Georgia § 14-2-1002 - Amendment by board of directors.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 14-2-1002 — Amendment by board of directors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-2-1002. Amendment by board of directors.
Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without shareholder action: To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law; To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors; To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if an annual registration is on file with the Secretary of State; To delete the name and address of each incorporator; To delete the mailing address of the initial principal office of the corporation if an annual registration is on file with the Secretary of State; To change each issued or each issued and unissued authorized share of an outstanding class into a greater number of whole shares if the corporation has only shares of that class outstanding; To change or eliminate the par value of each issued and unissued share of an outstanding class if the corporation has only shares of that class outstanding; To change the corporate name; or To make any other change expressly permitted by this chapter to be made without shareholder action. (Code 1981, § 14-2-1002 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1203, § 6.) Law reviews. - For article, "The Acquisition Process and the Closely-Held Corporation: Selected Legal Aspects," see 36 Mercer L. Rev. 567 (1985).
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Section 14-2-1002 ("Amendment by board of directors.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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