Georgia § 14-3-742 - Demand for suitable action by corporation required.
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§ 14-3-742. Demand for suitable action by corporation required.
No derivative proceeding may be commenced until: A written demand has been made upon the corporation to take suitable action; and Ninety days have expired from the date the demand was made unless the complainant has earlier been notified that the demand has been rejected by the corporation or unless irreparable injury to the corporation would result by waiting for the expiration of the 90 day period. In the case of corporations described in subsection (a) of Code Section 14-3-1302 , the complainant shall deliver a copy of the demand to the Attorney General within ten days of making the demand on the corporation. (Code 1981, § 14-3-742 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
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