{"code":"CORP","codeName":"Corporations Code","section":"8811","citation":"Corp. Code, § 8811","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS [100. - 14707.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW [5000. - 10841.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-2"},{"name":"PART 3. NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATIONS [7110. - 8910.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-2/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 18. Crimes and Penalties [8810. - 8817.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-2/part-3/chapter-18"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 567.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any promoter, director, or officer of a corporation who knowingly and willfully issues or consents to the issuance of memberships or membership certificates with intent to defraud present or future members or creditors is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in county jail for not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"Any promoter, director, or officer of a corporation who knowingly and willfully issues or consents to the issuance of memberships or membership certificates with intent to defraud present or future members or creditors is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in county jail for not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/crimes-and-penalties-8811","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}