Connecticut § 33-1144 - Certificate of amendment.
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§ 33-1144. Certificate of amendment.
Sec. 33-1144. Certificate of amendment. After an amendment to the certificate of incorporation has been adopted and approved in the manner required by sections 33-1140 to 33-1147, inclusive, and by the certificate of incorporation, the corporation shall deliver to the Secretary of the State for filing a certificate of amendment, that shall set forth: (1) The name of the corporation; (2) the text of each amendment adopted; (3) the date of each amendment's adoption; and (4) if the amendment (A) was adopted by the incorporators or the board of directors without member approval, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the incorporators or by the board of directors, as the case may be, and that member approval was not required, or (B) required approval by the members, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the members in the manner required by sections 33-1140 to 33-1147, inclusive, and by the certificate of incorporation.
(P.A. 96-256, S. 101, 209; 03-18, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 03-18 replaced provision re a corporation amending its certificate of incorporation with provision re after an amendment to the certificate of incorporation has been adopted and approved, amended Subdiv. (4) by replacing former provisions with new Subpara. (A) re amendment adopted without member approval and new Subpara. (B) re amendment that required member approval, deleted former Subdiv. (5) re amendment that required member approval, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2003.
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Section 33-1144 ("Certificate of amendment.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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