Cal. CIV § 1799.99
This is the official text of Cal. CIV § 1799.99, 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) This section applies to transactions, other than consumer credit contracts as defined in Section 1799.90, which are subject to 16 C.F.R. 444.3, 12 C.F.R. 227.14, or 12 C.F.R. 535.3, whichever is applicable to the creditor.
(b) Unless the persons who are obligated under the transaction are married to each other, no action shall be brought, nor shall any security interest be enforced, against any person entitled to receive notice under 16 C.F.R. 444.3, 12 C.F. R. 227.14, or 12 C.F.R. 535.3, whichever is applicable to the creditor, if that person did not receive the notice in the manner prescribed by the applicable regulation and an accurate Spanish translation of the notice.
(b) Unless the persons who are obligated under the transaction are married to each other, no action shall be brought, nor shall any security interest be enforced, against any person entitled to receive notice under 16 C.F.R. 444.3, 12 C.F. R. 227.14, or 12 C.F.R. 535.3, whichever is applicable to the creditor, if that person did not receive the notice in the manner prescribed by the applicable regulation and an accurate Spanish translation of the notice.
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