Fin. Code, § 18009 · Article 1. Definitions

Fin. Code, § 18009

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“Principal amount”, as used in this division, means the net amount of money, credit, goods, or things in action received by the debtor or borrower or disbursed on the borrower’s instructions at the time of entering into the transaction.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 964.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FIN&sectionNum=18009.
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