Lab. Code, § 5434 · Chapter 2.3. Workers’ Compensation—Truth in Advertising
Lab. Code, § 5434
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Any advertiser who violates Section 5431 or 5432 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, “advertiser” means any person who provides workers’ compensation claims services which are described in the written or broadcast advertisements, any person to whom persons solicited by the advertisements are directed to for inquiries or the provision of workers’ compensation claims related services, or any person paying for the preparation, broadcast, printing, dissemination, or placement of the advertisements.
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History
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 904, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.
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