California § 10008 - Every corporation sole has perpetual existence and also has continuity of existen

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 10008 — Every corporation sole has perpetual existence and also has continuity of existen, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 10008. Every corporation sole has perpetual existence and also has continuity of existen

Every corporation sole has perpetual existence and also has continuity of existence, notwithstanding vacancies in the incumbency thereof. During the period of any such vacancy, the corporation sole has the same capacity and right to receive and take any gift, bequest, devise, or conveyance of property, either as grantee for its own use, or as trustee, and to be or be made the beneficiary of a trust, as though there were no vacancy. No agency created by a corporation sole by a written instrument which in express terms provides that the agency thereby created shall not be terminated by a vacancy in the incumbency of the corporation is terminated or affected by the death of the incumbent of the corporation or by a vacancy in the incumbency thereof, however caused.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About California § 10008

What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 10008 cover?

Section 10008 ("Every corporation sole has perpetual existence and also has continuity of existen") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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