People v. Salcido

RAMIREZ P. J.

*854*1098Defendant Sara Salcido was in the business of providing immigration services - typically, obtaining visas for her clients that would allow them to stay in the United States legally. Under the Immigration Consultant Act ( Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 22440 - 22449 ) (Act), with certain exceptions, it is illegal for a person to act as an "immigration consultant" (as defined in the Act) unless he or she has complied with a host of consumer protection requirements, such as passing a background check and filing a bond. Defendant failed to comply with these.

As a result, in a bench trial,…