California Civil Code CHAPTER 1.5 - Rental Passenger Vehicle Transactions
- Section 1939.01.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Rental company” means a person or entity in the business of renting passenger vehicles to...
- Section 1939.03.
Except as limited by Section 1939.05, a rental company and a renter may agree that the renter will be responsible for no more than all...
- Section 1939.05.
(a) The total amount of the renter’s liability to the rental company resulting from damage to the rented vehicle shall not exceed the sum of the...
- Section 1939.07.
(a) A claim against a renter resulting from damage or loss, excluding loss of use, to a rental vehicle shall be reasonably and rationally related to...
- Section 1939.09.
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a damage waiver shall provide or, if not expressly stated in writing, shall be deemed to provide that the...
- Section 1939.13.
(a) A rental company shall not require the purchase of a damage waiver, optional insurance, or another optional good or service.(b) A rental company shall not engage...
- Section 1939.15.
(a) In the absence of express permission granted by the renter subsequent to damage to, or loss of, the rented vehicle, a rental company shall not...
- Section 1939.17.
A customer facility charge or alternative customer facility charge may be collected by a rental company pursuant to Section 50474.3 of the Government Code.(Added by...
- Section 1939.19.
(a) When providing a quote, or imposing charges for a rental, the rental company may separately state the rental rate, additional mandatory charges, if any, and...
- Section 1939.21.
(a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Additional charges” means charges other than a per period base rental rate established by the business program.(2) “Business program” means either of...
- Section 1939.23.
(a) A rental company shall not use, access, or obtain any information relating to the renter’s use of the rental vehicle that was obtained using electronic...
- Section 1939.25.
A renter may bring an action against a rental company for the recovery of damages and appropriate equitable relief for a violation of this chapter,...
- Section 1939.27.
A rental company that brings an action against a renter for loss due to theft of the vehicle shall bring the action in the county...
- Section 1939.29.
A waiver of any of the provisions of this chapter, except for Sections 1939.21, 1939.35, and 1939.37, shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to...
- Section 1939.31.
(a) A rental company’s disclosure requirements shall be satisfied for renters who are enrolled in the rental company’s membership program if all of the following conditions...
- Section 1939.33.
(a) When a rental company enters into a rental agreement in the state for the rental of a vehicle to any renter who is not a...
- Section 1939.35.
(a) (1) A rental company shall provide a renter of a 15-passenger van with a copy of the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety...
- Section 1939.37.
A rental company is not subject to the requirements of Section 14608 of the Vehicle Code if the rental is subject to the terms of...
Last modified: October 22, 2018