Code of Civil Procedure section 873.150

A contract for the services of an attorney, surveyor, auctioneer, or other third person may provide for the accrual of interest at a rate not in excess of the legal rate for amounts due under the contract that are not paid within three months after the time they become due and payable.

Source: Section 873.150, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=873.150. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_873.150

Original Source: Section 873.150, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=873.150. (last accessed May 12, 2025).