Re: Mike Castro going to court

1630. Except as provided in Section 1630.5, a printed contract of
bailment providing for the parking or storage of a motor vehicle
shall not be binding, either in whole or in part, on the vehicle
owner or on the person who leaves the vehicle with another, unless
the contract conforms to the following:
(a) "This contract limits our liability--read it" is printed at
the top in capital letters of 10-point type or larger.
(b) All the provisions of the contract are printed legibly in
eight-point type or larger.
(c) Acceptance of benefits under a contract included within the
provisions of this section shall not be construed a waiver of this
section, and it shall be unlawful to issue such a contract on
condition that provisions of this section are waived.
A copy of the contract printed in large type, in an area at least
17 by 22 inches, shall be posted in a conspicuous place at each
entrance of the parking lot.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the
enactment of city ordinances on this subject that are not less
restrictive, and such enactments are expressly authorized.




1630.5. The provisions of any contract of bailment for the parking
or storage of a motor vehicle shall not exempt the bailee from
liability, either in whole or in part, for the theft of any motor
vehicle, when such motor vehicle is parked or stored with such
bailee, and the keys are required by such bailee to be left in the
parked or stored vehicle.