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Authors Ashby  
Subject Vehicles: consumer protection: buy-here-pay-here dealers.
Relating To relating to vehicles.
Title An act to amend Section 241 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
Last Action Dt 2026-02-20
State Introduced
Status Pending Referral
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2026-02-20     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Introduced     2026-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency and sets forth the powers and duties of the department, as specified. Existing law regulates the accuracy of information provided to consumers during vehicle sales, including the information contained in advertising, brochures, and manuals, as specified. Existing law also requires a buy-here-pay-here dealer to disclose certain information regarding a used vehicle by affixing a label with certain information on the vehicle. Existing law prohibits a buy-here-pay-here dealer from disabling the vehicle using starter interrupt technology, unless certain conditions are met, and makes a violation of those provisions a misdemeanor. Existing law defines a “buy-here-pay-here” dealer as, among other things, a dealer who assigns less than 90% of all unrescinded conditional sale contracts and lease contracts to unaffiliated third-party finance or leasing sources within 45 days of the consummation of those contracts.