DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 5. HIRING 1925-1997.270›CHAPTER 1.5. Rental Passenger Vehicle Transactions 1939.01-1939.39

§ 1939.27

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

A rental company that brings an action against a renter for loss due to theft of the vehicle shall bring the action in the county in which the renter resides or, if the renter is not a resident of this state, in the jurisdiction in which the renter resides.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 183, Sec. 5. (AB 2051) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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