Alabama Code — 10A
Browse 1,506 sections in division 10A of the Alabama code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 10A-1-1.01. Short Title.
- § 10A-1-1.03. Definitions.
- § 10A-1-1.05. Conspicuous Information.
- § 10A-1-1.06. Synonymous Terms.
- § 10A-1-1.07. Signing of Document or Other Writing.
- § 10A-1-1.09. Reference in Law to Statute Revised by Title.
- § 10A-1-1.10. Reservation of Power.
- § 10A-1-1.12. Entities Not Formed by Filing Instrument.
- § 10A-1-2.01. General Scope of Permissible Purposes.
- § 10A-1-2.02. Prohibited Purposes.
- § 10A-1-2.03. Limitation on Purposes of Professional Entity.
- § 10A-1-2.04. Limitation in Governing Documents.
- § 10A-1-2.12. Consideration for Indebtedness.
- § 10A-1-2.13. Power to Make Guaranties.
- § 10A-1-2.14. Stated Powers in Division Sufficient.
- § 10A-1-2.15. Limitation on Powers.
- § 10A-1-2.16. Certificated Indebtedness; Manner of Issuance; Signature and Seal.
- § 10A-1-3.01. Formation and Existence of Filing Entities.
- § 10A-1-3.02. Formation and Existence of Nonfiling Entities.
- § 10A-1-3.03. Duration.
- § 10A-1-3.04. Execution of Certificate of Formation.
- § 10A-1-3.05. Certificate of Formation.
- § 10A-1-3.06. Filings in Case of Merger or Conversion.
- § 10A-1-3.07. Certificate of Existence or Registration.
- § 10A-1-3.11. Right to Amend Certificate of Formation.
- § 10A-1-3.12. Procedures to Amend Certificate of Formation.
- § 10A-1-3.13. Certificate of Amendment.
- § 10A-1-3.14. Effect of Filing Certificate of Amendment.
- § 10A-1-3.15. Right to Restate Certificate of Formation.
- § 10A-1-3.16. Procedures to Restate Certificate of Formation.
- § 10A-1-3.17. Restated Certificate of Formation.
- § 10A-1-3.18. Effect of Filing of Restated Certificate of Formation.
- § 10A-1-3.21. Rights of Governing Persons in Certain Cases.
- § 10A-1-3.22. Officers.
- § 10A-1-3.23. Removal of Officers.
- § 10A-1-3.24. Rights of Officers in Certain Cases.
- § 10A-1-3.31. Books and Records for Domestic Entities.
- § 10A-1-3.33. Right of Inspection and Access by Governing Persons.
- § 10A-1-3.41. Certificated or Uncertificated Ownership Interest.
- § 10A-1-3.42. Form and Validity of Certificates; Enforcement of Entity’s Rights; Abbreviations.
- § 10A-1-3.43. Signature Requirement.
- § 10A-1-3.44. Delivery Requirement.
- § 10A-1-3.45. Notice for Uncertificated Ownership Interest.
- § 10A-1-4.01. Filing Instrument Requirements.
- § 10A-1-4.02. Delivery of Filing Instrument; Duties of Filing Officer; Fee; Automated Electronic System.
- § 10A-1-4.03. Time for Filing.
- § 10A-1-4.04. Certificates and Certified Copies.
- § 10A-1-4.05. Forms Adopted by Secretary of State.
- § 10A-1-4.06. Powers of Filing Office.
- § 10A-1-4.07. Communication Between Filing Officer and Entity; Redaction of Information.
- § 10A-1-4.11. General Rule.
- § 10A-1-4.12. Time and Date of Effectiveness for Certain Filings; Time Zones.
- § 10A-1-4.13. Abandonment Before Effectiveness.
- § 10A-1-4.15. Acknowledgement of Filing with Delayed Effectiveness.
- § 10A-1-4.22. Limitation on Correction of Filings.
- § 10A-1-4.26. Amendment of Filings.
