California § 2983.7 - No conditional sale contract shall contain any provision by which: (a) The buyer
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§ 2983.7. No conditional sale contract shall contain any provision by which: (a) The buyer
No conditional sale contract shall contain any provision by which: (a) The buyer agrees not to assert against the seller a claim or defense arising out of the sale or agrees not to assert against an assignee such a claim or defense. (b) A power of attorney is given to confess judgment in this state, or an assignment of wages is given; provided, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit the giving of an assignment of wages contained in a separate instrument pursuant to Section 300 of the Labor Code. (c) The buyer waives any right of action against the seller or holder of the contract or other person acting on his behalf, for any illegal act committed in the collection of payments under the contract or in the repossession of the motor vehicle. (d) The buyer executes a power of attorney appointing the seller or holder of the contract, or other person acting on his behalf, as the buyerâs agent in the collection of payments under the contract or in the repossession of the motor vehicle. (e) The buyer relieves the seller from liability for any legal remedies which the buyer may have against the seller under the contract or any separate instrument executed in connection therewith. (f) The seller or holder of the contract is given the right to commence action on a contract under the provisions of this chapter in a county other than the county in which the contract was in fact signed by the buyer, the county in which the buyer resides at the commencement of the action, the county in which the buyer resided at the time the contract was entered into, or in the county in which the motor vehicle purchased pursuant to such contract is permanently garaged.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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