{"data":{"id":"us-ca/corp-31525","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CORP § 31525","heading":"","body":"(a) It is unlawful for a franchise broker to offer or sell a franchise in this state unless the franchise broker is registered pursuant to this part.\n(b) For purposes of this section, an offer or sale of a franchise is made in this state if any of the following apply:\n(1) The prospective franchisee resides in this state.\n(2) The prospective franchisee has its principal place of business in this state.\n(3) The franchised business will be located in this state.","path":["Corporations Code - CORP","TITLE 4. SECURITIES [25000. - 31528.]","DIVISION 5. FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW [31000. - 31528.]","PART 7. FRANCHISE BROKERS [31520. - 31528.]"],"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":"1044f4c4a495d773d3ed9c5f289f498ce015e2747390f57719ae7ea34f3f59fc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/corp-31524","next":"us-ca/corp-31526"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}