{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1939.27","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1939.27","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 5. HIRING [1925. - 1997.270.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1.5. Rental Passenger Vehicle Transactions [1939.01. - 1939.39.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-5/chapter-1.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 183, Sec. 5.   (AB 2051)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>A rental company that brings an action against a renter for loss due to theft of the vehicle shall bring the action in the county in which the renter resides or, if the renter is not a resident of this state, in the jurisdiction in which the renter resides.</p>","text":"A rental company that brings an action against a renter for loss due to theft of the vehicle shall bring the action in the county in which the renter resides or, if the renter is not a resident of this state, in the jurisdiction in which the renter resides.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/rental-passenger-vehicle-transactions-1939-27","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}