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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 | 12480-1'485 |
| 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 |
| Title 2. Partnerships | |
| Chapter 2. Uniform Limited Partnership Act | 15501-15533 |
| Chapter 3. California Revised Limited Partnership Act | |
| Article 1. General Provisions | 15611-15620 |
| Article 2. Formation: Certificate Of Limited Partnership | 15621-15628 |
| Article 3. Limited Partners | 15631-15638 |
| Article 4. General Partners | 15641-15645 |
| Article 5. Finance | 15651-15655 |
| Article 6. Distributions And Withdrawals | 15661-15666 |
| Article 7. Assignment Of Partnership Interests | 15671-15675 |
| Article 7.4. Conversion | 15677.1-15677.9 |
| Article 7.5. Merger | 15678.1-15678.9 |
| Article 7.6. Dissenting Limited Partners Rights | 15679.1-15679.14 |
| Article 8. Dissolution | 15681-15685 |
| Article 9. Foreign Limited Partnerships | 15691-15699 |
| Article 10. Class Actions And Derivative Actions | 15701-15702 |
| Article 11. Transition Provisions | 15710-15714 |
| Article 12. Miscellaneous | 15721-15723 |
| Chapter 4. Process Agents For Certain Foreign Corporations | 15800 |
| Chapter 5. Uniform Partnership Act Of 1994 | |
| Article 1. General Provisions | 16100-16114 |
| Article '. Nature Of Partnership | 16201-16204 |
| Article 3. Relations Of Partners To Persons Dealing With | |
| Partnership | 16301-16308 |
| Article 4. Relations Of Partners To Each Other And To | |
| Partnership | 16401-16406 |
| Article 5. Transferees And Creditors Of Partner | 16501-16504 |
| Article 6. Partner's Dissociation | 16601-16603 |
| Article 7. Partner's Dissociation When Business Not Wound Up | 16701-16705 |
| Article 8. Winding Up Partnership Business | 16801-16807 |
| Article 9. Conversions And Mergers | 16901-16917 |
| Article 10. Limited Liability Partnerships | 16951-16962 |
| Title 2.5. Limited Liability Companies | |
| Chapter 1. General Provisions | 17000-17005 |
| Chapter 2. Formation | 17050-17062 |
| Chapter 3. Members | 17100-17107 |
| Chapter 4. Management | 17150-17158 |
| Chapter 5. Finance | 17200-17202 |
| Chapter 6. Distributions And Withdrawals | 17250-17255 |
| Chapter 7. Interest In Limited Liability Company: Assignment | |
| Of Interests | 17300-17304 |
| Chapter 8. Dissolution | 17350-17357 |
| Chapter 9. Professional Limited Liability Companies: Reserved | 17375 |
| Chapter 10. Foreign Limited Liability Companies | 17450-17457 |
| Chapter 11. Class Actions And Derivative Actions | 17500-17501 |
| Chapter 11.5. Conversion | 17540.1-17540.9 |
| Chapter 12. Merger | 17550-17556 |
| Chapter 13. Dissenting Members' Rights | 17600-17613 |
| Chapter 14. Miscellaneous Provisions | 17650-17655 |
| Title 3. Unincorporated Associations | |
| Part 1. In General | 20000-20003 |
| Part 2. Nonprofit Associations | |
| Chapter 1. Definition | 21000 |
| Chapter 2. Liability Of Members | 21100-21103 |
| Chapter 3. Medical Associations | 21200 |
| Chapter 4. Insignia | 21300-21310 |
| Chapter 5. Death Benefit Payments By Fraternal Societies | 21400-21401 |
| Part 3. Joint Stock Associations | 22000-22003 |
| Part 4. Real Estate Investment Trusts | 23000-23006 |
| Part 5. Liability; Levies Against Property; Designation Of | |
| Agent For Service And Of Principal Office | 24000-24007 |
| Title 4. Securities | |
| Division 1. Corporate Securities Law Of 1968 | |
| Part 1. Definitions | 25000-25023 |
| Part 2. Qualification Of And Filing Requirements For The | |
| Sale Of Securities | |
| Chapter 1. Exemptions And Certain Securities And | |
| Transactions Not Subject To Qualification | 25100-25105 |
| Chapter 2. Issuer Transactions | 25110-25118 |
| Chapter 3. Recapitalizations And Reorganizations | 25120-25122 |
| Chapter 4. Nonissuer Transactions | 25130-25134 |
| Chapter 5. Authority Of The Commissioner | 25140-25151 |
| Chapter 6. General Provisions | 25160-25166 |
