Business and Professions Code section 17051

Any contract, express or implied, made by any person, firm, or corporation in violation of this chapter is an illegal contract and no recovery thereon shall be had.

Source: Section 17051, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=17051. (updated Jan. 1, 1941; accessed Nov. 2, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_17051

Original Source: Section 17051, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=17051. (last accessed May 12, 2025).