Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corp. Law › CHAPTER 2. Directors and Management [7210 - 7240] › ARTICLE 3. Standards of Conduct [7230 - 7238]

California Corporations Code § 7238. Charitable Trust Assets; Applicable Standards of Conduct

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

Where a corporation holds assets in charitable trust, the conduct of its directors or of any person performing functions similar to those performed by a director, shall, in respect to the assets held in charitable trust, be governed by the standards of conduct set forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 5230) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 for directors of nonprofit public benefit corporations. This does not limit any additional requirements which may be specifically set forth in this part regarding corporations holding assets in charitable trust.

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