California Commercial Code

§ 2201

COM § 2201 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(1)Except as otherwise provided in this section, a contract for the sale of goods for the price of five hundred dollars ($500) or more is not enforceable by way of action or defense unless there is a record sufficient to indicate that a contract for sale has been made between the parties and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by the party’s authorized agent or broker. A record is not insufficient because it omits or incorrectly states a term agreed upon but the contract is not enforceable under this subdivision beyond the quantity of goods shown in the record.

(2)Between merchants if within a reasonable time a record in confirmation of the contract and sufficient against the sender is received and the party receiving it has reason to know its contents, it satisfies the requirements of subdivision (1) against the party unless notice in a record of objection to its contents is given within 10 days after it is received.

(3)A contract which does not satisfy the requirements of subdivision (1) but which is valid in other respects is enforceable:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 26. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.