{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-23428.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 23428.5","heading":"","body":"For the purpose of this article “club” also means any press club which is a nonprofit organization and whose members are entitled to exchange privileges with similar organizations in at least 12 other states, and which has a bona fide membership and which owns, leases, and operates or maintains a clubhouse or clubroom or any nonprofit incorporated press club having a membership and which owns, or leases, and operates, a club room or rooms for its members.\nNo license shall be issued to any press club qualifying as a club pursuant to this section if the press club in any manner restricts membership or the use of its facilities on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or sex.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES [23000. - 25762.]","CHAPTER 3. Licenses and Fees [23300. - 23552.]","ARTICLE 4. Club Licenses [23425. - 23438.]"],"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":"7addef11a0012faef9d224fa644dceeb4de992ab75bdec8af0e6385d758b6ac7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-23428.4","next":"us-ca/bpc-23428.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}