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GOVERNMENT-LOOK-ALIKE BUSINESSES – MUST TELL CONSUMERS HOW TO CONTACT THE REAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

AB 2919, Business & Professions Code 17533.6

The law requires businesses that send unsolicited offers to help the recipient deal with with a government agency to state on the envelope and in the mailing that the business is not a government agency and is not associated with the government agency.

This new law requires businesses to also include in the mailing the contact information for the governmental agency.

There are two exceptions to this law: Businesses that already have a business relationship with the consumer, and businesses that are authorized by the government to perform the services they offer.

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For more information:
County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs
B-96 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple Street * Los Angeles, CA 90012-2706
Telephone (800) 593-8222 (within the County) * (213) 974-1452
Web site: dca.lacounty.gov