§ 12241 Corporate Officer Certificates

Corporations Code·California

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This law explains who can sign and verify an 'officers’ certificate' for a company. It lists the specific people allowed to do this.

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•Only certain company leaders can sign an 'officers’ certificate'.
•The people who can sign include the president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer.
•This paper is used to prove who the real leaders of a company are.

Example

A company needs to prove who its leaders are for a bank loan.

The company president and the secretary can sign a paper to confirm they are the real leaders. The bank will accept this because the law says these people are allowed to sign.

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§ 12241 Corporate Officer Certificates

“Officers’ certificate” means a certificate signed and verified by the chair of the board, the president, or any vice president, and by the secretary, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, or any assistant secretary or assistant treasurer. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 631, Sec. 39. (AB 1233) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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Officers’ certificate chair of the board president vice president secretary chief financial officer treasurer assistant secretary assistant treasurer

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 12241.

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