The California Corporation Code

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General Provisions 1-21
Title 1. Corporations
Division 1. General Corporation Law
Chapter 1. General Provisions And Definitions 100-195
Chapter 2. Organization And Bylaws 200-213
Chapter 3. Directors And Management 300-318
Chapter 4. Shares And Share Certificates 400-423
Chapter 5. Dividends And Reacquisitions Of Shares 500-511
Chapter 6. Shareholders' Meetings And Consents 600-605
Chapter 7. Voting Of Shares 700-711
Chapter 8. Shareholder Derivative Actions 800
Chapter 9. Amendment Of Articles 900-911
Chapter 10. Sales Of Assets 1000-1002
Chapter 11. Merger 1100-1113
Chapter 11.5. Conversions 1150-1160
Chapter 12. Reorganizations 1200-1203
Chapter 13. Dissenters' Rights 1300-1313
Chapter 14. Bankruptcy Reorganizations And Arrangements 1400-1403
Chapter 15. Records And Reports 1500-1512
Chapter 16. Rights Of Inspection 1600-1605
Chapter 17. Service Of Process 1700-1702
Chapter 18. Involuntary Dissolution 1800-1809
Chapter 19. Voluntary Dissolution 1900-1907
Chapter 20. General Provisions Relating To Dissolution 2000-2011
Chapter 21. Foreign Corporations 2100-2117
Chapter 22. Crimes And Penalties 2200-2260
Chapter 23. Transition Provisions 2300-2319
Division 2. Nonprofit Corporation Law 5000-5001
Part 1. General Provisions And Definitions Governing Parts 1
Through 5 5002-5080
Part 2. Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporations
Chapter 1. Organization And Bylaws
Article 1. Title And Purposes 5110-5111
Article 2. Formation 5120-5122
Article 3. Articles Of Incorporation 5130-5134
Article 4. Powers 5140-5142
Article 5. Bylaws 5150-5153
Article 6. Location And Inspection Of Articles And Bylaws 5160
Chapter 2. Directors And Management
Article 1. General Provisions 5210-5215
Article 2. Selection, Removal And Resignation Of Directors 5220-5227
Article 3. Standards Of Conduct 5230-5239
Article 4. Investments 5240-5241
Article 5. Examination By Attorney General 5250
Article 6. Compliance With Internal Revenue Code 5260
Chapter 3. Members
Article 1. Issuance Of Memberships 5310-5313
Article 2. Transfer Of Memberships 5320
Article 3. Types Of Memberships 5330-5332
Article 4. Termination Of Memberships 5340-5342
Article 5. Rights And Obligations Of Members And Creditors 5350-5354
Chapter 4. Distributions
Article 1. Limitations 5410
Article 2. Liability Of Members 5420
Chapter 5. Meetings And Voting
Article 1. General Provisions 5510-5517
Article 2. Additional Provisions Relating To Election Of
Directors 5520-5527
Chapter 6. Voting Of Memberships 5610-5617
Chapter 7. Members' Derivative Actions 5710
Chapter 8. Amendment Of Articles 5810-5820
Chapter 9. Sales Of Assets
Article 1. General Provisions 5910-5913
Article 2. Health Facilities 5914-5930
Chapter 10. Mergers
Article 1. Merger 6010-6019.1
Article 2. Effect Of Merger 6020-6022
Chapter 11. Bankruptcy Reorganizations And Arrangements 6110
Chapter 12. Required Filings By Corporation Or Its Agent 6210-6216
Chapter 13. Records, Reports, And Rights Of Inspection
Article 1. General Provisions 6310-6313
Article 2. Required Records, Reports To Directors And Members 6320-6325
Article 3. Rights Of Inspection 6330-6338
Chapter 14. Service Of Process 6410
Chapter 15. Involuntary Dissolution 6510-6519
Chapter 16. Voluntary Dissolution 6610-6618
Chapter 17. General Provisions Relating To Dissolution 6710-6721
Chapter 18. Crimes And Penalties 6810-6815
Chapter 19. Foreign Corporations 6910
Part 3. Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporations
Chapter 1. Organization And Bylaws
Article 1. Title And Purposes 7110-7111
Article 2. Formation 7120-7122.3
Article 3. Articles Of Incorporation 7130-7135
Article 4. Powers 7140-7142
Article 5. Bylaws 7150-7153
Article 6. Location And Inspection Of Articles And Bylaws 7160
