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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17026

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Known as the Unfair Practices Act

The act spans §§ 17000–17101 (53 sections).

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case William Inglis & Sons Baking Co. v. ITT Continental Baking Co. (1981)

Most recently applied in 246 Cal. App. 4th 1432 - California Public Records Research, Inc. v. County of Stanislaus (April 2016)

Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 787.

How often courts cite this section

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

“Cost” as applied to production includes the cost of raw materials, labor and all overhead expenses of the producer.

“Cost” as applied to distribution means the invoice or replacement cost, whichever is lower, of the article or product to the distributor and vendor, plus the cost of doing business by the distributor and vendor and in the absence of proof of cost of doing business a markup of 6 percent on such invoice or replacement cost shall be prima facie proof of such cost of doing business.

“Cost” as applied to warranty service agreements includes the cost of parts, transporting the parts, labor, and all overhead expenses of the service agency.

Discounts granted for cash payments shall not be used to reduce costs.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.