California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 1.6C.7 — Educational Debt Collection Practices, Section 1788.93
Notwithstanding any provision of law, a school shall not do any of the following:
(a) Refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student on the grounds that the student owes a debt.
(b) Condition the provision of a transcript on the payment of a debt, other than a fee charged to provide the transcript.
(c) Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript, or provide less favorable treatment of a transcript request because a student owes a debt.
(d) Use transcript issuance as a tool for debt collection.
Notes
Prohibits a school from withholding a current or former student’s transcript because the student owes debt, conditioning release on debt payment, charging a higher transcript fee, providing less favorable treatment because of debt, or using transcript issuance as a collection tool. A fee charged for providing the transcript itself remains permitted.
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