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CA Civ Code § 1663 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 3 - INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS|Section 1663.

1663.  (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) “Euro” means the currency of participating member states of the European Union that adopt a single currency in accordance with the Treaty on European Union signed February 7, 1992, as amended from time to time.(2) “Introduction of the euro” includes, but is not limited to, the implementation from time to time of economic and monetary union in member states of the European Union in accordance with the Treaty on European Union signed February 7, 1992, as amended from time to time.(3) “ECU” or “European Currency Unit” means the currency basket that is from time to time used as the unit of account of the European community, as defined in European Council Regulation No. 3320/94.(b) If a subject or medium of payment of a contract, security, or instrument is the ECU or a currency that has been substituted or replaced by the euro, the euro shall be a commercially reasonable substitute and substantial equivalent that may be either tendered or used in determining the value of the ECU or currency, in each case at the conversion rate specified in, and otherwise calculated in accordance with, the regulations adopted by the Council of the European Union.(c) The introduction of the euro, the tendering of euros in connection with any obligation in compliance with subdivision (b), the determining of the value of any obligation in compliance with subdivision (b), or the calculating or determining of the subject or medium of payment of a contract, security, or instrument with reference to an interest rate or other basis that has been substituted or replaced due to the introduction of the euro and that is a commercially reasonable substitute and substantial equivalent, shall neither have the effect of discharging or excusing performance under any contract, security, or instrument, nor give a party the right unilaterally to alter or terminate any contract, security, or instrument.(d) This section shall be subject to any agreements between parties with specific reference to, or agreement regarding, the introduction of the euro.(e) Notwithstanding the Commercial Code or any other law of this state, this section shall apply to all contracts, securities, and instruments, including contracts with respect to commercial transactions, and shall not be deemed to be displaced by any other law of this state.(f) In the event of other currency changes, the provisions of this section with respect to the euro shall not be interpreted as creating any negative inference or negative presumption regarding the validity or enforceability of contracts, securities, or instruments denominated in whole or part in those other currencies.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 62, Sec. 1. Effective June 5, 1998.)
CA Civ Code § 1667 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1667.

1667.  That is not lawful which is:1. Contrary to an express provision of law;2. Contrary to the policy of express law, though not expressly prohibited; or, 3. Otherwise contrary to good morals.(Enacted 1872.)
CA Civ Code § 1668 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1668.

1668.  All contracts which have for their object, directly or indirectly, to exempt any one from responsibility for his own fraud, or willful injury to the person or property of another, or violation of law, whether willful or negligent, are against the policy of the law.(Enacted 1872.)
CA Civ Code § 1669 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1669.

1669.  Every contract in restraint of the marriage of any person, other than a minor, is void.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 198.)
CA Civ Code § 1669.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1669.5.

1669.5.  (a) Any contract for the payment of money or other consideration to a minor who has been alleged to be the victim of an unlawful sex act, or to his or her legal representative, by the alleged perpetrator of that unlawful sex act, or his or her legal representative, entered into on or after the time of the alleged unlawful sex act, and providing for any payments to be made more than one year after the date of the execution of the contract, is void as contrary to public policy. A district attorney may bring an action or intervene in any action to enjoin enforcement of any contract which is in violation of this section.(b) This section does not apply after the date of the final judgment in a criminal case against the alleged perpetrator for the unlawful sex act described in subdivision (a).(c) This section does not apply to a contract for the payment of money or other consideration made from a nonrevocable trust established for the benefit of the minor if the alleged perpetrator has no direct or indirect access to, or control over, the trust.(d) This section does not apply to an alleged perpetrator of an unlawful sex act against a minor to the extent he or she agrees to pay, or is required by court order to pay, child support for that minor upon a dissolution or legal separation.(e) For purposes of this section, “unlawful sex act,” means a felony sex offense committed against a minor.(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any contract declared void as contrary to public policy under this section may still be enforced by a district attorney against the payor, and the proceeds thereof shall be deposited in the State Children’s Trust Fund pursuant to Section 18969 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Added by Stats. 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 54, Sec. 1. Effective November 30, 1994.)
CA Civ Code § 1669.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1669.7.

1669.7.  A contract for the payment of money or other consideration in violation of Section 132.5 of the Penal Code is void as contrary to public policy. The Attorney General or the district attorney of the county in which a violation of Section 132.5 of the Penal Code occurs may bring a civil action, or intervene in any civil action, to enjoin the enforcement of a contract that violates that section.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 869, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Civ Code § 1670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.

1670.  Any dispute arising from a construction contract with a public agency, which contract contains a provision that one party to the contract or one party’s agent or employee shall decide any disputes arising under that contract, shall be resolved by submitting the dispute to independent arbitration, if mutually agreeable, otherwise by litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1374.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.5.

