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CA Bus & Prof Code § 20999.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Franchises|Section 20999.1.

20999.1.  Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, no franchisor shall terminate, cancel, or fail to or refuse to renew any existing franchise without good cause.As used in this section good cause is limited to the following:(a) The gasoline dealer or petroleum distributor failed to comply with essential and reasonable requirements of the franchise agreement;(b) The gasoline dealer or petroleum distributor failed to act in good faith in carrying out the terms of the franchise; or(c) The franchisor is withdrawing from the marketing location at which the franchise of a gasoline dealer is located, provided that the franchisor pays the gasoline dealer the current wholesale market value for all qualifying equipment and supplies purchased by the gasoline dealer from the franchisor or affiliate of the franchisor. This subdivision shall only apply to those gasoline dealer franchises which are entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 1979. As used in this subdivision, “qualifying equipment and supplies” means all equipment and supplies purchased by the gasoline dealer from the franchisor or an affiliate of the franchisor which is free and clear of all liens, security interests and other encumbrances, valued on a first-in, first-out basis, evidenced by receipted invoices, and is (i) in first-class and resalable condition, (ii) in the original packages or containers and (iii) bears the original labels and trademarks, and (iv) the goods display no evidence of deterioration. This subdivision shall not be construed to create any priority over any other debt between the parties to the franchise arising from the same franchise agreement.(d) For other legitimate business reasons (except that a termination, or cancellation of a franchise for the purpose of enabling the petroleum distributor or manufacturer to assume operation of the distributor’s or gasoline dealer’s business shall not be considered to be a legitimate business reason unless the gasoline dealer or distributor is paid reasonable compensation for the value of his franchise, including a reasonable amount for goodwill).(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 90, Sec. 3.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20999.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Franchises|Section 20999.2.

20999.2.  No petroleum distributor shall deny to any gasoline dealer or prospective gasoline dealer the right to be accompanied by counsel or a personal representative to any meeting held between the parties for the purpose of negotiating the terms of a franchise.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 706.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20999.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Franchises|Section 20999.25.

20999.25.  (a) In the case of leased marketing premises as to which the franchisor owns a fee interest, the franchisor shall not sell, transfer, or assign to another person the franchisor’s interest in the premises unless the franchisor has first either made a bona fide offer to sell, transfer, or assign to the franchisee the franchisor’s interest in the premises, other than signs displaying the franchisor’s insignia and any other trademarked, servicemarked, copyrighted or patented items of the franchisor, or, if applicable, offered to the franchisee a right of first refusal of any bona fide offer acceptable to the franchisor made by another to purchase the franchisor’s interest in the premises.(b) In the case of leased marketing premises which the franchisor leases from a third party, following notice by the franchisor to the franchisee of termination or nonrenewal of the franchise by reason of the expiration of the franchisor’s underlying lease from the third party, the franchisor shall, upon request by the franchisee and subject to the franchisee purchasing or leasing the premises from the third party prior to the date of termination or nonrenewal of the franchise set forth in the notice, make a bona fide offer to sell to the franchisee any interest the franchisor may have in the improvements on the premises, other than signs displaying the franchisor’s insignia and any other trademarked, servicemarked, copyrighted or patented items of the franchisor, at a price not to exceed the fair market value of the improvements or the book value, whichever is greater, or, if applicable, offer the franchisee a right of first refusal of any bona fide offer acceptable to the franchisor made by another to purchase the franchisor’s interest in the improvements. For the purposes of this subdivision, “book value” means actual cost less actual depreciation taken.(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a franchisor to continue an existing franchise agreement or to renew a franchise relationship if not otherwise required by federal law.(d) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) “Marketing premises” means, in the case of any franchise, premises which, under such franchise, are to be employed by the franchisee in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel.(2) “Leased marketing premises” means marketing premises owned, leased, or in any way controlled by a franchisor and which the franchisee is authorized or permitted, under the franchise, to employ in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 442, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20999.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Franchises|Section 20999.3.

20999.3.  (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter may be sued in the superior court in the county in which the defendant resides or where a franchise affected by the violation does business, for temporary and permanent injunctive relief and for damages, if any, and the costs of suit.(b) No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability created under any provision of this chapter unless brought before the expiration of two years after the violation upon which it is based or the expiration of one year after the discovery by the plaintiff of the facts constituting such violation, whichever occurs first.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 512, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20999.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Franchises|Section 20999.4.

20999.4.  At such time as a franchisor intends to withdraw from the marketing of fuel through retail and distribution outlets in the relevant geographic market area, prompt notification, together with a plan describing the schedule and conditions of the withdrawal, shall be provided by the franchisor to the Governor.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 90, Sec. 4.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21140.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.8 - Franchise Dealers Fair Practices|Section 21140.1.

