California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 4 — Of the Place of Trial, Reclassification, and Coordination of Civil Actions, Chapter 1 — Place of Trial, Section 395.5

A corporation or association may be sued in the county where the contract is made or is to be performed, or where the obligation or liability arises, or the breach occurs; or in the county where the principal place of business of such corporation is situated, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial as in other cases.

Notes

Allows a corporation or association to be sued in the county where the contract was made or is to be performed, where the obligation or liability arose, where the breach occurred, or where its principal place of business is located. The selected venue remains subject to the court’s ordinary power to change the place of trial.

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