{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1799.97","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1799.97","heading":"","body":"(a) No consumer credit contract shall provide for a security interest in any religious books, religious artifacts, or religious materials, valued at less than five hundred dollars ($500), unless the religious books, artifacts, or materials are specifically pledged as collateral.\n(b) Any provision in any contract which provides for a security interest in violation of subdivision (a) shall be void and unenforceable.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 1.85. CONSUMER CREDIT CONTRACTS [1799.90. - 1799.104.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2a5b874f4253b5d68239ac0fadccd6af2a1afe11900bfe13ff3fe824ee03b3c9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1799.96","next":"us-ca/civ-1799.98"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}