§ 2259

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 75. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.

Any person who transacts intrastate business on behalf of a foreign corporation which is not authorized to transact such business in this state, knowing that it is not so authorized, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600).

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