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On September 26, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed California Law AB 1215 into law. [1] Authored by Bob Blumenfield (D-Woodland Hills), the legislation accomplished three goals: (1) increasing the fees that California car and truck dealers can charge for licensing, (2) requiring dealers to use Electronic Titling and (3) governing how automobile dealers disclose previously damaged ...
The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) is part of the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), whose mission is to promote and protect the interests of California consumers. BAR provides a wide range of consumer protection services, including: Registers and regulates approximately 36,000 California automotive repair dealers.
Consumer protection in California began with the passage of the Medical Practice Act of 1876. The Act was designed to regulate the State's medical professionals, who up to that point had operated virtually unchecked. However, an actual government agency with the legal authority to enforce the Act was not created until 1878.
(The Center Square) – There are a handful of consumer protection laws Californians will see in 2025. Come Jan. 1, these five bills will take effect: AB 2017 - Declined transaction fees: Proposed ...
The FTC originally proposed what became the CARS Rule in June 2022. In July 2023, a group of 17 Democratic U.S. lawmakers issued a statement asking the FTC to finalize those rules.
The federal consumer watchdog has levied several complaints against dealerships as recently as December 2024, winning a settlement of $20 million from a handful of dealerships accused of ...
The measure included an increase in staff and authority, to enhance the department's regulatory scope and enable it to become a national model for consumer protection. Effective September 29, 2020, the DBO changed its name [4] to the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The California Consumer Financial Protection Law
New statewide taxes and tax increases in California already require approval from two-thirds of state lawmakers in both chambers. The measure sought to add an additional requirement for voters to ...