{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1805.7","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1805.7","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. CREDIT SALES [1801. - 1812.35.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Retail Installment Sales [1801. - 1812.20.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-2/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Finance Charge Limitation [1805.1. - 1805.9.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-2/chapter-1/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 805.","effective":null,"html":"<p>All contracts entered into between a buyer and a seller on or after January 1, 1983, shall provide for the calculation of the finance charge contemplated by item (1) of subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/civ/1805.1\">1805.1</a> on the simple-interest basis if the date on which the final installment is due, according to the original terms of the contract, is more than 62 months after the date of the contract.</p>","text":"All contracts entered into between a buyer and a seller on or after January 1, 1983, shall provide for the calculation of the finance charge contemplated by item (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1805.1 on the simple-interest basis if the date on which the final installment is due, according to the original terms of the contract, is more than 62 months after the date of the contract.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/finance-charge-limitation-1805-7","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}