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2019 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 5.5 - Franchise Relations
ARTICLE 3 - Termination
Section 20020.

Universal Citation:
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20020 (2019)
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20020.  

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, no franchisor may terminate a franchise prior to the expiration of its term, except for good cause. Except as provided in Section 20021, good cause shall be limited to the failure of the franchisee to substantially comply with the lawful requirements imposed upon the franchisee by the franchise agreement after being given notice at least 60 days in advance of the termination and a reasonable opportunity, which in no event shall be less than 60 days from the date of the notice of noncompliance, to cure the failure. The period to exercise the right to cure shall not exceed 75 days unless there is a separate agreement between the franchisor and franchisee to extend the time.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 776, Sec. 1. (AB 525) Effective January 1, 2016.)

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