§ 16600 (a) Except as provided in this chapter, every contract by which …
§ 16600.1 (a) It shall be unlawful to include a noncompete clause in an …
§ 16600.5 (a) Any contract that is void under this chapter is …
§ 16601 Any person who sells the goodwill of a business, or any owner of a …
§ 16602 (a) Any partner may, upon or in anticipation of any of the …
§ 16602.5 Any member may, upon or in anticipation of a dissolution of, or the …
§ 16603 Every person who, as a condition to a sale or consignment of any …
§ 16604 Every person who, as a condition to a sale or consignment of any …
§ 16605 Every person engaged in the business of distribution of books, …
§ 16606 The customer list, including the names, addresses, and identity of …
§ 16607 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the customer list, …

Terms Used In California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 7 > Part 2 > Chapter 1 - Contracts in Restraint of Trade

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Commissioner: means any county agricultural commissioner. See California Food and Agricultural Code 26
  • County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
  • Sell: includes offer for sale, expose for sale, possess for sale, exchange, barter, or trade. See California Food and Agricultural Code 44
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49
  • transaction: means negotiated purchase and sale, gift, or devise. See California Government Code 53938
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.