California Legal Codes and Statutes

Title 1 - CORPORATIONS

California Corporations Code — §§ 100-14707

Division 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
§§ 100-2319
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
§§ 1150-1159
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
§§ 2100-2117.1
Chapter 22 - Crimes and Penalties
§§ 2200-2260
Chapter 22.5 - Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund
§§ 2280-2296
Chapter 23 - Transition Provisions
§§ 2300-2319
Division 1.5 - SOCIAL PURPOSE CORPORATIONS ACT
§§ 2500-3503
Chapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
§§ 2500-2517
Chapter 2 - Organization and Bylaws
§§ 2600-2605
Chapter 3 - Directors and Management
§§ 2700-2702
Chapter 4 - Shares and Share Certificates
§§ 2800
Chapter 5 - Shareholder Derivative Actions
§§ 2900
Chapter 6 - Amendment of Articles
§§ 3000-3002
Chapter 7 - Sales of Assets
§§ 3100
Chapter 8 - Merger
§§ 3200-3203
Chapter 9 - Conversions
§§ 3300-3307
Chapter 10 - Reorganizations
§§ 3400-3401
Chapter 11 - Records and Reports
§§ 3500-3503
Division 2 - NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW
§§ 5000-10841
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS GOVERNING PARTS 1 THROUGH 5
§§ 5002-5080
Part 2 - NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS
§§ 5110-6910
Chapter 1 - Organization and Bylaws
§§ 5110-5160
Title - Title and Purposes
§§ 5110-5111
Article 2 - Formation
§§ 5120-5122.5
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
§§ 5210-5260
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
§§ 5310-5354
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
§§ 5410-5420
Article 1 - Limitations
§§ 5410
Article 2 - Liability of Members
§§ 5420
Chapter 5 - Meetings and Voting
§§ 5510-5527
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
§§ 5910-5930
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 5910-5913
Article 2 - Health Facilities
§§ 5914-5930
Chapter 10 - Mergers
§§ 6010-6022
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
§§ 6310-6338
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
§§ 7110-8910
Chapter 1 - Organization and Bylaws
§§ 7110-7160
Title - 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
§§ 7210-7240
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
§§ 7310-7354
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
§§ 7410-7420
Article 1 - Limitations
§§ 7410-7414
Article 2 - Liability of Members
§§ 7420
Chapter 5 - Meetings and Voting
§§ 7510-7527
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
§§ 7910-7914
Chapter 10 - Mergers
§§ 8010-8022
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
§§ 8310-8338
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
§§ 9110-9690
Chapter 1 - Organization and Bylaws
§§ 9110-9160
Title - 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
§§ 9210-9260
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
Article 6 - Compliance with Internal Revenue Code
§§ 9260
Chapter 3 - Members
§§ 9310-9353
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
§§ 9610-9690
Article 1 - Distributions
§§ 9610
Article 2 - Amendment of Articles
§§ 9620-9621
Article 3 - Sale of Assets
§§ 9630-9634
Article 4 - Mergers
§§ 9640
Article 5 - Bankruptcy Reorganizations and Arrangements
§§ 9650
Article 6 - Filings
§§ 9660
Article 7 - Service of Process
§§ 9670
Article 8 - Dissolution
§§ 9680-9680.5
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 ANIMALS
§§ 10400-10406
Part 10 - PORT AND TERMINAL PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
§§ 10700-10703
Part 11 - NONPROFIT MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, OR LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONS
§§ 10810-10841
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
§§ 12000-14707
Part 1 - CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, BOARDS OF TRADE, MECHANICS' INSTITUTES, ETC.
§§ 12000
Part 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS
§§ 12200-12704
Chapter 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws
§§ 12200-12340
Part - 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
§§ 12310-12317
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
§§ 12350-12377
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
§§ 12400-12446
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
§§ 12450-12455
Article 1 - Limitations
§§ 12450-12454.5
Article 2 - Liability of Members
§§ 12455
Chapter 5 - Meetings and Voting
§§ 12460-12477
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
§§ 12530-12552
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
§§ 12580-12608
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
§§ 12630-12638
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
§§ 13200-13356
Chapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
§§ 13200-13208
Chapter 2 - Formation, Articles, and By-laws
§§ 13220-13251
Article 1 - Formation
§§ 13220
Article 2 - Articles of Incorporation
§§ 13225-13230
Article 3 - By-laws
§§ 13240-13251
Chapter 3 - Officers
§§ 13275-13293
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
§§ 14000-14024
Chapter 1 - California Small Business Financial Development Corporations
§§ 14000-14024
Article 1 - Introduction
§§ 14000-14002
Article 2 - Definitions
§§ 14003
Article 3 - Program Manager
§§ 14004-14004.2
Article 4 - New Corporations
§§ 14005-14012
Article 5 - Corporation Board
§§ 14013-14017
Article 6 - Corporations, Miscellaneous
§§ 14018-14021
Article 7 - Conflict of Interest
§§ 14022-14024
Part 6 - EMPLOYEE-OWNED BUSINESSES
§§ 14200
Part 7 - GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS
§§ 14300-14318
Chapter 1 - Water Companies
§§ 14300-14307
Chapter 2 - Mutual Water Companies Formed in Connection With Subdivided Lands
§§ 14310-14318
Part 9 - CABLE TELEVISION CORPORATIONS
§§ 14400
Part 11 - SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
§§ 14500-14505
Part 12 - NONPROFIT COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS
§§ 14550-14551
Part 13 - BENEFIT CORPORATIONS
§§ 14600-14631
Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions
§§ 14600-14604
Chapter 2 - Corporate Purposes
§§ 14610
Chapter 3 - Accountability
§§ 14620-14623
Chapter 4 - Transparency
§§ 14630-14631
Part 14 - Retail Grocery Firms and Retail Drug Firms
§§ 14700-14707