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GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS

DIVISION 1. GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Organization and Bylaws

CHAPTER 3. Directors and Management

CHAPTER 4. Shares and Share Certificates

CHAPTER 5. Dividends and Reacquisitions of Shares

CHAPTER 6. Shareholders’ Meetings and Consents

CHAPTER 7. Voting of Shares

CHAPTER 8. Shareholder Derivative Actions

CHAPTER 9. Amendment of Articles

CHAPTER 10. Sales of Assets

CHAPTER 11. Merger

CHAPTER 11.5. Conversions

CHAPTER 12. Reorganizations

CHAPTER 13. Dissenters’ Rights

CHAPTER 14. Bankruptcy Reorganizations and Arrangements

CHAPTER 15. Records and Reports

CHAPTER 16. Rights of Inspection

CHAPTER 17. Service of Process

CHAPTER 18. Involuntary Dissolution

CHAPTER 19. Voluntary Dissolution

CHAPTER 20. General Provisions Relating to Dissolution

CHAPTER 21. Foreign Corporations

CHAPTER 22. Crimes and Penalties

CHAPTER 22.5. Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund

CHAPTER 23. Transition Provisions

DIVISION 1.5. SOCIAL PURPOSE CORPORATIONS ACT

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Organization and Bylaws

CHAPTER 3. Directors and Management

CHAPTER 4. Shares and Share Certificates

CHAPTER 5. Shareholder Derivative Actions

CHAPTER 6. Amendment of Articles

CHAPTER 7. Sales of Assets

CHAPTER 8. Merger

CHAPTER 9. Conversions

CHAPTER 10. Reorganizations

CHAPTER 11. Records and Reports

DIVISION 2. NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW

PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS GOVERNING PARTS 1 THROUGH 5

PART 2. NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Organization and Bylaws

ARTICLE 1. Title and Purposes

ARTICLE 2. Formation

ARTICLE 3. Articles of Incorporation

ARTICLE 4. Powers

ARTICLE 5. Bylaws

ARTICLE 6. Location and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws

CHAPTER 2. Directors and Management

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Selection, Removal and Resignation of Directors

ARTICLE 3. Standards of Conduct

ARTICLE 4. Investments

ARTICLE 5. Examination by Attorney General

ARTICLE 6. Compliance With Internal Revenue Code

CHAPTER 3. Members

ARTICLE 1. Issuance of Memberships

ARTICLE 2. Transfer of Memberships

ARTICLE 3. Types of Memberships

ARTICLE 4. Termination of Memberships

ARTICLE 5. Rights and Obligations of Members and Creditors

CHAPTER 4. Distributions

ARTICLE 1. Limitations

ARTICLE 2. Liability of Members

CHAPTER 5. Meetings and Voting

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Additional Provisions Relating to Election of Directors

CHAPTER 6. Voting of Memberships

CHAPTER 7. Members’ Derivative Actions

CHAPTER 8. Amendment of Articles

CHAPTER 9. Sales of Assets

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Health Facilities

CHAPTER 10. Mergers

ARTICLE 1. Merger

ARTICLE 2. Effect of Merger

CHAPTER 11. Bankruptcy Reorganizations and Arrangements

CHAPTER 12. Required Filings by Corporation or Its Agent

CHAPTER 13. Records, Reports, and Rights of Inspection

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Required Records, Reports to Directors and Members

ARTICLE 3. Rights of Inspection

CHAPTER 14. Service of Process

CHAPTER 15. Involuntary Dissolution

CHAPTER 16. Voluntary Dissolution

CHAPTER 17. General Provisions Relating to Dissolution

CHAPTER 18. Crimes and Penalties

CHAPTER 19. Foreign Corporations

PART 3. NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Organization and Bylaws

ARTICLE 1. Title and Purposes

ARTICLE 2. Formation

ARTICLE 3. Articles of Incorporation

ARTICLE 4. Powers

ARTICLE 5. Bylaws

ARTICLE 6. Location and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws

CHAPTER 2. Directors and Management

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Selection, Removal and Resignation of Directors

ARTICLE 3. Standards of Conduct

ARTICLE 4. Examination by Attorney General

CHAPTER 3. Members

ARTICLE 1. Issuance of Memberships

ARTICLE 2. Transfer of Memberships

ARTICLE 3. Types of Memberships

ARTICLE 4. Termination of Memberships

ARTICLE 5. Rights and Obligations of Members and Creditors

CHAPTER 4. Distributions

ARTICLE 1. Limitations

ARTICLE 2. Liability of Members

CHAPTER 5. Meetings and Voting

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Additional Provisions Relating to Election of Directors

