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CA Corp Code § 31013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 1 - DEFINITIONS|Section 31013.

31013.  (a) An offer or sale of a franchise is made in this state when an offer to sell is made in this state, or an offer to buy is accepted in this state, or, if the franchisee is domiciled in this state, the franchised business is or will be operated in this state.(b) An offer to sell is made in this state when the offer either originates from this state or is directed by the offeror to this state and received at the place to which it is directed. An offer to sell is accepted in this state when acceptance is communicated to the offeror in this state; and acceptance is communicated to the offeror in this state when the offeree directs it to the offeror in this state reasonably believing the offeror to be in this state and it is received at the place to which it is directed.(c) An offer to sell is not made in this state merely because (1) the publisher circulates or there is circulated on his behalf in this state any bona fide newspaper or other publication of general, regular, and paid circulation which has had more than two-thirds of its circulation outside this state during the past 12 months, or (2) a radio or television program originating outside this state is received in this state.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 1 - DEFINITIONS|Section 31014.

31014.  “Order” means a consent, authorization, approval, prohibition or requirement applicable to a specific case issued by the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 1 - DEFINITIONS|Section 31015.

31015.  “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a joint venture, an association, a joint stock company, a trust or an unincorporated organization.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 95. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Corp Code § 31016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 1 - DEFINITIONS|Section 31016.

31016.  “Publish” means publicly to issue or circulate by newspaper, mail, radio or television, or otherwise to disseminate to the public.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31017 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 1 - DEFINITIONS|Section 31017.

31017.  “Rule” means any published regulation or standard of general application issued by the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 1 - DEFINITIONS|Section 31018.

31018.  (a) “Sale” or “sell” includes every contract or agreement of sale of, a contract to sell, or disposition of, a franchise or interest in a franchise for value.(b) “Offer” or “offer to sell” includes every attempt to dispose of, or solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise or interest in a franchise for value. (c) The terms defined in this section do not include the renewal or extension of an existing franchise where there is no interruption in the operation of the franchised business by the franchisee; provided, that a material modification of an existing franchise, whether upon renewal or otherwise, is a “sale” within the meaning of this section.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 762.)
CA Corp Code § 31019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 1 - DEFINITIONS|Section 31019.

31019.  “State” means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION|Section 31500.

31500.  (a) The commissioner shall charge and collect the fees fixed by this section. All fees and charges collected under this section shall be transmitted to the Treasurer at least weekly, accompanied by a detailed statement thereof and shall be credited to the State Corporations Fund.(b) The fee for filing an application for registration of the offer of franchises under Section 31111 is six hundred seventy-five dollars ($675).(c) The fee for filing an application for renewal of a registration under Section 31121 is four hundred fifty dollars ($450).(d) The fee for filing an amendment to the application filed under Section 31111 or 31121 after the effective date of the registration of the offer of franchises, is fifty dollars ($50).(e) The fee for filing an application for material modification under Section 31125 is fifty dollars ($50), whether or not it accompanies an application under Section 31111 or 31121.(f) The fee for filing the initial notice of exemption under Section 31101 is four hundred fifty dollars ($450) and the fee for filing each consecutive subsequent notice of exemption under these provisions is one hundred fifty dollars ($150).(g) The fee for filing an application for approval of a written notice of violation under Section 31303 or 31304 is six hundred seventy-five dollars ($675).(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Corp Code § 31501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION|Section 31501.

31501.  Every final order, decision, license, or other official act of the commissioner is subject to judicial review in accordance with law.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION|Section 31502.

31502.  The commissioner may from time to time make, amend and rescind such rules, forms, and orders as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this law, including rules and forms governing applications and reports, and defining any terms, whether or not used in this law, insofar as the definitions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this law.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION|Section 31503.

31503.  All rules of the commissioner, other than those relating solely to the internal administration of the Department of Business Oversight, shall be made, amended, or rescinded in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 190, Sec. 27. (AB 1517) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Corp Code § 31504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION|Section 31504.

31504.  (a) All applications, reports and other papers and documents filed with the commissioner under this law shall be open to public inspection, except that the commissioner may, in his discretion, withhold from public inspection any information the disclosure of which is, in the judgment of the commissioner, not necessary in the public interest or for the protection of investors. The commissioner may publish any information filed with him or obtained by him, if, in the judgment of the commissioner, such action is in the public interest. No provision of this law authorizes the commissioner or any of his assistants, clerks, or deputies to disclose any information withheld from public inspection except among themselves or when necessary or appropriate in a proceeding or investigation under this law or to other federal or state regulatory agencies. No provision of this law either creates or derogates from any privilege which exists at common law or otherwise when documentary or other evidence is sought under a subpoena directed to the commissioner or any of his assistants, clerks, or deputies.(b) It is unlawful for the commissioner or any of his assistants, clerks, or deputies to use for personal benefit any information which is filed with or obtained by the commissioner and which is not then generally available to the public. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION|Section 31505.

