Cal. CIV § 1789.19
This is the official text of Cal. CIV § 1789.19, part of California’s Civil Code — covers contracts, property ownership, personal rights, and other general civil obligations between private parties.
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Official statutory text
(a) Any waiver by a consumer of the provisions of this title shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable. Any attempt by a credit services organization to have a consumer waive rights given by this title shall constitute a violation of this title.
(b) In any proceeding involving this title, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.
(b) In any proceeding involving this title, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.
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