CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2194Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 12, 2018 An act to add Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 20660) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to video games. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2194, as introduced, Quirk. Video games: microtransactions.Existing law requires a video game retailer to post a sign providing information to consumers about a video game rating system or notifying consumers that a rating system is available to aid in the selection of a game.This bill would require the manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction, as defined, within the video game to provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in. The bill would make a video game manufacturer that violates this provision subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 20660) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: CHAPTER 6.8. Video Games Featuring Microtransactions20660. (a) The manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction within the video game shall provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in.(b) For purposes of this section, a microtransaction is the ability to use real-world currency, including, but not limited to, a credit card, to purchase an item or download or unlock content within the game.(c) A video game manufacturer that violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2194Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 12, 2018 An act to add Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 20660) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to video games. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2194, as introduced, Quirk. Video games: microtransactions.Existing law requires a video game retailer to post a sign providing information to consumers about a video game rating system or notifying consumers that a rating system is available to aid in the selection of a game.This bill would require the manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction, as defined, within the video game to provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in. The bill would make a video game manufacturer that violates this provision subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2194
Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 12, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk
February 12, 2018
An act to add Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 20660) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to video games.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2194, as introduced, Quirk. Video games: microtransactions.
Existing law requires a video game retailer to post a sign providing information to consumers about a video game rating system or notifying consumers that a rating system is available to aid in the selection of a game.This bill would require the manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction, as defined, within the video game to provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in. The bill would make a video game manufacturer that violates this provision subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation.
Existing law requires a video game retailer to post a sign providing information to consumers about a video game rating system or notifying consumers that a rating system is available to aid in the selection of a game.
This bill would require the manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction, as defined, within the video game to provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in. The bill would make a video game manufacturer that violates this provision subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 20660) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: CHAPTER 6.8. Video Games Featuring Microtransactions20660. (a) The manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction within the video game shall provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in.(b) For purposes of this section, a microtransaction is the ability to use real-world currency, including, but not limited to, a credit card, to purchase an item or download or unlock content within the game.(c) A video game manufacturer that violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 20660) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: CHAPTER 6.8. Video Games Featuring Microtransactions20660. (a) The manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction within the video game shall provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in.(b) For purposes of this section, a microtransaction is the ability to use real-world currency, including, but not limited to, a credit card, to purchase an item or download or unlock content within the game.(c) A video game manufacturer that violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
SECTION 1. Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 20660) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 6.8. Video Games Featuring Microtransactions20660. (a) The manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction within the video game shall provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in.(b) For purposes of this section, a microtransaction is the ability to use real-world currency, including, but not limited to, a credit card, to purchase an item or download or unlock content within the game.(c) A video game manufacturer that violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
CHAPTER 6.8. Video Games Featuring Microtransactions20660. (a) The manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction within the video game shall provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in.(b) For purposes of this section, a microtransaction is the ability to use real-world currency, including, but not limited to, a credit card, to purchase an item or download or unlock content within the game.(c) A video game manufacturer that violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
CHAPTER 6.8. Video Games Featuring Microtransactions
CHAPTER 6.8. Video Games Featuring Microtransactions
20660. (a) The manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction within the video game shall provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in.(b) For purposes of this section, a microtransaction is the ability to use real-world currency, including, but not limited to, a credit card, to purchase an item or download or unlock content within the game.(c) A video game manufacturer that violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
20660. (a) The manufacturer of a video game that is sold in California and includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction within the video game shall provide a clear disclosure that the video game includes the opportunity to engage in a microtransaction on the physical box the video game is sold in.
(b) For purposes of this section, a microtransaction is the ability to use real-world currency, including, but not limited to, a credit card, to purchase an item or download or unlock content within the game.
(c) A video game manufacturer that violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.