Alabama § 10A-3-4.04 - Restated Certificate of Formation.

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§ 10A-3-4.04. Restated Certificate of Formation.

(a) A domestic nonprofit corporation may at any time restate its certificate of formation as theretofore amended, in the following manner:

(1) If there are members entitled to vote thereon, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed restated certificate of formation and directing that they be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members entitled to vote thereon, which may be either an annual or a special meeting.

(2) Written notice setting forth the proposed restated articles or a summary of the provisions thereof shall be given to each member entitled to vote thereon, within the time and in the manner provided in this chapter for the giving of notice of meetings of members. If the meeting is an annual meeting, the proposed restated articles or a summary of the provisions thereof may be included in the notice of the annual meeting.

(3) At the meeting a vote of the members entitled to vote thereon shall be taken on the proposed restated articles, which shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by members present or represented by proxy at the meeting.

(4) If there are no members, or no members entitled to vote thereon, or if the only amendments to the original certificate of formation or to the most recent restated certificate of formation are amendments that do not require member action under Section 10A-1-3.12(a), the proposed restated articles shall be adopted at a meeting of the board of directors upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office.

(b) Upon the approval, a restated certificate of formation shall be executed for the nonprofit corporation by its president or vice president, and by its secretary or assistant secretary, and verified by one of the officers signing the articles, and shall set forth:

(1) The information required by Section 10A-1-3.05, as supplemented by Section 10A-3-3.02.

(2) A statement that the restated certificate of formation shall state that they correctly set forth the provisions of the certificate of formation as theretofore amended, that they have been duly adopted as required by law, and that they supersede the original certificate of formation and all amendments thereto.

(c) The restated certificate of formation shall be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.

(d) Upon the filing of the restated certificate of formation, the restated certificate of formation shall become effective and shall supersede the original certificate of formation and all amendments thereto.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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