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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 9§ 12522 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval

§ 12522 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval

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§ 12522 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval

This law says that when a company sells or gives away its stuff, a company officer can sign a paper saying the sale was approved. If the company sells almost everything it owns, the paper must also say the owners agreed to it.

Key Takeaways

  • •If a company sells some of its stuff, a secretary can sign a paper saying the board approved it.
  • •If the company sells almost everything it owns, the paper must also say the owners agreed.
  • •The signed paper helps protect the buyer so they know the sale is real.

Example

A small toy company wants to sell all its toys and factories to a bigger company.

The toy company's secretary must sign a paper saying the board and owners agreed to sell everything. If they don’t, the buyer might not really own the toys later.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 12522 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval

Any deed or instrument conveying or otherwise transferring any assets of a corporation may have annexed to it the certificate of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, setting forth that the transaction has been validly approved by the board and (a) stating that the property described in such deed or instrument is less than substantially all of the assets of the corporation or that the transfer is in the usual and regular course of the business of the corporation, if such be the case, or (b) if such property constitutes all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation and the transfer is not in the usual and regular course of the business of the corporation, stating the fact of approval thereof by the members (Section 12224) or all the members pursuant to this chapter. Such certificate is prima facie evidence of the existence of the facts authorizing such conveyance or other transfer of the assets and conclusive evidence in favor of any purchaser or encumbrancer for value who, without notice of any trust restriction applicable to the property or any failure to comply therewith, in good faith parted with value. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

deed or instrumentcertificatesubstantially all of the assetsusual and regular course of the businessprima facie evidenceconclusive evidence

Related Statutes

  • § 5912 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval
  • § 7912 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval
  • § 9632 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval
  • § 1002 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval
  • § 3303 Social Purpose Corporation Conversion

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 12522.
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