California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 1 — Persons, Part 2.9 — California Fair Dealership Law, Section 85
On or after January 1, 1981, no grantor or dealer, directly or indirectly, shall refuse to make or to consent to an assignment, sale, transfer, or bequest of a dealership to any person, or to the intestate succession to the dealership by any person, because of any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51. This section shall not be construed to create any right in a dealer to assign, sell, transfer, or bequeath a dealership where the right did not exist prior to January 1, 1981.
Notes
Prohibits a grantor or dealer, on or after January 1, 1981, from refusing directly or indirectly to consent to the assignment, sale, transfer, bequest or intestate succession of a dealership because of a characteristic listed in Section 51. Creates no new right to transfer a dealership that did not already exist.
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