Cal. INS § 12252
This is the official text of Cal. INS § 12252, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
A service contract shall not be executed, issued or delivered in this State unless it contains the following:
(a) The exact corporate or other name of the club.
(b) The exact location of its home office and of its usual place of business in this State, giving street number and city.
(c) A provision that the contract may be canceled at any time by either the club or the holder, and that the holder will, if he has actually paid the consideration, thereupon be entitled to the unused portion of the consideration paid for such contract, calculated on a pro rata basis over the period of the contract, without any deductions.
(d) A provision plainly specifying:
(1) The services promised.
(2) That the holder will not be required to pay any sum, in addition to the amount specified in the contract, for any services thus specified.
(3) The territory wherein such services are to be rendered.
(4) The date when such service will commence.
(e) A statement in not less than fourteen point modern type at the head of said contract stating, “This is not an insurance contract.”
(a) The exact corporate or other name of the club.
(b) The exact location of its home office and of its usual place of business in this State, giving street number and city.
(c) A provision that the contract may be canceled at any time by either the club or the holder, and that the holder will, if he has actually paid the consideration, thereupon be entitled to the unused portion of the consideration paid for such contract, calculated on a pro rata basis over the period of the contract, without any deductions.
(d) A provision plainly specifying:
(1) The services promised.
(2) That the holder will not be required to pay any sum, in addition to the amount specified in the contract, for any services thus specified.
(3) The territory wherein such services are to be rendered.
(4) The date when such service will commence.
(e) A statement in not less than fourteen point modern type at the head of said contract stating, “This is not an insurance contract.”
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in California?
Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.