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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-206. Bylaws.

(a) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation. Bylaws adopted by the incorporators or board of directors prior to or contemporaneously with the issuance of any of the corporation’s shares shall constitute bylaws adopted by the shareholders for all purposes of this chapter.

(b) The bylaws of a corporation may contain any provision for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-206, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1231, § 3.