California § 1799.201 - As used in this title: (a)
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1799.201 — As used in this title: (a), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1799.201. As used in this title: (a)
As used in this title: (a) âConsumerâ means a natural person who has entered into a consumer contract with a seller. (b) âConsumer contractâ means a writing prepared by a seller and, except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 1799.202, signed, or to be signed, by a consumer, which provides (1) for the sale or lease of goods or services that are purchased or leased primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, or (2) for extension of credit, the proceeds of which are used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. Without affecting the enforceability of any incidental provision contained therein, an application for credit shall not be considered to be a consumer contract for purposes of this section even if it contains incidental provisions, such as the consumerâs consent to a credit review, a certification of the accuracy of the information furnished, or the consumerâs agreement to the terms that will be furnished to the consumer pursuant to this title. (c) âConsumer contract guarantyâ means a writing prepared by a seller and signed, or to be signed, by a guarantor which guarantees the obligation of a consumer under a consumer contract. (d) âCopyâ means a reproduction, facsimile, or duplicate. (e) âDaysâ means calendar days. (f) âGoodsâ means tangible and intangible personal property. (g) âGuarantorâ means a person who guarantees the obligation of a consumer under a consumer contract by signing a consumer contract guaranty. (h) âSellerâ means a person who has entered into a consumer contract with a consumer. (i) âServicesâ means work, labor, and services, including depository services and other banking services. (j) âFinancial institutionâ means any commercial bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, industrial loan company, insurance company, or person engaged in the business of lending money.
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