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CA Corp Code § 18010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 18010.

18010.  “Governing principles” means the principles stated in an unincorporated association’s governing documents. If an association has no governing documents or the governing documents do not include a provision governing an issue, the association’s governing principles regarding that issue may be inferred from its established practices. For the purpose of this section, “established practices” means the practices used by an unincorporated association without material change or exception during the most recent five years of its existence, or if it has existed for less than five years, during its entire existence.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 116, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Corp Code § 18015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 18015.

18015.  (a) If the governing principles of an unincorporated association define the membership of the association, “member” has the meaning provided by the governing principles.(b) If the governing principles of an unincorporated association do not define the membership of the association, “member” means a person who, pursuant to the governing principles of the unincorporated association, has a right to participate in the selection of persons authorized to manage the affairs of the unincorporated association or in the development of policy of the unincorporated association, but does not include a person who participates solely as director, officer, or agent of the association.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 18020.

18020.  (a) “Nonprofit association” means an unincorporated association with a primary common purpose other than to operate a business for profit.(b) A nonprofit association may carry on a business for profit and apply any profit that results from the business activity to any activity in which it may lawfully engage.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 18025.

18025.  “Officer” means a natural person serving as an unincorporated association’s chair, president, secretary, chief financial officer, or other position of authority that is established pursuant to the association’s governing principles.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 18030.

18030.  “Person” includes a natural person, corporation, partnership, or other unincorporated organization, government, or governmental subdivision or agency, or any other entity.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18035 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 18035.

18035.  (a) “Unincorporated association” means an unincorporated group of two or more persons joined by mutual consent for a common lawful purpose, whether organized for profit or not.(b) Joint tenancy, tenancy in common, community property, or other form or property tenure does not by itself establish an unincorporated association, even if coowners share ownership of the property for a common purpose.(c) Marriage or creation of a registered domestic partnership does not by itself establish an unincorporated association.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18055 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Application of Title|Section 18055.

18055.  This title does not apply to any of the following persons:(a) A corporation.(b) A government or governmental subdivision or agency.(c) A partnership or joint venture.(d) A limited liability company.(e) A labor organization, labor federation, labor council, or labor committee, that is governed by a constitution or bylaws. As used in this subdivision, “labor organization” means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, where employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18060 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Application of Title|Section 18060.

18060.  If a statute specific to a particular type of unincorporated association is inconsistent with a general provision of this title, the specific statute prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18065 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Application of Title|Section 18065.

18065.  Except to the extent this title provides a specific rule, the general law of agency, including Article 2 (commencing with Section 2019) of Chapter 2 of Title 6 of, and Title 9 (commencing with Section 2295) of, Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, applies to an unincorporated association.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18070 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Application of Title|Section 18070.

18070.  A provision of this title, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment, and a reference in a statute to the provision shall be deemed to include a reference to the previously existing provision unless a contrary intent appears.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18100.

18100.  The interest of a member in an unincorporated association is personal property.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18105.

18105.  An unincorporated association may, in its name, acquire, hold, manage, encumber, or transfer an interest in real or personal property.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18110.

18110.  Property acquired by or for an unincorporated association is property of the unincorporated association and not of the members individually.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18115.

18115.  The acquisition, transfer, or encumbrance of an interest in real property by an unincorporated association shall be executed by its president and secretary or other comparable officers, or by a person specifically designated by a resolution adopted by the association, or by a committee or other body or person authorized to act by the governing principles of the association.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18120.

18120.  (a) An unincorporated association may record in a county in which it has an interest in real property a verified and acknowledged statement of authority stating the name of the association, and the names, title, or capacity of its officers and other persons who are authorized on its behalf to acquire, transfer, or encumber real property. For the purposes of this section, “statement of authority” includes a certified copy of a statement recorded in another county.(b) An unincorporated association may revoke a statement of authority by recording either of the following documents in the county in which the statement of authority is recorded:(1) A new statement of authority that satisfies the requirements of subdivision (a). The new statement supersedes the revoked statement.(2) A verified and acknowledged document that expressly revokes the statement of authority.(c) It shall be conclusively presumed in favor of a bona fide transferor, or purchaser, or encumbrancer for value of real property of the association located in the county in which a statement of authority has been recorded pursuant to subdivision (a), that a person designated in the statement is authorized to acquire, transfer, or encumber real property on behalf of the association.(d) The presumption provided in subdivision (c) does not apply if, before the acquisition, transfer, or encumbrance, either of the following occurs:(1) The statement of authority is revoked by the unincorporated association.(2) A person claiming to be a member, director, or officer of the unincorporated association records, in the county in which the property is located, a verified and acknowledged document stating that the statement of authority is erroneous or unauthorized.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18122 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18122.

