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CA Bus & Prof Code § 11287 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 4 - REAL ESTATE|PART 2 - REGULATION OF TRANSACTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - The Vacation Ownership and Time-Share Act of 004|ARTICLE 5 - Powers, Investigation, and Enforcement|Section 11287.

11287.  Any person who violates Section 11226, 11227, 11234, 11244, 11245, or 11283, is guilty of a public offense punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 24. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 11288 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 4 - REAL ESTATE|PART 2 - REGULATION OF TRANSACTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - The Vacation Ownership and Time-Share Act of 004|ARTICLE 5 - Powers, Investigation, and Enforcement|Section 11288.

11288.  This chapter shall take effect on July 1, 2005.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 697, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date for Chapter 2, commencing with Section 11210.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 16200.

16200.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of the terms they define in the subsequent sections of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 16201.

16201.  “Fee” includes every tax, fee, penalty and other monetary exaction, and interest and costs in connection therewith, imposed or collected in connection with or as a prerequisite to or condition for the issuance, renewal or continued validity of any license, certificate or registration required by law.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 16202.

16202.  “Tax” includes every tax, fee, penalty and other monetary exaction, and interest and costs in connection therewith, imposed or collected for revenue for public purposes generally.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 16203.

16203.  “Charge” includes every tax, fee, penalty and other monetary exaction, and interest and costs in connection therewith, imposed or collected for regulatory purposes or for some particular public purpose or purposes.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 16204.

16204.  “Officer” includes director, chief, commissioner, chairman, department, division, bureau, commission, board and any other person, officer or employee, and any agency, of or in the Government of this State.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 16205.

16205.  “Taxpayer” includes every individual, person, firm, partnership, joint adventure, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate and artificial legal entity subject to or liable for any fee, tax or charge.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 2 - Actions|Section 16220.

16220.  The remedy provided by this chapter for the collection of any fee, tax and charge is cumulative. No action taken under this chapter constitutes an election to pursue the remedy provided by it to the exclusion of any other remedy provided by law.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 2 - Actions|Section 16221.

16221.  Every officer by or for whom any fee, tax or charge imposed by the statutes of this State is collected may bring a suit in the name of the people of this State against any taxpayer who fails, neglects or refuses to pay any sums due, owing and unpaid by the taxpayer upon the fee, tax or charge.This section does not of itself authorize a suit for recovery of a judgment for a tax on real estate which is a lien thereon.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 2 - Actions|Section 16222.

16222.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to the service of summons, pleadings, proofs, trials and appeals are applicable to actions under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 2 - Actions|Section 16223.

16223.  Upon application and without bond or affidavit, every officer suing under this chapter is entitled to all or any of provisional remedies provided in the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 2 - Actions|Section 16224.

16224.  All sums collected in suits under this chapter shall be reported to the Controller and deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the fund in which would be deposited the fee, tax or charge for which the suit was brought.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 3 - State Licensing|ARTICLE 3 - Penalties|Section 16240.

16240.  Every person who practices, offers to practice, or advertises any business, trade, profession, occupation, or calling, or who uses any title, sign, initials, card, or device to indicate that he or she is qualified to practice any business, trade, profession, occupation, or calling for which a license, registration, or certificate is required by any law of this state, without holding a current and valid license, registration, or certificate as prescribed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1207, Sec. 33.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 16700.

16700.  The provisions of this chapter are cumulative of each other and of any other provision of law relating to the same subject in effect May 22, 1907.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 16701.

16701.  Section 24 of this code shall not determine the separability of the provisions of this chapter, one from another. Such separability shall be determined by whether the provisions of Chapter 530 of the Statutes of 1907 and the provisions of Chapter 362 of the Statutes of 1909 are separable among themselves and as to each other.If the words “or reduce” (following the word “increase”) were not effectively deleted from Subdivision 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 530 of the Statutes of 1907 by Section 1 of Chapter 362 of the Statutes of 1909, a combination of capital, skill or acts by two or more persons for the purpose of reducing the price of merchandise or of any commodity is a trust.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 16702.

