{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1788.56","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1788.56","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 1.6C.5. Fair Debt Buying Practices [1788.50. - 1788.66.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-1-6c-5-fair-debt-buying-practices"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 64, Sec. 2.   (SB 233)   Effective January 1, 2014.","effective":"2014-01-01","html":"<p>A debt buyer shall not bring suit or initiate an arbitration or other legal proceeding to collect a consumer debt if the applicable statute of limitations on the debt buyer’s claim has expired.</p>","text":"A debt buyer shall not bring suit or initiate an arbitration or other legal proceeding to collect a consumer debt if the applicable statute of limitations on the debt buyer’s claim has expired.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/title-1-6c-5-fair-debt-buying-practices-1788-56","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}