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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 2Ch. 7§ 2702 Seller Rights For Insolvent Buyers

§ 2702 Seller Rights For Insolvent Buyers

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§ 2702 Seller Rights For Insolvent Buyers

This law lets a seller stop giving goods or take them back if the buyer can’t pay, and sets rules for when the seller can do that.

Key Takeaways

  • •If the seller finds the buyer insolvent, they can stop delivering more goods and only accept cash for anything already delivered.
  • •The seller can demand the goods back within 10 days after the buyer gets them, unless the seller was misled in writing about the buyer’s solvency within the past three months.
  • •A good‑faith buyer’s rights can limit the seller’s ability to reclaim, and once the seller successfully reclaims the goods, they can’t use any other legal remedy for those goods.

Example

A furniture store learns that a customer who bought a sofa on credit has gone bankrupt.

The store can refuse to deliver any more furniture and can ask for the sofa back within 10 days of the customer receiving it, unless the store was lied to in writing about the customer's ability to pay within the last three months.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 2702 Seller Rights For Insolvent Buyers

(1) Where the seller discovers the buyer to be insolvent he may refuse delivery except for cash including payment for all goods theretofore delivered under the contract, and stop delivery under this division (Section 2705). (2) Where the seller discovers that the buyer has received goods on credit while insolvent he may reclaim the goods upon demand made within 10 days after the receipt, but if misrepresentation of solvency has been made to the particular seller in writing within three months before delivery the 10-day limitation does not apply. Except as provided in this subdivision the seller may not base a right to reclaim goods on the buyer’s fraudulent or innocent misrepresentation of solvency or of intent to pay. (3) The seller’s right to reclaim under subdivision (2) is subject to the rights of a buyer in ordinary course or other good faith purchaser under this division (Section 2403). Successful reclamation of goods excludes all other remedies with respect to them. (Enacted by Stats. 1963, Ch. 819.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

insolventreclaimmisrepresentation of solvencygood faith purchaser

Related Statutes

  • § 2705 Seller'S Right To Stop Delivery
  • § 2701 Collateral Contract Remedies
  • § 2703 Seller Remedies For Breach
  • § 2704 Seller Remedies For Breach
  • § 2706 Seller Resale Rights

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 2702.
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