§ 1799.301

This title does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A provider that is a depository institution.

(b) A provider that is a lender regulated under the federal Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 2001 et seq.).

(c) A commercial financing transaction secured by real property.

(d) A person who makes no more than one commercial financing transaction in California in a 12-month period.

(e) A person who makes five or fewer commercial financing transactions in California in a 12-month period that are incidental to the business of that person.

(f) A commercial financing transaction in which the recipient is a dealer, as defined by Section 285 of the Vehicle Code, or an affiliate of the dealer, pursuant to a specific commercial financing offer or commercial open-end credit plan of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), including, but not limited to, a commercial loan made pursuant to that commercial financing transaction.

(g) A commercial financing transaction in which the recipient is a vehicle rental company, or an affiliate of the vehicle rental company, pursuant to a specific commercial financing offer or commercial open-end credit plan of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), including, but not limited to, a commercial loan made pursuant to that commercial financing transaction.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 881, Sec. 1. (SB 666) Effective January 1, 2024.)