Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 3 Operation

A.

Every employee of a seller shall have an identification card issued by a person licensed under Chapter 7.52 of this title.

B.

Every seller shall keep and maintain a copy of each employee's identification card, as required under subsection A of this section.

C.

Each person licensed under this chapter shall have the responsibility of securing from each employee faithful adherence to the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981: Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art. 4 § 3823, 1951.)

A.

1. Every seller of vacation certificates shall submit to the commission a monthly report containing the names and addresses of all users and recipients to whom the seller distributed certificates during the preceding month, and the amount paid by each user and recipient, and pay the license fee for the preceding month's activities; provided, however, that in lieu of containing the names and addresses of such users and recipients, such report may refer to such certificates by serial numbers, accompanied by a certification by the licensee that the number thereon corresponds to the name and address shown on a list of users and recipients retained by the licensee showing all certificates sold by it during such month; and provided further, that such list shall be open to inspection at the office of the licensee by representatives of the commission during regular business hours.

The report shall also contain the number of users who have sent in registration fees and/or reservation deposits during the preceding month, and the amount of such fees and deposits received.

B.

Every servicer of vacation certificates shall submit to the commission a monthly report containing the names and addresses of all users in the preceding month who:

Sent in registration fees or reservation deposits, and amount thereof;

Were provided rooms pursuant to their vacation certificate; and

Forfeited a deposit for any reason,

C.

The report required under this section, together with the license fee set forth in Section 7.85.050, is due not later than the 15th day of the month following the month for which such report is submitted.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981: Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art. 2 § 3811, 1951.)

Whatever refundable fees or deposits, including but not limited to those known as refundable registration fees and refundable reservation deposits collected by a seller from users, shall be placed in a separate escrow account with a local bank or financial institution.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981: Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art. 4 § 3821, 1951.)

A.

Each licensee who employs the use of any advertising or circulates any advertising material in connection with its vacation certificate business, whether such advertising is placed with an advertising medium or disseminated by other means inside or outside the county, shall state therein the requirements and obligations attached to and the conditions upon which any offer or promise is made, and the failure to do so shall be grounds for revoking the license.

B.

Before commencing business operations, each seller of vacation certificates shall file with the commission, as a part of his application, statement containing the name of each business entity providing accommodations and/or facilities with whom he has contracted, satisfactory evidence that the business entity has committed a specific number of rooms for lodging as part of the vacation certificate program, and evidence that the seller can honor commitments with the certificate users for the entire period for which the certificate is valid.

C.

Each vacation certificate must provide and must state in at least 12-point boldface type on the face of the certificate:

The number of persons accommodated by the certificate;

The name and address of each business entity providing the accommodations and/or facilities which are the subject of the certificate;

The actual dates during which the certificate may be used;

Whether meals are provided without further cost to the user;

Whether transportation is provided without further cost to the user;

If any discounts, gifts or other bonuses are available or distributed in connection with the certificate, a statement as to whether the discounts, gifts or bonuses are redeemable at the place of accommodation or elsewhere, and a statement as to any and all conditions required to be satisfied in order to make use of or receive any discounts, gifts or bonuses;

Whether the user must attend any solicitation or presentation as a condition to using the certificate or any of the accommodations or facilities included therein, or to obtain the return of any deposit, or to make use of any discount gift or other bonus offered;

That each user or recipient has an unqualified right within 20 days of the receipt of the certificate to return the certificate and receive from the seller a full refund or reimbursement of all payments made, including the purchase price paid for the certificate, whether the payments were made to the seller or any other person. Such refund or reimbursement must be made within 10 days of the return of the certificate, "Return" is defined as three days from the date of mailing.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981: Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art. 4 § 3822, 1951.)

All sellers of vacation certificates defined in this chapter licensed and doing business in the county on May 15, 1981, the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, shall have until 60 days after such effective date to obtain a license under this chapter and come into full compliance with its provisions.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981: Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art. 2 § 3812, 1951.)

Nothing herein shall be construed to limit, modify or otherwise affect the authority of any officer or department to which an application is referred to enforce and administer any enactment applicable to the activity under consideration.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981: Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art, 3 § 3814, 1951.)

A.

It is unlawful for any person to engage in business as a seller or servicer of vacation certificates without first obtaining a license as required in this chapter.

B.

It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of selling vacation certificates to sell a vacation certificate that does not comply with Section 7.85.190 of this chapter.

C.

It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of servicing vacation certificates to service a vacation certificate transferred to a user or recipient on or after May 15, 1981, the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, that does not comply with Section 7.85.190 of this chapter.

D.

It is unlawful for any person to publicly advertise in any manner the availability of vacation certificates without first having obtained a license as required in this chapter.

E.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit, modify or otherwise affect the application of the provisions of Division 1 of this Title 7, or any other provisions of this title, unless otherwise specified.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981; Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art. 1 § 3804, 1951.)

If any provisions of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981: Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art. 1 § 3805, 1951.)