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CALIFORNIA CODES
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODEDivision 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONSPart 3 - REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLICChapter 1 - ADVERTISING
Article 1.8 - RESTRICTIONS ON UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL ADVERTISERS
Section 17529.4 - Unlawful collection of electronic mail addresses; unlawful use of electronic mail addresses obtained by using automated means; unlawful use of automated means to register multiple electronic mail accounts

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17529.4

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Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 17529.4 - Unlawful collection of electronic mail addresses; unlawful use of electronic mail addresses obtained by using automated means; unlawful use of automated means to register multiple electronic mail accounts
(a) It is unlawful for any person or entity to collect electronic mail addresses posted on the Internet if the purpose of the collection is for the electronic mail addresses to be used to do either of the following:
(1) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement from California, or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent from California.
(2) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement to a California electronic mail address, or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent to California electronic mail address.
(b) It is unlawful for any person or entity to use an electronic mail address obtained by using automated means based on a combination of names, letters, or numbers to do either of the following:
(1) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement from California, or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent from California.
(2) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement to a California electronic mail address, or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent to a California electronic mail address.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to use scripts or other automated means to register for multiple electronic mail accounts from which to do, or to enable another person to do, either of the following:
(1) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement from California, or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent from California.
(2) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement to a California electronic mail address, or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent to a California electronic mail address.

Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 17529.4

Added by Stats 2003 ch 487 (SB 186), s 1, eff. 1/1/2004.