Section 1640 Of Article 2. Remedies For Nonpayment Of Rent From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 17. >> Article 2.
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. If, before the effective date of this section, a bank or its
predecessor in interest, has caused a safe-deposit box to be opened
for nonpayment of rental, and the contents of such box or any part
thereof remain in its custody, it shall be entitled to the special
remedies in enforcing the liability of the former renter of such box
as set forth in Sections 1634 to 1639, inclusive, whether or not such
box was rented prior to October 1, 1949.