BILL NUMBER: AB 1892	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 23, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 17, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 16, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Halderman

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2012

   An act to add Section 338 to the Business and Professions Code,
relating to the Department of Consumer Affairs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1892, Halderman. Department of Consumer Affairs: construction
defect solicitations.
   Under existing law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is
comprised of boards that license and regulate various professions and
vocations. Existing law provides that these boards are established
to ensure that private businesses and professions are regulated to
protect the people of this state. Under existing law, the department
is under the control of the Director of Consumer Affairs. Existing
law requires the director to administer and enforce the provisions of
the Consumer Affairs Act, the intent of which is to promote and
protect the interests of the people as consumers. Existing law also
specifies the rights of a homeowner to bring an action against a
builder for construction defects, including the applicable standards
for home construction, the statute of limitations, the burden of
proof, the damages recoverable, prelitigation procedures, and the
obligations of the homeowner.
   This bill would require the department to post a notice on its
Internet Web site advising a consumer who receives a construction
defect solicitation to check with his or her builder in addition to
taking other further action.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 338 is added to the Business and Professions
Code, to read:
   338.  The department shall post the following statement on its
Internet Web site:

   "If you receive a construction defect solicitation, please check
with your builder in addition to taking any further action."