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11 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 80Introduced by Senator LairdJanuary 12, 2023 An act to amend Section 1803.1 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 80, as introduced, Laird. Retail installment contracts.Existing law, the Unruh Act, requires a retail installment contract to be dated and in writing. Existing law also requires the printed portion of the contract to be in 8-point type. A violation of the act is a crime.This bill, beginning July 1, 2024, would require the printed portion of the contract to be in 12-point font. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1803.1 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1803.1. A retail installment contract shall be dated and in writing; writing. Commencing July 1, 2024, the printed portion thereof shall be in at least eight-point 12-point type.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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33 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 80Introduced by Senator LairdJanuary 12, 2023 An act to amend Section 1803.1 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 80, as introduced, Laird. Retail installment contracts.Existing law, the Unruh Act, requires a retail installment contract to be dated and in writing. Existing law also requires the printed portion of the contract to be in 8-point type. A violation of the act is a crime.This bill, beginning July 1, 2024, would require the printed portion of the contract to be in 12-point font. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
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2626 SB 80, as introduced, Laird. Retail installment contracts.
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2828 Existing law, the Unruh Act, requires a retail installment contract to be dated and in writing. Existing law also requires the printed portion of the contract to be in 8-point type. A violation of the act is a crime.This bill, beginning July 1, 2024, would require the printed portion of the contract to be in 12-point font. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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3030 Existing law, the Unruh Act, requires a retail installment contract to be dated and in writing. Existing law also requires the printed portion of the contract to be in 8-point type. A violation of the act is a crime.
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3232 This bill, beginning July 1, 2024, would require the printed portion of the contract to be in 12-point font. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated program.
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3434 The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
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3636 This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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4242 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1803.1 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1803.1. A retail installment contract shall be dated and in writing; writing. Commencing July 1, 2024, the printed portion thereof shall be in at least eight-point 12-point type.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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4444 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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4848 SECTION 1. Section 1803.1 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1803.1. A retail installment contract shall be dated and in writing; writing. Commencing July 1, 2024, the printed portion thereof shall be in at least eight-point 12-point type.
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5050 SECTION 1. Section 1803.1 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
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5454 1803.1. A retail installment contract shall be dated and in writing; writing. Commencing July 1, 2024, the printed portion thereof shall be in at least eight-point 12-point type.
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6464 SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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6666 SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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6868 SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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