Civ. Code, § 1670.7 · Title 4. UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS

Civ. Code, § 1670.7

Verbatim from the official edition

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

Any provision of a contract that purports to allow a deduction from a person’s wages for the cost of emigrating and transporting that person to the United States is void as against public policy.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 35, Sec. 2. (SB 174) Effective January 1, 2010.

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=CIV&sectionNum=1670.7.
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