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BPC § 20009
Where this section sits in the code
- Business and Professions Code - BPC
- DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]
- CHAPTER 5.5. Franchise Relations [20000. - 20044.]
- ARTICLE 1. Definitions [20000. - 20010.]
The regulations, releases, guidelines, and interpretive opinions of the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation under the Franchise Investment Law (Division 5 (commencing with Section 31000) of Title 4 of the Corporations Code) regarding whether or not an agreement constitutes a “franchise” within the meaning of that law shall be prima facie evidence of the scope and extent of coverage of the definition of “franchise” under this chapter; provided, however, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.
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