| Part 3. Regulation And Notice Filing Requirements Of Agents, | |
| Broker-Dealers, Investment Adviser | |
| Representatives, And Investment Advisers | |
| Chapter 1. Exemptions | 25200-25209 |
| Chapter 2. Licensing Of Agents And Broker-Dealers | 25210-25221 |
| Chapter 3. Licensing And Notice Filing Requirements Of | |
| Investment Adviser Representatives And | |
| Investment Advisers | 25230-25238 |
| Chapter 4. General Provisions | 25240-25255 |
| Part 4. Advertising Securities | 25300-25302 |
| Part 5. Fraudulent And Prohibited Practices | 25400-25403 |
| Part 6. Enforcement | |
| Chapter 1. Civil Liability | 25500-25510 |
| Chapter 2. Powers Of The Commissioner | 25530-25536 |
| Chapter 3. Crimes | 25540-25542 |
| Chapter 4. Service Of Process | 25550 |
| Part 7. Administration | 25600-25619 |
| Part 8. General Provisions | 25700-25707 |
| Division 2. Security Owners Protection | |
| Chapter 1. Definitions And General Provisions | 27000-27003 |
| Chapter 2. Unlawful And Fraudulent Conduct | 27100-27101 |
| Chapter 3. Civil Liability And Crimes | 27200-27202 |
| Division 3. Capital Access Companies | |
| Chapter 1. General Provisions | |
| Article 1. Short Title And Construction | 28000-28004 |
| Article 2. Definitions | 28030-28049 |
| Chapter 2. Administration | 28100-28110 |
| Chapter 3. Licensing | 28150-28155 |
| Chapter 4. Organizational Matters | |
| Article 1. Organization And Name | 28200-28201 |
| Article 2. Directors | 28210-28212 |
| Chapter 5. Offices | |
| Article 1. Establishing, Relocating, And Closing Offices | 28320 |
| Chapter 6. Transaction Of Business | 28400-28405 |
| Chapter 7. Records, Reports, And Examinations | 28500-28506 |
| Chapter 8. Acquisition Of Control | 28550-28552 |
| Chapter 9. Merger And Purchase Or Sale Of Business | 28600-28604 |
| Chapter 10. Voluntary Surrender Of License | 28650-28651 |
| Chapter 11. Enforcement | 28700-28715 |
| Chapter 12. Crimes And Criminal Penalties | |
| Article 1. General Provisions | 28800-28802 |
| Article 2. Conflicts Of Interest | 28820-28829 |
| Article 3. Criminal Penalties | 28880-28881 |
| Chapter 13. Civil Penalties | 28900-28901 |
| Chapter 14. Miscellaneous Provisions | 28950-28958 |
| Division 4. Bucket Shop Law | |
| Chapter 1. Definitions | 29000-29008 |
| Chapter 2. Prohibited Activities | 29100-29104 |
| Chapter 3. Required Records And Statements | 29200-29201 |
| Division 4.5. Commodities | |
| Chapter 1. Definitions | 29500-29516 |
| Chapter 2. Unlawful Commodity Transactions | 29520 |
| Chapter 3. Exemptions | 29530-29532 |
| Chapter 4. Unlawful Activities And Fraudulent Conduct | 29535-29537 |
| Chapter 5. Powers Of The Commissioner | 29540-29546 |
| Chapter 6. Crimes And Civil Liability | 29550-29555 |
| Chapter 7. Miscellaneous Provisions | 29560-29567 |
| Division 5. Franchise Investment Law | |
| Part 1. Definitions | 31000-31019 |
| Part 2. Regulation Of The Sale Of Franchises | |
| Chapter 1. Exemptions | 31100-31108 |
| Chapter 2. Disclosure | 31110-31125 |
| Chapter 3. General Provisions | 31150-31157 |
| Part 3. Fraudulent And Prohibited Practices | |
| Chapter 1. Fraudulent Practices | 31200-31203 |
| Chapter 2. Prohibited Practices | 31210-31211 |
| Chapter 3. Unfair Practices | 31220 |
| Part 4. Enforcement | |
| Chapter 1. Civil Liability | 31300-31306 |
| Chapter 2. Powers Of The Commissioner | 31400-31405 |
| Chapter 3. Crimes | 31410-31412 |
| Chapter 4. Service Of Process | 31420 |
| Part 5. Administration | 31500-31506 |
| Part 6. General Provisions | 31510-31516 |
| Title 5. Subversive Organization Registration Law | |
| Chapter 1. Definitions And General Provisions | 35000-35007 |
| Chapter 2. Filing Information And Documents | 35100-35105 |
| Chapter 3. Literature | 35200 |
| Chapter 4. Offenses | 35300-35302 |
| Title 10. Repeals | 100000-100008 |
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