{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1812.642","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1812.642","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 2.96. CALIFORNIA RENTAL-PURCHASE ACT [1812.620. - 1812.650.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-2.96"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1026, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1995.","effective":"1995-01-01","html":"<p>A lessor shall not discriminate against a prospective consumer on any ground that would be a prohibited basis for a creditor to discriminate against an applicant for credit as provided in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1691 et seq.) and Regulation B (12 C.F.R. Part 202) as if they applied to a rental-purchase agreement. Nothing in this section shall be construed in any manner to mean that a rental-purchase agreement is a credit transaction.</p>","text":"A lessor shall not discriminate against a prospective consumer on any ground that would be a prohibited basis for a creditor to discriminate against an applicant for credit as provided in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1691 et seq.) and Regulation B (12 C.F.R. Part 202) as if they applied to a rental-purchase agreement. Nothing in this section shall be construed in any manner to mean that a rental-purchase agreement is a credit transaction.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/california-rental-purchase-act-1812-642","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}