California Vehicle Code CHAPTER 11 - Consumer Recovery Fund

• Section 12200.
  The following definitions apply to this chapter:(a) “Application” means an application to the recovery corporation for the payment of an eligible claim from the recovery fund...
• Section 12201.
  (a) Participants shall maintain a corporation under the Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law (Part 3 (commencing with Section 7110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of...
• Section 12202.
  (a) The recovery corporation shall have a board of directors composed of six directors, as follows:(1) One public consumer representative member appointed by the Director of Consumer...
• Section 12203.
  (a) The recovery corporation shall establish a consumer recovery fund for the payment of claims as provided in this chapter. The recovery corporation shall receive funds...
• Section 12204.
  (a) A consumer may file an application with the recovery corporation for the payment of the consumer’s eligible claim if a dealer or lessor-retailer against whom...
• Section 12205.
  The recovery corporation shall develop a notice fully explaining a consumer’s right to make a claim from the fund, an application form, and an explanation...
• Section 12206.
  (a) Within 30 days of receiving an application, the recovery corporation shall notify the applicant, in writing, that the application is complete or, if the application...
• Section 12207.
  (a) Within 15 days of receiving a complete application, the recovery corporation shall serve a copy of the complete application and the following notice on the...
• Section 12208.
  If the recovery corporation pays the claim, the amount of the payment shall be the total of the amount of the eligible claim, but in...
• Section 12209.
  If the recovery corporation denies the claim, the recovery corporation shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial, the legal and factual bases for...
• Section 12210.
  After the recovery corporation pays or rejects a claim, all of the following apply:(a) Immediately upon payment, the recovery corporation shall be subrogated to all of...
• Section 12211.
  If the recovery corporation has insufficient funds to pay all eligible claims, the recovery corporation shall pay eligible claims in the order that the claim...
• Section 12212.
  (a) Within 30 days after the close of the fiscal year or other reasonable period established by the board of directors, the recovery corporation shall make...
• Section 12213.
  The operation of the recovery corporation shall at all times be subject to the examination and review of the Attorney General and the Attorney General’s...
• Section 12214.
  The Attorney General or his or her representative may determine that the recovery corporation has failed or ceased to operate upon a finding that any...
• Section 12215.
  If the recovery corporation is dissolved or ceases to exist, or if the Attorney General or his or her representative makes a determination, pursuant to...
• Section 12216.
  All costs and expenses incurred by the Department of Justice in the administration of this chapter shall be paid to the Department of Justice by...
• Section 12217.
  Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit or restrict actions, remedies, penalties, or procedures otherwise available pursuant to any other provision of law.(Added by...

Last modified: October 22, 2018