Chapter 2. Directors And Management
Article 1. General Provisions 7210-7215
Article 2. Selection, Removal And Resignation Of Directors 7220-7225
Article 3. Standards Of Conduct 7230-7238
Article 4. Examination By Attorney General 7240
Chapter 3. Members
Article 1. Issuance Of Memberships 7310-7315
Article 2. Transfer Of Memberships 7320
Article 3. Types Of Memberships 7330-7333
Article 4. Termination Of Memberships 7340-7341
Article 5. Rights And Obligations Of Members And Creditors 7350-7354
Chapter 4. Distributions
Article 1. Limitations 7410-7414
Article 2. Liability Of Members 7420
Chapter 5. Meetings And Voting
Article 1. General Provisions 7510-7517
Article 2. Additional Provisions Relating To Election Of
Directors 7520-7527
Chapter 6. Voting Of Memberships 7610-7616
Chapter 7. Members' Derivative Actions 7710
Chapter 8. Amendment Of Articles 7810-7820
Chapter 9. Sales Of Assets 7910-7913
Chapter 10. Mergers
Article 1. Merger 8010-8019.1
Article 2. Effect Of Merger 8020-8022
Chapter 11. Bankruptcy Reorganizations And Arrangements 8110
Chapter 12. Required Filings By Corporation Or Its Agent 8210-8217
Chapter 13. Records, Reports, And Rights Of Inspection
Article 1. General Provisions 8310-8313
Article 2. Required Records, Reports To Directors And Members 8320-8325
Article 3. Rights Of Inspection 8330-8338
Chapter 14. Service Of Process 8410
Chapter 15. Involuntary Dissolution 8510-8519
Chapter 16. Voluntary Dissolution 8610-8618
Chapter 17. General Provisions Relating To Dissolution 8710-8724
Chapter 18. Crimes And Penalties 8810-8817
Chapter 19. Foreign Corporations 8910
Part 4. Nonprofit Religious Corporations
Chapter 1. Organization And Bylaws
Article 1. Title And Purposes 9110-9111
Article 2. Formation 9120-9122
Article 3. Articles Of Incorporation 9130-9134
Article 4. Powers 9140-9143
Article 5. Bylaws 9150-9153
Article 6. Location And Inspection Of Articles And Bylaws 9160
Chapter 2. Directors And Management
Article 1. General Provisions 9210-9215
Article 2. Selection, Removal And Resignation Of Directors 9220-9226
Article 3. Examination By Attorney General 9230
Article 4. Standards Of Conduct 9240-9247
Article 5. Investments 9250-9251
Chapter 3. Members
Article 1. Issuance Of Memberships 9310-9313
Article 2. Transfer Of Memberships 9320
Article 3. Types Of Memberships 9330-9332
Article 4. Termination Of Memberships 9340
Article 5. Rights And Obligations Of Members And Creditors 9350-9353
Chapter 4. Meetings And Voting 9410-9421
Chapter 5. Records, Reports And Rights Of Inspection 9510-9514
Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Provisions
Article 1. Distributions 9610
Article 2. Amendment Of Articles 9620-9621
Article 3. Sale Of Assets 9630-9633
Article 4. Mergers 9640
Article 5. Bankruptcy Reorganizations And Arrangements 9650
Article 6. Filings 9660
Article 7. Service Of Process 9670
Article 8. Dissolution 9680
Article 9. Crimes And Penalties 9690
Part 5. Transition Provisions 9910-9928
Part 6. Corporations Sole 10000-10015
Part 7. Corporations For Charitable Or Eleemosynary Purposes 10200
Part 8. Trust Funds 10250-10251
Part 9. Societies For Prevention Of Cruelty To Children And
Animals 10400-10406
Part 10. Port And Terminal Protection And Development
Corporations 10700-10703
Part 11. Nonprofit Medical, Hospital, Or Legal Services
Corporations
Article 1. Nonprofit Corporations For Medical Services 10810-10812
Article 2. Nonprofit Health Care Service Plans 10820-10821
Article 3. Nonprofit Corporation To Administer System Of
Defraying Cost Of Professional Services Of
Attorneys 10830-10831
Article 4. Hospital Service Plans 10840-10841
Division 3. Corporations For Specific Purposes
Part 1. Chambers Of Commerce, Boards Of Trade, Mechanics'
Institutes, Etc 12000
Part 2. Consumer Cooperative Corporations
