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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 1Art. 2§ 12213 Correction Of Corporate Filings

§ 12213 Correction Of Corporate Filings

Corporations Code·California
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§ 12213 Correction Of Corporate Filings

This law lets a company fix mistakes in a document that was already filed, without changing when it originally took effect or affecting rights that already happened, except for rights that come from the mistake itself.

Key Takeaways

  • •You can file a correction certificate to fix factual errors, execution defects, or other problems in a filed document.
  • •The correction does not change the original effective date of the document.
  • •Existing rights or liabilities that arose before the correction stay the same, unless they were created by the error being fixed.
  • •The correction must list the corporation name, filing date, and what was fixed.

Example

A small business files a paper to register its company but accidentally writes the wrong city name on the form. Later the business files a "Certificate of Correction" to fix the city name.

The correction is allowed, but the original filing date stays the same and nobody can claim a new right based on the old wrong name. If someone didn't rely on the mistake, any claim tied to the error is cancelled by the correction.

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

Official Source
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§ 12213 Correction Of Corporate Filings

Any agreement, certificate, or other instrument filed pursuant to the provisions of this part, may be corrected with respect to any misstatement of fact contained therein, any defect in the execution thereof or any other error or defect contained therein, by filing a certificate of correction entitled “Certificate of Correction of ____ (insert here the title of the agreement, certificate or other instrument to be corrected and the name of the corporation or corporations).” However, no such certificate of correction shall alter the wording of any resolution which was in fact adopted by the board or the members or delegates or effect a corrected amendment of articles which amendment as so corrected would not in all respects have complied with the requirements of this part, at the time of filing of the agreement, certificate or other instrument being corrected. Such certificate of correction shall be signed and verified or acknowledged as provided in this part with respect to the agreement, certificate or other instrument being corrected. It shall set forth the following: (a) The name or names of the corporation or corporations. (b) The date the agreement, certificate or other instrument being corrected was filed. (c) The provision in the agreement, certificate or other instrument as corrected and, if the execution was defective, wherein it was defective. The filing of the certificate of correction shall not alter the effective time of the agreement, certificate or other instrument being corrected, which shall remain as its original effective time, and such filing shall not affect any right or liability accrued or incurred before such filing, except that any right or liability accrued or incurred by reason of the error or defect being corrected shall be extinguished by such filing if the person having such right has not detrimentally relied on the original instrument. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 792, Sec. 1.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

agreementinstrumentcorporationcorrectionliabilityresolutionexecutionamendment

Related Statutes

  • § 109 Corporate Filing Error Correction
  • § 5122 Corporate Name Restrictions
  • § 9132 Corporate Duration And Dissolution
  • § 1401 Corporate Amendment Filing Requirements
  • § 12210 Corporate Lawsuit Procedures

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 12213.
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