# Cal. INS § 676.5: Section 676.5

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. INS § 676.5
- **Heading:** Section 676.5
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 676.5

## Text

(a) This section applies only to policies of commercial insurance which are subject to Section 675.5.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), for purposes of this chapter only, a policy with no fixed expiration, or with a term of less than one year, shall be considered to be a policy for a term of one year, and a policy written for a term of more than one year shall be considered as if written for successive terms of one year.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, a policy shall be considered to be for a term of less than one year if the policy is issued for a specific risk which does not continue beyond the period of the policy, or if the insured requests a policy for a term of less than one year.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. INS § 675 Section 675](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S675.md)
- [Cal. INS § 675.1 Section 675.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S675.1.md)
- [Cal. INS § 675.5 Section 675.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S675.5.md)
- [Cal. INS § 675.55 Section 675.55](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S675.55.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676 Section 676](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.1 Section 676.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.1.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.2 Section 676.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.2.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.3 Section 676.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.3.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.4 Section 676.4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.4.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.5 Section 676.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.5.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.6 Section 676.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.6.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.7 Section 676.7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.7.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.8 Section 676.8](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.8.md)
- [Cal. INS § 676.9 Section 676.9](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cins_D1_P1_C11_S676.9.md)

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