Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17002 : CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE — GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS — PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION — UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Liberal construction TEXT PDF This chapter shall be liberally construed that its beneficial purposes may be subserved. Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 17002 Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.