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Lab. Code § 1701 Section 1701
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Artist” means a person who is or seeks to become an actor, actress, model, extra, radio artist, musical artist, musical organization, director, musical director, writer, cinematographer, composer,…
Lab. Code § 1702 Section 1702
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No person shall own, operate, or act in the capacity of an advance-fee talent representation service or advertise, solicit for, or knowingly refer a person to, an advance-fee talent representation service.
Lab. Code § 1702.1 Section 1702.1
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(a) “Advance-fee talent representation service” means a person who provides or offers to provide, or advertises or represents itself as providing, an artist, directly or by referral to another person, with one or more of the following services described below, provided that the p…
Lab. Code § 1702.3 Section 1702.3
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A person who violates Section 1702 is subject to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1704).
Lab. Code § 1702.4 Section 1702.4
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This article does not apply to the following: (a) A public educational institution. (b) A nonprofit corporation, organized to achieve economic adjustment and civic betterment, give vocational guidance, including employment counseling services, and assist in the placement of its m…
Lab. Code § 1703 Section 1703
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(a) Every contract and agreement between an artist and a talent service shall be in writing, in at least 10-point type, and contain all of the following provisions: (1) The name, address, telephone number, fax number (if any), email address (if any), and Internet Web site address…
Lab. Code § 1703.1 Section 1703.1
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(a) Every person engaging in the business of a talent service shall keep and maintain records of the talent service business, including the following: (1) The name and address of each artist contracting with the talent service. (2) The amount of the fees paid by or for the artist…
Lab. Code § 1703.3 Section 1703.3
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(a) Prior to advertising or engaging in business, a talent service shall file with the Labor Commissioner a bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or a deposit in lieu of the bond pursuant to Section 995.710 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The bond shall be execut…
Lab. Code § 1703.4 Section 1703.4
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(a) A talent service, its owners, directors, officers, agents, and employees shall not do any of the following through any means of communication, including, but not limited to, in person, through the use of a telecommunication device, in print, on the Internet, or through the us…
Lab. Code § 1703.5 Section 1703.5
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No talent scout shall use the same name as used by any other talent scout soliciting for the same talent service, and no talent service shall permit a talent scout to use the same name as used by any other talent scout soliciting for the talent service.
Lab. Code § 1703.6 Section 1703.6
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This article does not apply to any of the following: (a) An entity described in subdivisions (a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) of Section 1702.4. (b) (1) A private educational institution established solely for educational purposes which, as a part of its curriculum, offers employment …
Lab. Code § 1704 Section 1704
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A person, including, an owner, officer, director, agent, or employee of a talent service, who willfully violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each violation is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by a fine not excee…
Lab. Code § 1704.1 Section 1704.1
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The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may institute an action for a violation of this chapter, including an action to restrain and enjoin a violation.
Lab. Code § 1704.2 Section 1704.2
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A person who is injured by a violation of this chapter or by the breach of a contract subject to this chapter may bring an action for recovery of damages or to restrain and enjoin a violation, or both. The court shall award to a plaintiff who prevails in an action under this chap…
Lab. Code § 1704.3 Section 1704.3
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The Labor Commissioner shall use the proceeds of a bond or deposit posted by a person pursuant to this chapter to satisfy a judgment or restitution order resulting from the person’s violation of a provision of this chapter, if the person fails to pay all amounts required by the j…
Lab. Code § 1705 Section 1705
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The provisions of this chapter are not exclusive and do not relieve a person subject to this chapter from the duty to comply with all other laws.
Lab. Code § 1705.1 Section 1705.1
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The remedies provided in this chapter are not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies or procedures provided in any other law, including Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code.
Lab. Code § 1705.2 Section 1705.2
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A waiver by an artist of the provisions of this chapter is deemed contrary to public policy and void and unenforceable. An attempt by a person or a talent service to have an artist waive his or her rights under this chapter is a violation of this chapter.
Lab. Code § 1705.3 Section 1705.3
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If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the chapter and the application of that provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Lab. Code § 1705.4 Section 1705.4
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Compliance with this chapter does not satisfy and is not a substitute for the requirements mandated by any other applicable law, including the obligation to obtain a license under the Talent Agencies Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1700)), prior to procuring, offering, pr…