Supreme Court of California

In a suit under the Automobile Sales Finance Act (ASFA), also known as the Rees-Levering Motor Vehicle Sales and Finance Act, Civ. Code section 2981 et seq., a consumer protection statute that governs the sale of vehicles where the buyer finances all or part of the car's purchase price, the Court of Appeal's judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) defendant's practice of backdating contracts did not violate ASFA; and 2) defendant did violate ASFA when it disclosed inaccurate smog fees, but plaintiffs are not entitled to a remedy under ASFA because the violation was due to an 'accidental or bona fide error in computation,' Civ. Code section 2983(a).

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/12/15

Judges

• LIU

Court

• Supreme Court of California

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