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CA Corp Code § 104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 104.

104.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, whenever reference is made in this division to any other state or federal statute, such reference is to that statute as it may be amended from time to time, whether before or after the enactment of this division.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 105.

105.  A corporation or association may be sued as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 106.

106.  Any corporation heretofore or hereafter formed under this division shall, as a condition of its existence as a corporation, be subject to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure authorizing the attachment of corporate property.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 107.

107.  No corporation, social purpose corporation, association, or individual shall issue or put in circulation, as money, anything but the lawful money of the United States.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 694, Sec. 1. (SB 1301) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Corp Code § 108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 108.

108.  The fees of the Secretary of State for filing instruments by or on behalf of corporations are prescribed in Article 3 (commencing with Section 12180) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 109.

109.  (a) Any agreement, certificate or other instrument relating to a domestic or foreign corporation filed pursuant to this division may be corrected with respect to any misstatement of fact contained therein, any defect in the execution thereof or any other error or defect contained therein, by filing a certificate of correction entitled “Certificate of Correction of ____ (insert here the title of the agreement, certificate or other instrument to be corrected and name(s) of corporation or corporations)”; provided, however, that no such certificate of correction shall alter the wording of any resolution or written consent which was in fact adopted by the board or the shareholders or effect a corrected amendment of articles which amendment as so corrected would not in all respects have complied with the requirements of this division at the time of filing of the agreement, certificate, or other instrument being corrected.(b) If the certificate of correction corrects original articles, the certificate of correction shall be either an officers’ certificate or a certificate signed and verified by the incorporators, or a majority of them. If the certificate of correction corrects an agreement of merger or an officers’ certificate accompanying an agreement of merger, the certificate of correction shall be an officers’ certificate of the surviving corporation only. In all other instances, the certificate of correction shall be either an officer’s certificate or a certificate signed and verified as provided in this division with respect to the agreement, certificate or other instrument being corrected.(c) A certificate of correction shall set forth the following:(1) The name or names of the corporation or corporations.(2) The date the agreement, certificate or other instrument being corrected was filed.(3) The provision in the agreement, certificate or other instrument as corrected and, if the execution was defective, wherein it was defective.(4) If applicable, that the certificate does not alter the wording of any resolution or written consent which was in fact adopted by the board or the shareholders.(d) A provision of the articles, amended articles, restated articles, or certificate of determination being corrected by a certificate of correction shall be identified in the certificate of correction in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 907.(e) The filing of the certificate of correction shall not alter the effective time of the agreement, certificate or instrument being corrected, which shall remain as its original effective time, and such filing shall not affect any right or liability accrued or incurred before such filing, except that any right or liability accrued or incurred by reason of the error or defect being corrected shall be extinguished by such filing if the person having that right has not detrimentally relied on the original instrument.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 919, Sec. 1.)
CA Corp Code § 110.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 110.5.

110.5.  The Secretary of State may cancel the filing of articles of a domestic corporation or the filing of a statement and designation by a foreign corporation if a check or other remittance accepted in payment of the filing fee or franchise tax is not paid upon presentation. Upon receiving written notification that the item presented for payment has not been honored for payment, the Secretary of State shall give written notice of the applicability of this section and the cancellation date which shall be not less than 20 days from the date of mailing the written notice as certified by the Secretary of State, to the agent for service of process or to the person submitting the instrument. Thereafter, if the amount has not been paid by cashier’s check or equivalent before the date of cancellation as stated in the written notice of cancellation, the cancellation shall thereupon be effective. The written notice shall be given 70 days or less after the original filing.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 508, Sec. 1.)
CA Corp Code § 111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 111.

111.  All references in this division to the voting of shares include the voting of other securities given voting rights in the articles pursuant to subdivision (a)(7) of Section 204.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 112.

