A person, including, an owner, officer, director, agent, or employee of a talent service, who willfully violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each violation is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. However, payment of restitution to an artist shall take precedence over the payment of a fine.
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Section § 1704
This law states that if someone involved in a talent agency, like an owner or employee, intentionally breaks any rules of this chapter, they are committing a misdemeanor. If found guilty, they could be jailed for up to a year, fined up to $10,000, or both. However, if they owe money back to an artist, that debt needs to be paid off before any fines.
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Section § 1704.1
This law lets the Attorney General, district attorneys, or city attorneys start legal actions against someone who breaks the rules in this chapter. They can also ask the court to stop any violations and prevent them from happening again.
The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may institute an action for a violation of this chapter, including an action to restrain and enjoin a violation.
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Section § 1704.2
If someone is harmed by breaking the rules outlined in this chapter or a related contract, they can sue to get compensation or to stop the violation. If they win, the court will also make the violator pay their legal fees and costs.
The damages awarded will be at least three times what the artist paid to the talent service or advance-fee talent representation service involved.
A person who is injured by a violation of this chapter or by the breach of a contract subject to this chapter may bring an action for recovery of damages or to restrain and enjoin a violation, or both. The court shall award to a plaintiff who prevails in an action under this chapter reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. The amount awarded for damages for a violation of this chapter shall be not less than three times the amount paid by the artist, or on behalf of the artist, to the talent service or the advance-fee talent representation service.
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Section § 1704.3
If someone fails to pay a debt they owe because they broke a rule in this chapter, the Labor Commissioner can use their bond or deposit to settle what they owe.
The Labor Commissioner shall use the proceeds of a bond or deposit posted by a person pursuant to this chapter to satisfy a judgment or restitution order resulting from the person’s violation of a provision of this chapter, if the person fails to pay all amounts required by the judgment or restitution order.
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