Chapter 1. General Provisions, Organization And Bylaws
Article 1. Title, Purposes And Application Of Part 12200-12203
Article 2. General Provisions And Definitions 12210-12256
Article 3. Formation 12300-12302.1
Article 4. Articles Of Incorporation 12310-12316
Article 5. Powers 12320-12321
Article 6. Bylaws 12330-12333
Article 7. Location And Inspection Of Articles And Bylaws 12340
Chapter 2. Directors And Management
Article 1. General Provisions 12350-12355
Article 2. Selection, Removal And Resignation Of Directors 12360-12364
Article 3. Standards Of Conduct 12370-12377
Chapter 3. Members
Article 1. Issuance Of Memberships 12400-12405
Article 2. Transfer Of Memberships 12410
Article 3. Types Of Memberships 12420-12422
Article 4. Termination Of Memberships 12430-12431
Article 5. Rights And Obligations Of Members And Creditors 12440-12446
Chapter 4. Distributions
Article 1. Limitations 12450-12454
Article 2. Liability Of Members 12455
Chapter 5. Meetings And Voting
Article 1. General Provisions 12460-12466
Article 2. Additional Provisions Relating To Election Of
Directors 12470-12477
Chapter 6. Voting Of Memberships 12480-12485
Chapter 7. Members' Derivative Actions 12490
Chapter 8. Amendment Of Articles 12500-12510
Chapter 9. Sales Of Assets 12520-12522
Chapter 10. Mergers
Article 1. Merger 12530-12540.1
Article 2. Effect Of Merger 12550-12552
Chapter 11. Bankruptcy Reorganizations And Arrangements 12560
Chapter 12. Required Filings By Corporation Or Its Agent 12570-12576
Chapter 13. Records, Reports And Rights Of Inspection
Article 1. General Provisions 12580-12583
Article 2. Required Records, Reports To Directors And
Members 12590-12594
Article 3. Rights Of Inspection 12600-12608
Chapter 14. Service Of Process 12610
Chapter 15. Involuntary Dissolution 12620-12629
Chapter 16. Voluntary Dissolution 12630-12637
Chapter 17. General Provisions Relating To Dissolution 12650-12663
Chapter 18. Crimes And Penalties 12670-12679
Chapter 19. Foreign Corporations 12680
Chapter 20. Transition Provisions 12690-12704
Part 3. Fish Marketing
Chapter 1. General Provisions And Definitions 13200-13208
Chapter 2. Formation, Articles, And By-Laws
Article 1. Formation 13220
Article 2. Articles Of Incorporation 13225-13230
Article 3. By-Laws 13240-13251
Chapter 3. Officers
Article 1. Generally 13275-13279
Article 2. Removal Of Officers 13290-13293
Chapter 4. Members 13300-13304
Chapter 5. Stock 13310-13316
Chapter 6. Powers 13325-13335
Chapter 7. Marketing Contracts 13350-13356
Part 4. Professional Corporations 13400-13410
Part 5. Small Businesses
Chapter 1. California Small Business Financial Development
Corporations
Article 1. Introduction 14000-14003
Article 2. Definitions 14010
Article 3. Small Business Development Board 14020-14024
Article 4. Executive Director 14025-14028
Article 5. Funds 14030-14043
Article 6. New Corporations 14045-14052
Article 7. Corporation Board And Loan Committee 14055-14060.6
Article 8. Corporations, Miscellaneous 14061-14069.6
Article 9. Loans And Loan Guarantees 14070-14076
Article 11. Conflict Of Interest 14085-14087
Article 12. Other Programs 14090-14091
Article 13. Hazardous Waste Reduction 14095-14099
Part 6. Employee-Owned Businesses 14200-14202
Part 7. General Provisions Applicable To Certain Corporations
Chapter 1. Water Companies 14300-14303
Chapter 2. Mutual Water Companies Formed In Connection With
Subdivided Lands 14310-14318
Part 8. Bridge, Ferry, Wharf, Chute, And Pier Corporations 14350-14353
Part 9. Cable Television Corporations 14400
Part 10. Water And Canal Corporations 14450-14452
Part 11. Societies For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Children
And Animals 14500-14503
Part 12. Nonprofit Cooperative Agricultural Marketing
Associations 14550-14551

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