§ 531.Notice of Application to Suspend Business of Corporation

Section 531 protects a corporation's day-to-day operations from being shut down by surprise. A court cannot enjoin a corporation's general and ordinary business without first giving due notice of the application to the corporation's proper officers or its managing agent.

The one exception is when the State of California itself is a party to the proceeding — in that situation, the notice requirement doesn't apply, reflecting the state's distinct interest and authority in matters involving corporate regulation.

This notice rule sits alongside § 530's similar protection for water-rights disputes, both carving out categories where the ordinary ex parte relief available under § 527 gives way to a mandatory notice requirement because of what's at stake in shutting the activity down.