(a) The Attorney General or his or her delegate shall issue a separate registration number to each registrant whose registration is accepted. That registration number shall be valid for the period specified in subdivision (b) of Section 17550.20, unless revoked or suspended by the Attorney General or his or her delegate. Grounds for suspension or revocation include material misrepresentation in a registration application, or a failure to amend a registration as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 17550.20.

(b) Any registration issued to a seller of travel who is required to comply with the provisions of Section 17550.15 shall set forth the number and location of the required trust account.

(c) Any registration issued to a seller of travel who has complied with the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 17550.23 shall state that the seller of travel claims an exemption from the requirements of Section 17550.15 pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 17550.16.

(d) Any registration issued to a seller of travel who has complied with the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 17550.23 shall state that the seller of travel claims an exemption from the requirements of Section 17550.15 pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 17550.16.

(e) A registered seller of travel shall display a copy of its current registration certificate in a manner and place easily accessible to the public, in each location in which the seller of travel conducts its business, and shall provide a copy of its current registration upon request to any other registered seller of travel from whom it receives passenger funds in payment for transportation or travel services.

(f) The registration number of the seller of travel shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed on all advertising materials offering for sale or soliciting the purchase of any air or sea transportation or travel services, including, but not limited to, any writings, or promotional materials of any kind which are advertised, displayed, or disseminated in any manner to any persons in California, or from California to any person elsewhere. A registered seller of travel that does business in California from one or more locations in California and that meets the requirements of paragraph (16) of subdivision (e) of Section 17511.1 shall display its registration number only on advertising materials that are produced or placed by its business locations within California or that make reference to specific business locations offering air or sea transportation or travel services. Wherever seller of travel, registered seller of travel, or similar terms are used in any advertising materials, they shall be accompanied by a statement which discloses, at least as prominently, that “registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California.”

(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 924, Sec. 14.5. Effective January 1, 1999.)