Nonprofit Corporation Law (CA)

PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS GOVERNING PARTS 1 THROUGH 5 ............................................. 5002-5080 PART 2. NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS CHAPTER 1. ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS Article 1. Title and Purposes ............................... 5110-5111 Article 2. Formation ........................................ 5120-5122 Article 3. Articles of Incorporation ........................ 5130-5134 Article 4. Powers ........................................... 5140-5142 Article 5. Bylaws ........................................... 5150-5153 Article 6. Location and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws ...... 5160 CHAPTER 2. DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 5210-5215 Article 2. Selection, Removal and Resignation of Directors .. 5220-5227 Article 3. Standards of Conduct ............................. 5230-5239 Article 4. Investments ...................................... 5240-5241 Article 5. Examination by Attorney General ..................... 5250 Article 6. Compliance With Internal Revenue Code ............... 5260 CHAPTER 3. MEMBERS Article 1. Issuance of Memberships .......................... 5310-5313 Article 2. Transfer of Memberships ............................. 5320 Article 3. Types of Memberships ............................. 5330-5332 Article 4. Termination of Memberships ....................... 5340-5342 Article 5. Rights and Obligations of Members and Creditors .. 5350-5354 CHAPTER 4. DISTRIBUTIONS Article 1. Limitations ......................................... 5410 Article 2. Liability of Members ................................ 5420 CHAPTER 5. MEETINGS AND VOTING Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 5510-5517 Article 2. Additional Provisions Relating to Election of Directors ........................................ 5520-5527 CHAPTER 6. VOTING OF MEMBERSHIPS ............................. 5610-5617 CHAPTER 7. MEMBERS' DERIVATIVE ACTIONS .......................... 5710 CHAPTER 8. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES ............................. 5810-5820 CHAPTER 9. SALES OF ASSETS Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 5910-5913 Article 2. Health Facilities ................................ 5914-5930 CHAPTER 10. MERGERS Article 1. Merger ......................................... 6010-6019.1 Article 2. Effect of Merger ................................. 6020-6022 CHAPTER 11. BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS ......... 6110 CHAPTER 12. REQUIRED FILINGS BY CORPORATION OR ITS AGENT ..... 6210-6216 CHAPTER 13. RECORDS, REPORTS, AND RIGHTS OF INSPECTION Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 6310-6313 Article 2. Required Records, Reports to Directors and Members 6320-6325 Article 3. Rights of Inspection ............................. 6330-6338 CHAPTER 14. SERVICE OF PROCESS .................................. 6410 CHAPTER 15. INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION .......................... 6510-6519 CHAPTER 16. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION ............................ 6610-6618 CHAPTER 17. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISSOLUTION ....... 6710-6721 CHAPTER 18. CRIMES AND PENALTIES ............................. 6810-6815 CHAPTER 19. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS ................................ 6910 PART 3. NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATIONS CHAPTER 1. ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS Article 1. Title and Purposes ............................... 7110-7111 Article 2. Formation ...................................... 7120-7122.3 Article 3. Articles of Incorporation ........................ 7130-7135 Article 4. Powers ........................................... 7140-7142 Article 5. Bylaws ........................................... 7150-7153 Article 6. Location and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws ...... 7160 CHAPTER 2. DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 7210-7215 Article 2. Selection, Removal and Resignation of Directors .. 7220-7225 Article 3. Standards of Conduct ............................. 7230-7238 Article 4. Examination by Attorney General ..................... 7240 CHAPTER 3. MEMBERS Article 1. Issuance of Memberships .......................... 7310-7315 Article 2. Transfer of Memberships ............................. 7320 Article 3. Types of Memberships ............................. 7330-7333 Article 4. Termination of Memberships ....................... 7340-7341 Article 5. Rights and Obligations of Members and Creditors .. 7350-7354 CHAPTER 4. DISTRIBUTIONS Article 1. Limitations ...................................... 7410-7414 Article 2. Liability of Members ................................ 