Consumer Affairs Act
California · BPC · §§ 300 to 337 · 27 sections
Overview
The Consumer Affairs Act governs the state administrative agency responsible for consumer protection and the oversight of licensed occupations and professions. It establishes the agency's leadership and staffing, defines its powers and duties, and creates mechanisms for receiving and handling consumer complaints, advocating on behalf of consumers, and collecting and disseminating consumer information. It also sets uniform standards for disciplining and monitoring healing arts licensees whose practice is affected by substance abuse.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 4 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 962 F. Supp. 1260 - Cornwell v. California Board of Barbering & Cosmetology
Sections covered
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 300General Provisions and Definitions
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 301General Provisions and Definitions
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 302General Provisions and Definitions1 cite
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 305Director and Employees
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 306Director and Employees
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 307Director and Employees
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 308Director and Employees
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 310Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 311Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 312Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 312.1Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 312.2Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 313Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 313.1Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 313.2Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 313.5Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 314Powers and Duties
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 315Uniform Standards Regarding Substance-Abusing Healing Arts Licensees
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 315.2Uniform Standards Regarding Substance-Abusing Healing Arts Licensees
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 315.4Uniform Standards Regarding Substance-Abusing Healing Arts Licensees
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 320Representation of Consumers1 cite
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 321Representation of Consumers2 cites
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 325Consumer Complaints
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 325.3Consumer Complaints
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 326Consumer Complaints
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 328Consumer Complaints
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 337Information
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