DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 14. LIEN 2872-3081›CHAPTER 2b. Automobile Sales Finance Act 2981-2984.6
§ 2981.5
California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
A contract for the bailment or leasing of a motor vehicle, with or without accessories, which establishes the maximum for which a bailee or lessee could be held liable at the end of the lease or bailment period, or upon an earlier termination, by reference to the value of the vehicle at such time, is not a contract by which the bailee or lessee will become or for no other or for a nominal consideration has the option of becoming the owner of the vehicle, for the purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2981 or any other provision of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 696.)
Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.
Ask AI about this code