California Statutes
§ 31411. — 31411. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 54.)
California·Code CORP Corporations Code - CORP·Div. 5.·Title 4. DIVISION 5. FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW·Part 4. PART 4. ENFORCEMENT·Ch. 3. CHAPTER 3. Crimes
Any person who willfully employs, directly or indirectly, any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud in connection with the offer or sale of any franchise or willfully engages, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person in connection with the offer, purchase, or sale of any franchise shall upon conviction be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or be punished by both that fine and imprisonment.
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 54. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.