Section 12320 Of Chapter 4. Licensee Regulations From California Financial Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 4.

. A prorater shall deliver a copy of any contract or agreement between the prorater and a debtor to the debtor immediately after the debtor executes it, and the debtor's copy shall be executed by the prorater. A contract shall not be effective until a debtor has made a payment to the prorater for distribution to his creditors.