112.  If the articles provide for more or less than one vote for any share on any matter, the references in Sections 152, 153 and 602 to a majority or other proportion of shares means, as to such matter, a majority or other proportion of the votes entitled to be cast. Whenever in this division shares are disqualified from voting on any matter, they shall not be considered outstanding for the determination of a quorum at any meeting to act upon, or the required vote to approve action upon, that matter under any other provision of this division or the articles or bylaws.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 113.

113.  Any reference in this division to mailing means first-class mail, postage prepaid, unless registered or some other form of mail is specified or permitted. Registered mail includes certified mail.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 370.)
CA Corp Code § 114 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 114.

114.  All references in this division to financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cashflows, and all references to assets, liabilities, earnings, retained earnings, and similar accounting items of a corporation mean those financial statements or comparable statements or items prepared or determined in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles then applicable, fairly presenting in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles the matters that they purport to present, subject to any specific accounting treatment required by a particular section of this division. Unless otherwise expressly stated, all references in this division to financial statements mean, in the case of a corporation that has subsidiaries, consolidated statements of the corporation and each of its subsidiaries as are required to be included in the consolidated statements under generally accepted accounting principles then applicable and all references to accounting items mean the items determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with the consolidated financial statements. Financial statements other than annual statements may be condensed or otherwise presented as permitted by authoritative accounting pronouncements.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 214, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Corp Code § 115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 115.

115.  As used in this division, independent accountant means a certified public accountant or public accountant who is independent of the corporation as determined in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and who is engaged to audit financial statements of the corporation or perform other accounting services.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 641.)
CA Corp Code § 116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 116.

116.  Nothing contained in this division modifies the provisions of subdivision (h) of Section 25102 or the conditions provided therein to the availability of an exemption under that subdivision.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 117 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 117.

117.  Any requirement in this division for a vote of each class of outstanding shares means such a vote regardless of limitations or restrictions upon the voting rights thereof, unless expressly limited to voting shares.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 641.)
CA Corp Code § 118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 118.

118.  Any reference in this division to the time a notice is given or sent means, unless otherwise expressly provided, any of the following:(a) The time a written notice by mail is deposited in the United States mails, postage prepaid.(b) The time any other written notice, including facsimile, telegram, or electronic mail message, is personally delivered to the recipient or is delivered to a common carrier for transmission, or actually transmitted by the person giving the notice by electronic means, to the recipient.(c) The time any oral notice is communicated, in person or by telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, or wireless, to the recipient, including the recipient’s designated voice mailbox or address on the system, or to a person at the office of the recipient who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the recipient.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 78. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Corp Code § 149 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 149.

149.  “Acknowledged” means that an instrument is either:(a) Formally acknowledged as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 1180) of Chapter 4 of Title 4 of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Civil Code, or(b) Accompanied by a declaration in writing signed by the persons executing the same that they are such persons and that the instrument is the act and deed of the person or persons executing the same.Any certificate of acknowledgment taken without this state before a notary public or a judge or clerk of a court of record having an official seal need not be further authenticated.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 641.)
CA Corp Code § 150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 150.

150.  A corporation is an “affiliate” of, or a corporation is “affiliated” with, another specified corporation if it directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the other specified corporation.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 151 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 151.

151.  “Approved by (or approval of) the board” means approved or ratified by the vote of the board or by the vote of a committee authorized to exercise the powers of the board, except as to matters not within the competence of the committee under Section 311.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 152.

152.  “Approved by (or approval of) the outstanding shares” means approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Such approval shall include the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of each class or series entitled, by any provision of the articles or of this division, to vote as a class or series on the subject matter being voted upon and shall also include the affirmative vote of such greater proportion (including all) of the outstanding shares of any class or series if such greater proportion is required by the articles or this division.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 641.)
CA Corp Code § 153 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 153.

153.  “Approved by (or approval of) the shareholders” means approved or ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum) or by the written consent of shareholders (Section 603) or by the affirmative vote or written consent of such greater proportion (including all) of the shares of any class or series as may be provided in the articles or in this division for all or any specified shareholder action.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 235.)
CA Corp Code § 154 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 154.

