California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3289.5

Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 224, Sec. 1.

For purposes of Section 3289, the rate of the contracted finance charge shall be the legal rate of interest stipulated by a retail installment contract subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1801) of Title 2 of Part 4 of Division 3.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 3289.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-4-general-provisions/part-1-relief/title-2-compensatory-relief/chapter-1-damages-in-general/article-2-interest-as-damages/section-3289.5

Other sections in Article 2 - Interest as Damages

§ 3287§ 3288§ 3289§ 3289.5§ 3290§ 3291

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