Corporations Code section 21301

Any association, the principles and activities of which are not repugnant to the Constitution or laws of the United States or of this State, may register in the office of the Secretary of State a facsimile or description of its name or insignia and may by reregistration alter or cancel it.

Source: Section 21301, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=21301. (updated Jan. 1, 1947; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/corporations_code_section_21301

Original Source: Section 21301, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=21301. (last accessed May 12, 2025).