California Codes > Corporations Code > General Provisions California Codes > Corporations Code > General Provisions Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions § 1 This act shall be known as the Corporations Code. § 2 The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the … § 3 All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office … § 4 No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and … § 5 Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general … § 6 Title, division, part, chapter, article, and section headings … § 7 Whenever, by the provisions of this code, a power is granted to, or a … § 8 Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of … § 9 Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any … § 10 “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is … § 11 The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future … § 12 The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. § 12.2 “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by … § 13 The singular number includes the plural, and the plural number … § 14 “County” includes “city and county.” § 15 “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. § 16 “Oath” includes affirmation. § 17 “Signature” includes mark when the signer cannot write, such signer’s … § 17.1 (a) In addition to the definition set forth in Section 17, the … § 18 “Person” includes a corporation as well as a natural person. § 19 If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any … § 20 “Electronic transmission by the corporation” means a communication … § 21 “Electronic transmission to the corporation” means a communication … Ask a business law question, get an answer ASAP!Thousands of highly rated, verified business lawyers.Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
