California § 12252 - A service contract shall not be executed, issued or delivered in this State unles

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 12252 — A service contract shall not be executed, issued or delivered in this State unles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 12252. A service contract shall not be executed, issued or delivered in this State unles

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.”

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 12252 cover?

Section 12252 ("A service contract shall not be executed, issued or delivered in this State unles") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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