California Statutes
§ 17045. — 17045. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)
California § 17045.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code BPCBusiness and Professions Code - BPC
Div. 7.DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Part 2.PART 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION
Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Unfair Trade Practices
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Offenses Against the Chapter
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Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC Code § 17045. (2026).
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The secret payment or allowance of rebates, refunds, commissions, or unearned discounts, whether in the form of money or otherwise, or secretly extending to certain purchasers special services or privileges not extended to all purchasers purchasing upon like terms and conditions, to the injury of a competitor and where such payment or allowance tends to destroy competition, is unlawful.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.
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