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Section
181.0103

Definitions.

Section
181.0120

Filing requirements.

Section
181.0121

Forms.

Section
181.0122

Filing and service fees.

Section
181.0123

Effective date and time of document.

Section
181.0124

Correcting filed document.

Section
181.0125

Filing duty of department.

Section
181.0126

Appeal from department's refusal to file document.

Section
181.0127

Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

Section
181.0128

Confirmation of status.

Section
181.0129

Penalty for false document.

Section
181.0141

Notice.

Section
181.0160

Judicial relief.

Section
181.0201

Incorporators.

Section
181.0202

Articles of incorporation.

Section
181.0203

Incorporation.

Section
181.0205

Organization of corporation.

Section
181.0206

Bylaws.

Section
181.0207

Emergency bylaws.

Section
181.0301

Purposes.

Section
181.0302

General powers.

Section
181.0303

Emergency powers.

Section
181.0304

Effect of unauthorized corporate acts.

Section
181.0320

Private foundations.

Section
181.0330

Offer and sale of securities.

Section
181.0401

Corporate name.

Section
181.0402

Reserved name.

Section
181.0403

Registered name.

Section
181.0501

Registered office and registered agent.

Section
181.0502

Change of registered office or registered agent.

Section
181.0503

Resignation of registered agent.

Section
181.0504

Service on corporation.

Section
181.0601

Admission.

Section
181.0602

Consideration and certificates.

Section
181.0603

No requirement of members.

Section
181.0610

Differences in rights and obligations of members.

Section
181.0611

Transfers.

Section
181.0612

Member's liability to 3rd parties.

Section
181.0613

Member's liability for dues, assessments and fees.

Section
181.0614

Creditor's action against member.

Section
181.0620

Termination, expulsion and suspension.

Section
181.0622

Purchase of memberships.

Section
181.0640

Delegates.

Section
181.0670

Limited liability of volunteers.

Section
181.0701

Annual and regular meetings.

Section
181.0702

Special meeting.

Section
181.0704

Action by written consent.

Section
181.0705

Notice of meeting.

Section
181.0706

Waiver of notice.

Section
181.0707

Record date; determining members entitled to notice and vote.

Section
181.0708

Action by written ballot.

Section
181.0720

Members' list for meeting.

Section
181.0721

Voting entitlement generally.

Section
181.0722

Quorum requirements.

Section
181.0723

Voting requirements.

Section
181.0724

Proxies.

Section
181.0725

Cumulative voting for directors.

Section
181.0726

Other methods of electing directors.

Section
181.0727

Acceptance of instruments showing member action.

Section
181.0730

Voting agreements.

Section
181.0735

Voting power.

Section
181.0740

Derivative proceedings; definition.

Section
181.0741

Derivative proceedings; standing.

Section
181.0742

Derivative proceedings; demand.

Section
181.0743

Derivative proceedings; stay of proceedings.

Section
181.0744

Derivative proceedings; dismissal.

Section
181.0745

Derivative proceedings; discontinuance or settlement.

Section
181.0746

Derivative proceedings; payment of expenses.

Section
181.0747

Derivative proceedings; applicability.

Section
181.0801

Requirement for and duties of board.

Section
181.0802

Qualifications of directors.

Section
181.0803

Number of directors.

Section
181.0804

Election, designation and appointment of directors.

Section
181.0805

Terms of directors generally.

Section
181.0806

Staggered terms for directors.

Section
181.0807

Resignation of directors.

Section
181.0808

Removal of directors elected by members or directors.

Section
181.0809

Removal of designated or appointed directors.

Section
181.0810

Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.

Section
181.0811

Vacancies.

Section
181.0820

Regular and special meetings.

Section
181.0821

Action without meeting.

Section
181.0822

Call and notice of meetings.

Section
181.0823

Waiver of notice.

Section
181.0824

Quorum and voting.

Section
181.0825

Committees of the board.

Section
181.0831

Director conflict of interest.

Section
181.0832

Loans to directors and officers.

