The provisions of any contract of bailment for the parking or storage of a motor vehicle shall not exempt the bailee from liability, either in whole or in part, for the theft of any motor vehicle, when such motor vehicle is parked or stored with such bailee, and the keys are required by such bailee to be left in the parked or stored vehicle.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1630.5
MANNER OF CREATING CONTRACTS
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 180 Cal. App. 3d 713 - Gardner v. Downtown Porsche Audi (1986)
Most recently applied in 180 Cal. App. 3d 713 - Gardner v. Downtown Porsche Audi (May 1986)
Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1277.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.