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CA Corp Code § 22002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 3 - JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATIONS|Section 22002.

22002.  (a) Every director, officer, or agent of any joint stock association, who knowingly receives or possesses himself of any property of the association, otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and, with intent to defraud, omits to make, or to cause or direct to be made, a full and true entry thereof in the books or accounts of the association, is guilty of a public offense.(b) Every director, officer, agent, or member of any joint stock association who, with intent to defraud, destroys, alters, mutilates, or falsifies any of the books, papers, writings, or securities belonging to the association, or makes or concurs in making any false entries, or omits or concurs in omitting to make any material entry in any book of accounts or other record or document kept by the association, is guilty of a public offense.(c) Each public offense specified in this section is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 46. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Corp Code § 22003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 3 - JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATIONS|Section 22003.

22003.  For the purposes of this part every director of a joint stock association is deemed to possess such knowledge of the affairs of his association as to enable him to determine whether any act, proceeding, or omission of its directors is a violation of this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038.)
CA Corp Code § 23000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 4 - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS|Section 23000.

23000.  “Real estate investment trust” as used in this part means any unincorporated association or trust formed to engage in business and managed by, or under the direction of, one or more trustees for the benefit of the holders or owners (hereinafter in this part “shareowners”) of transferable shares of beneficial interest in the trust estate (hereinafter in this part “shares”) and that meets one of the following two tests:(a) It received, before the effective date of this part, an order, permit, or qualification from the Commissioner of Corporations pursuant to the provisions of the Corporate Securities Law of 1968 or any predecessor statute finding that it was a real estate investment trust, notwithstanding the subsequent amendment, suspension or revocation of any such finding, order, permit, or qualification, and it has for one or more of its three fiscal years immediately prior to the effective date of this part complied with, or in good faith filed a federal income tax return on the basis that it has complied with the requirements for real estate investment trusts set forth in Section 856 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code; or(b) It is formed for the purpose of engaging in business as a real estate investment trust under Part II of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time; the sale of its shares has been qualified at any time by the Commissioner of Business Oversight pursuant to the Corporate Securities Law of 1968; and in good faith it has commenced business as a real estate investment trust.An unincorporated association or trust that otherwise meets the requirements of this section shall not be affected in its status as a real estate investment trust, regardless of whether it is in fact taxable for any year or years under Part II of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 516, Sec. 3. (SB 363) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Corp Code § 23001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 4 - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS|Section 23001.

23001.  No shareowner of a real estate investment trust shall be personally liable as such for any liabilities, debts or obligations of, or claims against, the real estate investment trust, whether arising before or after such shareowner became the owner or holder of the shares thereof.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 650.)
CA Corp Code § 23002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 4 - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS|Section 23002.

23002.  Section 23001 shall apply to any real estate investment trust organized under the laws of this state with respect to liabilities, debts, obligations and claims wherever arising, and to any real estate investment trust organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction with respect to liabilities, debts, obligations and claims arising in this state.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 650.)
CA Corp Code § 23003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 4 - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS|Section 23003.

23003.  A real estate investment trust shall not issue any security redeemable at the option of the holder of the security.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 650.)
CA Corp Code § 23004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 4 - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS|Section 23004.

23004.  Section 23001 shall apply with respect to all liabilities, debts, obligations of, and claims against, a real estate investment trust arising after the effective date of this part, and prior law shall continue to govern with respect to liabilities, debts, obligations and claims existing on the effective date of this part. No implication shall be created by the adoption of this part that the holders or owners of shares of beneficial interest in business trusts which do not meet the definition of real estate investment trust in Section 23000 are, or are not, as such, personally liable for the liabilities, debts or obligations of, or claims against, any such trust.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 650.)
CA Corp Code § 23005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 4 - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS|Section 23005.

23005.  The provisions of Sections 1400 and 1402 governing bankruptcy reorganizations for corporations also apply to real estate investment trusts. For that purpose where the term “corporation” is used in such sections it shall also include the term “real estate investment trust,” the terms “director” or “board of directors” shall include “trustee” or “board of trustees,” the term “articles” shall include “declaration of trust” and the term “capital stock” shall include “shares of beneficial interest.”(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 500, Sec. 28. (AB 1059) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Corp Code § 23006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 4 - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS|Section 23006.

