Section 677.

(a) All notices of cancellation shall be in writing, mailed to the named insured at the address shown in the policy, or to his or her last known address, and shall state, with respect to policies in effect after the time limits specified in Section 676, (1) which of the grounds set forth in Section 676 is relied upon, and, in accordance with the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (e) of Section 791.10, and (2) the specific information supporting the cancellation, the specific items of personal and privileged information that support those reasons, if applicable, and corresponding summary of rights.

(b) For purposes of this section, a lienholder's copy of those notices shall be deemed mailed if, with the lienholder's consent, it is delivered by electronic transmittal, facsimile, or personal delivery.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 740, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)