Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corp. Law › CHAPTER 1. Organization and Bylaws [7110 - 7160] › ARTICLE 3. Articles of Incorporation [7130 - 7135]

(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 567.)
Text current as of August 17, 2026, per California Legislative Information.

If initial directors have not been named in the articles, the incorporator or incorporators, until the directors are elected, may do whatever is necessary and proper to perfect the organization of the corporation, including the adoption and amendment of bylaws of the corporation and the election of directors and officers.

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