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Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 3. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS · Article 10. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS · Part 1. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

14-3-1007. Amendment of articles pursuant to court order.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    A corporation’s articles may be amended without board approval or approval by the members or approval required pursuant to Code Section 14-3-1030 or 14-3-1041 to carry out a plan of reorganization ordered or decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction under federal statute if the articles after amendment contain only provisions required or permitted by Code Section 14-3-202.#

  2. (b)

    The individual or individuals designated by the court shall deliver to the Secretary of State articles of amendment setting forth:#

    1. (1)

      The name of the corporation;#

    2. (2)

      The text of each amendment approved by the court;#

    3. (3)

      The date of the court’s order or decree approving the articles of amendment;#

    4. (4)

      The title of the reorganization proceeding in which the order or decree was entered; and#

    5. (5)

      A statement that the court had jurisdiction of the proceeding under federal statute.#

  3. (c)

    This Code section does not apply after entry of a final decree in the reorganization proceeding even though the court retains jurisdiction of the proceeding for limited purposes unrelated to consummation of the reorganization plan.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 14-3-1007, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023, reenacted this Code section without change.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t14-(v12)-pdf.pdf, Volume V12, 2017 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 153 to 154; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b004123363dc.