County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs New Consumer Laws 2006

Junk Faxes:

Prohibits the sending of unsolicited faxes (Business and Professions Code 17538.43)

Stayed by a pending lawsuit

This law made it illegal for people to send unsolicited advertising faxes to or from a fax machine in California.

Violators can be sued for at least $500 per junk fax.

The industry sued the state in federal court to prevent the enforcement of this law, and a federal judge stopped the enforcement of the law until the lawsuit gets resolved.

Action:  DCA’s Consumer Services Unit takes complaints against violators of this law, and will pursue them based on how the pending lawsuit is resolved.

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