Commercial email advertisements (anti-spam) and unsolicited text message ads
Anti-spam (17529.5, 17538.41)Bars commercial email advertising that uses a third party's domain without permission, falsified or forged headers, or misleading subject lines, and lets recipients, email providers, and the AG sue. A separate provision bars unsolicited text message advertisements to California mobile numbers except with consent or a business relationship. Much of the broader state spam law is preempted by the federal CAN-SPAM Act, but these deception-based rules remain.
Jurisdiction
California
Jurisdiction Type
state
Country
United States
Enforcing Authority
California Attorney General; email service providers; recipients
Fines Under This Regulation
0
Total Fine Amount (USD)
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