Restated articles of incorporation.

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  • (1)
    • (a) The board of directors may restate the articles of incorporation at any time with or without member action.
    • (b) The incorporators of a nonprofit corporation may restate the articles of incorporation at any time if the nonprofit corporation:
      • (i) has no members; and
      • (ii) no directors have been chosen.
  • (2)
    • (a) The restatement may include one or more amendments to the articles of incorporation.
    • (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), if the restatement includes an amendment requiring member approval, it shall be adopted as provided in Section 16-6a-1003.
  • (3)
    • (a) If the board of directors submits a restatement for member action, the nonprofit corporation shall give notice, in accordance with Section 16-6a-704, to each member entitled to vote on the restatement of the members' meeting at which the restatement will be voted upon.
    • (b) The notice required by Subsection (3)(a) shall:
      • (i) state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the restatement; and
      • (ii) contain or be accompanied by a copy of the restatement that identifies any amendment or other change it would make in the articles of incorporation.
  • (4) A nonprofit corporation restating its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the division for filing articles of restatement setting forth:
    • (a) the name of the nonprofit corporation;
    • (b) the text of the restated articles of incorporation;
    • (c) if the restatement contains an amendment to the articles of incorporation that was adopted by the members, the information required by Subsection 16-6a-1005(5);
    • (d) if the restatement was adopted by the board of directors or incorporators without member action, a statement to that effect and that member action was not required; and
    • (e) the restatement does not need to contain the name or address of the incorporator or incorporators that were included in the articles of incorporation when originally filed.
  • (5) Upon filing by the division or at any later effective date determined pursuant to Section 16-6a-108, restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation and all prior amendments to the original articles of incorporation.




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