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California Business And Professions Code Section 17529.4

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(a) It is unlawful for any person or entity to collect
electronic mail addresses posted on the Internet if the purpose of
the collection is for the electronic mail addresses to be used to do
either of the following:
   (1) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail
advertisement from California, or advertise in an unsolicited
commercial e-mail advertisement sent from California.
   (2) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail
advertisement to a California electronic mail address, or advertise
in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent to California
electronic mail address.
   (b) It is unlawful for any person or entity to use an electronic
mail address obtained by using automated means based on a combination
of names, letters, or numbers to do either of the following:
   (1) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail
advertisement from California, or advertise in an unsolicited
commercial e-mail advertisement sent from California.
   (2) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail
advertisement to a California electronic mail address, or advertise
in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent to a
California electronic mail address.
   (c) It is unlawful for any person to use scripts or other
automated means to register for multiple electronic mail accounts
from which to do, or to enable another person to do, either of the
following:
   (1) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail
advertisement from California, or advertise in an unsolicited
commercial e-mail advertisement sent from California.
   (2) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail
advertisement to a California electronic mail address, or advertise
in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent to a
California electronic mail address.

Last modified: January 12, 2009