California Labor Code

§ 212

LAB § 212 Effective Jan 1, 1998Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)No person, or agent or officer thereof, shall issue in payment of wages due, or to become due, or as an advance on wages to be earned:

(1)Any order, check, draft, note, memorandum, or other acknowledgment of indebtedness, unless it is negotiable and payable in cash, on demand, without discount, at some established place of business in the state, the name and address of which must appear on the instrument, and at the time of its issuance and for a reasonable time thereafter, which must be at least 30 days, the maker or drawer has sufficient funds in, or credit, arrangement, or understanding with the drawee for its payment.

(2)Any scrip, coupon, cards, or other thing redeemable, in merchandise or purporting to be payable or redeemable otherwise than in money.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 352, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.