Corp. Code, § 5913 · Article 1. General Provisions
Corp. Code, § 5913
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Except for an agreement or transaction subject to Section 5914 or 5920, a corporation shall give written notice to the Attorney General 20 days before it sells, leases, conveys, exchanges, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets unless the transaction is in the usual and regular course of its activities or unless the Attorney General has given the corporation a written waiver of this section as to the proposed transaction. This section shall not apply to a public benefit corporation that is exempt from the supervisory authority of the Attorney General pursuant to Sections 12581 and 12583 of the Government Code by virtue of being a committee, as defined in Section 82013 of the Government Code, that is required to and does file any statement pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 84200) of Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the Government Code.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 442, Sec. 7. (AB 1211) Effective January 1, 2012.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Corporations Code
Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 12581Printed as Sections 12581 and 12583 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 12583Printed as Sections 12581 and 12583 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 82013Printed as Section 82013 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, tit. 9, ch. 4, art. 2Filing of Campaign StatementsPrinted as Article 2 (commencing with Section 84200) of Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the Government Code
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