Connecticut § 33-1141 - Certain amendments by board of directors.

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§ 33-1141. Certain amendments by board of directors.

Sec. 33-1141. Certain amendments by board of directors. Unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's certificate of incorporation without member action: (1) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law; (2) to delete the names and addresses of the initial directors; (3) to delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the Secretary of the State; (4) to change the corporate name by substituting the word “corporation”, “incorporated” or “company”, or the abbreviation “corp.”, “inc.” or “co.”, for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting or changing a geographical attribution to the name; or (5) to make any other change expressly permitted by sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive, to be made without member action.

(P.A. 96-256, S. 98, 209; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 72.)

History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 made a technical change.

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

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