An action to enforce any liability created under this chapter may be brought in any appropriate court of competent jurisdiction within two years from the date the plaintiff knew of, or should have known of, the violation of this title, but not more than seven years from the earliest date on which liability could have arisen, except that where a defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented any information required under this chapter to be disclosed to a consumer and the information so misrepresented is material to the establishment of the defendant’s liability to the consumer under this chapter, the action may be brought at any time within two years after the discovery by the consumer of the misrepresentation.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1785.33
Remedies
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 473 F. App'x 712 - Kamlesh Banga v. Equifax Information Services (2012)
Most recently applied in Huizar v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (June 2017)
Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 768, Sec. 5
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.