§ 7599.111

For purposes of this chapter, the following shall apply:

(a) “Online marketplace” means any electronically based or accessed platform that may be accessed on an internet website or through an application, and that does both of the following:

(1) Includes features that allow for, facilitate, or enable third-party sellers to engage in the sale, purchase, payment, storage, shipping, or delivery of a consumer product in the state.

(2) Hosts one or more third-party sellers.

(b) “Regional property crimes task force” means a task force convened pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 13899) of Title 6 of Part 4 of the Penal Code.

(c) “Third-party seller” means any individual or business entity, independent of an operator, facilitator, or owner of an online marketplace, who sells, offers to sell, or contracts to sell a product in the state through an online marketplace.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 855, Sec. 1. (AB 1700) Effective January 1, 2023.)