California Civil Code

§ 2079.10a

CIV § 2079.10a Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 3 · Title 6 · Part 4 · Ch. 3 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Every lease or rental agreement for single-family residential real property entered into on or after July 1, 1999, any leasehold interest in real property consisting of multiunit residential property with more than four dwelling units entered into after that date, and every contract for the sale of residential real property comprised of one to four dwelling units entered into on or after that date, shall contain, in not less than 8-point type, a notice as specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).

(1)A contract entered into by the parties on or after July 1, 1999, and before September 1, 2005, shall contain the following notice: Notice: The California Department of Justice, sheriff’s departments, police departments serving jurisdictions of 200,000 or more, and many other local law enforcement authorities maintain for public access a database of the locations of persons required to register pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 290.4 of the Penal Code. The database is updated on a quarterly basis and is a source of information about the presence of these individuals in any neighborhood. The Department of Justice also maintains a Sex Offender Identification Line through which inquiries about individuals may be made. This is a “900” telephone service. Callers shall have specific information about individuals they are checking. Information regarding neighborhoods is not available through the “900” telephone service.

(2)A contract entered into by the parties on or after September 1, 2005, and before April 1, 2006, shall contain either the notice specified in paragraph (1) or the notice specified in paragraph (3).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 907, Sec. 37. (AB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.