Title CORP, California Corp. Code

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), this title shall apply to all domestic limited liability companies existing on or after January 1, 2014, to all foreign limited liability companies registered with the Secretary of State prior to January 1, 2014, whose…

This title, or any division, part, chapter, article, or section thereof, may at any time be amended or repealed. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 419, Sec. 20. (SB 323) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 32 of Ch. 419.)

(a) If a manager or member required by this title to execute or file any document fails, after demand, to do so within a reasonable time or refuses to do so, any other manager or member, or any person appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, may prepare, execute, and file …

(a) Every limited liability company that neglects, fails, or refuses to keep or cause to be kept or maintained the documents, books, and records required by Section 17701.13 to be kept or maintained shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each day that the …

Any penalty prescribed by Section 17713.07 shall be in addition to any remedy by injunction or action for damages or by writ of mandate for the nonperformance of acts and duties enjoined by law upon the limited liability company or its managers, including, without limitation, the…

(a) Upon the failure of a limited liability company to file the statement required by Section 17702.09, the Secretary of State shall provide a notice of the delinquency to the limited liability company. The notice shall also contain information concerning the application of this …

(a) A limited liability company that (1) fails to file a statement pursuant to Section 17702.09 for an applicable filing period, (2) has not filed a statement pursuant to Section 17702.09 during the preceding 24 months, and (3) was certified for penalty pursuant to Section 17713.…

(a) A domestic limited liability company, as described in subdivisions (g) and (k) of Section 17701.02, may be subject to administrative cancellation pursuant to this section if, as of January 1, 2019, or at any time thereafter, the limited liability company’s powers, rights, and…

(a) Sections 17713.09 and 17713.10 apply to foreign limited liability companies with respect to the statements required to be filed by Section 17702.09. For this purpose, the suspension of the powers, rights, and privileges of a domestic limited liability company shall mean the f…

(a) A limited liability company is liable for a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000) if the limited liability company does both of the following: (1) Has actual knowledge that a member, officer, manager, or agent of the limited liability compa…

This title shall become operative on January 1, 2014. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 419, Sec. 20. (SB 323) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 32 of Ch. 419.)

This act shall be known as the Corporations Code. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

“Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned. “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which the term appears unless some other section is expressly mentioned. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

The provisions of this part apply to all corporations sole organized either before or after March 30, 1878, whether or not the corporations organized before have elected to continue their existence under the Civil Code or elect to continue their existence under this code, except …

The following acts and sections are repealed: GENERAL LAWS Year: Ch: Page Year: Ch: Page Year: Ch: Page Secs. 1-32, incl. and 1858 :298:264 1865- 6:478:620 175-184, incl. of 1859 : 98: 93 1867- 8:208:201 1850 :128:347 1862 : 23: 17 1867- 8:255:268 1852 :100:172 1863 : 94:101 1867…

The following acts and sections are repealed: GENERAL LAWS Year:Ch:Page Year:Ch:Page Year: Ch: Page 1871-2:566:826 1877-8:450:695 1915:190: 422 1873-4:216:320 1877-8:561:883 1931:862:1762 Secs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 14 of 1873-4:340: 499 1895:183 :221 1931:866:1838 1901: 93 :108 1931:871:1…

The following acts and code sections are repealed: GENERAL LAWS Year Ch: Page 1869-70 129 123 CIVIL CODE Sections Sections Sections 2395 2420 2481 2396 2421 2482 2397 2422 2483 2398 2423 2484 2399 2424 2485 2400 2425 2486 2401 2426 2487 2402 2427 2488 2403 2428 2489 2404 2429 249…

The following acts and code sections are repealed: GENERAL LAWS Year: Ch: Page 1911 :572 :1093 1933 :409 :1037 1933 :869 :2249 1945 :144 : 630 CIVIL CODE Sections Sections 2523 2525 2524 PENAL CODE Sections Sections 559 564 563 568 (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)…

Chapter 183 of the Statutes of 1941 is repealed. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

The Corporate Securities Act (Chapter 532 of the Statutes of 1917) is repealed. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 384.)

Chapter 784 of the Statutes of 1937 is repealed. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 385.)

Chapter 1035 of the Statutes of 1945 is repealed. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 462.)

Chapter 226 of the Statutes of 1923 is repealed. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 386.)

