Civ. Code, § 2985.9 · Chapter 2d. Vehicle Leasing Act
Civ. Code, § 2985.9
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The following documents and agreements are not required to be contained in a lease contract:
(a) An “express warranty,” as that term is defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1791.2, whether it relates to the sale or lease of a consumer good.
(b) Titling and transfer documents utilized to register, title, or transfer ownership of vehicles described in the lease contract with government registration authorities.
(c) Insurance policies, service contracts, and optional debt cancellation agreements.
(d) Documents that memorialize the sale or lease of goods or services, relating to the leased vehicle, between the provider of those goods or services and lessee that are included in the gross capitalized cost of the lease and separately itemized in the “Itemization of Gross Capitalized Cost.”
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 287, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.
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