Section 1799.301.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1799.301.
in effectThis title does not apply to any of the following:
(a)
A provider that is a depository institution.
(b)
A provider that is a lender regulated under the federal Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 2001 et seq.).
(c)
A commercial financing transaction secured by real property.
(d)
A person who makes no more than one commercial financing transaction in California in a 12-month period.
(e)
A person who makes five or fewer commercial financing transactions
in California in a 12-month period that are incidental to the business of that person.
(f)
A commercial financing transaction in which the recipient is a dealer, as defined by Section 285 of the Vehicle Code, or an affiliate of the dealer, pursuant to a specific commercial financing offer or commercial open-end credit plan of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), including, but not limited to, a commercial loan made pursuant to that commercial financing transaction.
(g)
A commercial financing transaction in which the recipient is a vehicle rental company, or an affiliate of the vehicle rental company, pursuant to a specific commercial financing offer or commercial open-end credit plan of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), including, but not limited to, a commercial loan made
pursuant to that commercial financing transaction.
References
referencesCal. Vehicle Code - VEH § 285.
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