§ 1812.640
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A lessor shall not report any late payment, default, or repossession to a consumer credit reporting agency, as defined in subdivision
(d)of Section 1785.3, or to an investigative consumer reporting agency, as defined in subdivision
(d)of Section 1786.2 if the lessor
(a)advertises “no credit check” or otherwise states or implies that no inquiry will be made of a consumer’s credit history or creditworthiness or
(b)does not obtain a consumer credit report or investigative consumer report on a consumer before entering into a rental-purchase agreement with that consumer.