Any corporation sole formed prior to March 30, 1878, and existing under the laws of this State may elect to continue its existence under this part by filing a certificate to that effect, under its corporate seal, if any, signed by its chief officer, or by filing amended articles …

A corporation sole may be formed under this part by the bishop, chief priest, presiding elder, or other presiding officer of any religious denomination, society, or church, for the purpose of administering and managing the affairs, property, and temporalities thereof. (Enacted by…

The articles of incorporation shall state: (a) The name of the corporation. (b) That the officer forming the corporation is duly authorized by the rules, regulations, or discipline of the religious denomination, society, or church to take such action. (c) The county in this State…

The articles of incorporation may state any desired provision for the regulation of the affairs of the corporation in a manner not in conflict with law, including restrictions upon the power to amend all or any part of the articles of incorporation. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1…

The articles shall be signed and verified by the bishop, chief priest, presiding elder, or other presiding officer forming the corporation and shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing in his office. If they conform to law he shall file them and endorse the date of …

Every corporation sole may: (a) Sue and be sued, and defend, in all courts and places, in all matters and proceedings whatever. (b) Contract in the same manner and to the same extent as a natural person, for the purposes of the trust. (c) Borrow money, and give promissory notes t…

Every corporation sole has perpetual existence and also has continuity of existence, notwithstanding vacancies in the incumbency thereof. During the period of any such vacancy, the corporation sole has the same capacity and right to receive and take any gift, bequest, devise, or …

Any judge of the superior court in the county in which a corporation sole has its principal office shall at all times have access to the books of the corporation. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

The chief officer of a corporation sole may at any time amend the articles of incorporation of the corporation changing its name, the term of its existence, its territorial jurisdiction, or the manner of filling any vacancy in the office thereof, and may by amended articles of in…

A corporation sole may be dissolved and its affairs wound up voluntarily by filing with the Secretary of State a declaration of dissolution executed, signed, and verified by the chief officer of the corporation. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

The declaration of dissolution shall set forth all of the following: (a) The name and entity number of the corporation as they exist on the Secretary of State’s records. (b) The reason for its dissolution or winding up. (c) That dissolution of the corporation has been duly author…

The declaration shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing in his office. If it conforms to law he shall file it and endorse the date of filing thereon. Thereupon the corporation shall cease to carry on business, except for the purpose of adjusting and winding up its…

After the debts and obligations of the corporation are paid or adequately provided for, any assets remaining shall be transferred to the religious organization governed by the corporation sole, or to trustees in its behalf, or disposed of as may be decreed by the superior court o…

Every corporation organized or existing under Part 3 (commencing with Section 10200) of Division 2 in effect on December 31, 1979, is subject to and deemed to be a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized for charitable purposes under Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) o…

(a) Any corporation organized under the provisions of or for the purposes set forth in Part 6 (commencing with Section 10000) of this division or organized on or prior to December 31, 1979, under the provisions of or for purposes set forth in Part 3 (commencing with Section 10200…

(a) “Educational institution,” as used in this section, means any nonprofit corporation organized under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 94400) or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 94700) of Part 59 of the Education Code or organized under Part 1 (commencing with Section 9000)…

Corporations for the prevention of cruelty to animals may be formed under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110)) by 20 or more persons, who shall be citizens and residents of this state. If the corporation is formed on or after Januar…

Every such corporation may take by gift, purchase, devise, or bequest, any property, real or personal, and hold it or dispose thereof at its pleasure; but no such corporation shall hold real property the annual income of which exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (Enacted by…

Any such corporation, or humane officer thereof, may proffer a complaint against any person, before any court or magistrate having jurisdiction, for the violation of any law relating to or affecting animals and may aid in the prosecution of the offender before the court or magist…

All magistrates, sheriffs, and officers of police shall, as occasion may require, aid any such corporation, its officers, members, and agents, in the enforcement of all laws relating to or affecting animals. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 652, Sec. 5. (SB 1417) Effective January 1,…

This part applies to all corporations for the prevention of cruelty to animals, whether formed prior to or after May 20, 1905, but does not apply to any association, society, or corporation that uses or specifies a name or style the same, or substantially the same, as that of any…

As used in this part, “public agency” includes every port district, river port district, municipal port district, harbor district, harbor improvement district, joint harbor improvement district, Board of State Harbor Commissioners, board of harbor commissioners, city, county, and…

Every public agency owning or operating any port or marine terminal and every public agency organized for such purposes may associate itself with other public agencies, private corporations or individuals owning or operating, or organized for the purpose of owning or operating, p…