Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17600 · Article 9. Automatic Purchase Renewals

Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17600

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

It is the intent of the Legislature to end the practice of ongoing charging of consumer credit or debit cards or third party payment accounts without the consumers’ explicit consent for ongoing shipments of a product or ongoing deliveries of service.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. (SB 340) Effective January 1, 2010. Section operative December 1, 2010, pursuant to Section 17606.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=17600.
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