Title 13 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Division 6 — CONSUMER PROTECTION
Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 13.52 Solicitation of Claims
Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County
Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Chapter 13.52 · Text as of 2026-10-04
13.52.010 - Person defined.¶
The word "person," as used herein, shall include any corporation, association, society, club, copartnership or individual.
(Ord. 2670 § 1, 1935.)
13.52.020 - Soliciting tort claims prohibited when.¶
It is unlawful, in the unincorporated territory of the county of Los Angeles, for any person to solicit employment for himself or for any other person, either directly or through some other person acting on his behalf, to prosecute, collect, settle, compromise or to negotiate for the settlement, compromise or collection of any tort claim, on behalf of any tort claimant, in which he himself has no pecuniary interest arising from such tort.
(Ord. 2670 § 2, 1935.)
13.52.030 - Exceptions to chapter applicability.¶
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prevent joint tort claimants from negotiating with each other for the purpose of combining respective claims or actions against the tort feasor.
(Ord. 2670 § 3, 1935.)
13.52.040 - Violation—Penalty.¶
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 2670 § 4, 1935.)
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