2013 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
PART 3. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC
CHAPTER 1. Advertising
ARTICLE 2.6. Sellers of Travel
17550.21

Each filing pursuant to Section 17550.20 shall contain the following information:

(a) The name or names of the seller of travel, including the name under which the seller of travel is doing or intends to do business, if different from the name of the seller of travel.

(b) The seller of travel s business form and place of organization and, if operating under a fictitious business name, the location where the fictitious name has been registered. If the seller of travel does business in California from one or more locations in this state but does not maintain its principal place of business in this state, the seller of travel shall state whether it meets the requirements of paragraph (16) of subdivision (e) of Section 17511.1.

(c) The complete street address or addresses of all locations from which the seller of travel will be conducting business, including, but not limited to, locations at which telephone calls will be received from, or made to, passengers or other sellers of travel. The statement shall designate which location is the principal place of business.

(d) The complete business and residential addresses and telephone numbers, the driver s license number and state of issuance or equivalent personal identification, the social security number, and the date of birth of each owner and principal of the seller of travel. Owner means a person who owns or controls 10 percent or more of the equity of, or otherwise has claim to 10 percent or more of the net income of, a seller of travel. Principal means an owner, an officer of a corporation, a general partner of a partnership, or a sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship.

(e) A statement as to whether the seller of travel, any owner, or principal, or any other seller of travel owned or managed by any owner or principal of the seller of travel, or the seller of travel itself has had entered against that person or entity any judgment, including a stipulated judgment, order, made a plea of nolo contendere, or been convicted of any criminal violation. The statement shall identify the person, the court or administrative agency rendering the judgment, order, or conviction, the docket number of the matter, and the date of the judgment, order, or conviction; where the judgment, order, or record of conviction is filed; and the nature of the case or judgment. This subdivision does not require disclosure of marital dissolution, child support, or child custody proceedings.

(f) A copy of the travel certificates, if any, that are or will be sold, marketed, or distributed to any person or entity by the seller of travel.

(g) The seller of travel shall file with the Attorney General a signed and dated statement providing the following:

(1) The account number of each trust account required by this article.

(2) The name and address of each financial institution at which the seller of travel maintains a trust account required by this article.

(3) Any registration number issued to the seller of travel by the Airline Reporting Corporation or the International Association of Travel Agents Network.

(4) A consent form consenting to the Attorney General, a district attorney, or their representatives obtaining directly from the Airlines Reporting Corporation, International Association of Travel Agents Network, a seller of transportation, provider of transportation, provider of travel services, and any financial institution where passenger funds have been deposited, any information related to an investigation of a seller of travel s compliance with this section. The consent form shall be provided by the Attorney General. If a bond is maintained in lieu of the trust account, a copy of that bond shall be filed with the Attorney General.

(h) A statement signed by each owner and principal granting permission to the office of the Attorney General to obtain from any financial institution or credit union at which any trust account required by Section 17550.15 is maintained, information relating to that trust account, as set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 17550.15.

(i) The name, address, and telephone number of each person described in subdivision (g) of Section 17550.20 with whom the seller of travel contracts.

(j) If at the time of registration renewal, no change has occurred to the information provided in the last filed complete registration statement and the permission described in subdivision (h) has not expired, the seller of travel may, instead of filing a registration statement containing the information required by subdivisions (a) to (i), inclusive, file a statement attesting to the continued accuracy of the information in the last filed complete registration statement. The attestation shall be in a form specified by the Attorney General and verified as described in subdivision (k).

(k) The information required by this section shall be verified by a declaration signed and dated by each owner and principal of the seller of travel, or in the case of a registered seller of travel that does business in California, from one or more locations in California, and that meets the requirements of paragraph (16) of subdivision (e) of Section 17511.1, by a duly authorized officer of the corporation, under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California. The declaration shall specify the date and location of signing. Upon reregistration by a previously registered seller of travel, the information required by this section may be verified by the chief executive officer of a corporation, managing partner of a partnership, or manager of a limited liability company.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 628, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.)