California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6205

Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 36.

It is unlawful for any retailer to advertise or hold out or state to the public or to any customer, directly or indirectly, that the tax or any part thereof will be assumed or absorbed by the retailer or that it will not be added to the selling price of the property sold or that if added it or any part thereof will be refunded.

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Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 6205 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/rtc/division-2-other-taxes/part-1-sales-and-use-taxes/chapter-3-the-use-tax/article-1-imposition-of-tax/section-6205

Other sections in Article 1 - Imposition of Tax

§ 6201§ 6201.1§ 6201.15§ 6201.2§ 6201.3§ 6201.4§ 6201.45§ 6201.5§ 6201.6§ 6201.7…§ 6202§ 6202.5§ 6202.7§ 6203§ 6203.1§ 6203.5§ 6204§ 6205§ 6206§ 6207

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