California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §17566: It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any establishment within the scope of this article to post or maintain outdoor or outside advertising signs in connection with any such establishment

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

Owners or operators cannot post or maintain outdoor advertising signs containing untrue, misleading, false, or fraudulent rate representations for their establishments.

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It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any establishment within the scope of this article to post or maintain outdoor or outside advertising signs in connection with any such establishment relating to rates which shall have thereon any untrue, misleading, false, or fraudulent representations.

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