- § 10A-1-4.31. Filing Fees; All Entities.
- § 10A-1-5.01. Effect on Rights Under Other Law.
- § 10A-1-5.02. Unauthorized Purpose in Name Prohibited.
- § 10A-1-5.03. Names Prohibited.
- § 10A-1-5.04. Name of Corporation or Foreign Corporation.
- § 10A-1-5.05. Name of Limited Partnership.
- § 10A-1-5.06. Name of Limited Liability Company or Foreign Limited Liability Company.
- § 10A-1-5.07. Name of Registered Limited Liability Partnership.
- § 10A-1-5.11. Application for Reservation of Name.
- § 10A-1-5.12. Reservation of Certain Names Prohibited; Exceptions.
- § 10A-1-5.13. Action on Application.
- § 10A-1-5.14. Duration of Reservation of Name.
- § 10A-1-5.15. Renewal of Reservation.
- § 10A-1-5.16. Transfer of Reservation of Name.
- § 10A-1-5.17. Electronic Name Reservation.
- § 10A-1-5.18. Name at Time of Revocation and Reinstatement.
- § 10A-1-5.21. Application by Certain Entities for Registration of Name.
- § 10A-1-5.22. Application for Registration of Name.
- § 10A-1-5.23. Certain Registrations Prohibited; Exceptions.
- § 10A-1-5.24. Duration of Registration of Name.
- § 10A-1-5.25. Renewal of Registration; Rights with Respect to Registered Name.
- § 10A-1-5.35. Failure to Designate and Maintain Registered Agent.
- § 10A-1-5.36. Method of Service on Entity Not Exclusive.
- § 10A-1-6.01. Definitions.
- § 10A-1-6.02. Application of Article.
- § 10A-1-6.11. Mandatory Indemnification.
- § 10A-1-6.12. Court-Ordered Indemnification.
- § 10A-1-6.13. Limitations in Governing Documents.
- § 10A-1-6.21. Permissive Indemnification.
- § 10A-1-6.22. General Scope of Permissive Indemnification.
- § 10A-1-6.23. Manner for Determining Permissive Indemnification.
- § 10A-1-6.24. Advancement of Expenses.
- § 10A-1-6.25. Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses to Persons Other Than Governing Persons.
- § 10A-1-6.26. Permissive Indemnification of and Reimbursement of Expenses to Witnesses.
- § 10A-1-6.31. Insurance and Other Arrangements.
- § 10A-1-6.32. Reports of Indemnification and Advances.
- § 10A-1-7.02. Foreign Entities Not Required to Register.
- § 10A-1-7.03. Permissive Registration.
- § 10A-1-7.05. Effect of Registration.
- § 10A-1-7.06. Amendments to Registration.
- § 10A-1-7.07. Entity Name.
- § 10A-1-7.12. Grounds for Revocation.
- § 10A-1-7.13. Procedure for and Effect of Revocation.
- § 10A-1-7.14. Appeal from Revocation.
- § 10A-1-7.21. Transaction of Business Without Registration; Generally.
- § 10A-1-7.22. Transaction of Business Without Registration; Actions to Restrain.
- § 10A-1-7.23. Late Filing Fee.
- § 10A-1-7.24. Requirements of Other Law.
- § 10A-1-7.31. Business of Foreign Entity.
- § 10A-1-7.32. Rights and Privileges.
- § 10A-1-7.33. Obligations and Liabilities.
- § 10A-1-7.34. Right of Foreign Entity to Participate in the Business of Certain Domestic Entities.
- § 10A-1-7.35. Out of State Business or Property of Foreign Entity Not Subject to Control or Regulation.
- § 10A-1-7.36. Right of Eminent Domain.
- § 10A-1-7.37. Extension of Lines, Tracks, Ways, or Works into State.
- § 10A-1-7.41. Applicability of This Title to Certain Foreign Entities.
