Cal. FIN § 5209
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 5209, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
Insofar as the provisions of this division are inconsistent with any other law in effect at the time the provisions of this division are enacted, the provisions of this division shall control. Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 6500, nothing within this section is intended to provide for preemption of other provisions of law expressly overruling the provisions of this division and enacted subsequent to the effective date of the inconsistent provision within this division.
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