Business and Professions Code section 17820

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.

Source: Section 17820, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=17820. (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_17820

Original Source: Section 17820, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=17820. (last accessed Dec. 15, 2025).