- § 10A-1-8.03. Nonexclusive Application of Article.
- § 10A-1-8.04. Merger with or Conversion from a Foreign Entity.
- § 10A-1-9.01. Applicability of This Article to Certain Entities.
- § 10A-1-9.02. Definitions.
- § 10A-1-9.11. Event Requiring Winding Up of Domestic Entity.
- § 10A-1-9.12. Winding Up Procedures.
- § 10A-1-9.21. Known Claims Against Dissolved Domestic Entity.
- § 10A-1-9.22. Unknown Claims Against Dissolved Domestic Entity.
- § 10A-1-9.31. Revocation of Voluntary Winding Up.
- § 10A-1-9.32. Reinstatement.
- § 10A-2-1.01. Short Title and Applicability.
- § 10A-2-1.20. Filing Instruments.
- § 10A-2-1.21. Filing Fees.
- § 10A-2-1.22. Reserved.
- § 10A-2-1.40. Definitions Applicable to Business Corporations.
- § 10A-2-1.41. Notice.
- § 10A-2-2.01. Incorporators.
- § 10A-2-2.02. Supplemental Provisions Required or Permitted in Articles of Incorporation.
- § 10A-2-2.03. Incorporation.
- § 10A-2-2.04. Liability for Preincorporation Transactions.
- § 10A-2-2.05. Organization of Corporation.
- § 10A-2-2.06. Bylaws.
- § 10A-2-2.07. Emergency Bylaws.
- § 10A-2-2.08. Incorporation by Purchasers of Property or Franchise of Corporation.
- § 10A-2-3.01. Purpose.
- § 10A-2-3.02. General Powers.
- § 10A-2-3.03. Emergency Powers.
- § 10A-2-3.04. Ultra Vires.
- § 10A-2-6.01. Authorized Shares.
- § 10A-2-6.02. Terms of Class or Series Determined by Board of Directors.
- § 10A-2-6.03. Issued and Outstanding Shares.
- § 10A-2-6.04. Fractional Shares.
- § 10A-2-6.20. Subscription for Shares Before Incorporation.
- § 10A-2-6.21. Issuance of Shares.
- § 10A-2-6.22. Liability of Shareholders and Subscribers.
- § 10A-2-6.23. Share Dividends.
- § 10A-2-6.24. Share Options.
- § 10A-2-6.25. Corporate Shares as Personal Property; Transferability.
- § 10A-2-6.26. Reserved.
- § 10A-2-6.27. Restriction on Transfer of Shares and Other Securities.
- § 10A-2-6.28. Expense of Issue.
- § 10A-2-6.30. Shareholders’ Preemptive Rights.
- § 10A-2-6.31. Corporation’s Acquisition of Its Own Shares.
- § 10A-2-6.32. Cancellation of Reacquired Shares.
- § 10A-2-6.40. Distributions to Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-7.01. Annual Meeting.
- § 10A-2-7.02. Special Meeting.
- § 10A-2-7.03. Court-Ordered Meeting.
- § 10A-2-7.04. Action Without Meeting.
- § 10A-2-7.05. Notice of Meeting.
- § 10A-2-7.06. Waiver of Notice.
- § 10A-2-7.07. Record Date.
- § 10A-2-7.20. Shareholders’ List for Meeting.
- § 10A-2-7.21. Voting Entitlement of Shares.
- § 10A-2-7.22. Proxies.
- § 10A-2-7.23. Shares Held by Nominees.
- § 10A-2-7.24. Corporation’s Acceptance of Votes.
- § 10A-2-7.25. Quorum and Voting Requirements for Voting Groups.
- § 10A-2-7.26. Action by Single and Multiple Voting Groups.
- § 10A-2-7.27. Greater Quorum or Voting Requirements.
- § 10A-2-7.28. Voting for Directors; Cumulative Voting.
- § 10A-2-7.30. Voting Trust.
- § 10A-2-7.31. Voting Agreements.
