Civil Code section 1812.55

No contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall require or entail the execution of any note or series of notes by the buyer which, when separately negotiated, will cut off as to third parties any right of action or defense which the buyer may have against the seller.

Source: Section 1812.55, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1812.55. (updated Jan. 1, 1988; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1812.55

Original Source: Section 1812.55, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1812.55. (last accessed May 12, 2025).