Civil Code section 1812.511

(a)

Every contract for employment counseling services shall be in writing. An original and one copy of the contract shall be given to the customer at the time the customer signs the contract and before the employment counseling service accepts any fee or deposit or the customer becomes obligated to pay any such fee or deposit. The contract shall contain all of the following:

(1)

The name, address, and telephone number of the employment counseling service.

(2)

The name and address of the person signing the contract and the person to whom the employment counseling services are to be provided.

(3)

A description of the services to be provided; a statement when those services are to be provided; the duration of the contract; and refund provisions as appropriate, to be applicable if the described services are not provided according to the contract.

(4)

The amount of the fee to be charged to or collected from the person receiving the services or any other person, and the date or dates when that fee is required to be paid.

(5)

The following statement, in type no smaller than 10-point boldfaced type:
“No verbal or written promise or guarantee of any job or employment is made or implied under the terms of this contract.”

(6)

The following statement, in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the customer’s signature, in type no smaller than 10-point boldfaced type:
YOUR RIGHT TO CANCEL
/enter date of transaction/
“You may cancel this contract for employment counseling services, without any penalty or obligation, if notice of cancellation is given, in writing, within three business days from the above date
“To cancel this contract, just mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of the following cancellation notice or any other written notice of cancellation, or send a telegram containing a notice of cancellation, to (name of employment counseling service) at (address of its place of business), NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT OF /date/.”
CANCELLATION NOTICE
I hereby cancel this contract.
Dated:
Customer’s Signature”
Until the employment counseling service has complied with this section the customer may cancel the employment counseling services contract.

(b)

All contracts shall be dated and shall be made and numbered consecutively in triplicate, the original and each copy to be signed by the customer and the person acting for the employment counseling service. The original and one copy shall be given to the customer and the other copy shall be kept on file at the employment counseling service.

(c)

The full agreement between the parties shall be contained in a single document containing those elements set forth in this section.

Source: Section 1812.511, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1812.­511.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1989; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

Last Updated

Jan. 1, 1989

§ 1812.511’s source at ca​.gov