California · Corporations Code
CORP §22002: (a) Every director, officer, or agent of any joint stock association, who knowingly receives or possesses himself of any property of the association, otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and, w
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Directors, officers, agents, or members of joint stock associations who knowingly misappropriate or fraudulently falsify association property or records commit a public offense punishable by state prison or county jail time and/or fines.
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