{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1799.97","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1799.97","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 1.85. CONSUMER CREDIT CONTRACTS [1799.90. - 1799.104.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-1.85"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 732, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) No consumer credit contract shall provide for a security interest in any religious books, religious artifacts, or religious materials, valued at less than five hundred dollars ($500), unless the religious books, artifacts, or materials are specifically pledged as collateral.</p><p>(b) Any provision in any contract which provides for a security interest in violation of subdivision (a) shall be void and unenforceable.</p>","text":"(a) No consumer credit contract shall provide for a security interest in any religious books, religious artifacts, or religious materials, valued at less than five hundred dollars ($500), unless the religious books, artifacts, or materials are specifically pledged as collateral. (b) Any provision in any contract which provides for a security interest in violation of subdivision (a) shall be void and unenforceable.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/consumer-credit-contracts-1799-97","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}