§1001. Authority to amend
1. Generally. A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that, as of the effective date of the amendment, is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation or to delete a provision that is not required to be contained in the articles of incorporation.
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
2. No vested property right. A shareholder of a corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation, including provisions relating to management, control, capital structure, dividend entitlement or purpose or duration of the corporation.
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
3. Organized under special Act. If a corporation was organized under a special Act of the Legislature, the corporation may amend its articles of incorporation only if:
A. The corporation could now be organized under this Act; or [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
B. The proposed amendment would not be materially inconsistent with the special Act creating the corporation. [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 640, §A2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).