California Corporations Code
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The California Corporations Code is the body of state law that governs the formation, operation, and regulation of corporations and certain other business entities in California.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of state statutory law
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corporate law code ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
NERFINISHED
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California Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
LLCs formed under California law
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charitable nonprofit corporations in California ⓘ closely held corporations in California ⓘ cooperative corporations in California ⓘ credit unions in California ⓘ domestic corporations ⓘ foreign corporations ⓘ mutual benefit corporations in California ⓘ publicly held corporations in California ⓘ registered LLPs in California ⓘ religious corporations in California ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | California Codes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enactedBy | California State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
close corporations in California
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corporations formed in California ⓘ foreign corporations qualified to do business in California ⓘ limited liability companies in California ⓘ limited liability partnerships in California ⓘ limited partnerships in California ⓘ nonprofit corporations in California ⓘ partnerships in California ⓘ professional corporations in California ⓘ unincorporated associations in California ⓘ |
| hasPart |
corporate securities law provisions
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general corporation law provisions ⓘ limited liability company provisions ⓘ nonprofit corporation law provisions ⓘ partnership and limited partnership provisions ⓘ unincorporated association provisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| purpose |
define fiduciary duties of directors and officers
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protect shareholders and members ⓘ provide procedures for dissolution and winding up of entities ⓘ provide procedures for mergers and reorganizations ⓘ regulate formation of business entities in California ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
corporate finance
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corporate governance ⓘ director duties ⓘ dissolution of business entities ⓘ formation of business entities ⓘ mergers and acquisitions ⓘ nonprofit governance ⓘ officer duties ⓘ securities regulation at state level ⓘ shareholder rights ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.