California Corporations Code

§ 2105

CORP § 2105 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 1 · Title 1 · Ch. 21

Statute text

(a)A foreign corporation shall not transact intrastate business without having first obtained from the Secretary of State a certificate of qualification. To obtain that certificate it shall file, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, a statement and designation signed by a corporate officer or, in the case of a foreign association that has no officers, signed by a trustee stating:

(1)The name of the corporation, and, if the name does not comply with Section 201, an alternate name adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2106.

(2)The state or place of its incorporation or organization and a statement that the foreign corporation is authorized to exercise its powers and privileges in that state or place of its incorporation or organization.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 617, Sec. 34. (SB 1202) Effective January 1, 2023.