BILL NUMBER: AB 2949	CHAPTERED  08/26/02

	CHAPTER  247
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 26, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 24, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 8, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 13, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wayne

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2002

   An act to add Section 116.225 to the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to small claims.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2949, Wayne.  Small claims court:  jurisdiction.
   Existing law sets forth the actions in which a small claims court
has jurisdiction.
   This bill would provide that 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.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 116.225 is added to the Code of Civil
Procedure, to read:
   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.