California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §17533: It is unlawful for any proprietor or publisher of any newspaper or periodical, including any newspaper or periodical published over the Internet, willfully and knowingly to misrepresent the circulatio

Misdemeanor

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Newspaper and periodical publishers cannot intentionally misrepresent circulation figures to obtain advertising or business patronage.

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It is unlawful for any proprietor or publisher of any newspaper or periodical, including any newspaper or periodical published over the Internet, willfully and knowingly to misrepresent the circulation of the newspaper or periodical, for the purpose of securing advertising or other patronage.

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