Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 3. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS · Article 2. INCORPORATION

14-3-203. Effect of filing articles of incorporation.

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

(a)
Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation are filed.#
(b)
The Secretary of State’s filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or administratively dissolve the corporation.#

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History

Code 1981, § 14-3-203, 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, 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, page 63; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b004123363dc.