CHAPTER 1. Contracts in Restraint of Trade
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.
§§ 16600–16608 · 12 sections
- § 16600 (a) Except as provided in this chapter, every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is to…
- § 16600.1 (a) It shall be unlawful to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract, or to require an employee to enter a noncompete agreement, that does not…
- § 16600.5 (a) Any contract that is void under this chapter is unenforceable regardless of where and when the contract was signed. (b) An employer or former employer…
- § 16601 Any person who sells the goodwill of a business, or any owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interest in…
- § 16602 (a) Any partner may, upon or in anticipation of any of the circumstances described in subdivision (b), agree that he or she will not carry on a similar…
- § 16602.5 Any member may, upon or in anticipation of a dissolution of, or the termination of his or her interest in, a limited liability company (including a series of a…
- § 16603 Every person who, as a condition to a sale or consignment of any magazine, book, or other publication requires that the purchaser or consignee purchase or…
- § 16604 Every person who, as a condition to a sale or consignment of any magazine, book, or other publication, requires that the purchaser or consignee purchase or…
- § 16605 Every person engaged in the business of distribution of books, magazines or publications of any kind to retail dealers shall remove from the possession of a…
- § 16606 The customer list, including the names, addresses, and identity of customers, of a telephone answering service shall constitute a trade secret and confidential…
- § 16607 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the customer list, including the names, addresses and identity of all employer customers who have listed job orders…
- § 16608 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Contract” includes a promise, undertaking, contract, or agreement, whether written or…