(a) The Travel Seller Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. All fines, penalties, and fees, including late fees, collected pursuant to this article, and any moneys collected for a violation of this article or Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 17550.35), shall be deposited in the fund, and the moneys in the fund may be expended only for the purposes specified in this article.
(b) All moneys paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Travel Seller Fund shall be used by the Department of Justice in carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this article, including, but not limited to, the payment of salaries of Department of Justice personnel, contractors, or consultants, and the dissemination of information, including consumer education regarding this article and Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 17550.35).
(c) The sum of three hundred ninety-five thousand dollars ($395,000) is hereby appropriated from the Travel Seller Fund to the Department of Justice for purposes of the Sellers of Travel Program established pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 17550).
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2005.)