Sections
11 entriesSection 20000Defines the chapter's official short title as the California Franchise Relations Act and allows the chapter to be referred to by that…Section 20001Defines a franchise as an agreement granting a business right under a substantially franchisor-prescribed marketing system associated with the franchisor's commercial symbol…Section 20002Defines a franchisee as a person to whom a franchise is granted. The definition identifies the recipient of a franchise as the…Section 20003Defines a franchisor as a person who grants or has granted a franchise. The definition covers both a person currently granting a…Section 20004Defines 'area franchise' as a contract or agreement between a franchisor and subfranchisor under which the subfranchisor receives, for consideration given wholly…Section 20005Defines a subfranchisor as a person to whom an area franchise is granted. The definition turns on receipt of an area franchise…Section 20006Defines 'franchise' to include an 'area franchise.' Under the stated definition, an area franchise is included within the term franchise, so an…Section 20007Defines 'franchise fee' as a fee a franchisee or subfranchisor must or agrees to pay to enter a franchised business, including payments…Section 20008Defines “person” for the chapter to include an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, or…Section 20009Establishes the Financial Protection and Innovation Commissioner's Franchise Investment Law regulations, releases, guidelines, and interpretive opinions on whether an agreement is a…Section 20010Prohibits enforcement of any condition, stipulation, or provision that purports to bind a person to waive compliance with any provision of this…