31505.  Upon request and at such reasonable charges as he prescribes by rule, the commissioner shall furnish to any person photostatic or other copies (certified under his seal of office if requested) of any document which is retained as a matter of public record, except that he shall not charge or collect any fee for photostatic or other copies of any document furnished to public officers for use in their official capacity. In any judicial proceeding or prosecution, any copy so certified is prima facie evidence of the contents of the document certified.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION|Section 31506.

31506.  (a) The commissioner may destroy any applications or orders, together with the files and folders, as useless or obsolete, four years after the date of filing or issuance, with the approval of the Department of General Services; provided that a permanent record shall be maintained of any disciplinary action taken by the commissioner.(b) Copies on microfilm or in other form which may be retained by the commissioner in his discretion of any records destroyed under this section shall be accepted for all purposes as equivalent to the original when certified by the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 31510.

31510.  The commissioner in his discretion may honor requests from interested persons for interpretive opinions.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 31511.

31511.  No provision of this law imposing any liability applies to any act done or omitted in good faith in conformity with any rule, form, order, or any written interpretive opinion of the commissioner, or any opinion of the Attorney General, notwithstanding that the rule, form, order, or written interpretive opinion may later be amended or rescinded or be determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 31512.

31512.  Any condition, stipulation or provision purporting to bind any person acquiring any franchise to waive compliance with any provision of this law or any rule or order hereunder is void.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 31513.

31513.  Whenever a person is entitled under this law to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, a formal hearing before the Department of Business Oversight may be substituted with the consent of such person and of the commissioner for such hearing before an independent hearing officer; and in that case after such hearing before the Department of Business Oversight such person shall not be entitled to any further administrative remedy.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 190, Sec. 28. (AB 1517) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Corp Code § 31514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 31514.

31514.  If any provision of this law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this law which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this law are declared to be severable.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31515 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 31515.

31515.  Prior law exclusively governs all suits, actions, prosecutions or proceedings which are pending or may be initiated on the basis of facts or circumstances occurring before the effective date of this law.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Corp Code § 31516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 5 - FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW|PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 31516.

31516.  Nothing in this law is intended to preclude the applicability of the Real Estate Law, Part 1 (commencing with Section 10000), Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code, to any sale or lease of real property.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)
CA Educ Code § 13040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 8.7 - CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM|Section 13040.

13040.  (a) The State Librarian shall expend the funds allocated for the purposes of this part to develop, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission related to history-social science curriculum framework and content standards, California Native American instructional resources for use in the public schools maintaining any combination of instructional settings from kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive.(b) The State Librarian may award grants on a competitive basis or shall contract with instructional resource developers to prepare the instructional resources consistent with the state curriculum framework and content standards where the teaching of Native American history is identified, and shall consult with a broadly based group of experts to advise upon and review the instructional resources. The instructional resources shall be subject to Section 13041 and all other relevant statutes governing the content of educational materials prior to distribution to the public schools.(c) In carrying out subdivision (b), the State Librarian is encouraged to do or enable each of the following, to the extent possible:(1) Involve California Native Americans in the development of the instructional resources.(2) Consult with local and regional consortia of organizations and individuals engaged in similar educational, research, and development efforts.(3) Coordinate and collaborate with organizations and individuals engaging in similar educational, research, and development endeavors.(4) Utilize creative and innovative methods and approaches in research for, and development of, the instructional resources.(5) Seek matching funds, in-kind contributions, or other sources of support to supplement the funds provided in support of this part.(6) Propose the use of a variety of media, including new technology and the arts, to creatively and strategically appeal to pupils while enhancing and enriching community-based educational efforts.(7) Include scholarly inquiry related to the variety of experiences of California Native Americans.(8) Add relevant materials to, or catalogue relevant materials in, libraries and other repositories for the creation, publication, and distribution of bibliographies, curriculum guides, oral histories, and other resource directories and supporting the continued development of scholarly work on this subject by making a broad range of archival, library, and research materials more accessible to the American public.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 870, Sec. 2. Effective October 14, 2001.)
CA Educ Code § 13041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 8.7 - CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM|Section 13041.

