State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > California > Veh > 3060-3069.1VEHICLE CODE
SECTION 3060-3069.1
3060. (a) Notwithstanding Section 20999.1 of the Business and Professions Code or the terms of any franchise, no franchisor shall terminate or refuse to continue any existing franchise unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) The franchisee and the board have received written notice from the franchisor as follows: (A) Sixty days before the effective date thereof setting forth the specific grounds for termination or refusal to continue. (B) Fifteen days before the effective date thereof setting forth the specific grounds with respect to any of the following: (i) Transfer of any ownership or interest in the franchise without the consent of the franchisor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. (ii) Misrepresentation by the franchisee in applying for the franchise. (iii) Insolvency of the franchisee, or filing of any petition by or against the franchisee under any bankruptcy or receivership law. (iv) Any unfair business practice after written warning thereof. (v) Failure of the motor vehicle dealer to conduct its customary sales and service operations during its customary hours of business for seven consecutive business days, giving rise to a good faith belief on the part of the franchisor that the motor vehicle dealer is in fact going out of business, except for circumstances beyond the direct control of the motor vehicle dealer or by order of the department. (C) The written notice shall contain, on the first page thereof in at least 12-point bold type and circumscribed by a line to segregate it from the rest of the text, one of the following statements, whichever is applicable:
