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Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.50

CREDIT CARDS

Known as the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

The act spans §§ 1747–1748 (27 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Young v. Bank of America (1983)

Most recently applied in 69 F. Supp. 3d 965 - Langan v. United Services Automobile Ass'n (September 2014)

Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 545, Sec. 9.

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(a) Every card issuer shall correct any billing error made by the card issuer within two complete billing cycles, but in no event later than 90 days, after receiving an inquiry.

(b) Any card issuer who fails to correct a billing error made by the card issuer within the period prescribed by subdivision (a) shall not be entitled to the amount by which the outstanding balance of the cardholder’s account is greater than the correct balance, nor any interest, finance charges, service charges, or other charges on the obligation giving rise to the billing error.

(c) Any cardholder who is injured by a willful violation of this section may bring an action for the recovery of damages. Judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which actual damages are assessed. The cardholder shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in the action.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.