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Relations of LLC Members and Managers

February 24, 2026 2:30 amFebruary 24, 2026 2:31 am

Corporations Code Title 2.6, Article 3 deals with relations of members and managers to persons dealing with a limited liability company in California. Section 17703.01 provides, unless the articles of organization indicate the limited liability company is a manager-managed LLC,...

This Is an Interesting Limit on Rulemaking Power

February 23, 2026 2:00 pmFebruary 23, 2026 2:01 pm

In perusing statutes in California’s 29 Codes, and with a keen interest in administrative law and the rulemaking process, I came across this interesting provision of state law: Fish and Game Code Section 6885 states that the Fish and Game...

Miscellaneous Civil Action Proceedings

February 23, 2026 2:30 amFebruary 23, 2026 2:31 am

Part 2, Title 15, Chapter 7 deals with general provisions related to civil actions. Section 1045 provides that, in an original pleading or paper be lost, the Court may authorize a copy thereof to be filed and used instead of...

Probate Code Could Be a Basis for Statutory Interpretation Principles

February 22, 2026 2:00 pmFebruary 22, 2026 2:01 pm

In reading sections of California’s Codes (the 29 Codes contain the state’s more than 156,000 statutes), I came across several interesting sections of the California Probate Code which could serve as a basis for codified statutory construction principles. Division 11...

Conservation Banks

February 22, 2026 2:30 amFebruary 22, 2026 2:31 am

Chapter 7.9 of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code deals with the conservation bank and mitigation bank applications and fees under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Section 1797 contains eight legislative findings and...

Mergers of Unincorporated Associations

February 21, 2026 2:00 pmFebruary 21, 2026 2:01 pm

Corporations Code Title 3, Part 1, Chapter 6, Article 5 deals with mergers of unincorporated associations in this state. Section 18350 defines the following terms: “constituent entity,” “disappearing entity,” and “surviving entity.” Section 18360 allows an unincorporated association to merge...

A Historic Look at Bill Introductions in the California Legislature

February 21, 2026 9:09 amFebruary 21, 2026 9:38 am

Over the past two decades, the California Legislature, and its 120 legislators, introduce between 1,900 and 2,600 bills per year, each year of the 2-year legislative session, by the February introduction deadline. Fewer than 50 additional bills get introduced after...