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CA Corp Code § 12222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12222.

12222.  “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 12352.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12223.

12223.  “Approval by (or approval of) a majority of all members” means approval by an affirmative vote (or written ballot in conformity with Section 12463) of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast. Such approval shall include the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding memberships of each class, unit, or grouping of members entitled, by any provision of the articles or bylaws of this part to vote as a class, unit, or grouping of members on the subject matter being voted upon and shall also include the affirmative vote of such greater proportion, including all of the votes of the memberships of any class, unit, or grouping of members if such greater proportion is required by the bylaws or by this part.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12224.

12224.  “Approval by (or approval of) the members” means approved or ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which affirmative votes also constitute a majority of the required quorum) or written ballot in conformity with Section 12463 or by the affirmative vote or written ballot of such greater proportion of the votes of the memberships of any class, unit, or grouping of members as may be provided in the bylaws or in this part for all or any specified member action.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12225.

12225.  “Articles” includes the articles of incorporation, amendments thereto, amended articles, restated articles, and certificates of incorporation.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12226.

12226.  “Bylaws” includes amendments thereto and amended bylaws.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12227.

12227.  “Board” means the board of directors of the corporation.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12228 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12228.

12228.  “Business corporation” means a corporation as defined in Section 162 of the General Corporation Law.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12228.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12228.3.

12228.3.  “Capital account cooperative” is a worker cooperative in which the entire net book value is reflected in member capital accounts, one for each member, and an unallocated capital account, if any.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 192, Sec. 5. (AB 816) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Corp Code § 12228.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12228.5.

12228.5.  For the purposes of this part, all references to “chairman of the board,” other than in Section 12353, shall be deemed to refer to all permissible titles for a chair of the board, as permitted by Section 12353.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 98, Sec. 14. (SB 351) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Corp Code § 12229 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12229.

12229.  “Chapter” refers to a chapter of this part unless otherwise expressly stated.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 792, Sec. 3.)
CA Corp Code § 12230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12230.

12230.  “Class” refers to those memberships which: (a) are identified in the articles or bylaws as being a different type of membership; or (b) have the same rights with respect to voting, dissolution, redemption, distributions and transfer. For the purpose of this section, rights shall be considered the same if they are determined by a formula applied uniformly.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12230.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12230.5.

12230.5.  “Collective board worker cooperative” means a worker cooperative in which there is only one class of members consisting of worker-members, all of whom are members of the board.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 192, Sec. 6. (AB 816) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Corp Code § 12231 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12231.

12231.  “Constituent corporation” means a corporation which is merged with one or more other corporations and includes the surviving corporation.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12232 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12232.

12232.  “Corporation” as used in this part means a corporation which is organized under, or subject to this part, including a central organization.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 792, Sec. 4.)
CA Corp Code § 12233 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12233.

12233.  “Directors” means natural persons, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons designated, elected, or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the governing body of the corporation. “Directors” also means alternate directors described in Section 12331. A person who does not have authority to act as a member of the governing body of the corporation, including through voting rights as a member of the governing body, is not a director as that term is used in this part regardless of title. However, if the articles or bylaws designate that a natural person is a director or a member of the governing body of the corporation by reason of occupying a specified position within or outside the corporation, that person shall be a director for all purposes and shall have the same rights and obligations, including voting rights, as the other directors.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 631, Sec. 38. (AB 1233) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Corp Code § 12234 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12234.

12234.  “Disappearing corporation” means a constituent corporation which is not the surviving corporation.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12235 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12235.

12235.  “Distribution” means the distribution of any gains, profits or dividends to any member as such, but does not include patronage distributions.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12236 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12236.

12236.  “Domestic corporation” means a corporation formed under the laws of this state.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12237 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12237.

12237.  “Foreign corporation” means a foreign corporation as defined in Section 171.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12238 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12238.

12238.  (a) “Member” means any person who, pursuant to a specific provision of a corporation’s articles or bylaws, has the right to vote for the election of a director or directors, or possesses proprietary interests in the corporation.(b) The articles or bylaws may confer some or all of the rights of a member, set forth in this part, upon any person or persons who do not have any of the voting rights referred to in subdivision (a).(c) Where a member of a corporation is not a natural person, such member may authorize in writing one or more natural persons to vote on its behalf on any or all matters which may require a vote of the members.(d) A person is not a member by virtue of any of the following:(1) Any rights such person has as a delegate.(2) Any rights such person has to designate or select a director or directors.(3) Any rights such person has as a director.(e) “Worker-member” means a member of a worker cooperative who is a natural person and also a patron of a worker cooperative.(f)  “Community investor” means a person who is not a worker-member and who holds a share or other proprietary interest in a worker cooperative.(g) “Worker” means a natural person contributing labor or services to a worker cooperative. “Candidate” means a worker who is being considered for membership in a worker cooperative, as defined in the corporation’s articles or bylaws.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 192, Sec. 7. (AB 816) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Corp Code § 12239 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12239.

