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Civil Code § 1939.27

CHAPTER 1.5. Rental Passenger Vehicle Transactions

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1939.27Official source ↗Ask about this

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 183, Sec. 5. (AB 2051) Effective January 1, 2017.

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.