Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17502 · Article 1. False Advertising in General
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17502
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
This article does not apply to any visual or sound radio broadcasting station, to any internet service provider or commercial online service, or to any publisher of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, who broadcasts or publishes, including over the Internet, an advertisement in good faith, without knowledge of its false, deceptive, or misleading character.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 599, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.
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