Section 23027 Of Article 3. Administration And Operations From California Financial Code >> Division 10. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
23027
. (a) No licensee shall advertise, print, display, publish,
distribute, or broadcast, or cause or permit to be advertised,
printed, displayed, published, distributed or broadcast, in any
manner, any statement or representation with regard to the business
subject to the provisions of this division, including the rates,
terms, or conditions for making or negotiating deferred deposit
transactions, that is false, misleading, or deceptive, or that omits
material information that is necessary to make the statements not
false, misleading, or deceptive.
(b) No licensee shall place an advertisement disseminated
primarily in this state for a deferred deposit transaction unless the
licensee discloses in the printed text of the advertisement, or the
oral text in the case of a radio or television advertisement, that
the licensee is licensed by the department pursuant to this division.
(c) The commissioner may require that rates of charges or fees, if
stated by the licensee, be stated fully and clearly in the manner
that the commissioner deems necessary to give adequate information
to, or to prevent misunderstanding by, prospective customers.
(d) No advertising copy shall be used after its use has been
disapproved by the commissioner and the licensee is notified in
writing of the disapproval.
(e) The commissioner may require licensees to maintain a file of
all advertising copy for a period of 90 days from the date of its
use. The file shall be available to the commissioner upon request.