{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1804.3","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1804.3","heading":"","body":"(a) No contract other than one for services shall provide for a security interest in any goods theretofore fully paid for or which have not been sold by the seller.\n(b) Any contract for goods which provides for a security interest in real property where the primary goods sold are not to be attached to the real property shall be a violation of this chapter and subject to the penalties set forth in Article 12.2 (commencing with Section 1812.6).\n(c) This section shall become operative October 1, 1982.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 2. CREDIT SALES [1801. - 1812.35.]","CHAPTER 1. Retail Installment Sales [1801. - 1812.20.]","ARTICLE 4. Restrictions on Retail Installment Contracts [1804.1. - 1804.4.]"],"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":"24761aebc9650c1424ebbedee2c6d87a613c083f1b6673c88b2b34f23f9e96ce","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1804.2","next":"us-ca/civ-1804.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}