Civ. Code, § 1788.93 · Title 1.6C.7. Educational Debt Collection Practices
Civ. Code, § 1788.93
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding any provision of law, a school shall not do any of the following:
(a) Refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student on the grounds that the student owes a debt.
(b) Condition the provision of a transcript on the payment of a debt, other than a fee charged to provide the transcript.
(c) Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript, or provide less favorable treatment of a transcript request because a student owes a debt.
(d) Use transcript issuance as a tool for debt collection.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 518, Sec. 1. (AB 1313) Effective January 1, 2020.
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