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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1009. Effect of amendment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1009. Effect of amendment.

An amendment to articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation’s name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-1009, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘2006 Amendments to Georgia’s Corporate Code and Alternative Entity Statutes,’’ see 12 Ga. St. B. J. 12 (2007).