In addition to other acts prohibited by this article, no controlled escrow company or title insurer or other person engaged in the business of selling or furnishing to the public, directly or indirectly, evidence to title to real property shall:
(a) Pay for or furnish or offer to pay for or furnish any part of the advertising or promotional material of the customer in connection with the sale or encumbrance of real property.
(b) Pay or offer to pay for any evidence of title or copy or contents thereof not produced or issued by such person or company if such evidence of title relates to a current real property transaction, except as provided in Section 12412.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 360.)