Civil Code section 1799.301


This title does not apply to any of the following:

(a)

A provider that is a depository institution.

(b)

A provider that is a lender regulated under the federal Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 2001 et seq.).

(c)

A commercial financing transaction secured by real property.

(d)

A person who makes no more than one commercial financing transaction in California in a 12-month period.

(e)

A person who makes five or fewer commercial financing transactions in California in a 12-month period that are incidental to the business of that person.

(f)

A commercial financing transaction in which the recipient is a dealer, as defined by Section 285 of the Vehicle Code, or an affiliate of the dealer, pursuant to a specific commercial financing offer or commercial open-end credit plan of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), including, but not limited to, a commercial loan made pursuant to that commercial financing transaction.

(g)

A commercial financing transaction in which the recipient is a vehicle rental company, or an affiliate of the vehicle rental company, pursuant to a specific commercial financing offer or commercial open-end credit plan of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), including, but not limited to, a commercial loan made pursuant to that commercial financing transaction.

Source: Section 1799.301, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1799.­301.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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