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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 101Pt. 4Ch. 6Art. 4§ 101870 Corporate Records Definitions

§ 101870 Corporate Records Definitions

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§ 101870 Corporate Records Definitions

This law tells us who counts as a “person” and what counts as “records” and “writing” for the corporation in this article.

Key Takeaways

  • •A “person” can be an individual, a corporation, partnership, LLC, firm, or any association.
  • •“Records” are any business information the corporation creates, owns, uses, or keeps, no matter what form it’s in, except old nonprofit records transferred before the hospital began.
  • •“Writing” includes every way of putting information down – handwriting, typing, printing, photos, sound recordings, symbols, and any kind of electronic or paper storage.

Example

A hospital corporation gets a handwritten note about a bill, a computer spreadsheet of expenses, and a photo of a signed contract.

All three items are treated as “records” because they contain business information, and they are also “writing” because they are recorded in different ways. The law would not count old nonprofit files that were transferred before the hospital started operating.

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

Official Source
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§ 101870 Corporate Records Definitions

For the purposes of this article: (a)  “Person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. (b)  “Records” includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the corporation’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by the corporation regardless of physical form or characteristics. “Records” does not include any records transferred from any private nonprofit corporation that is a member or predecessor of the corporation that were created prior to the transfer of assets for the operation of a hospital by the corporation. (c)  “Writing” means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording upon any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, and other documents. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 927, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

PersonRecordsWriting

Related Statutes

  • § 101871 Public Records Access Rules
  • § 101872 Corporate Competitive Information Exemption
  • § 101873 State Agency Public Records
  • § 102875 Death Certificate Requirements
  • § 111515 Experimental Drug Definition

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 101870.
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