Civ. Code, § 85 · Part 2.9. CALIFORNIA FAIR DEALERSHIP LAW
Civ. Code, § 85
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
On or after January 1, 1981, no grantor or dealer, directly or indirectly, shall refuse to make or to consent to an assignment, sale, transfer, or bequest of a dealership to any person, or to the intestate succession to the dealership by any person, because of any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51. This section shall not be construed to create any right in a dealer to assign, sell, transfer, or bequeath a dealership where the right did not exist prior to January 1, 1981.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 568, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2008.
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