California § 17708.07 - A foreign limited liability company transacting intrastate business in this state
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 17708.07 — A foreign limited liability company transacting intrastate business in this state, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17708.07. A foreign limited liability company transacting intrastate business in this state
(a) A foreign limited liability company transacting intrastate business in this state shall not maintain an action or proceeding in this state unless it has a certificate of registration to transact intrastate business in this state. (b) The failure of a foreign limited liability company to have a certificate of registration to transact intrastate business in this state does not prevent the foreign limited liability company from defending an action or proceeding in this state. (c) A member or manager of a foreign limited liability company is not liable for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the foreign limited liability company solely because the foreign limited liability company transacted intrastate business in this state without a certificate of registration. (d) If a foreign limited liability company transacts intrastate business in this state without a certificate of registration or cancels its certificate of registration, it shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process for rights of action arising out of the transaction of intrastate business in this state.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17708.07 ("A foreign limited liability company transacting intrastate business in this state") 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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