{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1799.209","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1799.209","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 1.86. CONSUMER CONTRACT AWARENESS ACT OF 1990 [1799.200. - 1799.209.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-1.86"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 986, Sec. 3.   (SB 940)   Effective January 1, 2025.","effective":"2025-01-01","html":"<p>(a) If a consumer contract requires a dispute under the contract to be arbitrated and the dispute may be adjudicated pursuant to the Small Claims Act (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110) of Title 1 of Part 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure), the consumer shall be given the option to have the dispute adjudicated pursuant to that act.</p><p>(b) This section applies to a contract entered into, modified, or extended on or after January 1, 2025.</p>","text":"(a) If a consumer contract requires a dispute under the contract to be arbitrated and the dispute may be adjudicated pursuant to the Small Claims Act (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110) of Title 1 of Part 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure), the consumer shall be given the option to have the dispute adjudicated pursuant to that act. (b) This section applies to a contract entered into, modified, or extended on or after January 1, 2025.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/consumer-contract-awareness-act-of-1990-1799-209","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}