Indiana § 23-1-38-9 - Effect of amendment
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 23-1-38-9 — Effect of amendment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-1-38-9. Effect of amendment
Sec. 9. An amendment to articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, or the preexisting rights of persons other than shareholders of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation's name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.
As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.22.
IC 23-1-38.5Chapter 38.5. RepealedRepealed by P.L.118-2017, SEC.13.
IC 23-1-39Chapter 39. Amendment of Bylaws
23-1-39-1Power of board of directors 23-1-39-2Bylaws fixing quorum or voting requirements; adoption or amendment by shareholders 23-1-39-3Bylaw fixing greater than majority quorum or voting requirement; amendment or repeal 23-1-39-4Repealed
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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