CHAPTER 6. Voting of Memberships

CHAPTER 7. Members’ Derivative Actions

CHAPTER 8. Amendment of Articles

CHAPTER 9. Sales of Assets

CHAPTER 10. Mergers

ARTICLE 1. Merger

ARTICLE 2. Effect of Merger

CHAPTER 11. Bankruptcy Reorganizations and Arrangements

CHAPTER 12. Required Filings by Corporation or Its Agent

CHAPTER 13. Records, Reports, and Rights of Inspection

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Required Records, Reports to Directors and Members

ARTICLE 3. Rights of Inspection

CHAPTER 14. Service of Process

CHAPTER 15. Involuntary Dissolution

CHAPTER 16. Voluntary Dissolution

CHAPTER 17. General Provisions Relating to Dissolution

CHAPTER 18. Crimes and Penalties

CHAPTER 19. Foreign Corporations

PART 4. NONPROFIT RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Organization and Bylaws

ARTICLE 1. Title and Purposes

ARTICLE 2. Formation

ARTICLE 3. Articles of Incorporation

ARTICLE 4. Powers

ARTICLE 5. Bylaws

ARTICLE 6. Location and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws

CHAPTER 2. Directors and Management

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Selection, Removal and Resignation of Directors

ARTICLE 3. Examination by Attorney General

ARTICLE 4. Standards of Conduct

ARTICLE 5. Investments

ARTICLE 6. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code

CHAPTER 3. Members

ARTICLE 1. Issuance of Memberships

ARTICLE 2. Transfer of Memberships

ARTICLE 3. Types of Memberships

ARTICLE 4. Termination of Memberships

ARTICLE 5. Rights and Obligations of Members and Creditors

CHAPTER 4. Meetings and Voting

CHAPTER 5. Records, Reports and Rights of Inspection

CHAPTER 6. Miscellaneous Provisions

ARTICLE 1. Distributions

ARTICLE 2. Amendment of Articles

ARTICLE 3. Sale of Assets

ARTICLE 4. Mergers

ARTICLE 5. Bankruptcy Reorganizations and Arrangements

ARTICLE 6. Filings

ARTICLE 7. Service of Process

ARTICLE 8. Dissolution

ARTICLE 9. Crimes and Penalties

PART 5. TRANSITION PROVISIONS

PART 6. CORPORATIONS SOLE

PART 7. CORPORATIONS FOR CHARITABLE OR ELEEMOSYNARY PURPOSES

PART 8. TRUST FUNDS

PART 9. SOCIETIES FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

PART 10. PORT AND TERMINAL PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

PART 11. NONPROFIT MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, OR LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONS

ARTICLE 1. Nonprofit Corporations for Medical Services

ARTICLE 2. Nonprofit Health Care Service Plans

ARTICLE 3. Nonprofit Corporation to Administer System of Defraying Cost of Professional Services of Attorneys

ARTICLE 4. Hospital Service Plans

DIVISION 3. CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

PART 1. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, BOARDS OF TRADE, MECHANICS' INSTITUTES, ETC.

PART 2. COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws

ARTICLE 1. Title, Purposes and Application of Part

ARTICLE 2. General Provisions and Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Formation

ARTICLE 4. Articles of Incorporation

ARTICLE 5. Powers

ARTICLE 6. Bylaws

ARTICLE 7. Location and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws

CHAPTER 2. Directors and Management

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Selection, Removal and Resignation of Directors

ARTICLE 3. Standards of Conduct

CHAPTER 3. Members

ARTICLE 1. Issuance of Memberships

ARTICLE 2. Transfer of Memberships

ARTICLE 3. Types of Memberships

ARTICLE 4. Termination of Memberships

ARTICLE 5. Rights and Obligations of Members and Creditors

CHAPTER 4. Distributions

ARTICLE 1. Limitations

ARTICLE 2. Liability of Members

CHAPTER 5. Meetings and Voting

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Additional Provisions Relating to Election of Directors

CHAPTER 6. Voting of Memberships

CHAPTER 7. Members’ Derivative Actions

CHAPTER 8. Amendment of Articles

CHAPTER 9. Sales of Assets

CHAPTER 10. Mergers

ARTICLE 1. Merger

ARTICLE 2. Effect of Merger

CHAPTER 11. Bankruptcy Reorganizations and Arrangements

CHAPTER 12. Required Filings by Corporation or Its Agent

CHAPTER 13. Records, Reports and Rights of Inspection

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Required Records, Reports to Directors and Members

