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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:12:1042",
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  "heading": "Franchise agreements; provisions for dispute resolution",
  "text": "Unless provisions of a business franchise agreement provide otherwise, when the business to be conducted pursuant to the agreement and the business location of the franchisee are exclusively in this state, disputes arising under a business franchise agreement shall be resolved in a forum inside this state and interpretation of the provisions of the agreement shall be governed by the laws of this state.",
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      "name": "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE KIND OF CORPORATION"
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