7420 CHAPTER 5. MEETINGS AND VOTING Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 7510-7517 Article 2. Additional Provisions Relating to Election of Directors ........................................ 7520-7527 CHAPTER 6. VOTING OF MEMBERSHIPS ............................. 7610-7616 CHAPTER 7. MEMBERS' DERIVATIVE ACTIONS .......................... 7710 CHAPTER 8. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES ............................. 7810-7820 CHAPTER 9. SALES OF ASSETS ................................... 7910-7913 CHAPTER 10. MERGERS Article 1. Merger ......................................... 8010-8019.1 Article 2. Effect of Merger ................................. 8020-8022 CHAPTER 11. BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS ......... 8110 CHAPTER 12. REQUIRED FILINGS BY CORPORATION OR ITS AGENT ..... 8210-8217 CHAPTER 13. RECORDS, REPORTS, AND RIGHTS OF INSPECTION Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 8310-8313 Article 2. Required Records, Reports to Directors and Members 8320-8325 Article 3. Rights of Inspection ............................. 8330-8338 CHAPTER 14. SERVICE OF PROCESS .................................. 8410 CHAPTER 15. INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION .......................... 8510-8519 CHAPTER 16. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION ............................ 8610-8618 CHAPTER 17. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISSOLUTION ....... 8710-8724 CHAPTER 18. CRIMES AND PENALTIES ............................. 8810-8817 CHAPTER 19. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS ................................ 8910 PART 4. NONPROFIT RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS CHAPTER 1. ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS Article 1. Title and Purposes ............................... 9110-9111 Article 2. Formation ........................................ 9120-9122 Article 3. Articles of Incorporation ........................ 9130-9134 Article 4. Powers ........................................... 9140-9143 Article 5. Bylaws ........................................... 9150-9153 Article 6. Location and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws ...... 9160 CHAPTER 2. DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 9210-9215 Article 2. Selection, Removal and Resignation of Directors .. 9220-9226 Article 3. Examination by Attorney General ..................... 9230 Article 4. Standards of Conduct ............................. 9240-9247 Article 5. Investments ...................................... 9250-9251 CHAPTER 3. MEMBERS Article 1. Issuance of Memberships .......................... 9310-9313 Article 2. Transfer of Memberships ............................. 9320 Article 3. Types of Memberships ............................. 9330-9332 Article 4. Termination of Memberships .......................... 9340 Article 5. Rights and Obligations of Members and Creditors .. 9350-9353 CHAPTER 4. MEETINGS AND VOTING ............................... 9410-9421 CHAPTER 5. RECORDS, REPORTS AND RIGHTS OF INSPECTION ......... 9510-9514 CHAPTER 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Article 1. Distributions ....................................... 9610 Article 2. Amendment of Articles ............................ 9620-9621 Article 3. Sale of Assets ................................... 9630-9633 Article 4. Mergers ............................................. 9640 Article 5. Bankruptcy Reorganizations and Arrangements ......... 9650 Article 6. Filings ............................................. 9660 Article 7. Service of Process .................................. 9670 Article 8. Dissolution ......................................... 9680 Article 9. Crimes and Penalties ................................ 9690 PART 5. TRANSITION PROVISIONS ................................. 9910-9928 PART 6. CORPORATIONS SOLE ................................... 10000-10015 PART 7. CORPORATIONS FOR CHARITABLE OR ELEEMOSYNARY PURPOSES ..... 10200 PART 8. TRUST FUNDS ......................................... 10250-10251 PART 9. SOCIETIES FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN AND ANIMALS ............................................. 10400-10406 PART 10. PORT AND TERMINAL PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ....................................... 10700-10703 PART 11. NONPROFIT MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, OR LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONS Article 1. Nonprofit Corporations for Medical Services ..... 10810-10812 Article 2. Nonprofit Health Care Service Plans ............. 10820-10821 Article 3. Nonprofit Corporation to Administer System of Defraying Cost of Professional Services of Attorneys ....................................... 10830-10831 Article 4. Hospital Service Plans .......................... 10840-10841