Title CORP, California Corp. Code

Every corporation organized or existing under Part 1 (commencing with Section 12000) in effect on December 31, 1979, is subject to and deemed to be organized under: (a) The General Corporation Law (Division 1 (commencing with Section 100) of this title), if the corporation is org…

The singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act.” (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1375.)

As used in this part: (a) “Professional services” means any type of professional services that may be lawfully rendered only pursuant to a license, certification, or registration authorized by the Business and Professions Code, the Chiropractic Act, or the Osteopathic Act. (b) “P…

As used in this part, “professional services” also means any type of professional services that may be lawfully rendered only pursuant to a license, certification, or registration authorized by the Yacht and Ship Brokers Act (Article 2 (commencing with Section 700) of Chapter 5 o…

Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 13401 and any other provision of law, the following licensed persons may be shareholders, officers, directors, or professional employees of the professional corporations designated in this section so long as the sum of all shares owned b…

(a) This part shall not apply to any corporation now in existence or hereafter organized which may lawfully render professional services other than pursuant to this part, nor shall anything herein contained alter or affect any right or privilege, whether under any existing or fut…

The provisions of the General Corporation Law shall apply to professional corporations, except where such provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this part. A professional corporation which has only one shareholder need have only one director who sh…

A corporation may be formed under the General Corporation Law or pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13406 for the purposes of qualifying as a professional corporation in the manner provided in this part and rendering professional services. The articles of incorporation of a p…

(a) A foreign professional corporation may qualify as a foreign corporation to transact intrastate business in this state in accordance with Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 1. A foreign professional corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the Gener…

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 13404, a professional corporation may lawfully render professional services in this state, but only through employees who are licensed persons. The corporation may employ persons not so licensed, but such persons shall not render any profe…

(a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (b), shares of capital stock in a professional corporation may be issued only to a licensed person or to a person who is licensed to render the same professional services in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the person practic…

Shares in a professional corporation or a foreign professional corporation qualified to render professional services in this state may be transferred only to a licensed person, to a shareholder of the same corporation, to a person licensed to practice the same profession in the j…

The following shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the certificate of registration of a professional corporation or a foreign professional corporation qualified to render professional services in this state: (a) if all shareholders who are licensed persons of such…

A professional corporation shall not be formed so as to cause any violation of law, or any applicable rules and regulations, relating to fee splitting, kickbacks, or other similar practices by physicians and surgeons or psychologists, including, but not limited to, Section 650 or…

(a) Subject to Section 201, a professional corporation may adopt any name permitted by a law expressly applicable to the profession in which the corporation is engaged or by a rule or regulation of the governmental agency regulating that profession. The Secretary of State may req…

(a) A professional corporation or a foreign professional corporation qualified to render professional services in this state shall be subject to the applicable rules and regulations adopted by, and all the disciplinary provisions of the Business and Professions Code expressly gov…

“County” includes “city and county.” (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

The Legislature finds and declares that the formation of employee-owned businesses and the participation of employees in the management of businesses in this state will promote the stabilization of local economies, anchor business activity, and increase productivity. The Legislat…

Any person who willfully and maliciously does any injury to any property of a cable television corporation is liable to the corporation for three times the amount of actual damages sustained thereby, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1997, C…

This title extends to all corporations heretofore formed and existing for the prevention of cruelty to animals, but does not extend or apply to any association, society, or corporation that uses or specifies a name or style of the same, or substantially the same, as that of any p…

Every society incorporated and organized for the prevention of cruelty to animals may enter into a contract with any city, city and county, or county, where the society is located, to enforce the provisions of laws of this state for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or arrest…

(a) (1) (A) (i) On and after July 1, 1996, no entity, other than a humane society or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, shall be eligible to petition for confirmation of an appointment of any individual as a humane officer, the duty of which shall be the enforcemen…

The governing body of a local agency, by ordinance, may authorize employees of public animal shelters, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and humane societies, who have qualified as humane officers pursuant to Section 14502, and which societies or animal shelters…

All humane societies and societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and all humane officers, shall be in full compliance with Section 14502 on or before January 1, 2012. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a level 1 or level 2 humane officer confirmed prior…

Any law enforcement agency that is requested to provide summary criminal history information pursuant to Section 13300 of the Penal Code may charge the humane society or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals a fee not to exceed the reasonable costs of preparing reports…

In order to promote, foster, and encourage the intelligent and orderly marketing of agricultural products through cooperation; to eliminate speculation and waste; to make the distribution of agricultural products between producer and consumer as direct as can be efficiently done;…

It is here recognized that agriculture is characterized by individual production in contrast to the group or factory system that characterizes other forms of industrial production; and that the ordinary form of corporate organization permits industrial groups to combine for the p…

(a) No person shall acquire, directly or indirectly, any voting securities or assets of a retail grocery firm or retail drug firm unless both parties give, or in the case of a tender offer, the acquiring party gives, written notice to the Attorney General in accordance with this …

(a) The written notice shall be filed with the Attorney General no less than 180 days before the acquisition is made effective. The notice shall be made under oath or affirmation, and shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (c). (b) If any transaction requiring written …

(a) The Attorney General may adopt regulations to effectuate this part that are necessary or appropriate for the protection of workers, consumers, and the public interest. (b) The regulations may specify exemptions from the notice requirement for acquisitions that, by virtue of t…

If the Attorney General determines that they cannot complete an evaluation of the competitive effects of the acquisition before the parties intend to consummate the acquisition, the Attorney General may seek an order from the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento temporarily…

(a) For acquisitions to which Section 18a of Title 15 of the United States Code applies, the Attorney General shall consider the extent to which information required to be submitted to the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission may satisfy some or al…

Nothing in this section or any other law shall preclude the Attorney General or any person from bringing an action pursuant to this article or any other law to enjoin or seek divestiture of assets or ownership interests obtained in a completed acquisition or otherwise to restore …

(a) The failure to provide written notice, amendment to written notice, or other material required to be provided pursuant to this part shall be a violation of this part. (b) In addition to any legal remedies the Attorney General may have, the Attorney General shall be entitled t…

“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

“Oath” includes affirmation. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

“Signature” includes mark when the signer cannot write, such signer’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s name; but a signature by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature to a sworn statement only when two witnesses…

(a) In addition to the definition set forth in Section 17, the term “signature” includes a signature in a facsimile document filed pursuant to this code or pursuant to regulations adopted under this code, and presented to the Secretary of State. (b) The terms “signed” and “execut…

“Person” includes a corporation as well as a natural person. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the code, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments. (Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)

“Electronic transmission by the corporation” means a communication (a) delivered by (1) facsimile telecommunication or electronic mail when directed to the facsimile number or electronic mail address, respectively, for that recipient on record with the corporation, (2) posting on…

“Electronic transmission to the corporation” means a communication (a) delivered by (1) facsimile telecommunication or electronic mail when directed to the facsimile number or electronic mail address, respectively, which the corporation has provided from time to time to sharehold…

Every person who, without being authorized so to do, subscribes the name of another to or inserts the name of another in any prospectus, circular, or other advertisement, or announcement of any joint stock association, existing or intended to be formed, with intent to permit the …