{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"16","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"GENERAL PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/general-provisions"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 399.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.</p>","text":"The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/general-provisions-16","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}