16702.  As used in this chapter “person” or “persons” includes corporations, firms, partnerships and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of this State or any other State, or any foreign country.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 16703.

16703.  Within the meaning of this chapter, labor, whether skilled or unskilled, is not a commodity.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16720.

16720.  A trust is a combination of capital, skill or acts by two or more persons for any of the following purposes:(a) To create or carry out restrictions in trade or commerce.(b) To limit or reduce the production, or increase the price of merchandise or of any commodity.(c) To prevent competition in manufacturing, making, transportation, sale or purchase of merchandise, produce or any commodity.(d) To fix at any standard or figure, whereby its price to the public or consumer shall be in any manner controlled or established, any article or commodity of merchandise, produce or commerce intended for sale, barter, use or consumption in this State.(e) To make or enter into or execute or carry out any contracts, obligations or agreements of any kind or description, by which they do all or any or any combination of any of the following:(1) Bind themselves not to sell, dispose of or transport any article or any commodity or any article of trade, use, merchandise, commerce or consumption below a common standard figure, or fixed value.(2) Agree in any manner to keep the price of such article, commodity or transportation at a fixed or graduated figure.(3) Establish or settle the price of any article, commodity or transportation between them or themselves and others, so as directly or indirectly to preclude a free and unrestricted competition among themselves, or any purchasers or consumers in the sale or transportation of any such article or commodity.(4) Agree to pool, combine or directly or indirectly unite any interests that they may have connected with the sale or transportation of any such article or commodity, that its price might in any manner be affected.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16721.

16721.  Recognizing that the California Constitution prohibits a person from being disqualified from entering or pursuing a business, profession, vocation, or employment because of sex, race, creed, color, or national or ethnic origin, and guarantees the free exercise and enjoyment of religion without discrimination or preference; and recognizing that these and other basic, fundamental constitutional principles are directly affected and denigrated by certain ongoing practices in the business and commercial world, it is necessary that provisions protecting and enhancing a person’s right to enter or pursue business and to freely exercise and enjoy religion, consistent with law, be established.(a) No person within the jurisdiction of this state shall be excluded from a business transaction on the basis of a policy expressed in any document or writing and imposed by a third party where that policy requires discrimination against that person on the basis of any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51 of the Civil Code or on the basis that the person conducts or has conducted business in a particular location.(b) No person within the jurisdiction of this state shall require another person to be excluded, or be required to exclude another person, from a business transaction on the basis of a policy expressed in any document or writing that requires discrimination against that other person on the basis of any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51 of the Civil Code or on the basis that the person conducts or has conducted business in a particular location.(c) Any violation of any provision of this section is a conspiracy against trade.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person, on this basis of his or her individual ideology or preferences, from doing business or refusing to do business with any other person consistent with law.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 568, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16721.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16721.5.

16721.5.  (a) It is an unlawful trust and an unlawful restraint of trade for a person to do the following:(1) Grant or accept a letter of credit, or other document that evidences the transfer of funds or credit, or enter into a contract for the exchange of goods or services, if the letter of credit, contract, or other document contains a provision that requires a person to discriminate against, or to certify that he, she, or it has not dealt with, another person on the basis of any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51 of the Civil Code, or on the basis of a person’s lawful business associations.(2) To refuse to grant or accept a letter of credit, or other document that evidences the transfer of funds or credit, or to refuse to enter into a contract for the exchange of goods or services, on the ground that the letter, contract, or document does not contain a discriminatory provision or certification.(b) This section shall not apply to a letter of credit, contract, or other document that contains a provision pertaining to a labor dispute or an unfair labor practice if the other provisions of that letter of credit, contract, or other document otherwise do not violate this section.(c) For purposes of this section, the prohibition against discrimination on the basis of a person’s business associations does not include the requiring of association with particular employment or a particular group as a prerequisite to obtaining group rates or discounts on insurance, recreational activities, or other similar benefits.(d) For purposes of this section, “person” shall include, but not be limited to, individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, corporations, and governmental agencies.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16721.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16721.6.

