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California · Through 2026-09-13

BPC § 17940

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Business and Professions Code - BPC
  2. DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000. - 18107.]
  3. PART 3. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC [17500. - 17943.]
  4. CHAPTER 6. Bots [17940. - 17943.]

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Bot” means an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not the result of a person.

(b) “Online” means appearing on any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication.

(c) “Online platform” means any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication, that has 10,000,000 or more unique monthly United States visitors or users for a majority of months during the preceding 12 months.

(d) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, estate, trust, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or other legal entity or any combination thereof.

Collected 2026-09-14T05:56:33Z. Source file · JSON

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