California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Business and Professions Code - BPC |
Division 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS |
Part 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION |
Chapter 2. Combinations in Restraint of Trade |
ARTICLE 3. Enforcement |
Section 16754.
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The Attorney General, or the district attorney of any county, subject to the notice requirements of subdivision (g) of Section 16750, shall initiate civil actions or criminal proceedings for violation of this chapter. Civil actions and criminal proceedings for violation of this chapter initiated by the Attorney General or district attorney may be brought in the superior court in and for any county where the offense or any part thereof is committed or where any of the offenders reside or where any corporate defendant does business. In any civil action or criminal proceeding brought by a district attorney pursuant to this section, the Attorney General shall have all of the powers set forth in Section 12550 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 540.)