(a)Every contract or agreement between an artist and an advance-fee talent service for an advance fee shall be in writing. The contract shall contain all of the following provisions and the additional provisions, if any, as may be set forth in regulations adopted by the Labor Commissioner from time to time:
(1)The name, address, and telephone number of the advance-fee talent service, the artist to whom the services are to be provided, and the representative executing the contract on behalf of the advance-fee talent service.
(2)A description of the services to be performed, a statement when those services are to be provided, the duration of the contract, and refund provisions if the described services are not provided according to the contract.
(3)The amount of any fees to be charged to or collected from the artist receiving the services or any other person and the date or dates when those fees are required to be paid.
(4)The following statements, in type no smaller than 10-point boldface type and in close proximity to the artist's signature, shall be included in the contract:
RIGHT TO REFUND
"If you pay all or any portion of a fee and you fail to receive the services promised or that you were led to believe would be performed, then (name of advance-fee talent service) shall, upon your request, return the amount paid by you within 48 hours of your request for a refund. If the refund is not made within 48 hours, then (name of advance-fee talent service) shall, in addition, pay you a sum equal to the amount of the refund."
(b)All contracts subject to this section shall be dated and shall be made and numbered consecutively in triplicate, the original and each copy to be signed by the artist and the person acting for the advance-fee talent service. The advance-fee talent service shall provide an original and one copy of the contract to the artist at the same time the artist signs the contract and before the artist or any person acting on his or her behalf becomes obligated to pay or pays any fee. The additional copy shall be kept on file at the advance-fee talent service's place of business.
(c)The full agreement between the parties shall be contained in a single document containing the elements set forth in this section.
(d)Any contract subject to this section that does not comply with subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section shall be voidable at the election of the artist and, in that case, shall not be enforceable by the advance-fee talent service.
(e)Refunds shall be made as follows:
(1)In the event that an artist does not receive the services promised or that the artist was led to believe would be performed, the advance-fee talent service shall, upon demand therefor, repay the artist the fees collected for those services. If repayment is not made within 48 hours after the artist's demand, the advance-fee talent service shall pay the artist an additional sum equal to the amount of the fee.
(2)In the event that an artist cancels the contract, the advance-fee talent service shall refund in full any advance fees demanded by the artist in writing within 10 business days after delivery of the demand to the advance-fee talent service, provided that the artist furnishes a notice of cancellation to the advance-fee talent service in the manner specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a). Unless repayment is made within 10 business days after the demand, the advance-fee talent service shall pay the artist an additional sum equal to the amount of the fee.