Section 31150.

31150. Every franchisor or subfranchisor offering franchises for sale in this state shall at all times keep and maintain a complete set of books, records, and accounts of such sales. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)

Section 31151.

31151. The commissioner may accept and act upon the opinions, appraisements and reports of any engineers, appraisers, or other experts which may be presented by an applicant or any interested party, on any question of fact concerning or affecting the franchises proposed to be offered and sold. In lieu of, or in addition to, such […]

Section 31152.

31152. Any document filed under this law or under the Corporate Securities Law of 1968 or a predecessor statute thereto may be incorporated by reference in a subsequent application filed under this law if it was filed within four years prior to the filing of such application, or is otherwise available in the files of […]

Section 31153.

31153. In any proceeding under this law, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.)

Section 31154.

31154. (a) Neither (1) the fact that an application for registration under this law has been filed, nor (2) the fact that such registration has become effective constitutes a finding by the commissioner that any document filed under this law is true, complete or not misleading. Neither any such fact nor the fact that an exemption […]

Section 31155.

31155. Every applicant for registration of an offer to sell franchises under this law, by other than a California corporation, California limited partnership, or California limited liability company, shall file with the commissioner, in such form as he or she by rule prescribed, an irrevocable consent appointing the commissioner or his or her successor in […]

Section 31156.

31156. No person shall publish in this state any advertisement offering a franchise subject to the registration requirements of this law unless a true copy of the advertisement has been filed in the office of the commissioner at least three business days prior to the first publication or such shorter period as the commissioner by […]

Section 31157.

31157. No person shall publish any advertisement concerning any franchise in this state after the commissioner finds that the advertisement contains any statement that is false or misleading or omits to make any statement necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and […]

Section 31158.

31158. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may by rule or order prescribe circumstances under which to accept electronic records or electronic signatures. This section does not require the commissioner to accept electronic records or electronic signatures. (b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Electronic record” means an initial registration […]