{"data":{"id":"us-ca/corp-31220","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CORP § 31220","heading":"","body":"It shall be a violation of this division for any franchisor, directly or indirectly, through any officer, agent or employee, to restrict or inhibit the right of franchisees to join a trade association or to prohibit the right of free association among franchisees for any lawful purposes. Notwithstanding Section 31410, a violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.","path":["Corporations Code - CORP","TITLE 4. SECURITIES [25000. - 31528.]","DIVISION 5. FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW [31000. - 31528.]","PART 3. FRAUDULENT AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES [31200. - 31221.]","CHAPTER 3. Unfair Practices [31220. - 31221.]"],"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":"ac3b76932c97afa77f1f2da808bcf56d225fd1258fed26c51e4510a4f1c0423d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/corp-31212","next":"us-ca/corp-31221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}