§ 7215 Corporate Records Certification Evidence

Corporations Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•If a company writes down its rules or meeting notes, and the secretary signs it as a true copy, it’s accepted as real proof.
•This applies to any important papers like rules, meeting notes, or decisions made by the company.
•The copy can be on paper or in another form, as long as it can be read clearly.

Example

A company has a meeting and writes down the decisions made. The secretary signs a copy of these notes.

If someone later questions whether the meeting happened or what was decided, this signed copy is enough to prove it really happened.

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§ 7215 Corporate Records Certification Evidence

The original or a copy in writing or in any other form capable of being converted into clearly legible tangible form of the bylaws or of the minutes of any incorporators’, members’, directors’, committee or other meeting or of any resolution adopted by the board or a committee thereof, or members, certified to be a true copy by a person purporting to be the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, is prima facie evidence of the adoption of such bylaws or resolution or of the due holding of such meeting and of the matters stated therein. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 254, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

prima facie evidence certified to be a true copy secretary or an assistant secretary bylaws minutes resolution

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 7215.

§ 7215 Corporate Records Certification Evidence

Corporations Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 7215 Corporate Records Certification Evidence

Key Takeaways

•If a company writes down its rules or meeting notes, and the secretary signs it as a true copy, it’s accepted as real proof.
•This applies to any important papers like rules, meeting notes, or decisions made by the company.
•The copy can be on paper or in another form, as long as it can be read clearly.

Example

A company has a meeting and writes down the decisions made. The secretary signs a copy of these notes.

If someone later questions whether the meeting happened or what was decided, this signed copy is enough to prove it really happened.

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

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 7215 Corporate Records Certification Evidence

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

prima facie evidence certified to be a true copy secretary or an assistant secretary bylaws minutes resolution

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 7215.

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