California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 31008

Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 562, Sec. 1.

“Area franchise” means any franchise between a franchisor and a franchisee whereby the franchisee is granted the right to operate more than one unit within a specified geographical area.

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Cal. Corp. Code § 31008 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/corp/title-4-securities/division-5-franchise-investment-law/part-1-definitions/section-31008

Other sections in Part 1 - DEFINITIONS

§ 31000§ 31001§ 31001.1§ 31002§ 31003§ 31003.5§ 31004§ 31005§ 31005.5§ 31006…§ 31011§ 31012§ 31013§ 31014§ 31015§ 31016§ 31017§ 31018§ 31019§ 31020

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