TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS 100-14631›DIVISION 2. NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW 5000-10841›PART 3. NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATIONS 7110-8910›CHAPTER 18. Crimes and Penalties 8810-8817

§ 8811

California Corporations Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any promoter, director, or officer of a corporation who knowingly and willfully issues or consents to the issuance of memberships or membership certificates with intent to defraud present or future members or creditors is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in county jail for not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 567.)

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