Cal. FIN § 252
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 252, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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(a) Sections 600 and 600.2 of the revised Banking Law shall not apply to any subject institution existing on January 1, 1979, unless and until an amendment of the articles of such subject institution is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2302 of the new General Corporation Law.
(b) An amendment of the articles of a subject institution existing on January 1, 1979, which is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2302 of the new General Corporation Law may be adopted by approval of the board alone in accordance with the second sentence of Section 2302 of the new General Corporation Law, notwithstanding the fact that such amendment changes such articles to conform to the provisions of Sections 600 and 600.2 of the revised Banking Law.
(c) Neither Article 6 (commencing with Section 690), Chapter 5 of the revised Banking Law nor Section 904 of the new General Corporation Law shall apply to an amendment of the articles of a subject institution existing on January 1, 1979, which is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2302 of the new General Corporation Law on account of the fact that such amendment conforms such articles to the provisions of Section 600.2 of the revised Banking Law.
(b) An amendment of the articles of a subject institution existing on January 1, 1979, which is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2302 of the new General Corporation Law may be adopted by approval of the board alone in accordance with the second sentence of Section 2302 of the new General Corporation Law, notwithstanding the fact that such amendment changes such articles to conform to the provisions of Sections 600 and 600.2 of the revised Banking Law.
(c) Neither Article 6 (commencing with Section 690), Chapter 5 of the revised Banking Law nor Section 904 of the new General Corporation Law shall apply to an amendment of the articles of a subject institution existing on January 1, 1979, which is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2302 of the new General Corporation Law on account of the fact that such amendment conforms such articles to the provisions of Section 600.2 of the revised Banking Law.
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