Civ. Code, § 1798.97.5 · Title 1.81.35. Coerced Debt
Civ. Code, § 1798.97.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), this title applies only to debts incurred on or after July 1, 2023.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a debtor may file a cross-complaint described by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1798.97.3 in an action filed by a claimant to collect a debt incurred prior to July 1, 2023, in which case, this title applies to that action, unless a final judgment has been entered in that action.
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History
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 989, Sec. 2. (SB 975) Effective January 1, 2023.
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