Civil Code section 1689.21

(a)

In a seminar sales solicitation contract or offer, the buyer’s agreement or offer to purchase shall be written in the same language, e.g., Spanish, as principally used in the oral sales presentation, shall be dated, signed by the buyer, and shall contain in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the buyer’s signature, a conspicuous statement in a size equal to at least 10-point bold type, as follows:

(1)

For a buyer who is a senior citizen:“You, the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the fifth business day after the date of this transaction. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right.”

(2)

For all other buyers:“You, the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the third business day after the date of this transaction. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right.”

(b)

The agreement or offer to purchase shall contain on the first page, in a type size no smaller than that generally used in the body of the document, each of the following:

(1)

The name and address of the seller to which the notice is to be mailed.

(2)

The date the buyer signed the agreement or offer to purchase.

(c)

(1)The agreement or offer to purchase shall be accompanied by a completed form in duplicate, captioned “Notice of Cancellation,” which shall be attached to the agreement or offer to purchase and be easily detachable, and which shall contain in type of at least 10-point, the following statement written in the same language, e.g., Spanish, as used in the contract:
“Notice of Cancellation”
/enter date of transaction/
(Date)
You may cancel this transaction, without any penalty or obligation, within three business days from the above date.
If you cancel, any property traded in, any payments made by you under the contract or sale, and any negotiable instrument executed by you will be returned within 10 days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice, and any security interest arising out of the transaction will be canceled.
If you cancel, you must make available to the seller at your residence, in substantially as good condition as when received, any goods delivered to you under this contract or sale, or you may, if you wish, comply with the instructions of the seller regarding the return shipment of the goods at the seller’s expense and risk.
If you do make the goods available to the seller and the seller does not pick them up within 20 days of the date of your notice of cancellation, you may retain or dispose of the goods without any further obligation. If you fail to make the goods available to the seller, or if you agree to return the goods to the seller and fail to do so, then you remain liable for performance of all obligations under the contract.
To cancel this transaction, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice, or any other written notice, or send a telegram to
___________________at
/name of seller//Address of sellers place of business/
not later than midnight of
(Date)
I hereby cancel this transaction
(Date)
(Buyer’s signature)

(2)

The reference to “three” in the statement set forth in paragraph (1) shall be changed to “five” for a buyer who is a senior citizen.

(d)

The seller shall provide the buyer with a copy of the contract or offer to purchase and the attached notice of cancellation, and shall inform the buyer orally of the buyer’s right to cancel at the time the seminar sales solicitation contract or offer is executed.

(e)

Until the seller has complied with this section, the buyer may cancel the seminar sales solicitation contract or offer.

(f)

“Contract or sale” as used in subdivision (c), means “seminar sales solicitation contract or offer” as defined by Section 1689.24.

(g)

The five-day right to cancel added by the act that added paragraph (1) to subdivision (a) and added paragraph (2) to subdivision (c) shall apply to contracts entered into or offers to purchase conveyed on or after January 1, 2021.

Source: Section 1689.21, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1689.­21.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2021; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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