21140.1.  Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a franchisee shall not be precluded from purchasing fuel from any available source if the franchisor is unable or refuses to supply the franchisee with fuel.Failure to deliver contracted, agreed upon, or requested quantities of fuel within 72 hours of such specified contract time, agreement, or request shall constitute an inability or refusal to supply a franchisee. Requests for deliveries of fuel may be telephoned to the franchisor, except that when the franchisee intends to seek fuel from another supplier pursuant to Section 21140.1 should the franchisor be unable or refuse to supply him or her, a request for fuel must be made in writing to a franchisor at least 48 hours before desired delivery.Once such notice has been given, and the franchisor has failed to deliver contracted, agreed upon, or requested quantities of fuel no further written request shall be required from the franchisee until such time as the franchisor notifies the franchisee in writing that the franchisor is prepared to deliver contracted, agreed upon, or requested quantities of fuel.Nondelivery of fuel by the franchisor due to accident, fire, theft or other similar acts shall not constitute an inability or refusal to supply the franchisee.If the franchisee sells fuel supplied from a source other than the franchisor, the franchisee shall prominently post a sign disclosing this fact to the public on each pump dispensing fuel purchased from other than the franchisor. The sign shall not be smaller than 8″ x 10″ with letters not less than three inches in height.This provision shall not be construed to permit a franchisee to purchase more fuel than may be allowed by any federal statute or regulation.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 90, Sec. 7.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21140.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.8 - Franchise Dealers Fair Practices|Section 21140.2.

21140.2.  From the effective date of this section it shall be illegal for any franchisor by any action to require a franchisee to purchase only those tires, batteries, motor oil, and other automotive accessories sold by the franchisor. A franchised retail gasoline dealer may sell any tires, batteries, motor oil, and other automotive accessories as may be available to him or her for retail sale.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 523, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21140.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.8 - Franchise Dealers Fair Practices|Section 21140.3.

21140.3.  The franchisor’s executive officer, representative, or agent of the franchisor who negotiates any contract in violation of this chapter or who otherwise coerces a franchisee in violation of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each offense. That penalty, reasonable attorney fees and costs of the suit shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General or by any district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney in any court of competent jurisdiction. If brought by a district attorney or county counsel, the entire amount of the penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty, attorney fees, and costs of the suit shall be paid to the treasurer of the county where the action was brought and one-half shall be paid to the State Treasurer. If brought by a city attorney, one-half of the penalty, attorney fees, and costs of the suit shall be paid to the treasurer of the county and one-half to the city.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 523, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21140.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.8 - Franchise Dealers Fair Practices|Section 21140.4.

21140.4.  Any person who is injured in his business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may sue therefor in any court having jurisdiction in the county where the defendant resides or is found, or any agent resides or is found, or where service may be obtained, without respect to the amount in controversy, and to recover three times the damages sustained by him, and shall be awarded attorneys’ fees together with the costs of the suit. Any action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 498.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21148 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.8 - Franchise Dealers Fair Practices|Section 21148.

21148.  (a) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a franchisor may not withhold its consent to the sale, transfer, or assignment of the franchise by the franchisee to another person unless the franchisor demonstrates in writing to the franchisee within 45 days of receiving the application, or required paperwork, from the potential buyer any of the following:(1) The proposed purchaser of the franchise has less business experience and training than that normally required by the franchisor of prospective franchisees.(2) The proposed purchaser of the franchise has less financial resources than that normally required by the franchisor of prospective franchisees.(3) The proposed purchaser of the franchise does not satisfy the then-current uniformly applied requirements, if any, of the franchisor applicable to prospective franchisees.(4) The proposed purchaser of the franchise operates a franchise under an agreement with a franchisor other than the franchisor to whom the sale, transfer, or assignment is proposed, if the then-current uniformly applied requirements, if any, of the franchisor precludes prospective franchisees from operating a franchise under an agreement with another franchisor.(5) The franchisee has not offered in writing to sell, transfer, or assign the franchise to the franchisor on terms and conditions which are the same as those of the sale, transfer, or assignment of the franchise to the proposed purchaser; and the franchisee has not allowed the franchisor at least 30 days in which to either accept or decline the franchisee’s written offer, prior to the sale, transfer, or assignment of the franchise to the proposed purchaser.(b) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a franchisor may not withhold its consent to the sale, transfer, or assignment of the franchise by the franchisee to another person for the purposes of diminishing the market value of the franchise.(c) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a franchisor may not withhold its consent to the sale, transfer, or assignment of the franchise by the franchisee to another person because that other person is of foreign origin or is non-English speaking as long as the prospective franchisee is able to adequately communicate with the franchisor and the appropriate federal, state, and local governmental agencies concerning matters of management, operations, environmental compliance, and public safety.(d) If the franchisor consents to the sale, transfer, or assignment of the franchise to a prospective purchaser, the franchisor may require the franchisee to pay a transfer fee to the franchisor, provided the amount of the fee is reasonable when compared to the sale price of the franchise and provided the fee is not required in an effort to frustrate the proposed sale.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 523, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21149 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 7.8 - Franchise Dealers Fair Practices|Section 21149.

