§ 700 (a) Except as provided in Section 708 and except as may be …
§ 701 (a) In order that the corporation may determine the shareholders …
§ 702 (a) Subject to subdivision (c) of Section 703, shares held by an …
§ 703 (a) Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic …
§ 704 (a) If shares stand of record in the names of two or more …
§ 705 (a) Every person entitled to vote shares may authorize another …
§ 706 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, an …
§ 707 (a) In advance of any meeting of shareholders the board may …
§ 708 (a) Except as provided in Sections 301.5 and 708.5, every …
§ 708.5 (a) For purposes of this section,the following definitions shall …
§ 709 (a) Upon the filing of an action therefor by any shareholder or …
§ 710 (a) This section applies to a corporation with outstanding …
§ 711 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that:Many of the …

Terms Used In California Codes > Corporations Code > Title 1 > Division 1 > Chapter 7 - Voting of Shares

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Corporations Code 14
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • executed: when used with respect to the documents filed pursuant to this code or pursuant to regulations adopted under this code, and presented to the Secretary of State, include a document bearing a signature under subdivision (a). See California Corporations Code 17.1
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Notice: includes all papers and orders required to be served in any proceedings before any court, board, or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceeding. See California Government Code 26660
  • Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Proxy voting: The practice of allowing a legislator to cast a vote in committee for an absent legislator.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Tenancy in common: A type of property ownership in which two or more individuals have an undivided interest in property. At the death of one tenant in common, his (her) fractional percentage of ownership in the property passes to the decedent
  • Urban area: means a developed area in which there are 10,000 residents or more. See California Government Code 65007