California Business and Professions Code 22949.68 – (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a civil action brought under …
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a civil action brought under Section 22949.65 shall be brought in any of the following:
(1) The county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 22949.68
- County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(2) The county of residence for any one of the natural person defendants at the time the cause of action accrued.
(3) The county of the principal office in this state of any one of the defendants that is not a natural person.
(4) The county of residence for the claimant if the claimant is a natural person residing in this state.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a civil action is brought under Section 22949.65 in one of the venues described by subdivision (a), the action shall not be transferred to a different venue without the written consent of all parties.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 146, Sec. 1. (SB 1327) Effective January 1, 2023. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed by Section 22949.71. Repealed on January 1 following the inoperative date.)