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TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS 100-14707›DIVISION 3. CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES 12000-14707›PART 2. COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS 12200-12704›CHAPTER 18. Crimes and Penalties 12670-12679

§ 12671

California Corporations Code · 2026-10 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. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)

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