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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-3-630. Rights and authority of delegates.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-3-630. Rights and authority of delegates.

(a) A corporation may provide for delegates having some or all of the rights and authority of members. Any such provision must be set forth in such corporation’s articles or bylaws.

(b) If the corporation’s articles or bylaws provide for delegates, the articles or bylaws must set forth provisions relating to:

(1) The characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of delegates, including their selection and removal;

(2) Calling, noticing, holding, and conducting meetings of delegates; and

(3) Carrying on corporate activities during and between meetings of delegates.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-3-630, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

## Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, in subsection (a), deleted “in its articles or bylaws” following “may provide” in the first sentence and added the second sentence; and in subsection (b), substituted “If the corporation’s articles or bylaws provide for delegates, the articles or bylaws must set forth provisions relating to:” for “The articles or bylaws may set forth provisions relating to:”.