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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2254
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2254
Every director, officer or agent of any corporation, domestic or foreign, is guilty of a felony (a) who knowingly concurs in making, publishing or posting either generally or privately to the shareholders or other persons (1) any written report, exhibit, statement of its affairs
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2255
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2255
(a) Every director, officer or agent of any corporation, domestic or foreign, who knowingly receives or acquires possession of any property of the corporation, otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and, with intent to defraud, omits to make, or to cause or direct to be made
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2256
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2256
Every officer, agent or clerk of any corporation, domestic or foreign, or any person proposing to organize such a corporation or to increase the capital stock of any such corporation, who knowingly exhibits any false, forged or altered book, paper, voucher, security or other inst
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2257
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2257
Every person who, without being authorized so to do, subscribes the name of another to or inserts the name of another in any prospectus, circular or other advertisement or announcement of any corporation, domestic or foreign, whether existing or intended to be formed, with intent
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2258
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2258
Any foreign corporation subject to the provisions of Chapter 21 which transacts intrastate business without complying therewith is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), to be recovered
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2259
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2259
Any person who transacts intrastate business on behalf of a foreign corporation which is not authorized to transact such business in this state, knowing that it is not so authorized, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2260
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2260
In a prosecution for a violation of Section 2252, 2253, 2254, 2255, 2256 or 2257, the fact that the corporation was a foreign corporation is not a defense, if it was carrying on business or keeping an office therefor within this state.
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2280
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2280
The Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the Secretary of State for the sole purpose of providing restitution to the victims of a corporate fraud. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2281
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2281
As used in this chapter: (a) “Agent” means a person who was an officer or director of a corporation, as defined in subdivision (e), at the time the fraudulent acts occurred, was named in a final criminal restitution order in connection with the fraudulent acts, and was acting in
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2282
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2282
(a) When an aggrieved person obtains a final judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction against a corporation based upon the corporation’s fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit, made with intent to defraud, or obtains a criminal restitution order against an agent based upon the
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2282.1
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2282.1
(a) The Secretary of State shall provide notice to the corporation and all agents named in the application that a claimant has submitted an application for payment from the fund and shall also provide within that notice, as prescribed by the Secretary of State, the method to cont
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2282.2
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2282.2
(a) The response by the corporation shall be by an officer or director and shall contain proof of service showing that a copy of the response was sent to the claimant, or if the claimant is represented by an attorney for purposes of the application, to the claimant’s attorney, at
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2283
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2283
(a) If the Secretary of State determines that the application, as submitted by the claimant, fails to comply with the requirements of Section 2282, the Secretary of State shall, within 21 calendar days after receipt of the application by a single claimant or within 40 calendar da
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2284
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2284
(a) The Secretary of State shall render a final written decision on the application within 90 calendar days after a completed application has been received unless the claimant agrees in writing to extend the time within which the Secretary of State may render a decision. (b) The
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2285
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2285
The Secretary of State shall give written notice, as prescribed by the Secretary of State, of a decision rendered with respect to the application to the claimant.
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2286
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2286
The Secretary of State shall give notice, as prescribed by the Secretary of State, to the corporation and all agents named in the application that the Secretary of State has made a decision to award funds to the claimant and shall provide a copy of the decision to the corporation
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2287
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2287
(a) A claimant against whom the Secretary of State has rendered a decision denying an application may, within six months after the mailing of the notice of the denial, file a verified petition in superior court for an Order Directing Payment Out of the Victims of Corporate Fraud
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2288
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2288
(a) Whenever the court proceeds upon a petition under Section 2287, it shall order payment out of the fund only upon a determination that the aggrieved party has a valid cause of action within the purview of Section 2282, and has complied with Section 2287. (b) (1) The Secretary
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2289
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2289
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and regardless of the number of persons aggrieved in an instance of corporate fraud, or misrepresentation or deceit resulting in a judgment meeting the requirements of Section 2282, or the number of judgments against a corpo
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2290
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2290
If, at any time, the money deposited in the fund is insufficient to satisfy any duly authorized award or offer of settlement, the Secretary of State shall, when sufficient money has been deposited in the fund, satisfy the unpaid awards or offer of settlement, in the order that th
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2291
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2291
Any sums received by the Secretary of State pursuant to any provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the fund.
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2292
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2292
It shall be unlawful for any person or the agent of any person to file with the Secretary of State any notice, statement, or other document required under the provisions of this chapter that is false or untrue or contains any willful, material misstatement of fact. That conduct s
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2293
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2293
When the Secretary of State has paid from the fund any sum to the claimant, the Secretary of State shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the claimant and the claimant shall assign all of his or her right, title, and interest in the judgment to the Secretary of State and any
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2293.1
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2293.1
If the Secretary of State pays from the fund any amount in settlement of a claim or toward satisfaction of a final judgment against a corporation or its agent, the corporation or its agent shall be required to pay to the fund the amount paid plus interest at the prevailing legal
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Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2294
Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2294
The Secretary of State shall not make any award to a claimant from the fund if the claimant has received payment from any other restitution funds or for the portions of the judgment that the claimant has collected from the corporation or its agent or any other defendant in the un