Corp. Code, § 5811 · Chapter 8. Amendment of Articles
Corp. Code, § 5811
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Except as provided in Section 5813.5, 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 the original articles;
(b) No directors have been elected; and
(c) The corporation has no members.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 724.
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