District Of Columbia § 29-1301.05 - Election of status.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 29-1301.05 — Election of status., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-1301.05. Election of status.
29-1301.05An existing business corporation may become a benefit corporation under this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation so that they contain, in addition to the requirements of , a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. To be effective, the amendment must be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.
This subsection applies if all of the following apply:
An entity that is not a benefit corporation is:
A party to a merger or consolidation; or
The exchanging entity in a share exchange; and
The surviving, new, or resulting entity in the merger, consolidation, or share exchange is to be a benefit corporation.
To be effective, a plan of merger, consolidation or share exchange subject to this subsection must be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.
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Section 29-1301.05 ("Election of status.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. 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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