California Vehicle Code 11713.19 – (a) It is unlawful and a violation of this code for the holder …
(a) It is unlawful and a violation of this code for the holder of any dealer‘s license issued under this article to do any of the following:
(1) Negotiate the terms of a vehicle sale or lease contract and then add charges to the contract for any goods or services without previously disclosing to the consumer the goods and services to be added and obtaining the consumer’s consent.
Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 11713.19
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dealer: is a person not otherwise expressly excluded by Section 286 who:
California Vehicle Code 285
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- motor vehicle: includes a recreational vehicle as that term is defined in subdivision (a) of §. See California Vehicle Code 415
- motorcycle: is a motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider, designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. See California Vehicle Code 400
- vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670
(2) (A) Inflate the amount of an installment payment or down payment or extend the maturity of a sale or lease contract for the purpose of disguising the actual charges for goods or services to be added by the dealer to the contract.
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), “goods or services” means any type of good or service, including, but not limited to, insurance and service contracts.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to the sale or lease of a motorcycle or an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification under Section 38010.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 128, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2006. Operative July 1, 2006, by Sec. 12 of Ch. 128.)