§ 6520 Electronic Delivery Consent Rules

Civil Code·California

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•If you agree to get info online, it counts as 'in writing' if you can save or print it.
•The sender can't block you from saving or printing the info.
•This rule started in 2014.

Example

Your homeowners association sends you the new pool rules by email instead of a paper letter.

If you can save or print the email, it counts as an official written notice. But if the email has settings that stop you from saving or printing it, then it doesn’t count.

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§ 6520 Electronic Delivery Consent Rules

If the association or a member has consented to receive information by electronic delivery, and a provision of this act requires that the information be in writing, that requirement is satisfied if the information is provided in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 605, Sec. 21. (SB 752) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Last verified: January 21, 2026

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electronic delivery electronic record capable of retention

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 6520.

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