DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE 100-1879.8›PART 1. THE CONTRACT 100-679.74›CHAPTER 3. Negotiations Before Execution 330-361›ARTICLE 2. Representation 350-361

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California Insurance Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If a representation is false in a material point, whether affirmative or promissory, the injured party is entitled to rescind the contract from the time the representation becomes false.

(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.)

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