California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17820

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

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.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17820 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-7-general-business-regulations/part-3-representations-to-the-public/chapter-4-fixed-term-installment-contracts/section-17820

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Fixed Term Installment Contracts

§ 17800§ 17810§ 17820§ 17830§ 17840§ 17850§ 17860

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