13041.  (a) The State Librarian shall submit to the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission the instructional resources developed pursuant to Section 13040.(b) The Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission shall hold a public hearing regarding the instructional resources and shall recommend them, along with any modifications that the commission determines to be appropriate, to the State Board of Education.(c) (1) The State Board of Education shall hold a public hearing regarding the recommendation of the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission pursuant to subdivision (b) and shall approve the instructional resources along with any modifications that the State Board of Education determines to be appropriate.(2) The State Board of Education shall review the instructional resources approved pursuant to subdivision (c) in relation to the history-social science content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605 and shall, at any subsequent revision, make adjustments, if any, to the content standards that it determines to be appropriate. The State Board of Education shall also ensure that the approved instructional resources are used as an advisory tool in developing the next revision of the history-social science curriculum framework and standards.(d) Upon approval by the State Board of Education pursuant to subdivision (c), the instructional resources shall be made available to educators as efficiently and effectively as available funding will allow.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 870, Sec. 2. Effective October 14, 2001.)
CA Educ Code § 13042 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 8.7 - CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM|Section 13042.

13042.  On or before January 1, 2003, the State Librarian shall report to the Governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature on the use of funds provided for the purposes of this part.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 870, Sec. 2. Effective October 14, 2001.)
CA Educ Code § 14600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 9.3 - THE CALIFORNIA STATE LOTTERY EDUCATION FUND|Section 14600.

14600.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that one purpose of the California State Lottery Act of 1984 (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 8880) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) was to provide school districts, county offices of education, and community college districts with additional funds free of state control.(b) In order to further the purpose identified in subdivision (a), the expenditure of funds received by a school district, county office of education, or community college district pursuant to Section 8880.5 of the Government Code shall not be subject to state control.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 872, Sec. 1.)
CA Educ Code § 14700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 9.5 - CALIFORNIA STATE LOTTERY EDUCATION FUND|Section 14700.

14700.  Funds allocated to any public educational entity from the California State Lottery Education Fund, pursuant to Section 8880.5 of the Government Code, may be used by that entity at its discretion in conformity with Section 8880.5.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1052, Sec. 1.)
CA Educ Code § 14701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 9.5 - CALIFORNIA STATE LOTTERY EDUCATION FUND|Section 14701.

14701.  The Legislature recognizes that the amount of lottery revenues may fluctuate over time. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that no additional funds be provided in order to offset any decline in lottery revenues.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1052, Sec. 1.)
CA Educ Code § 17920 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.8 - SCHOOLBUS EMISSIONS REDUCTION FUNDS|Section 17920.

17920.  Any school district or county office of education may establish and administer a schoolbus emissions reduction fund to receive revenue from public and private sources for the purpose of purchasing low- or zero-emission schoolbuses to replace, or increase the number of, schoolbuses in the existing school district or county fleet or retrofitting existing schoolbuses to achieve reductions in emissions.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 862, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Educ Code § 17921 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.8 - SCHOOLBUS EMISSIONS REDUCTION FUNDS|Section 17921.

17921.  A school district or county office of education that establishes a schoolbus emissions reduction fund may receive revenues from air pollution control district and air quality management district grants, revenues from a city that are granted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 44243 of the Health and Safety Code, or from any other source. The school district or county office of education shall contribute a majority of the money deposited in its schoolbus emissions reduction fund.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 862, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Educ Code § 17922 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.8 - SCHOOLBUS EMISSIONS REDUCTION FUNDS|Section 17922.

17922.  State funds may, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be distributed to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for distribution to districts and county offices of education for the purchase of low- or zero-emission schoolbuses that replace, or increase the number of, schoolbuses in the existing schoolbus fleet or for retrofitting existing schoolbuses to achieve reductions in emissions. State funds that are provided pursuant to this part shall not exceed the amount of funds provided from other sources.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 862, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Educ Code § 17923 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.8 - SCHOOLBUS EMISSIONS REDUCTION FUNDS|Section 17923.

17923.  A school district or county office of education may enter into contracts, including multiple year contracts, with private sector individuals, businesses, and other entities for the purpose of receiving revenues to supplement its schoolbus emissions reduction fund in exchange for the issuance to the private sector contributor of emission reduction credits resulting from the purchase by the school district or county office of education of low- or zero-emission schoolbuses or the retrofit of existing schoolbuses. If there are multiple private sector contributors, each of those contributors shall receive a share of the credits allocated in proportion to their contribution, as specified by the school district or county office of education at the time that the parties enter into the agreement. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 862, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)