Bus. & Prof. Code, § 22442.1 · Chapter 19.5. Immigration Consultants
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 22442.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of an immigration consultant shall provide a signed receipt to a client for each payment made by that client. The receipt shall be typed or computer generated on the consultant’s letterhead.
(b) A statement of accounting for the services rendered and payments made shall be provided to the client every two months, shall be typed or computer generated on the immigration consultant’s letterhead, and shall display the individual charges and total charges for services and the client’s payments offsetting those charges. The consultant shall provide the client a written translation of the statement in the client’s native language.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.
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