CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 314Introduced by Assembly Member MullinFebruary 06, 2017 An act to amend Section 1694 of the Civil Code, relating to dating service contracts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 314, as introduced, Mullin. Dating service contracts: online services. Existing law defines and regulates dating service contracts. Existing law requires a dating service contract to be in writing and requires that a copy of the contract be provided to the buyer at the time he or she signs the contract. Existing law further requires that a dating service contract contain a conspicuous statement, placed as specified, regarding the right of the buyer to cancel the agreement.This bill would except from the law regulating dating service contracts, described above, an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if specified conditions are met relating to disclosure of the contract terms and the manner of cancellation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1694 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1694. As (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), as used in this chapter, a dating service contract is any contract with any organization that offers dating, matrimonial, or social referral services by any of the following means:(a)(1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, and statistics.(b)(2) A photograph or video selection process.(c)(3) Personal introductions provided by the organization at its place of business.(d)(4) A social environment provided by the organization intended primarily as an alternative to other singles bars or club-type environments.(b) This chapter does not apply to an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if the following conditions are met:(1) The buyer can view the contract terms, which shall include notice of the right to cancel described in paragraph (2), before entering the contract.(2) The buyer can cancel the contract in the same manner as Section 1694.1, without liability and with a refund of all moneys paid pursuant to the contract, until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer entered the contract.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 314Introduced by Assembly Member MullinFebruary 06, 2017 An act to amend Section 1694 of the Civil Code, relating to dating service contracts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 314, as introduced, Mullin. Dating service contracts: online services. Existing law defines and regulates dating service contracts. Existing law requires a dating service contract to be in writing and requires that a copy of the contract be provided to the buyer at the time he or she signs the contract. Existing law further requires that a dating service contract contain a conspicuous statement, placed as specified, regarding the right of the buyer to cancel the agreement.This bill would except from the law regulating dating service contracts, described above, an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if specified conditions are met relating to disclosure of the contract terms and the manner of cancellation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 314
Introduced by Assembly Member MullinFebruary 06, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Mullin
February 06, 2017
An act to amend Section 1694 of the Civil Code, relating to dating service contracts.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 314, as introduced, Mullin. Dating service contracts: online services.
Existing law defines and regulates dating service contracts. Existing law requires a dating service contract to be in writing and requires that a copy of the contract be provided to the buyer at the time he or she signs the contract. Existing law further requires that a dating service contract contain a conspicuous statement, placed as specified, regarding the right of the buyer to cancel the agreement.This bill would except from the law regulating dating service contracts, described above, an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if specified conditions are met relating to disclosure of the contract terms and the manner of cancellation.
Existing law defines and regulates dating service contracts. Existing law requires a dating service contract to be in writing and requires that a copy of the contract be provided to the buyer at the time he or she signs the contract. Existing law further requires that a dating service contract contain a conspicuous statement, placed as specified, regarding the right of the buyer to cancel the agreement.
This bill would except from the law regulating dating service contracts, described above, an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if specified conditions are met relating to disclosure of the contract terms and the manner of cancellation.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1694 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1694. As (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), as used in this chapter, a dating service contract is any contract with any organization that offers dating, matrimonial, or social referral services by any of the following means:(a)(1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, and statistics.(b)(2) A photograph or video selection process.(c)(3) Personal introductions provided by the organization at its place of business.(d)(4) A social environment provided by the organization intended primarily as an alternative to other singles bars or club-type environments.(b) This chapter does not apply to an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if the following conditions are met:(1) The buyer can view the contract terms, which shall include notice of the right to cancel described in paragraph (2), before entering the contract.(2) The buyer can cancel the contract in the same manner as Section 1694.1, without liability and with a refund of all moneys paid pursuant to the contract, until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer entered the contract.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1694 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1694. As (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), as used in this chapter, a dating service contract is any contract with any organization that offers dating, matrimonial, or social referral services by any of the following means:(a)(1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, and statistics.(b)(2) A photograph or video selection process.(c)(3) Personal introductions provided by the organization at its place of business.(d)(4) A social environment provided by the organization intended primarily as an alternative to other singles bars or club-type environments.(b) This chapter does not apply to an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if the following conditions are met:(1) The buyer can view the contract terms, which shall include notice of the right to cancel described in paragraph (2), before entering the contract.(2) The buyer can cancel the contract in the same manner as Section 1694.1, without liability and with a refund of all moneys paid pursuant to the contract, until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer entered the contract.
SECTION 1. Section 1694 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
1694. As (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), as used in this chapter, a dating service contract is any contract with any organization that offers dating, matrimonial, or social referral services by any of the following means:(a)(1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, and statistics.(b)(2) A photograph or video selection process.(c)(3) Personal introductions provided by the organization at its place of business.(d)(4) A social environment provided by the organization intended primarily as an alternative to other singles bars or club-type environments.(b) This chapter does not apply to an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if the following conditions are met:(1) The buyer can view the contract terms, which shall include notice of the right to cancel described in paragraph (2), before entering the contract.(2) The buyer can cancel the contract in the same manner as Section 1694.1, without liability and with a refund of all moneys paid pursuant to the contract, until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer entered the contract.
1694. As (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), as used in this chapter, a dating service contract is any contract with any organization that offers dating, matrimonial, or social referral services by any of the following means:(a)(1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, and statistics.(b)(2) A photograph or video selection process.(c)(3) Personal introductions provided by the organization at its place of business.(d)(4) A social environment provided by the organization intended primarily as an alternative to other singles bars or club-type environments.(b) This chapter does not apply to an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if the following conditions are met:(1) The buyer can view the contract terms, which shall include notice of the right to cancel described in paragraph (2), before entering the contract.(2) The buyer can cancel the contract in the same manner as Section 1694.1, without liability and with a refund of all moneys paid pursuant to the contract, until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer entered the contract.
1694. As (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), as used in this chapter, a dating service contract is any contract with any organization that offers dating, matrimonial, or social referral services by any of the following means:(a)(1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, and statistics.(b)(2) A photograph or video selection process.(c)(3) Personal introductions provided by the organization at its place of business.(d)(4) A social environment provided by the organization intended primarily as an alternative to other singles bars or club-type environments.(b) This chapter does not apply to an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if the following conditions are met:(1) The buyer can view the contract terms, which shall include notice of the right to cancel described in paragraph (2), before entering the contract.(2) The buyer can cancel the contract in the same manner as Section 1694.1, without liability and with a refund of all moneys paid pursuant to the contract, until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer entered the contract.
1694. As (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), as used in this chapter, a dating service contract is any contract with any organization that offers dating, matrimonial, or social referral services by any of the following means:
(a)
(1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, and statistics.
(b)
(2) A photograph or video selection process.
(c)
(3) Personal introductions provided by the organization at its place of business.
(d)
(4) A social environment provided by the organization intended primarily as an alternative to other singles bars or club-type environments.
(b) This chapter does not apply to an Internet dating service contract between a buyer and a person or organization engaged in the business of offering dating, matrimonial, or social referral services online, by means of an Internet Web site, or by means of a mobile application, if the following conditions are met:
(1) The buyer can view the contract terms, which shall include notice of the right to cancel described in paragraph (2), before entering the contract.
(2) The buyer can cancel the contract in the same manner as Section 1694.1, without liability and with a refund of all moneys paid pursuant to the contract, until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer entered the contract.