Civ. Code, § 1798.97.4 · Title 1.81.35. Coerced Debt
Civ. Code, § 1798.97.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) This title does not apply to secured debts.
(b) This title does not require a court to order a claimant to refund any moneys already paid on a debt that is determined to be coerced.
(c) This title does not diminish the rights of a claimant to recover payment for a coerced debt from the person or persons who coerced a debtor into incurring that debt.
(d) This title does not reduce or eliminate any other rights or defenses available to a debtor or claimant pursuant to any other law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 989, Sec. 2. (SB 975) Effective January 1, 2023.
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