18122.  An unincorporated association holding property for charitable purposes shall comply with the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act, Article 7 (commencing with Section 12580) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, if applicable.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 442, Sec. 32. (AB 1211) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Corp Code § 18125 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18125.

18125.  No limitation on the power of an unincorporated association to acquire, hold, manage, pledge, encumber, or transfer an interest in real or personal property, or the manner of exercise of those powers, shall be asserted as between the unincorporated association or a member of the unincorporated association and a third person, except in the following proceedings:(a) A proceeding to enjoin an unauthorized act, or the continuation of an unauthorized act, where a third person has not yet acquired rights that would be adversely affected by the injunction, or where, at the time of the unauthorized act, the third person had actual knowledge that the act was unauthorized.(b) A proceeding to dissolve the unincorporated association.(c) A proceeding against a director, officer, or agent of the unincorporated association for violation of that person’s authority.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18130 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18130.

18130.  After all of the known debts and liabilities of an unincorporated association in the process of winding up its affairs have been paid or adequately provided for, the assets of the association shall be distributed in the following manner:(a) Assets held upon a valid condition requiring return, transfer, or conveyance of the assets, which condition has occurred or will occur, shall be returned, transferred, or conveyed in accordance with the condition.(b) After complying with subdivision (a), any remaining assets that are held in trust shall be distributed in accordance with the trust.(c) After complying with subdivisions (a) and (b), any remaining assets shall be distributed in accordance with the governing principles of the association. If the governing principles do not provide the manner of distribution of the assets, the assets shall be distributed pro rata to the current members of the association.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18135 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Property|Section 18135.

18135.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 18260, a cause of action against an unincorporated association may be enforced against a person who received assets distributed under Section 18130. Liability under this section shall be limited to the value of the assets distributed to the person or the person’s pro rata share of the claim against the unincorporated association, whichever is less.(b) An action under this section shall be commenced before the earlier of the following dates:(1) Expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to the cause of action.(2) Four years after dissolution of the unincorporated association. This paragraph does not apply in a quiet title action.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Designation of Agent for Service of Process|Section 18200.

18200.  (a) An unincorporated association may file with the Secretary of State, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, a statement containing either of the following:(1) A statement designating the location and complete street address of the unincorporated association’s principal office in this state. Only one place may be designated.(2) A statement (A) designating the location and complete street address of the unincorporated association’s principal office in this state in accordance with paragraph (1) or, if the unincorporated association does not have an office in this state, designating the complete street address and mailing address, if different, of the unincorporated association to which the Secretary of State shall send any notices required to be sent to the association under Sections 18210 and 18215, and (B) designating as agent of the association for service of process any natural person residing in this state or any corporation that has complied with Section 1505 and whose capacity to act as an agent has not terminated.(b) If a natural person is designated as agent for service of process, the statement shall include the person’s complete business or residence street address. If a corporate agent is designated, no address for it shall be included.(c) Filing is deemed complete on acceptance by the Secretary of State of the statement and the filing fee.(d) At any time, an unincorporated association that has filed a statement under this section may file a new statement superseding the last previously filed statement. If the new statement does not designate an agent for service of process, the filing of the new statement shall be deemed to revoke the designation of an agent previously designated. A statement filed under this section expires five years from December 31 following the date it was filed in the office of the Secretary of State, unless previously superseded by the filing of a new statement.(e) Delivery by hand of a copy of any process against the unincorporated association (1) to any natural person designated by it as agent, or (2) if the association has designated a corporate agent, to any person named in the last certificate of the corporate agent filed pursuant to Section 1505 at the office of the corporate agent shall constitute valid service on the association.(f) For filing a statement as provided in this section, the Secretary of State shall charge and collect the fee provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 12191 of the Government Code for filing a designation of agent.(g) Notwithstanding Section 18055, a statement filed by a partnership under former Section 24003 is subject to this chapter until the statement is revoked or expires.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 494, Sec. 52. (SB 1532) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Corp Code § 18205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Designation of Agent for Service of Process|Section 18205.

