California Corporations Code CHAPTER 8 - Amendment of Articles

  • Section 12500.
    (a) By complying with the provisions of this chapter, a corporation may amend its articles from time to time, in any and as many respects as...
  • Section 12501.
    Any amendment of the articles may be adopted by a writing signed by a majority of the incorporators so long as:(a) No directors were named in...
  • Section 12502.
    (a) Except as provided in this section or Section 12503, amendments may be adopted if approved by the board and approved by the members before or...
  • Section 12503.
    (a) An amendment shall also be approved by the members (Section 12224) of a class, whether or not the class is entitled to vote thereon by...
  • Section 12504.
    (a) A corporation may amend its articles to change its status to that of a nonprofit public benefit corporation, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, a nonprofit...
  • Section 12505.
    (a) Upon adoption of an amendment, the corporation shall file a certificate of amendment, which shall consist of an officers’ certificate stating:(1) The wording of the amendment...
  • Section 12506.
    In the case of amendments adopted by the incorporators under Section 12501, the corporation shall file a certificate of amendment signed and verified by a...
  • Section 12507.
    The certificate of amendment shall establish the wording of the amendment or amended articles by one or more of the following means:(a) By stating that the...
  • Section 12508.
    Upon the filing of the certificate of amendment, the articles shall be amended in accordance with the certificate and any change, reclassification or cancellation of...
  • Section 12509.
    A corporation formed for a limited period may at any time subject to the expiration of the term of its corporate existence, extend the term...
  • Section 12510.
    (a) A corporation may restate in a single certificate the entire text of its articles as amended by filing an officers’ certificate entitled “Restated Articles of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018