- § 10A-2-7.32. Shareholder Agreements.
- § 10A-2-7.33. Corporation Without Notice of Infancy May Treat Infant as Having Capacity to Vote, Transfer, Etc.
- § 10A-2-7.34. Infant Not Entitled to Disaffirm as Against Corporation Without Notice of Infancy.
- § 10A-2-7.35. Right of Infant to Receive Dividends in Own Name.
- § 10A-2-7.36. Effect of Chapter on Transfers to Minors Act, Etc.
- § 10A-2-8.01. Requirements for and Duties of Board of Directors.
- § 10A-2-8.02. Qualifications of Directors.
- § 10A-2-8.03. Number and Election of Directors.
- § 10A-2-8.04. Election of Directors by Certain Classes of Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-8.05. Terms of Directors Generally.
- § 10A-2-8.06. Staggered Terms for Directors.
- § 10A-2-8.07. Resignation of Directors.
- § 10A-2-8.08. Removal of Directors by Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-8.09. Removal of Directors by Judicial Proceeding.
- § 10A-2-8.10. Vacancy on Board.
- § 10A-2-8.11. Compensation of Directors,
- § 10A-2-8.20. Meetings.
- § 10A-2-8.21. Action Without Meeting.
- § 10A-2-8.22. Notice of Meeting.
- § 10A-2-8.23. Waiver of Notice.
- § 10A-2-8.24. Quorum and Voting.
- § 10A-2-8.25. Committees.
- § 10A-2-8.30. General Standards for Directors.
- § 10A-2-8.31. Fiduciary Obligations Not Impaired.
- § 10A-2-8.32. Depreciating Stocks or Bonds of Corporation with Intent to Buy.
- § 10A-2-8.33. Liability for Unlawful Distributions.
- § 10A-2-8.40. Required Officers.
- § 10A-2-8.41. Duties of Officers.
- § 10A-2-8.42. Standards of Conduct for Officers.
- § 10A-2-8.43. Resignation and Removal of Officers.
- § 10A-2-8.44. Contract Rights of Officers.
- § 10A-2-8.50. Definitions.
- § 10A-2-8.51. Authority to Indemnify.
- § 10A-2-8.52. Mandatory Indemnification.
- § 10A-2-8.53. Advance for Expenses.
- § 10A-2-8.54. Court-Ordered Indemnification.
- § 10A-2-8.55. Determination and Authorization of Indemnification.
- § 10A-2-8.56. Indemnification of Officers, Employees, and Agents.
- § 10A-2-8.57. Insurance.
- § 10A-2-8.58. Application of Indemnification Provisions.
- § 10A-2-8.60. Definitions.
- § 10A-2-8.61. Judicial Action.
- § 10A-2-8.62. Directors’ Action.
- § 10A-2-8.63. Shareholders’ Action.
- § 10A-2-10.01. Authority to Amend Articles of Incorporation.
- § 10A-2-10.02. Amendment by Board of Directors.
- § 10A-2-10.03. Amendment by Board of Directors and Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-10.04. Voting on Amendments by Voting Groups.
- § 10A-2-10.05. Amendment Before Issuance of Shares.
- § 10A-2-10.06. Articles of Amendment.
- § 10A-2-10.07. Restated Articles of Incorporation.
- § 10A-2-10.08. Amendment Pursuant to Reorganization.
- § 10A-2-10.09. Effect of Amendment.
- § 10A-2-10.20. Amendment by Board of Directors or Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-10.21. Bylaw Increasing Quorum or Voting Requirement for Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-10.22. Bylaw Increasing Quorum or Voting Requirement for Directors.
- § 10A-2-11.01. Merger.
- § 10A-2-11.02. Share Exchange.
- § 10A-2-11.03. Action on Plan.
- § 10A-2-11.04. Merger of Subsidiary.
- § 10A-2-11.05. Articles of Merger or Share Exchange.
- § 10A-2-11.06. Effect of Merger or Share Exchange.
