{"code":"CORP","codeName":"Corporations Code","section":"12679","citation":"Corp. Code, § 12679","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS [100. - 14707.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES [12000. - 14707.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-3"},{"name":"PART 2. COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS [12200. - 12704.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 18. Crimes and Penalties [12670. - 12679.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-3/part-2/chapter-18"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3.   Operative January 1, 1984.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any person violating Section <a href=\"/corp/12311\">12311</a>, and any corporation carrying on business outside the purpose for which it was formed, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"Any person violating Section 12311, and any corporation carrying on business outside the purpose for which it was formed, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/crimes-and-penalties-12679","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}