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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 9Art. 1§ 5912 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval

§ 5912 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval

Corporations Code·California
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§ 5912 Corporate Asset Transfer Approval

Key Takeaways

  • •If a company sells or gives away its stuff, a paper from the company secretary can prove it was done the right way.
  • •The paper must say if the sale is a big deal (like selling almost everything) or just a normal part of business.
  • •If the sale is a big deal, the paper must show that the company’s members agreed to it.
  • •People buying the stuff can trust this paper unless they know something fishy is going on.

Example

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

The toy company’s secretary writes a paper saying the board and members agreed to the sale. The bigger company can trust this paper and buy the toys without worrying, unless they know something is wrong.

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

Official Source
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§ 5912 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, that the notice, if any, required by Section 5913 has been given 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 5034). 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. 1978, Ch. 567.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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

Related Statutes

  • § 12522 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 5912.
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