- § 10A-2-11.07. Merger or Share Exchange with Foreign Corporation.
- § 10A-2-11.08. Nonexclusive.
- § 10A-2-12.01. Sale of Assets in Regular Course of Business and Mortgage of Assets.
- § 10A-2-12.02. Sale of Assets Other Than in Regular Course of Business.
- § 10A-2-13.01. Definitions.
- § 10A-2-13.02. Right to Dissent.
- § 10A-2-13.03. Dissent by Nominees and Beneficial Owners.
- § 10A-2-13.20. Notice of Dissenters’ Rights.
- § 10A-2-13.21. Notice of Intent to Demand Payment.
- § 10A-2-13.22. Dissenters’ Notice.
- § 10A-2-13.23. Duty to Demand Payment.
- § 10A-2-13.24. Share Restriction.
- § 10A-2-13.25. Offer of Payment.
- § 10A-2-13.26. Failure to Take Corporate Action.
- § 10A-2-13.27. Reserved.
- § 10A-2-13.28. Procedure If Shareholder Dissatisfied with Offer to Payment.
- § 10A-2-13.30. Court Action.
- § 10A-2-13.31. Court Costs and Counsel Fees.
- § 10A-2-13.32. Status of Shares After Payment.
- § 10A-2-14.01. Dissolution by Incorporators or Initial Directors
- § 10A-2-14.02. Dissolution by Board of Directors and Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-14.03. Articles of Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.04. Revocation of Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.05. Effect of Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.20. Grounds for Administrative Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.21. Procedure for and Effect of Administrative Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.22. Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.23. Appeal from Denial of Reinstatement.
- § 10A-2-14.30. Grounds for Judicial Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.31. Procedure for Judicial Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.32. Receivership or Custodianship.
- § 10A-2-14.33. Decree of Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.34. Election to Purchase in Lieu of Dissolution.
- § 10A-2-14.40. Deposit with State Treasurer.
- § 10A-2-15.01. Registration Required to Transact Business.
- § 10A-2-15.02. Consequences of Transacting Business Without Registering.
- § 10A-2-15.40. Definitions.
- § 10A-2-15.41. Authority of Foreign Corporation to Act as Fiduciary.
- § 10A-2-15.42. Filing of Verified Statement with Commissioner of Revenue by Foreign Corporation Prior to Acting as Fiduciary.
- § 10A-2-15.43. Foreign Corporation Acting as Fiduciary Not Deemed Doing Business in This State.
- § 10A-2-15.44. Foreign Corporation Previously Acting in Fiduciary Capacity in State.
- § 10A-2-15.45. Service of Process on Foreign Corporation Acting in Fiduciary Capacity.
- § 10A-2-16.01. Corporate Records.
- § 10A-2-16.02. Inspection of Records by Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-16.03. Scope of Inspection Right.
- § 10A-2-16.04. Court-Ordered Inspection.
- § 10A-2-16.20. Financial Statements for Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-16.21. Other Reports to Shareholders.
- § 10A-2-16.22. Annual Report for Secretary of State.
- § 10A-2-17.01. Application to Existing Domestic Corporations.
- § 10A-2-17.02. Application to Qualified Foreign Corporations.
- § 10A-2A-1.01. Short Title.
- § 10A-2A-1.20. Requirements for Filing Instruments; Extrinsic Facts.
- § 10A-2A-1.21. Certificate of Existence or Registration.
- § 10A-2A-1.40. Chapter Definitions.
- § 10A-2A-1.41. Notice and Other Communications.
- § 10A-2A-1.42. Number of Stockholders.
- § 10A-2A-1.44. Householding.
- § 10A-2A-1.45. Definitions.
- § 10A-2A-1.46. Defective Corporate Actions.
- § 10A-2A-1.47. Ratification of Defective Corporate Actions.
- § 10A-2A-1.48. Action on Ratification.
- § 10A-2A-1.49. Notice Requirements.