Official Code of Georgia Annotated

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.

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

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