California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §10085: The commissioner may require that any or all materials used in obtaining advance fee agreements, including but not limited to the contract forms, letters or cards used to solicit prospective sellers,
What this law says, in plain English
A person who uses, publishes, or disseminates marketing materials for advance fee agreements after the commissioner has ordered them not to be used commits a misdemeanor, punishable by fine up to $2,500 and/or up to six months in county jail.
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