Section
181.0833

Liability for unlawful distributions.

Section
181.0840

Officers.

Section
181.0841

Duties and authority of officers and agents.

Section
181.0843

Resignation and removal of officers.

Section
181.0844

Contract rights of officers.

Section
181.0850

Reliance by directors or officers.

Section
181.0853

Consideration of interests in addition to members' interests.

Section
181.0855

Limited liability of directors and officers.

Section
181.0860

Statements of changes in directors or principal officers.

Section
181.0871

Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.

Section
181.0872

Mandatory indemnification.

Section
181.0873

Determination of right to indemnification.

Section
181.0874

Allowance of expenses as incurred.

Section
181.0875

Corporation may limit indemnification.

Section
181.0877

Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.

Section
181.0879

Court-ordered indemnification.

Section
181.0881

Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.

Section
181.0883

Insurance.

Section
181.0889

Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims.

Section
181.1001

Authority to amend articles of incorporation.

Section
181.1002

Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors.

Section
181.1003

Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors and members.

Section
181.1004

Class voting by members on amendments to articles of incorporation.

Section
181.1005

Articles of amendment.

Section
181.1006

Restated articles of incorporation.

Section
181.1007

Amendment of articles of incorporation pursuant to judicial reorganization.

Section
181.1008

Effect of amendment and restatement of articles of incorporation.

Section
181.1020

Amendment of bylaws by directors.

Section
181.1021

Amendment of bylaws by directors and members.

Section
181.1022

Class voting by members on amendments of bylaws.

Section
181.1030

Approval by 3rd persons.

Section
181.1100

Definitions.

Section
181.1101

Approval of plan of merger.

Section
181.1103

Action on plan by board, members and 3rd persons.

Section
181.1104

Merger of subsidiary or parent.

Section
181.1105

Articles of merger.

Section
181.1106

Effect of merger.

Section
181.1107

Merger with foreign corporation or foreign stock corporation.

Section
181.1108

Bequests, devises, and gifts.

Section
181.1150

Conversion of cooperative.

Section
181.1161

Conversion.

Section
181.1201

Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets.

Section
181.1202

Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities.

Section
181.1301

Prohibited distributions.

Section
181.1302

Authorized distributions.

Section
181.1401

Dissolution by incorporators, directors, members and 3rd persons.

Section
181.1403

Articles of dissolution.

Section
181.1404

Revocation of dissolution.

Section
181.1405

Effect of dissolution.

Section
181.1406

Known claims against dissolved corporation.

Section
181.1407

Survival of remedies and claims.

Section
181.1420

Grounds for administrative dissolution.

Section
181.1421

Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.

Section
181.1422

Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

Section
181.1423

Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

Section
181.1430

Grounds for judicial dissolution.

Section
181.1431

Procedure for judicial dissolution.

Section
181.1432

Receivership or custodianship.

Section
181.1433

Decree of dissolution.

Section
181.1440

Deposit with secretary of revenue.

Section
181.1501

Authority to transact business required.

Section
181.1502

Consequences of transacting business without authority.

Section
181.1503

Application for certificate of authority.

Section
181.1504

Amended certificate of authority.

Section
181.1505

Effect of certificate of authority.

Section
181.1506

Corporate name of foreign corporation.

Section
181.1507

Registered office and registered agent.

Section
181.1508

Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section
181.1509

Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section
181.1510

Service on foreign corporation.

Section
181.1520

Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

Section
181.1530

Grounds for revocation.

Section
181.1531

Procedure for and effect of revocation.

Section
181.1532

Appeal from revocation.

Section
181.1533

Domestication of a foreign corporation.

Section
181.1601

Corporate records.

Section
181.1602

Inspection of records by members.

Section
181.1603

Scope of inspection rights.

Section
181.1604

Court-ordered inspection.

Section
181.1605

Limitations on use of membership list.

Section
181.1620

Financial statements for members.

Section
181.1621

Report of indemnification to members.

Section
181.1622

Annual report for department.

Section
181.1701

Applicability of chapter.

Section
181.1703

Saving provisions.