{"code":"CORP","codeName":"Corporations Code","section":"31153","citation":"Corp. Code, § 31153","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 4. SECURITIES [25000. - 31528.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-4"},{"name":"DIVISION 5. FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW [31000. - 31528.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-4/division-5"},{"name":"PART 2. REGULATION OF THE SALE OF FRANCHISES [31100. - 31158.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-4/division-5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. General Provisions [31150. - 31158.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-4/division-5/part-2/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1400.","effective":null,"html":"<p>In any proceeding under this law, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.</p>","text":"In any proceeding under this law, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/general-provisions-31153","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}