Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.69]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 2. CREDIT SALES [1801 - 1812.35]
( Title 2 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 201. ) CHAPTER 1. Retail Installment Sales [1801 - 1812.20]
( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 201. ) ARTICLE 2. Definitions [1802 - 1802.21]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 201. ) 1802.7.
“Retail installment account” or “installment account” or “revolving account” means an account established by an agreement entered into in this state, pursuant to which the buyer promises to pay, in installments, to a retail seller, his outstanding balance incurred in retail installment sales, whether or not a security interest in the goods sold is retained by the seller, and which provides for a finance charge which is expressed as a percent of the periodic balances to accrue thereafter providing such charge is not capitalized or stated as a dollar amount in such agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 546.)