Cal. CIV § 1799.203
This is the official text of Cal. CIV § 1799.203, 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) It shall be deemed compliance with Section 1799.202 if a copy of any consumer contract which is subject to Article 10 (commencing with Section 1810.1) of Chapter 1 of Title 2, or which is an open-end consumer credit plan subject to Section 127 of the federal Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637), is delivered or mailed to the consumer before the consumer enters into a transaction covered and permitted by the consumer contract.
(b) Section 1799.202 does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A consumer contract for the purchase of goods by mail if the seller permits the consumer to examine the goods for seven calendar days and cancel the consumer contract and receive a full refund within 30 calendar days for returned unused and undamaged goods.
(2) A written contract created by, and consisting of, an exchange of letters by mail.
(3) Any consumer contract which is required to be mailed or delivered at a time prescribed by another law of this state or the United States.
(b) Section 1799.202 does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A consumer contract for the purchase of goods by mail if the seller permits the consumer to examine the goods for seven calendar days and cancel the consumer contract and receive a full refund within 30 calendar days for returned unused and undamaged goods.
(2) A written contract created by, and consisting of, an exchange of letters by mail.
(3) Any consumer contract which is required to be mailed or delivered at a time prescribed by another law of this state or the United States.
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