1670.5.  (a) If the court as a matter of law finds the contract or any clause of the contract to have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce the contract, or it may enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause, or it may so limit the application of any unconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result.(b) When it is claimed or appears to the court that the contract or any clause thereof may be unconscionable the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its commercial setting, purpose, and effect to aid the court in making the determination.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 819.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.6.

1670.6.  A contract with a consumer located in California for the purchase of a good or service that is made in connection with a telephone solicitation made in or from outside of California and is primarily for personal, family, or household use, is unlawful if, with respect to that telephone solicitation, the telemarketer is in violation of Section 310.4(a)(6)(i) of, or has not complied with Section 310.5(a)(5) of, the Federal Trade Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 310), as published in the Federal Register, Volume 68, Number 19, on January 29, 2003. This section shall apply only to those entities subject to, and does not apply to any transaction exempted under Section 310.6 of, the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 310), as published in the Federal Register, Volume 68, Number 19, on January 29, 2003.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 77, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.7.

1670.7.  Any provision of a contract that purports to allow a deduction from a person’s wages for the cost of emigrating and transporting that person to the United States is void as against public policy.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 35, Sec. 2. (SB 174) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.8.

1670.8.  (a) (1) A contract or proposed contract for the sale or lease of consumer goods or services may not include a provision waiving the consumer’s right to make any statement regarding the seller or lessor or its employees or agents, or concerning the goods or services.(2) It shall be unlawful to threaten or to seek to enforce a provision made unlawful under this section, or to otherwise penalize a consumer for making any statement protected under this section.(b) Any waiver of the provisions of this section is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.(c) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for the first violation, and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the second and for each subsequent violation, to be assessed and collected in a civil action brought by the consumer, by the Attorney General, or by the district attorney or city attorney of the county or city in which the violation occurred. When collected, the civil penalty shall be payable, as appropriate, to the consumer or to the general fund of whichever governmental entity brought the action to assess the civil penalty.(d) In addition, for a willful, intentional, or reckless violation of this section, a consumer or public prosecutor may recover a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).(e) The penalty provided by this section is not an exclusive remedy, and does not affect any other relief or remedy provided by law. This section shall not be construed to prohibit or limit a person or business that hosts online consumer reviews or comments from removing a statement that is otherwise lawful to remove.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 308, Sec. 1. (AB 2365) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.8.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.8.5.

1670.8.5.  (a) A contract or proposed contract for the provision of a consumer service by a licensee regulated by a licensing board shall not include a provision limiting the consumer’s ability to file a complaint with that board or to participate in the board’s investigation into the licensee.(b) Any waiver of the provisions of this section is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.(c) For purposes of this section, the following terms apply:(1) “Consumer service” means any service that is obtained for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.(2) “Licensing board” means any entity described in Section 101 of the Business and Professions Code, the State Bar of California, the Department of Real Estate, or any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession.(d) Violation of this section by a licensee shall constitute unprofessional conduct subject to discipline by the licensee’s licensing board.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 312, Sec. 98. (SB 1474) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.9.

1670.9.  (a) A city, county, city and county, or local law enforcement agency that does not, as of January 1, 2018, have a contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation to house or detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody, shall not, on and after January 1, 2018, enter into a contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation, to house or detain in a locked detention facility noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody.(b) A city, county, city and county, or local law enforcement agency that, as of January 1, 2018, has an existing contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation to detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody, shall not, on and after January 1, 2018, renew or modify that contract in a manner that would expand the maximum number of contract beds that may be utilized to house or detain in a locked detention facility noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody.(c) Any facility that detains a noncitizen pursuant to a contract with a city, county, city and county, or a local law enforcement agency is subject to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(d) A city, county, city and county, or public agency shall not, on and after January 1, 2018, approve or sign a deed, instrument, or other document related to a conveyance of land or issue a permit for the building or reuse of existing buildings by any private corporation, contractor, or vendor to house or detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings unless the city, county, city and county, or public agency has done both of the following:(1) Provided notice to the public of the proposed conveyance or permitting action at least 180 days before execution of the conveyance or permit.(2) Solicited and heard public comments on the proposed conveyance or permit action in at least two separate meetings open to the public.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 494, Sec. 2. (SB 29) Effective January 1, 2018. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.9.

1670.9.  (a) A city, county, city and county, or local law enforcement agency that does not, as of January 1, 2018, have a contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation to house or detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody, shall not, on and after January 1, 2018, enter into a contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation, to house or detain in a locked detention facility noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody.(b) A city, county, city and county, or local law enforcement agency that, as of January 1, 2018, has an existing contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation to detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody, shall not, on and after January 1, 2018, renew or modify that contract in a manner that would expand the maximum number of contract beds that may be utilized to house or detain in a locked detention facility noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody.(c) Any facility that detains a noncitizen pursuant to a contract with a city, county, city and county, or a local law enforcement agency is subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).(d) A city, county, city and county, or public agency shall not, on and after January 1, 2018, approve or sign a deed, instrument, or other document related to a conveyance of land or issue a permit for the building or reuse of existing buildings by any private corporation, contractor, or vendor to house or detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings unless the city, county, city and county, or public agency has done both of the following:(1) Provided notice to the public of the proposed conveyance or permitting action at least 180 days before execution of the conveyance or permit.(2) Solicited and heard public comments on the proposed conveyance or permit action in at least two separate meetings open to the public.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 42. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.10.

