California Business and Professions Code 325 – It shall be the duty of the director to receive complaints from …
It shall be the duty of the director to receive complaints from consumers concerning (a) unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices undertaken by any person in the conduct of any trade or commerce; (b) the production, distribution, sale, and lease of any goods and services undertaken by any person which may endanger the public health, safety, or welfare; (c) violations of provisions of this code relating to businesses and professions licensed by any agency of the department, and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; (d) student concerns related to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s performance of its responsibilities, including concerns that arise related to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s handling of a complaint or its administration of the Student Tuition Recovery Fund, established in Article 14 (commencing with Section 94923) of Chapter 8 of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code; and (e) other matters consistent with the purposes of this chapter, whenever appropriate.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 593, Sec. 1. (SB 1192) Effective January 1, 2017.)
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 325
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 302
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 302
- Division: means the Division of Consumer Services. See California Business and Professions Code 302
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other group, however organized. See California Business and Professions Code 302