General Corporation Law (CA)

California's General Corporation Law is the law governing the incorporation, operation, management, corporate governance, and dissolution of corporations.

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS ................... 100-195

CHAPTER 2. ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS .............................. 200-213

CHAPTER 3. DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT ............................. 300-318

CHAPTER 4. SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES ........................ 400-423 CHAPTER 5. DIVIDENDS AND REACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ............... 500-511 CHAPTER 6. SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS AND CONSENTS .................. 600-605 CHAPTER 7. VOTING OF SHARES ..................................... 700-711 CHAPTER 8. SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE ACTIONS ........................ 800 CHAPTER 9. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES ................................ 900-911 CHAPTER 10. SALES OF ASSETS ................................... 1000-1002 CHAPTER 11. MERGER ............................................ 1100-1113 CHAPTER 11.5. CONVERSIONS ..................................... 1150-1160 CHAPTER 12. REORGANIZATIONS ................................... 1200-1203 CHAPTER 13. DISSENTERS' RIGHTS ................................ 1300-1313 CHAPTER 14. BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS ....... 1400-1403 CHAPTER 15. RECORDS AND REPORTS ............................... 1500-1512 CHAPTER 16. RIGHTS OF INSPECTION .............................. 1600-1605 CHAPTER 17. SERVICE OF PROCESS ................................ 1700-1702 CHAPTER 18. INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION ........................... 1800-1809 CHAPTER 19. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION ............................. 1900-1907 CHAPTER 20. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISSOLUTION ........ 2000-2011 CHAPTER 21. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS ............................ 2100-2117.1 CHAPTER 22. CRIMES AND PENALTIES .............................. 2200-2260 CHAPTER 23. TRANSITION PROVISIONS ............................. 2300-2319