1670.10.  (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2018, to transfer ownership of a dog or cat in which ownership is contingent upon the making of payments over a period of time subsequent to the transfer of possession of the dog or cat is void as against public policy.(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to payments to repay an unsecured loan for the purchase of the dog or cat.(b) A contract entered into on or after January 1, 2018, for the lease of a dog or cat that provides for or offers the option of transferring ownership of the dog or cat at the end of the lease term is void as against public policy.(c) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, the consumer taking possession of a dog or cat transferred under a contract described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) or in subdivision (b) shall be deemed the owner of the dog or cat and shall also be entitled to the return of all amounts the consumer paid under the contract.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 761, Sec. 1. (AB 1491) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Civ Code § 1670.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTS|TITLE 4 - UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS|Section 1670.11.

1670.11.  Notwithstanding any other law, a provision in a contract or settlement agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2019, that waives a party’s right to testify in an administrative, legislative, or judicial proceeding concerning alleged criminal conduct or alleged sexual harassment on the part of the other party to the contract or settlement agreement, or on the part of the agents or employees of the other party, when the party has been required or requested to attend the proceeding pursuant to a court order, subpoena, or written request from an administrative agency or the Legislature, is void and unenforceable.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 25. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Civ Code § 1738.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1A - INDEPENDENT WHOLESALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES|Section 1738.10.

1738.10.  The Legislature finds and declares that independent wholesale sales representatives are a key ingredient to the California economy. The Legislature further finds and declares the wholesale sales representatives spend many hours developing their territory in order to properly market their products, and therefore should be provided unique protection from unjust termination of the territorial market areas. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this act to provide security and clarify the contractual relations between manufacturers and their nonemployee sales representatives.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 964, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Code § 1738.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1A - INDEPENDENT WHOLESALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES|Section 1738.11.

1738.11.  This chapter shall be known and cited as the Independent Wholesale Sales Representatives Contractual Relations Act of 1990.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 964, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Code § 1738.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1A - INDEPENDENT WHOLESALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES|Section 1738.12.

1738.12.  For purposes of this chapter the following terms have the following meaning:(a) “Manufacturer” means any organization engaged in the business of producing, assembling, mining, weaving, importing or by any other method of fabrication, a product tangible or intangible, intended for resale to, or use by the consumers of this state.(b) “Jobber” means any business organization engaged in the business of purchasing products intended for resale and invoicing to purchasers for resale to, or use by, the consumers of this state.(c) “Distributor” means any business organization engaged in offering for sale products which are shipped from its inventory, or from goods in transit to its inventory, to purchasers and intended for resale to, or use by the consumers of this state.(d) “Chargeback” means any deduction taken against the commissions earned by the sales representative which are not required by state or federal law.(e) “Wholesale sales representative” means any person who contracts with a manufacturer, jobber, or distributor for the purpose of soliciting wholesale orders, is compensated, in whole or part, by commission, but shall not include one who places orders or purchases exclusively for his own account for resale and shall not include one who sells or takes orders for the direct sale of products to the ultimate consumer.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 964, Sec. 1.)
CA Civ Code § 1738.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS|PART 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS|TITLE 1A - INDEPENDENT WHOLESALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES|Section 1738.13.

1738.13.  (a) Whenever a manufacturer, jobber, or distributor is engaged in business within this state and uses the services of a wholesale sales representative, who is not an employee of the manufacturer, jobber, or distributor, to solicit wholesale orders at least partially within this state, and the contemplated method of payment involves commissions, the manufacturer, jobber, or distributor shall enter into a written contract with the sales representative.(b) The written contract shall include all of the following:(1) The rate and method by which the commission is computed.(2) The time when commissions will be paid.(3) The territory assigned to the sales representative.(4) All exceptions to the assigned territory and customers therein.(5) What chargebacks will be made against the commissions, if any.(c) The sales representative and the manufacturer, jobber, or distributor shall each be provided with a signed copy of the written contract and the sales representative shall sign a receipt acknowledging receipt of the signed contract.(d) The sales representative shall be provided with the following written information and documentation with payment of the commission:(1) An accounting of the orders for which payment is made, including the customer’s name and invoice number.(2) The rate of commission on each order.(3) Information relating to any chargebacks included in the accounting.(e) No contract shall contain any provision which waives any rights established pursuant to this chapter. Any such waiver is deemed contrary to public policy and void.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 964, Sec. 1.)