California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 2 - Prohibited Restraints on Competition

• Section 16720.
  A trust is a combination of capital, skill or acts by two or more persons for any of the following purposes:(a) To create or carry out...
• Section 16721.
  Recognizing that the California Constitution prohibits a person from being disqualified from entering or pursuing a business, profession, vocation, or employment because of sex, race,...
• Section 16721.5.
  (a) It is an unlawful trust and an unlawful restraint of trade for a person to do the following:(1) Grant or accept a letter of credit, or...
• Section 16721.6.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that Sections 16721 and 16721.5 be interpreted and applied so as not to conflict with federal law with...
• Section 16722.
  Any contract or agreement in violation of this chapter is absolutely void and is not enforceable at law or in equity.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch.
• Section 16725.
  It is not unlawful to enter into agreements or form associations or combinations, the purpose and effect of which is to promote, encourage or increase...
• Section 16726.
  Except as provided in this chapter, every trust is unlawful, against public policy and void.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
• Section 16727.
  It shall be unlawful for any person to lease or make a sale or contract for the sale of goods, merchandise, machinery, supplies, commodities for...
• Section 16728.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, motor carriers of property, as defined in Section 34601 of the Vehicle Code, may voluntarily elect to participate in...

Last modified: October 22, 2018