gives an original estimate in good faith, shall not be obligated to complete a job within the quoted or written estimated price if additional, unforeseen work is necessary to complete the job and the customer refuses to consent to payment for the cost of that…

All work done by a repairperson, including all warranty work, shall be recorded on an invoice and shall describe all work done and parts supplied. Work and parts shall be listed separately on the invoice, which shall also state separately the subtotal prices for work and for part…

The invoice shall show the repairperson’s business name and address. If the repairperson’s telephone number is on the invoice, it shall be the telephone number that appears in any advertisement or on an advertising sign, and shall be the same number as that listed for the repairp…

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, upon authorization from the customer as to a specific job, a repairperson may work on an aircraft on a time and materials basis. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1001, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(a) Sections 9793, 9794, 9795, and 9796 of this chapter shall not apply to services provided to a general aviation aircraft in distress which is in need of immediate work critical to its preservation and safety, for which consent cannot be expeditiously obtained. In all such inst…

(a) Subject to the provisions set forth in this chapter, each repairperson shall have a special lien pursuant to Sections 2872 and 2875 of the Civil Code, upon the civil aircraft, engine, or aircraft appliance upon which the repairperson has bestowed labor or furnished material. …

(a) The statutory lien created pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 9798.1 is not valid unless and until it is recorded with the FAA Aircraft Registry in the manner and in the form generally required for the “Recording of Aircraft Titles and Security Documents” pursuant to Part…

(a) Any repairperson having perfected his or her statutory lien pursuant to Section 9798.2 shall be entitled to the ex parte issuance of an order to show cause why the aircraft or other property should not be sold at auction. The order to show cause shall be issued by the Superio…

(a) The priority of liens set forth in this section supersedes the priority otherwise set forth in Section 2897 of the Civil Code. (b) The time of creation of the lien shall be the time that the FAA Aircraft Registry actually records the notice of lien described in Section 9798.2…