23006.  (a) The following entities may be merged pursuant to this article:(1) Any two or more real estate investment trusts into one real estate investment trust, provided that the merger is specifically permitted by the declarations of trust, and that procedure is detailed in those declarations.(2) One or more real estate investment trusts with one or more limited partnerships into one limited partnership, provided that the merger is specifically permitted by the declarations of trust, and that procedure is detailed in those declarations.(3) One or more real estate investment trusts with one or more limited partnerships into one real estate investment trust, provided that the merger is specifically permitted by the declarations of trust, and that procedure is detailed in those declarations.(b) Any merger under this section shall only be effective upon the approval of the holders of a majority of the shares of beneficial interest of the real estate investment trust.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1023, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Elec Code § 1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.

1.  This act shall be known as the Elections Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 2.

2.  The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 3.

3.  If any provision of this code or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the code and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 4.

4.  Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions shall govern the construction of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5.

5.  Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 6.

6.  Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 7.

7.  Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 8.

8.  As used in this code, the present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future the present; the masculine gender includes the feminine; and the singular includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 9.

9.  (a) Counting of words, for purposes of this code, shall be as follows:(1) Punctuation is not counted.(2) Each word shall be counted as one word except as specified in this section.(3) All proper nouns, including geographical names, shall be considered as one word; for example, “City and County of San Francisco” shall be counted as one word.(4) Each abbreviation for a word, phrase, or expression shall be counted as one word.(5) Hyphenated words that appear in any generally available standard reference dictionary, published in the United States at any time within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding the election for which the words are counted, shall be considered as one word. Each part of all other hyphenated words shall be counted as a separate word.(6) Dates shall be counted as one word.(7) Any number consisting of a digit or digits shall be considered as one word. Any number which is spelled, such as “one,” shall be considered as a separate word or words. “One” shall be counted as one word whereas “one hundred” shall be counted as two words. “100” shall be counted as one word.(8) Telephone numbers shall be counted as one word.(9) Internet Web site addresses shall be counted as one word.(b) This section shall not apply to counting words for ballot designations under Section 13107.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 697, Sec. 3. (SB 1253) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Elec Code § 10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 10.

10.  (a) The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, and has the powers and duties specified in this code and Section 12172.5 of the Government Code.(b) (1) The Secretary of State shall make reasonable efforts to do all of the following:(A) Promote voter registration to eligible voters.(B) Encourage eligible voters to vote.(C) Promote preregistration to eligible citizens.(D) Promote civic learning and engagement to prepare students and new citizens to register to vote and to vote.(2) In undertaking these efforts, the Secretary of State shall prioritize communities that have been historically underrepresented in voter registration or voting.(c) Beginning in the year before the federal decennial census and continuing through the completion of the enumeration activities for that census, the Secretary of State shall incorporate messages into public election materials produced by the Secretary of State that promote awareness of, and encourage participation in, the census. In undertaking this effort, the Secretary of State shall prioritize messages that are designed to overcome significant challenges to a complete and accurate enumeration of the state, including messages targeted at overcoming barriers to participation by historically hard-to-count communities based on response rate data from the United States Census Bureau.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 652, Sec. 2. (AB 2592) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 10.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 10.5.

