Alabama § 10A-3-3.02 - Supplemental Provisions Required in the Certificate of Formation
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§ 10A-3-3.02. Supplemental Provisions Required in the Certificate of Formation
(a) In addition to the information required by Section 10A-1-3.05 in a certificate of formation of a filing entity under this title, the certificate of formation of a nonprofit corporation formed under this chapter shall set forth:
(1) If the nonprofit corporation is to have no members, a statement to that effect.
(2) Any provisions, not inconsistent with law, which the incorporators elect to set forth in the certificate of formation for the regulation of the internal affairs of the nonprofit corporation, including any provision for distribution of assets on dissolution or final liquidation.
(3) The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors, and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors.
(b) It shall not be necessary to set forth in the certificate of formation any of the entity powers enumerated in Section 10A-1-2.11 or set forth in this chapter.
(c) Unless the certificate of formation provides that a change in the number of directors shall be made only by amendment to the certificate of formation, a change in the number of directors made by amendment to the bylaws shall be controlling. In all other cases, whenever a provision of the certificate of formation is inconsistent with a bylaw, the provision of the certificate of formation shall be controlling.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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