Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, and any superior court of this state shall have jurisdiction in equity on the complaint of any interested person to restrain and enjoin the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 310, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 17770

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
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