18205.  (a) The Secretary of State shall mark each statement filed under Section 18200 with a consecutive file number and the date of filing. In lieu of retaining the original statement, the Secretary of State may retain a copy in accordance with Section 14756 of the Government Code.(b) The Secretary of State shall index each statement filed under Section 18200 according to the name of the unincorporated association as set out in the statement and shall enter in the index the file number and the address of the association as set out in the statement and, if an agent for service of process is designated in the statement, the name of the agent and, if a natural person is designated as the agent, the address of that person.(c) Upon request of any person, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate showing whether, according to the Secretary of State’s records, there is on file on the date of the certificate, any presently effective statement filed under Section 18200 for an unincorporated association using a specific name designated by the person making the request. If a statement is on file, the certificate shall include the information required by subdivision (b) to be included in the index. The fee for the certificate is the fee provided in Section 12183 of the Government Code.(d) When a statement has expired under subdivision (d) of Section 18200, the Secretary of State shall enter that fact in the index together with the date of the expiration.(e) Four years after a statement has expired, the Secretary of State may destroy or otherwise dispose of the statement and delete information concerning that statement from the index.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Designation of Agent for Service of Process|Section 18210.

18210.  (a) An agent designated by an unincorporated association for the service of process may deliver to the Secretary of State, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State for filing, a signed and acknowledged written statement of resignation as an agent for service of process containing the name of the unincorporated association and Secretary of State’s file number of the unincorporated association, the name of the resigning agent for service of process, and a statement that the agent is resigning. The resignation is effective when filed. The Secretary of State shall mail or otherwise provide written notice of the filing to the unincorporated association at its address set out in the statement filed by the association.(b) An unincorporated association may at any time file with the Secretary of State a revocation of a designation of an agent for service of process on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State containing the name of the unincorporated association and Secretary of State’s file number for the unincorporated association, the name of the agent whose designation to accept service of process is being revoked and a statement that the unincorporated association has revoked the designation to accept service of process. The revocation is effective when filed.(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), service made on an agent designated by an unincorporated association for service of process in the manner provided in subdivision (e) of Section 18200 is effective if made within 30 days after the statement of resignation or the revocation is filed with the Secretary of State.(d) The resignation of an agent may be effective if, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State containing the name of the unincorporated association and Secretary of State’s file number for the unincorporated association and the name of the agent for service of process, the agent disclaims having been properly appointed as the agent.(e) The Secretary of State may destroy or otherwise dispose of any resignation filed pursuant to this section after a new form is filed pursuant to Section 18200 replacing the agent for service of process that has resigned.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 834, Sec. 48. (SB 1041) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Corp Code § 18215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Designation of Agent for Service of Process|Section 18215.

18215.  Between the first day of October and the first day of December immediately preceding the expiration date of a statement filed under Section 18200, the Secretary of State shall send by first-class mail a notice, indicating the date on which the statement will expire and the file number assigned to the statement, to the unincorporated association at its address as set out in the statement. Neither the failure of the Secretary of State to mail the notice as provided in this section nor the failure of the notice to reach the unincorporated association shall continue the statement in effect after the date of its expiration. Neither the state nor any officer or employee of the state is liable for damages for failure to mail the notice as required by this section.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Corp Code § 18220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 3 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Designation of Agent for Service of Process|Section 18220.

18220.  If designation of an agent for the purpose of service of process has not been made as provided in Section 18200, or if the agent designated cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the address specified in the index referred to in Section 18205 for delivery by hand of the process, and it is shown by affidavit to the satisfaction of a court or judge that process against an unincorporated association cannot be served with reasonable diligence upon the designated agent by hand or the unincorporated association in the manner provided for in Section 415.10 or 415.30 of the Code of Civil Procedure or subdivision (a) of Section 415.20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court or judge may make an order that service be made upon the unincorporated association by delivery of a copy of the process to one or more of the association’s members designated in the order and by mailing a copy of the process to the association at its last known address. Service in this manner constitutes personal service upon the unincorporated association.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)