Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1739. Section 1739.
No person shall sell, advertise for sale, or offer for sale any political item which is purported to be an original political item but which is not in fact an original political item.
TITLE 1.1. SALE AND MANUFACTURE OF POLITICAL ITEMS [1739. - 1739.4.]
Cal. Civil Code - CIV 1.1.
in effectCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1739.1. Section 1739.1.
For purposes of this title, a “political item” is any button, ribbon, poster, sticker, literature, or advertising concerning any candidate or ballot proposition in any electoral campaign.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1739.2. Section 1739.2.
For purposes of this title, an “original political item” is any political item produced during any electoral campaign for use in support of or in opposition to any candidate or ballot proposition before the voters in that campaign.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1739.3. Section 1739.3.
No political item which is labeled “copy” or “reproduction” at the time of sale, advertising for sale, or offering for sale shall violate Section 1739.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1739.4. Section 1739.4.
(a)
A person who offers or sells any political item in violation of this title shall be liable to the person purchasing such political item from him, who may sue to recover the consideration paid for the political item, with interest at the legal rate thereon, upon the tender of the political item.
(b)
In any case in which a person knowingly offers or sells a political item in violation of this title, the person purchasing such political item may recover from the person who offers or sells such political item an amount equal to three times the amount required under subdivision (a).
(c)
No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability under this section unless brought within one year after discovery of the violation upon which it is based and in no event more than three years after the political item was sold.
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