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DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS 16000-18107›PART 3. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC 17500-17943›CHAPTER 4. Fixed Term Installment Contracts 17800-17860

§ 17820

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A seller that uses a fixed term installment contract entered into or modified on or after August 1, 2026, shall not charge an early termination fee or any similar fee in an amount greater than 30 percent of the total sum for which the consumer is obligated under the fixed term installment contract, exclusive of the application of the termination fee.

(Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 557, Sec. 1. (AB 483) Effective January 1, 2026.)

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