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TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS 100-14631›DIVISION 1. GENERAL CORPORATION LAW 100-2319›CHAPTER 22. Crimes and Penalties 2200-2260

§ 2259

California Corporations Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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 six hundred dollars ($600).

(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 75. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)

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