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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 1.6. CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES ACT 1785.1-1785.36›CHAPTER 3.5. Obligations of Furnishers of Credit Information 1785.25-1785.27

§ 1785.27

California Civil Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A person shall not furnish information regarding a medical debt to a consumer credit reporting agency.

(b) A medical debt is void and unenforceable if a person knowingly violates this section by furnishing information regarding the medical debt to a consumer credit reporting agency.

(c) (1) On or after July 1, 2025, it is unlawful to enter into a written contract creating a medical debt that does not include the following term:

“A holder of this medical debt contract is prohibited by Section 1785.27 of the Civil Code from furnishing any information related to this debt to a consumer credit reporting agency. In addition to any other penalties allowed by law, if a person knowingly violates that section by furnishing information regarding this debt to a consumer credit reporting agency, the debt shall be void and unenforceable.”

(2) A written contract entered into on or after July 1, 2025, that does not include the term described in paragraph (1) is void and unenforceable.

(d) A violation of this section by a person holding a license or permit issued by the state shall be deemed to be a violation of the law governing that license or permit.

(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 200, Sec. 2. (AB 1521) Effective January 1, 2026.)

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