{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"17850","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17850","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000. - 18107.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-7"},{"name":"PART 3. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC [17500. - 17943.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-7/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Fixed Term Installment Contracts [17800. - 17860.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-7/part-3/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 557, Sec. 1.   (AB 483)   Effective January 1, 2026.","effective":"2026-01-01","html":"<p>(a) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a fixed term installment contract that is regulated by state or federal law providing greater protections to consumers than those provided by this chapter, including, but not limited to, a prohibition on early termination fees or a lower limit on early termination fee amounts.</p><p>(b) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a home improvement contract, as defined in Section <a href=\"/bpc/7151.2\">7151.2</a>.</p>","text":"(a) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a fixed term installment contract that is regulated by state or federal law providing greater protections to consumers than those provided by this chapter, including, but not limited to, a prohibition on early termination fees or a lower limit on early termination fee amounts. (b) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a home improvement contract, as defined in Section 7151.2.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/fixed-term-installment-contracts-17850","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}