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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1001. Authority to amend.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1001. Authority to amend.

(a) A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation or to delete a provision not required in the articles of incorporation. Whether a provision is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation is determined as of the effective date of the amendment.

(b) A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation, including provisions relating to management, control, capital structure, dividend entitlement, or purpose or duration of the corporation.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-1001, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Going Private Through Stock Reclassification,’’ see 15 (No. 7) Ga. St. B. J. 14 (2010).