16721.6.  It is the intent of the Legislature that Sections 16721 and 16721.5 be interpreted and applied so as not to conflict with federal law with respect to transactions in the interstate or foreign commerce of the United States to the extent, if any, not preempted by the Export Administration Act of 1969 as amended (50 U.S.C.App. Sec. 2401 and following) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 859.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16722.

16722.  Any contract or agreement in violation of this chapter is absolutely void and is not enforceable at law or in equity.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16725.

16725.  It is not unlawful to enter into agreements or form associations or combinations, the purpose and effect of which is to promote, encourage or increase competition in any trade or industry, or which are in furtherance of trade.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16726.

16726.  Except as provided in this chapter, every trust is unlawful, against public policy and void.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16727 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16727.

16727.  It shall be unlawful for any person to lease or make a sale or contract for the sale of goods, merchandise, machinery, supplies, commodities for use within the State, or to fix a price charged therefor, or discount from, or rebate upon, such price, on the condition, agreement or understanding that the lessee or purchaser thereof shall not use or deal in the goods, merchandise, machinery, supplies, commodities, or services of a competitor or competitors of the lessor or seller, where the effect of such lease, sale, or contract for sale or such condition, agreement or understanding may be to substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly in any line of trade or commerce in any section of the State.(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 738.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16728 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition|Section 16728.

16728.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, motor carriers of property, as defined in Section 34601 of the Vehicle Code, may voluntarily elect to participate in uniform cargo liability rules, uniform bills of lading or receipts for property being transported, uniform cargo credit rules, joint line rates or routes, classifications, mileage guides, and pooling. Motor carriers of property that so elect shall comply with all requirements of Section 14501(c) of Title 49 of the United States Code and with federal regulations promulgated pursuant to that section. The Legislature intends by this section to provide to motor carriers of property the antitrust immunity authorized by state action pursuant to Section 14501(c) of Title 49 of the United States Code.(b) The election authorized by this section shall be exercised in either of the following ways:(1) Participation in an agreement pursuant to Section 13703 of Title 49 of the United States Code.(2) Filing with the Department of Motor Vehicles a notice of adoption of any or all of the uniform cargo liability rules, uniform bills of lading or receipts for property being transported, uniform cargo credit rules, joint rates or routes, classifications, mileage guides, and pooling contained in an identified publication authorized by Section 13703 of Title 49 of the United States Code, along with a written certification issued by the organization establishing those uniform rules or provisions in accordance with Section 13703(g)(1)(B) of Title 49 of the United States Code, affirming participation of the motor carrier of property in the collective publication. The certification shall be made available for public inspection.(c) The elections made by a motor carrier of property pursuant to this section may be canceled by the motor carrier.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16750.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 3 - Enforcement|Section 16750.1.

16750.1.  Any civil action to enforce any cause of action for a violation of this chapter shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued. No cause of action barred under existing law on the effective date of the amendment of this section at the 1977–78 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be revived by such amendment.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 541.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16750.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 3 - Enforcement|Section 16750.2.

16750.2.  Any person, other than the Attorney General or a district attorney, who commences, by writ or appeal, any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California or a state court of appeal in which a violation of this chapter is alleged or any application of this chapter is in issue shall serve notice thereof upon the Attorney General within three days after the commencement of the proceeding, provided that such time may be extended by the Chief Justice or presiding justice for good cause shown. No relief, temporary or permanent, shall be granted until proof of service of this notice is filed with the court.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 765, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16751 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 2 - PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION|CHAPTER 2 - Combinations in Restraint of Trade|ARTICLE 3 - Enforcement|Section 16751.

16751.  Whenever it appears to the court before which any proceedings under this chapter are pending that the ends of justice require that other parties shall be brought before the court, the court may cause them to be made parties defendant and summoned, whether or not they reside in the county where such action is pending.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)