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Law note · California
| Citation | Cal. Bus. and Prof. Code Sections 17940 to 17943 |
|---|---|
| Status | In effect |
| In force | 2019-07-01 |
| Reviewed | as of 2026-08-14 |
Makes it unlawful to use a bot to communicate with a person in California with intent to mislead them about the bot's artificial identity, for the purpose of deceiving them to incentivize a commercial transaction or influence a vote. A safe harbor applies where the bot operator clearly and conspicuously discloses that the user is interacting with a bot. No enacted amendment, repeal, or litigation affecting this statute was found; AB 410 (2025-2026 session), which would add AI-related definitions and tighten the disclosure duty to require upfront disclosure at first contact, was held under submission in the Senate Appropriations Committee as of 2025-08-29 and carried over to the 2026 session without a further enactment confirmed by this review.
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