21149.  Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, the franchisor may not prohibit or prevent the sale, transfer, or assignment of the franchise to a corporation if both of the following conditions are satisfied:(a) The franchisee has a controlling interest in the corporation.(b) The franchisee offers in writing to personally guarantee the corporation’s performance of its obligations under the franchise.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 698, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Unfair Practices|Section 21200.

21200.  It is unlawful for any refiner, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter of motor vehicle fuels or oils engaged in business in this state, either directly or indirectly, to discriminate in price between different purchasers of motor vehicle fuels or oils of like grade and quality, where the effect of such discrimination is to lessen competition, or to injure, destroy, or prevent competition with any person who either grants or knowingly receives the benefit of such discrimination, or with customers of either of them.Upon proof being made, at any hearing on a complaint under this section, that there has been such discrimination in price, the burden of rebutting the prima facie case thus made by showing justification shall be upon the person charged with a violation of this section. Nothing herein contained shall prevent a seller rebutting the prima facie case thus made by showing that his lower price to any purchaser or purchasers was made in good faith to meet an equally low price of a competitor and was also offered to any other of his purchasers in competition with the purchaser or purchasers receiving such lower price. If such lower price should be incorporated into a term contract, no such contract shall as to such discriminatory price be valid for more than one year.Nothing in this section shall prevent differentials which make only due allowance for differences in the cost of manufacture, marketing, transportation, sale, or delivery resulting from the differing methods or quantities in which such commodities are to such purchasers sold or delivered.Nothing in this section shall prevent persons engaged in selling motor vehicle fuels or oils in this state from selecting their own customers in bona fide transactions and not in restraint of trade.Nothing in this section shall prevent price changes from time to time where in response to changing conditions affecting the market for, or the marketability of, the products concerned, such as, but not limited to, actual or imminent deterioration of products, distress sales under court process, or sales in good faith in discontinuance of business in the products concerned.Nothing in this section shall apply to the purchase of motor vehicle fuels or oils for their own use by state and local agencies or public utilities.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 951.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Unfair Practices|Section 21201.

21201.  The provisions of this chapter shall only apply to refiners, distributors, manufacturers, or transporters of petroleum products engaged in business in this state whose total production, gasoline refining capacity or sales volume at the wholesale level is 50,000 barrels a day or more.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 951.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Unfair Practices|Section 21202.

21202.  Any person injured by any violation of the provisions of this chapter may bring an action for the recovery of damages. Judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed plus reasonable attorney’s fees.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 951.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Unfair Practices|Section 21203.

21203.  The Legislature finds and declares that distribution and sales of motor vehicle fuels and oils in the State of California affect the general economy of the state, the public interest and the public welfare. Competition and freedom from unreasonable discriminatory practices are essential to the fair and efficient functioning of a free market economy. Competitive conditions are rapidly changing with resulting market dislocation. Therefore, it is further provided that any existing contracts, arrangements, or agreements with provision for prices not in compliance with this chapter shall be void on and after the effective date of this chapter as to such provisions, except for any as may be required to be extended beyond said date to comply with any applicable federal price control laws, regulations or orders.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 951.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 10 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 21700.

21700.  This act shall be known as the “California Self-Service Storage Facility Act.”(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 439, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 10 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 21701.

21701.  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(a) “Self-service storage facility” means real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to the space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property or for storing individual storage containers provided to occupants who have exclusive use of the container for the purpose of storing and removing personal property, whether or not the individual storage containers are transported pursuant to Section 21701.1. Self-service storage facility does not include a garage or other storage area in a private residence. No occupant may use a self-service storage facility for residential purposes. A self-service storage facility is not a warehouse, nor a public utility, as defined in Section 216 of the Public Utilities Code. If an owner issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored, the owner and the occupant are subject to the provisions of Division 7 (commencing with Section 7101) of the Commercial Code, and the provisions of this chapter do not apply.(b) “Owner” means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, their agent, or any other person authorized by them to manage the facility, or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement, and no real estate license is required.(c) “Occupant” means a person, or their sublessee, successor, or assign, who is entitled to the use of the storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others.(d) “Rental agreement” means any written agreement or lease that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provision concerning the use and occupancy of a self-service storage facility.(e) “Personal property” means movable property not affixed to land, and includes, but is not limited to, goods, merchandise, furniture, and household items.(f) “Last known address” means that mailing address or email address provided by the occupant in the latest rental agreement, or the mailing address or email address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 227, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 36, Sec. 2. (AB 3364) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. See later operative version amended by Sec. 3 of Stats. 2020, Ch. 36.)