{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"16606","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16606","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000. - 18107.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-7"},{"name":"PART 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION [16600. - 17365.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-7/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Contracts in Restraint of Trade [16600. - 16608.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-7/part-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 720.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The customer list, including the names, addresses, and identity of customers, of a telephone answering service shall constitute a trade secret and confidential information of, and shall belong to, the owner of the telephone answering service.</p>","text":"The customer list, including the names, addresses, and identity of customers, of a telephone answering service shall constitute a trade secret and confidential information of, and shall belong to, the owner of the telephone answering service.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/contracts-in-restraint-of-trade-16606","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}