10.5.  (a) There is established within the Secretary of State the Office of Elections Cybersecurity.(b) The primary missions of the Office of Elections Cybersecurity are both of the following: (1) To coordinate efforts between the Secretary of State and local elections officials to reduce the likelihood and severity of cyber incidents that could interfere with the security or integrity of elections in the state.(2) To monitor and counteract false or misleading information regarding the electoral process that is published online or on other platforms and that may suppress voter participation or cause confusion and disruption of the orderly and secure administration of elections.(c) The Office of Elections Cybersecurity shall do all of the following:(1) Coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies the sharing of information on threats to election cybersecurity, risk assessment, and threat mitigation in a timely manner and in a manner that protects sensitive information.(2) In consultation with federal, state, and local agencies and private organizations, develop best practices for protecting against threats to election cybersecurity.(3) In consultation with state and local agencies, develop and include best practices for cyber incident responses in emergency preparedness plans for elections.(4) Identify resources, such as protective security tools, training, and other resources available to state and county elections officials.(5) Advise the Secretary of State on issues related to election cybersecurity, and make recommendations for changes to state laws, regulations, and policies to further protect election infrastructure.(6) Serve as a liaison between the Secretary of State, other state agencies, federal agencies, and local elections officials on election cybersecurity issues.(7) Coordinate efforts within the Secretary of State to protect the security of Internet-connected elections-related resources, including all of the following:(i) The state’s online voter registration system established pursuant to Section 2196.(ii) The statewide voter registration database developed in compliance with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.).(iii) The Secretary of State’s election night results Internet Web site.(iv) The online campaign and lobbying filing and disclosure system developed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Chapter 4.6 (commencing with Section 84600) of Title 9 of the Government Code.(v) Other parts of the Secretary of State’s Internet Web site.(8) Assess the false or misleading information regarding the electoral process described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), mitigate the false or misleading information, and educate voters, especially new and unregistered voters, with valid information from elections officials such as a county elections official or the Secretary of State.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 241, Sec. 1. (AB 3075) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 11.

11.  On written call of the Secretary of State, the county elections officials, city elections officials, and registrars of voters of this state may meet with the approval of their legislative bodies, at the time and place within this state designated in the call, to discuss matters affecting the administration of the election laws and to promote uniformity of procedure in those matters. Meetings shall not exceed three in any calendar year. Any deputy of a county elections official, city elections official, or registrar of voters, designated for the purpose by his or her principal, may attend these meetings, alone or with his or her principal. The actual and necessary expenses of the county elections official, city elections official, or registrar of voters, and of a deputy, incurred in traveling to and from meetings and in attending the same, for each officer for any one meeting, shall be a charge of the county or city of the elections official or registrar, and payable as other county or city charges.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12.

12.  Whenever any candidate files a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for any public office at any election in this state with either the Secretary of State or a county elections official, the candidate shall by the filing irrevocably appoint the Secretary of State or the county elections official with whom the filing is made, and their successors in office, the candidate’s attorneys upon whom all process in any action or proceeding against him or her concerning his or her candidacy or the election laws may be served with the same effect as if the candidate had been lawfully served with process. The appointment shall continue until the day of the election.If in any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with any matters concerning his or her candidacy or the election laws it is shown by affidavit to the satisfaction of a court or judge that personal service of process against the candidate cannot be made with the exercise of due diligence, the court or judge may make an order that the service be made upon the candidate by delivering by hand to the Secretary of State or the county elections official appointed as the candidate’s attorney for service of process, or to any person employed in his or her office in the capacity of assistant or deputy, one copy of the process for the defendant to be served, together with a copy of the order authorizing the service. Service in this manner constitutes personal service upon the candidate. The Secretary of State and the county elections officials of all counties shall keep a record of all process served upon them under this section, and shall record therein the time of service and their action with reference thereto.Upon the receipt of service of process the Secretary of State or the county elections official shall immediately give notice of the service of the process to the candidate by forwarding the copy of the process to the candidate at the address shown on his or her declaration, nomination paper, affidavit, or other evidence of intention to be a candidate filed with that officer, by special delivery registered mail with request for return receipt.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 0.5 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 13.

13.  (a) A person shall not be considered a legally qualified candidate for an office, for party nomination for a partisan office, or for nomination to participate in the general election for a voter-nominated office, under the laws of this state unless that person has filed a declaration of candidacy or statement of write-in candidacy with the proper official for the particular election or primary, or is entitled to have his or her name placed on a general election ballot by reason of having been nominated at a primary election, or having been selected to fill a vacancy on the general election ballot as provided in Section 8807, or having been selected as an independent candidate pursuant to Section 8304.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing or prohibiting any qualified voter of this state from casting a ballot for a person by writing the name of that person on the ballot, or from having that ballot counted or tabulated, nor shall this section be construed as preventing or prohibiting a person from standing or campaigning for an elective office by means of a “write-in” campaign. However, nothing in this section shall be construed as an exception to the requirements of Section 15341 or to permit a person to be a write-in candidate contrary to Sections 8600 and 8606.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, to enable the Federal Communications Commission to determine who is a “legally qualified candidate” in this state for the purposes of administering Section 315 of Title 47 of the United States Code.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 1. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)