{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-17051","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 17051","heading":"","body":"Any contract, express or implied, made by any person, firm, or corporation in violation of this chapter is an illegal contract and no recovery thereon shall be had.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000. - 18107.]","PART 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION [16600. - 17365.]","CHAPTER 4. Unfair Trade Practices [17000. - 17101.]","ARTICLE 3. Offenses Against the Chapter [17040. - 17051.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"da5aec1bb24a02a1f6e6bc565fe918560286e7320635003b89c95b9539f50b6e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-17050","next":"us-ca/bpc-17070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}