Civ. Code, § 1748 · Title 1.3. CREDIT CARDS
Civ. Code, § 1748
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Any provision in a contract between a card issuer and a retailer which has the effect of prohibiting the retailer from offering price discounts or from charging a different and lower price to customers who pay for goods or services by cash instead of by credit card is contrary to public policy and void.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1520.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1748.
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