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Automatic Checkout System

October 22, 2026 2:30 amOctober 22, 2026 2:31 am

Part 5.5 of Division 4 of the California Civil Code deals with automatic checkout systems in this state. Section 7100 provides that every retail grocery store or grocery department within a general retail merchandise store which uses a point-of-sale system...

Hiring in General

October 13, 2026 2:30 amOctober 13, 2026 6:37 am

Chapter 1 of Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the California Civil Code deals with hiring in general. Section 1925 provides that hiring is a contract by which one gives to another the temporary possession and use...

Mode of Transfer of Real Property

May 21, 2026 2:30 amMay 21, 2026 2:31 am

Division 2, Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 2, Article 1 of the Civil Code deals with the mode of transfer in the transfer and acquisition of real property in California. Section 1091 provides that an estate in real property, other...

Electronic Commerce Act

March 11, 2025 2:30 amMarch 11, 2025 2:31 am

The California Civil Code, in Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.6D, Article 1, concerns electronic commerce and the obligations that arise from these types of transactions. Section 1789 expresses legislative findings and declarations that it is in the public interest...

Interpretation of Obligations

December 15, 2024 2:30 amDecember 15, 2024 2:31 am

The California Civil Code, in Division 3, Part 1, Title 2, Chapter 2, provides for joint or several obligations. Section 1430 states that an obligation imposed upon several persons, or a right created in favor of several persons, may be...

The California Consumer Legal Remedies Act

September 27, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 27, 2024 1:01 pm

In the California Civil Code, Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.5, there is the “Consumers Legal Remedies Act.” Chapter 1 contains general provisions. Section 1750 provides the title of the act as the CLRA. Section 1751 specifies that any waiver...

Frequently Asked Questions about Retroactivity of California Statutes

June 27, 2024 2:30 amJune 27, 2024 2:31 am

Is a statute presumed to operate retroactively? In California, as in most states, a statute is presumed to operate prospectively. How do California courts generally view applying a statute’s provisions? In Quarry v. Doe I (2012) 53 Cal.4th 945, 955,...