If any person provides a consumer of newsprint with a false or misleading certificate concerning the recycled content of the delivered newsprint pursuant to Section 42772, the board, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
NewsprintFalse Certification
Section § 42780
This law states that if someone gives a customer incorrect information about how much of the newsprint they received is recycled, the matter must be reported to the Attorney General within 30 days so they can pursue fraud charges.
false certificate misleading certificate recycled content
Section § 42781
This law states that if a newsprint consumer falsely reports or misrepresents the amount of recycled paper they use, the state board must report them to the Attorney General for possible fraud charges within 30 days of discovering the lie.
If any consumer of newsprint provides the board with a false or misleading certificate concerning the percentage of recycled-content newsprint used pursuant to Section 42770, the board within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
newsprint consumer false certificate misleading certificate
Section § 42782
If someone who buys newsprint gives a fake or misleading statement about why they couldn't buy enough recycled-content newsprint, the board must send this statement to the Attorney General within 30 days so charges can be made for fraud.
If any consumer of newsprint provides the board with a false or misleading certificate concerning why the consumer of newsprint was unable to obtain the minimum amounts of recycled-content newsprint pursuant to Section 42773, the board, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
newsprint consumer false certificate misleading certificate
Section § 42783
This law states that any detailed information about newsprint prices submitted by newsprint consumers or suppliers to the board is considered proprietary. This means it is confidential and cannot be shared with the general public.
Specific information on newsprint prices included as part of a certificate submitted to the board by newsprint consumers or suppliers of newsprint is propriety information and shall not be made available to the general public.
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