Corp. Code, § 5003 · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS GOVERNING PARTS 1 THROUGH 5
Corp. Code, § 5003
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The provisions of this part apply to:
(1) Corporations organized under Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this division;
(2) Corporations expressly subject to Part 2, Part 3 or Part 4 of this division pursuant to a particular provision of this division or Division 3 (commencing with Section 12000) or other specific statutory provision;
(3) Corporations which pursuant to the express provisions of Part 1, Division 2 (commencing with Section 9000) in effect immediately prior to January 1, 1980, are subject to the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 and which, on or after January 1, 1980, are subject to the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, the Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law or the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law, pursuant to Section 9912.
(4) Corporations expressly subject to Part 1, Division 2 (commencing with Section 9000) in effect immediately prior to January 1, 1980, pursuant to a particular provision of this division or Division 3 (commencing with Section 12000) or other specific statutory provision in effect immediately prior to January 1, 1980, and which, on or after January 1, 1980, are subject to the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, the Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law, or the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law, pursuant to Section 9912; and
(5) Corporations incorporated as permitted by subdivision (d) of Section 9911.
(b) The existence of corporations formed or existing on the date of enactment or reenactment of this part, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 or Part 5 shall not be affected by the enactment or reenactment of such parts or by any change in the requirements for the formation of corporations or by the amendment or repeal of the laws under which they were formed or created.
(c) Neither the repeals effected by the enactment or reenactment of this part or of Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 or Part 5, nor the amendment thereof shall impair or take away any existing liability or cause of action against any corporation, its members, directors or officers incurred prior to the time of such enactment, reenactment or amendment.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 724.
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Corporations Code
- Corp. Code, tit. 1, div. 2, pt. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS GOVERNING PARTS 1 THROUGH 5Printed as Part 1 | Part 1 of Division 2
- Corp. Code, tit. 1, div. 2, pt. 2NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONSPrinted as Part 2 … of this division
- Corp. Code, tit. 1, div. 2, pt. 3NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATIONSPrinted as Part 3 … of this division
- Corp. Code, tit. 1, div. 2, pt. 4NONPROFIT RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONSPrinted as Part 4 of this division
- Corp. Code, § 9911Printed as Section 9911
- Corp. Code, § 9912Printed as Section 9912
- Corp. Code, tit. 1, div. 3CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSESPrinted as Division 3 (commencing with Section 12000)
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