California Vehicle Code

§ 11713.19

VEH § 11713.19 Effective Jan 1, 2006Div. 5 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)It is unlawful and a violation of this code for the holder of any dealer’s license issued under this article to do any of the following:

(1)Negotiate the terms of a vehicle sale or lease contract and then add charges to the contract for any goods or services without previously disclosing to the consumer the goods and services to be added and obtaining the consumer’s consent.

(2)(A) Inflate the amount of an installment payment or down payment or extend the maturity of a sale or lease contract for the purpose of disguising the actual charges for goods or services to be added by the dealer to the contract.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 128, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2006. Operative July 1, 2006, by Sec. 12 of Ch. 128.