12239.  A “membership” refers to the rights a member has pursuant to a corporation’s articles, bylaws and this part.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12240.

12240.  “Membership certificate,” as used in this part, means a document evidencing a proprietary interest in a corporation.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12241.

12241.  “Officers’ certificate” means a certificate signed and verified by the chair of the board, the president, or any vice president, and by the secretary, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, or any assistant secretary or assistant treasurer.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 631, Sec. 39. (AB 1233) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Corp Code § 12242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12242.

12242.  “On the certificate,” as used in this part means that a statement appears on the face of a certificate or on the reverse thereof with a reference thereto on the face.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12242.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12242.5.

12242.5.  “Other business entity” means a domestic or foreign limited liability company, limited partnership, general partnership, business trust, real estate investment trust, unincorporated association, or a domestic reciprocal insurer organized after 1974 to provide medical malpractice insurance as set forth in Article 16 (commencing with Section 1550) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code. As used herein, “general partnership” means a “partnership” as defined in subdivision (9) of Section 16101; “business trust” means a business organization formed as a trust; “real estate investment trust” means a “real estate investment trust” as defined in subsection (a) of Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and “unincorporated association” has the meaning set forth in Section 18035.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 631, Sec. 40. (AB 1233) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Corp Code § 12242.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12242.6.

12242.6.  “Parent party” means the corporation in control of any constituent domestic or foreign corporation or other business entity and whose equity securities are issued, transferred, or exchanged in a merger pursuant to Section 12540.1.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 437, Sec. 23.7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Corp Code § 12243 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12243.

12243.  (a) (1) If the corporation is organized to provide goods or services to its members, the corporation’s “patrons” are those who purchase those types of goods from, or use those types of services of, the corporation. If the corporation is organized to market, process, or otherwise handle its members’ products or services, the corporation’s “patrons” are those persons whose products or services are so marketed, processed, or handled by the corporation.(2) “Patronage” of a patron is measured by the volume or value, or both, of a patron’s purchases of products from, and use of services furnished by, the corporation, and by products and services provided by the patron to the corporation for marketing.(b) (1) If the corporation is organized as a worker cooperative, the corporation’s “patrons” are its worker-members.(2) If the corporation is organized as a worker cooperative, “patronage” may be measured by work performed, including, but not limited to, wages earned, number of hours worked, number of jobs created, or some combination of these measures.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 192, Sec. 8. (AB 816) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Corp Code § 12244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12244.

12244.  “Patronage distribution” means any transfer made to a patron of the corporation the amount of which is computed with reference to the patron’s patronage of the corporation.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12245 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12245.

12245.  “Person,” unless otherwise expressly provided, includes any association, company, domestic or foreign corporation, corporation sole, estate, individual, joint stock company, joint venture, partnership, domestic or foreign limited liability company, government or political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 66. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Corp Code § 12245.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12245.2.

12245.2.  “Preferred memberships” means memberships that have a preference over any other memberships with respect to distribution of assets on liquidation or with respect to payment of distributions.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 538, Sec. 1. (AB 1255) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Corp Code § 12246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12246.

12246.  “Proper county” means the county where the corporation’s principal office in this state is located or, if the corporation has no such office, the County of Sacramento.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12246.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12246.2.

12246.2.  “Series” of memberships means memberships within a class of memberships that have the same rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions, and conditions, but that differ in one or more rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions, or conditions from other memberships within the class. Certificated securities and uncertificated securities do not constitute a different series if the only difference is certificated and uncertificated status.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 538, Sec. 2. (AB 1255) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Corp Code § 12247 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12247.

12247.  “Shareholder” shall have the same meaning as “member” as defined in Section 12238.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12248 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12248.

12248.  “Share certificate” shall have the same meaning as “membership certificate” as defined in Section 12240.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12249 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12249.

12249.  “Surviving corporation” means a corporation into which one or more other corporations are merged.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)
CA Corp Code § 12250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 1 - CORPORATIONS|DIVISION 3 - CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES|PART 2 - COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Organization and Bylaws|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 12250.

12250.  “Vacancy” when used with respect to the board means any authorized position of director which is not then filled, whether the vacancy is caused by death, resignation, removal, change in the number of directors authorized in the articles or bylaws (by the board or the members), or otherwise.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)