ARTICLE 3. Rights of Inspection

CHAPTER 14. Service of Process

CHAPTER 15. Involuntary Dissolution

CHAPTER 16. Voluntary Dissolution

CHAPTER 17. General Provisions Relating to Dissolution

CHAPTER 18. Crimes and Penalties

CHAPTER 19. Foreign Corporations

CHAPTER 20. Transition Provisions

PART 3. FISH MARKETING

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Formation, Articles, and By-laws

ARTICLE 1. Formation

ARTICLE 2. Articles of Incorporation

ARTICLE 3. By-laws

CHAPTER 3. Officers

ARTICLE 1. Generally

ARTICLE 2. Removal of Officers

CHAPTER 4. Members

CHAPTER 5. Stock

CHAPTER 6. Powers

CHAPTER 7. Marketing Contracts

PART 4. PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

PART 5. SMALL BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 1. California Small Business Financial Development Corporations

ARTICLE 1. Introduction

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Program Manager

ARTICLE 4. New Corporations

ARTICLE 5. Corporation Board

ARTICLE 6. Corporations, Miscellaneous

ARTICLE 7. Conflict of Interest

PART 6. EMPLOYEE-OWNED BUSINESSES

PART 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Water Companies

CHAPTER 2. Mutual Water Companies Formed in Connection With Subdivided Lands

PART 9. CABLE TELEVISION CORPORATIONS

PART 11. SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

PART 12. NONPROFIT COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS

PART 13. BENEFIT CORPORATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Corporate Purposes

CHAPTER 3. Accountability

CHAPTER 4. Transparency

PART 14. Retail Grocery Firms and Retail Drug Firms

TITLE 2. PARTNERSHIPS

CHAPTER 4. Process Agents for Certain Foreign Corporations

CHAPTER 4.5. Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2008

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Formation; Certificate of Limited Partnership and Other Filings

15902.01-15902.09

ARTICLE 3. Limited Partners

15903.01-15903.07

ARTICLE 4. General Partners

15904.01-15904.09

ARTICLE 5. Contributions and Distributions

15905.01-15905.09

ARTICLE 6. Dissociation

15906.01-15906.07

ARTICLE 7. Transferable Interests and Rights of Transferees and Creditors

15907.01-15907.04

ARTICLE 8. Dissolution

15908.01-15908.09

ARTICLE 9. Foreign Limited Partnership

15909.01-15909.08

ARTICLE 10. Actions by Partners

15910.01-15910.06

ARTICLE 11. Conversion and Merger

15911.01-15911.19

ARTICLE 11.5. Dissenting Limited Partners’ Rights

15911.20-15911.33

ARTICLE 12. Miscellaneous Provisions

15912.01-15912.07

CHAPTER 5. Uniform Partnership Act of 1994

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Nature of Partnership

ARTICLE 3. Relations of Partners to Persons Dealing with Partnership

ARTICLE 4. Relations of Partners to Each Other and to Partnership

ARTICLE 5. Transferees and Creditors of Partner

ARTICLE 6. Partner’s Dissociation

ARTICLE 7. Partner’s Dissociation When Business Not Wound Up

ARTICLE 8. Winding Up Partnership Business

ARTICLE 9. Conversions and Mergers

ARTICLE 10. Limited Liability Partnerships

TITLE 2.6. CALIFORNIA REVISED UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT

17701.01-17713.13

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

17701.01-17701.17

ARTICLE 2. Formation: Articles of Organization and Other Filings

17702.01-17702.10

ARTICLE 3. Relations of Members and Managers to Persons Dealing with a Limited Liability Company

17703.01-17703.04

ARTICLE 4. Relations of Members to Each Other and to the Limited Liability Company

17704.01-17704.10

ARTICLE 5. Transferable Interests and Rights of Transferees and Creditors

17705.01-17705.04

ARTICLE 6. Member’s Dissociation

17706.01-17706.03

ARTICLE 7. Dissolution and Winding Up

17707.01-17707.09

ARTICLE 8. Foreign Limited Liability Companies

17708.01-17708.09

ARTICLE 9. Actions by Members

17709.01-17709.02

ARTICLE 10. Merger and Conversion

17710.01-17710.19

ARTICLE 11. Dissenters’ Rights

17711.01-17711.14

ARTICLE 12. Class Provisions

ARTICLE 13. Miscellaneous Provisions

17713.01-17713.13

TITLE 3. UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1. Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Application of Title

