California Civil Code § 1784.31

The following definitions apply for purposes of this title: (a) “Add-on” or “add-on product or service” means any product or service not provided to the purchaser or lessee or installed on the vehicle by the vehicle manufacturer and for which the dealer, directly or indirectly, charges a purchaser or lessee in connection with a vehicle sale, lease, or financing transaction. (b) “Auction” means a sale transaction conducted by means of oral, written, or electronic exchanges whereby offers are solicited from one or more potential purchasers in the form of bids in an effort to advance the amount of the bids to obtain the highest and most favorable offer. (c) “Dealer” means a licensed California motor vehicle dealer or a dealer as defined in Section 285 of the Vehicle Code. (d) “GAP agreement” means an agreement for either of the following: (1) To indemnify a vehicle purchaser or lessee for the difference between the actual cash value of the vehicle in the event of an unrecovered theft or total loss and the amount owed on the vehicle pursuant to the terms of a loan, lease agreement, or installment sales contract used to purchase or lease the vehicle. (2) To waive the unpaid difference between money received from the purchaser’s or lessee’s vehicle insurer and some or all of the amount owed on the vehicle at the time of the unrecovered theft or total loss, including products or services titled “guaranteed automobile protection agreement,” “guaranteed asset protection agreement,” “GAP insurance,” or “GAP waiver.” (e) “Material” or “materially” means likely to affect a person’s choice of, or conduct regarding, goods or services. (f) (1) “Motor vehicle” or “vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined by Section 415 of the Vehicle Code. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), “motor vehicle” or “vehicle” does not include any of the following: (A) Vehicles that are sold wholesale. For purposes of this subparagraph, “wholesale” means sale of a vehicle that does not constitute a retail sale, as defined in Section 6007 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (B) Vehicles that are not required to be registered under the Vehicle Code. (C) Fleet sale transactions. For purposes of this subparagraph, “fleet sale” means the sale of more than one vehicle as part of a single transaction for use primarily for business or commercial purposes. (D) Sales to commercial purchasers. For the purposes of this subparagraph, “commercial purchasers” means a person that purchases five or more vehicles from the dealer per year for use primarily for business or commercial purposes. (E) A vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more. (g) “Restocking fee” means the following fees that the dealer may charge a buyer or lessee who exercises the three-day right to cancel: (1) (A) One and one-half percent of the sale price of the vehicle, but not less than two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than six hundred dollars ($600). (B) In lieu of the fee in subparagraph (A), a dealer that charged the buyer or lessee a shipping fee for transporting the vehicle may retain the cost the dealer actually incurred for shipping, provided that the amount retained does not exceed the amount that would otherwise be permitted under subparagraph (A). The dealer shall refund to the buyer or lessee the balance, if any, between the amounts charged and retained. (2) If the vehicle has been driven over 250 miles, the dealer may also charge the buyer or lessee an additional one dollar ($1) for each mile over 250 miles, but this amount shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150). (h) “Service contract” includes products that provide consumers with some type of benefit or payment for repair, maintenance, or service on the vehicle purchased or leased. (i) (1) “Three-day,” as used in the phrase “three-day right to cancel,” means the period in which a buyer or lessee of a used vehicle 

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