§ 10473.1

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

The judgment debtor may defend an action against the Consumer Recovery Account on their own behalf and shall have recourse to all appropriate means of defense and review, including examination of witnesses. All matters, including, but not limited to, the issues of fraud, misrepresentation, deceit, or conversion of trust funds, finally adjudicated in the underlying action are conclusive as to the judgment debtor and the applicant in the proceeding against the Consumer Recovery Account, if the final judgment was established by proof by clear and convincing evidence or the commissioner determined that the applicant provided clear and convincing evidence of the judgment debtor’s fraud, misrepresentation, deceit, or conversion of trust funds.

(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 786, Sec. 29. (SB 774) Effective January 1, 2026.)

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