CHAPTER 3. Property

CHAPTER 4. Designation of Agent for Service of Process

CHAPTER 5. Liability and Enforcement of Judgments

CHAPTER 6. Governance

ARTICLE 1. [Reserved]

ARTICLE 2. Termination or Suspension of Membership

ARTICLE 3. Member Voting

ARTICLE 4. Amendment of Governing Documents

ARTICLE 5. Merger

ARTICLE 6. Dissolution

PART 2. NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Liability

CHAPTER 3. Medical Associations

CHAPTER 4. Insignia

CHAPTER 5. Death Benefit Payments by Fraternal Societies

PART 3. JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATIONS

PART 4. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

PART 5. LIABILITY OF DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF NONPROFIT MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

TITLE 4. SECURITIES

DIVISION 1. CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW OF 1968

PART 1. DEFINITIONS

PART 2. QUALIFICATION OF AND FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SALE OF SECURITIES

CHAPTER 1. Exemptions and Certain Securities and Transactions Not Subject to Qualification

CHAPTER 2. Issuer Transactions

CHAPTER 3. Recapitalizations and Reorganizations

CHAPTER 4. Nonissuer Transactions

CHAPTER 5. Authority of the Commissioner

CHAPTER 6. General Provisions

PART 3. REGULATION AND NOTICE FILING REQUIREMENTS OF AGENTS, BROKER-DEALERS, INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVES, AND INVESTMENT ADVISERS

CHAPTER 1. Exemptions

CHAPTER 2. Licensing of Agents and Broker-Dealers

CHAPTER 3. Licensing and Notice Filing Requirements of Investment Adviser Representatives and Investment Advisers

CHAPTER 4. General Provisions

PART 4. ADVERTISING SECURITIES

PART 5. FRAUDULENT AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES

PART 6. ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 1. Civil Liability

CHAPTER 2. Powers of the Commissioner

CHAPTER 3. Crimes

CHAPTER 4. Service of Process

PART 7. ADMINISTRATION

PART 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS

DIVISION 2. SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION

CHAPTER 1. Definitions and General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Unlawful and Fraudulent Conduct

CHAPTER 3. Civil Liability and Crimes

DIVISION 2.5. Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies

CHAPTER 1. Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies

DIVISION 3. CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 1. Short Title and Construction

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Administration

CHAPTER 3. Licensing

CHAPTER 4. Organizational Matters

ARTICLE 1. Organization and Name

ARTICLE 2. Directors

CHAPTER 5. Offices

ARTICLE 1. Establishing, Relocating, and Closing Offices

CHAPTER 6. Transaction of Business

CHAPTER 7. Records, Reports, and Examinations

CHAPTER 8. Acquisition of Control

CHAPTER 9. Merger and Purchase or Sale of Business

CHAPTER 10. Voluntary Surrender of License

CHAPTER 11. Enforcement

CHAPTER 12. Crimes and Criminal Penalties

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Conflicts of Interest

ARTICLE 3. Criminal Penalties

CHAPTER 13. Civil Penalties

CHAPTER 14. Miscellaneous Provisions

DIVISION 4. BUCKET SHOP LAW

CHAPTER 1. Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Prohibited Activities

CHAPTER 3. Required Records and Statements

DIVISION 4.5. COMMODITIES

CHAPTER 1. Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Unlawful Commodity Transactions

CHAPTER 3. Exemptions

CHAPTER 4. Unlawful Activities and Fraudulent Conduct

CHAPTER 5. Powers of the Commissioner

CHAPTER 6. Crimes and Civil Liability

CHAPTER 7. Miscellaneous Provisions

DIVISION 5. FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW

PART 1. DEFINITIONS

PART 2. REGULATION OF THE SALE OF FRANCHISES

CHAPTER 1. Exemptions

CHAPTER 2. Disclosure

CHAPTER 3. General Provisions

PART 3. FRAUDULENT AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES

CHAPTER 1. Fraudulent Practices

CHAPTER 2. Prohibited Practices

CHAPTER 3. Unfair Practices

PART 4. ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 1. Civil Liability

CHAPTER 2. Powers of the Commissioner

CHAPTER 3. Crimes

CHAPTER 4. Service of Process

PART 5. ADMINISTRATION

PART 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE 10. REPEALS