California Senate Bill SB411 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: SB 411INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Ducheny FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 17701 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to coupons. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 411, as introduced, Ducheny. Coupons. Existing law prohibits a person from issuing a coupon, as defined, unless the person is the individual issuing the coupon, a member of an association issuing the coupon, or a person engaged in the business of issuing coupons, and specified information is included on the coupon. Existing law requires a coupon issued by a member or members of an association to include the name and address of the principal place of business of the association. Existing law makes a violation of those provisions a misdemeanor. This bill would additionally require a coupon issued by a member or members of an association to include an Internet Web site address. The bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Because a violation of that requirement would constitute a misdemeanor, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 17701 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 17701. It is unlawful for any person to issue  coupons   a coupon  unless there  shall be   is  specified in or upon  such coupons   that coupon  , specifically or by class, the person by whom or with whom  such   that  coupon is exchangeable or redeemable, and unless  such   that  person  specified  is  either   one of the following  : (a) The person issuing  such   the  coupon  .  (b)  Member   A member  or members of an association issuing  such   the  coupon  ,  which association shall be a bona fide organization in existence for a period of at least six months prior to issuing  such   the  coupon. The name and address by street and number of the principal place of business of the association  and an Internet Web site address  shall also be specified in or upon  such   the  coupon  .  (c) A person engaged in the business of issuing coupons for use or distribution by  itself   himself or herself  or by  any  other  persons   person  . SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.