Attorney General No.
SA2003RF0051
Secretary of State No.
1016
Description
LIMITATIONS ON ENFORCEMENT OF UNFAIR BUSINESS COMPETITION LAWS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Amends unfair business competition laws to: limit individual's right to sue by allowing private enforcement only if that individual has been actually injured by, and suffered financial/property loss because of an unfair business practice; require representative claims to comply with procedural requirements applicable to class action lawsuits; authorize only California Attorney General or local public officials to sue on behalf of general public to enforce unfair business competition laws. Penalties recovered by Attorney General or local prosecutors to be used only for enforcement of consumer protection laws. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Unknown fiscal impact on the state depending on whether the measure increases or decreases court workload related to unfair competition lawsuits; unknown potential costs to local governments, depending on the extent to which diverted funds are replaced.
Proponents
Allan S. Zaremberg, John H. Sullivan, clo Richard D. Martland, Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, LLP, 1415 L Street, Su ite 1200, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 446-6752
Date
12-15-2003
Document Type
Initiative
Recommended Citation
LIMITATIONS ON ENFORCEMENT OF UNFAIR BUSINESS COMPETITION LAWS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. California Initiative 1016 (2003).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1172