Corporations Code section 2259

Any person who transacts intrastate business on behalf of a foreign corporation which is not authorized to transact such business in this state, knowing that it is not so authorized, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600).

Source: Section 2259, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=2259. (updated Sep. 27, 1983; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Last Updated

Sep. 27, 1983

§ 2259’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/corporations_code_section_2259

Original Source: Section 2259, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=2259. (last accessed May 12, 2025).