Civil Code section 1670.7

Any provision of a contract that purports to allow a deduction from a person’s wages for the cost of emigrating and transporting that person to the United States is void as against public policy.

Source: Section 1670.7, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1670.7. (updated Jan. 1, 2010; accessed Nov. 2, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1670.7

Original Source: Section 1670.7, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1670.7. (last accessed May 12, 2025).