Bill Text: CA AB2796 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Unfair competition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-28 - Re-referred to Com. on JUD. [AB2796 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB2796-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 24, 2022 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia |
February 18, 2022 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
The Unfair Competition Law (UCL) makes various practices unlawful and provides that a person who engages, has engaged, or proposes to engage in unfair competition is liable for a civil penalty, as specified. Existing law also makes any person who engages in, has engaged, or proposes to engage in unfair competition subject to injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction. Existing law authorizes the court to make orders or judgments to prevent the use or employment by any person of any practice that constitutes unfair competition or to restore to any person in interest any money or property, real or personal, that may have been acquired by means of unfair competition.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 16702 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:16702.
As used in this chapter “person” or “persons” includes corporations, firms,Any person who engages, has engaged, or proposes to engage in unfair competition may be enjoined in any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may make orders or judgments, including the appointment of a receiver, as may be necessary to prevent the use or employment by any person of any practice that constitutes
unfair competition, as defined in this chapter, or as may be necessary to restore to any person in interest any money or property, real or personal, that may have been acquired by means of unfair competition. Any person may pursue representative claims or relief on behalf of others only if the claimant meets the standing requirements of Section 17204 and complies with Section 382 of the Code of Civil Procedure, but these limitations do not apply to claims brought under this chapter by the Attorney General, or any district attorney, county counsel, city attorney, or city prosecutor in this state.