Section 81.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 81.

in effect

As used in this part: (a) “Person” means a natural person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity. (b) “Dealership” means a contract or agreement, either express or implied, whether oral or written, between two or more persons, by which a person is granted the right to sell or distribute goods or services, or to use a trade name, trademark, service mark, logotype, or advertising or other commercial symbol, in which there is a community of interest in the business of offering, selling, or distributing goods or services at wholesale, or at retail, by lease, agreement, or otherwise. (c) “Grantor” means a person who sells, leases, or otherwise transfers a dealership. (d) “Community of interest” means a continuing financial interest between the grantor and grantee in either the operation of the dealership or the marketing of goods or services. (e) “Dealer” means a person who is a grantee of a dealership situated in this state. (f) “Grant” means a sale, lease, or transfer of any kind.

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