154.  “Articles” includes the articles of incorporation, amendments thereto, amended articles, restated articles, certificate of incorporation and certificates of determination. All references in this division to a vote required by the “articles” include, in the case of a close corporation (Section 158), any vote required by a shareholders’ agreement.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 641.)
CA Corp Code § 155 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 155.

155.  “Board” means the board of directors of the corporation.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 156 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 156.

156.  “Certificate of determination” means a certificate executed and filed pursuant to Section 401.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 156.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 156.1.

156.1.  “Certificated security” means a share (Section 184), as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 8102 of, or an obligation of the issuer as described in paragraph (15) of subdivision (a) of, the Commercial Code.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 497, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 156.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 156.5.

156.5.  “Certificate of Redomestication” is the document by which the appropriate official of another state approves the redomestication of a California insurer.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 702, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Corp Code § 156.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 156.6.

156.6.  All references in this division to “chairperson of the board” shall be deemed to refer to all permissible titles for the chairperson of the board, as permitted by Section 312.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. (SB 351) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Corp Code § 157 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 157.

157.  “Chapter” refers to a chapter of this Division 1 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code, unless otherwise expressly stated.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 159 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 159.

159.  “Common shares” means shares which have no preference over any other shares with respect to distribution of assets on liquidation or with respect to payment of dividends.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)
CA Corp Code § 160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 160.

160.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a corporation.(b) “Control” in Sections 181, 1001, and 1200 means the ownership directly or indirectly of shares or equity securities possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of a domestic corporation, a foreign corporation, or an other business entity.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 437, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Corp Code § 161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 161.

161.  “Constituent corporation” means a corporation which is merged with or into one or more other corporations or one or more other business entities and includes a surviving corporation.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1200, Sec. 9. Effective September 30, 1994.)
CA Corp Code § 161.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 161.5.

161.5.  “Constituent limited partnership” means a limited partnership which is merged with one or more corporations and includes the surviving limited partnership.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 543, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Corp Code § 161.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 161.7.

161.7.  “Constituent other business entity” means an other business entity that is merged with or into one or more corporations and includes the surviving other business entity.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1200, Sec. 10. Effective September 30, 1994.)
CA Corp Code § 161.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 161.9.

161.9.  “Conversion” means a conversion pursuant to Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 1150).(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 480, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Corp Code § 162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 162.

162.  “Corporation”, unless otherwise expressly provided, refers only to a corporation organized under this division or a corporation subject to this division under the provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 102.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 641.)
CA Corp Code § 163 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 163.

163.  “Corporation subject to the Banking Law” (Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 1000) of the Financial Code) means:(a) Any corporation which, with the approval of the Commissioner of Business Oversight, is incorporated for the purpose of engaging in, or which is authorized by the Commissioner of Business Oversight to engage in, the commercial banking business under Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 1000) of the Financial Code.(b) Any corporation which, with the approval of the Commissioner of Business Oversight, is incorporated for the purpose of engaging in, or which is authorized by the Commissioner of Business Oversight to engage in, the industrial banking business under Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 1000) of the Financial Code.(c) Any corporation (other than a corporation described in subdivision (d)) which, with the approval of the Commissioner of Business Oversight, is incorporated for the purpose of engaging in, or which is authorized by the Commissioner of Business Oversight to engage in, the trust business under Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 1000) of the Financial Code.(d) Any corporation which is authorized by the Commissioner of Business Oversight and the Commissioner of Insurance to maintain a title insurance department to engage in title insurance business and a trust department to engage in trust business; or(e) Any corporation which, with the approval of the Commissioner of Business Oversight, is incorporated for the purpose of engaging in, or which is authorized by the Commissioner of Business Oversight to engage in, business under Article 1 (commencing with Section 1850), Chapter 21, Division 1.1 of the Financial Code.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 401, Sec. 16. (AB 2763) Effective January 1, 2015.)