California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 1 — Of Courts of JusticeTitle 1 — Organization and JurisdictionChapter 5.5 — Small Claims CourtArticle 2 — Small Claims CourtSection 116.225
An agreement entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2003, establishing a forum outside of California for an action arising from an offer or provision of goods, services, property, or extensions of credit primarily for personal, family, or household purposes that is otherwise within the jurisdiction of a small claims court of this state is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.
Notes
Prohibits enforcement of an agreement entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2003, that selects a forum outside California for a consumer-type action otherwise within California small claims jurisdiction. Such forum provisions arising from primarily personal, family, or household goods, services, property, or credit are declared contrary to public policy, void, and unenforceable.
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