California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 11 — Repossessors, Article 8 — Conduct of Business, Section 7507.125
Nothing in this chapter prohibits the using or taking of personal effects that are connected, adjoined, or affixed to the collateral through an unbroken sequence, if that use or taking is reasonably necessary to effectuate the recovery in a safe manner or to protect the collateral or personal effects. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the removal of a locking mechanism or security device on the collateral, before, during, or after a repossession. No storage fee shall be charged for the first week on any personal effects used to effectuate a recovery pursuant to this section. Any personal effects used or taken pursuant to this section shall be processed in a reasonably expedient manner pursuant to Sections 7507.9 and 7507.10.
Notes
Allows use or taking of personal effects attached to collateral through an unbroken sequence when reasonably necessary for safe recovery or protection, and allows removal of locks or security devices before, during, or after repossession. No storage fee may be charged for the first week for such effects, which must be processed reasonably promptly under the cited sections.
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