“Fraud” and “deceit” are not limited to common law fraud or deceit.
Cal. Corp. Code § 31012
DEFINITIONS
Known as the Franchise Investment Law
The act spans §§ 31000–31528 (118 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 637 F. Supp. 2d 712 - Samica Enterprises, LLC v. Mail Boxes Etc. USA, Inc. (2008)
Most recently applied in 625 F. Supp. 2d 872 - Bencharsky v. Cottman Transmission Systems, LLC (December 2008)
Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.