(a) This section applies to transactions, other than consumer credit contracts as defined in Section 1799.90, which are subject to 16 C.F.R. § 444.3, 12 C.F.R. § 227.14, or 12 C.F.R. § 535.3, whichever is applicable to the creditor.

(b) Unless the persons who are obligated under the transaction are married to each other, no action shall be brought, nor shall any security interest be enforced, against any person entitled to receive notice under 16 C.F.R. § 444.3, 12 C.F. R. 227.14, or 12 C.F.R. § 535.3, whichever is applicable to the creditor, if that person did not receive the notice in the manner prescribed by the applicable regulation and an accurate Spanish translation of the notice.

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Terms Used In California Civil Code 1799.99

  • Creditor: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other entity, however designated, who enters into or arranges for consumer credit contracts in the ordinary course of business. See California Civil Code 1799.90

(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 15.)