California Codes, 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 16757
(a) In prosecutions under this chapter, it is sufficient to prove that a trust or combination exists, and that the defendant belonged to it, or acted for or in connection with it, without proving all the members belonging to it, or proving or producing any article of agreement, or any written instrument on which it may have been based, or that it was evidenced by any written instrument at all.
(b) The character of the trust or combination alleged may be established by proof of its general reputation as such.
Notes
Allows chapter prosecutions to prove a trust or combination and the defendant’s membership or connected action without proving every member or producing or proving a written agreement or instrument. The alleged trust or combination’s character may also be established through proof of its general reputation.
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