Chapter 3. Nonprofit Corporations

Article 1. General Provisions

• Part 1. Short Title; Legislative Power
• Part 2. Documents
• Part 3. Secretary of State
• Part 4. Definitions; Notice
• Part 5. Court-Ordered Meetings
• Part 6. Powers of Attorney General
• Part 7. Religious Corporations Doctrine

Article 2. Incorporation

• § 14-3-201. Who May Incorporate
• § 14-3-202. Articles of Incorporation
• § 14-3-202.1. Publication of Notice of Intent to File Articles of Incorporation
• § 14-3-203. Effect of Filing Articles of Incorporation
• § 14-3-204. Liability For Preincorporation Transactions
• § 14-3-205. Organizational Meeting
• § 14-3-206. Bylaws
• § 14-3-207. Emergency Bylaws

Article 3. Purposes and Powers

• § 14-3-301. Purposes of Corporation
• § 14-3-302. Duration and Powers of Corporation
• § 14-3-303. Emergency Powers
• § 14-3-304. Ultra Vires
• § 14-3-305. Nonprofit Defined; Rights; Director's Role; Reporting

Article 4. Corporate Name

• § 14-3-401. Corporate Name
• § 14-3-402. Reservation of Corporate Name
• § 14-3-403. [Repealed]

Article 5. Registered Office and Registered Agent

• Part 1. General Provisions
• Part 2. Venue

Article 6. Membership

• Part 1. General Provisions
• Part 2. Rights and Liabilities of Members
• Part 3. Termination of Membership
• Part 4. Delegates

Article 7. Meetings

• Part 1. General Provisions
• Part 2. Voting
• Part 3. Voting Agreements
• Part 4. Derivative Proceedings

Article 8. Directors and Officers

• Part 1. Board of Directors
• Part 2. Meetings and Action of the Board
• Part 3. Standards of Conduct
• Part 4. Officers
• Part 5. Indemnification
• Part 6. Conflicting Interest Transactions

Article 9. [Reserved]

• § 14-3-866 Et Seq. [Reserved]

Article 10. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

• Part 1. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
• Part 2. Amendment of Bylaws
• Part 3. Approval of Amendments
• Part 4. Amendment to Operate For Profit

Article 11. Merger

• § 14-3-1101. Definitions; Plan of Merger
• § 14-3-1102. Merger Without Court Approval; Notice to Attorney General; Receipt Or Retention By Member of Anything Resulting From Merger
• § 14-3-1103. Approval of Plan of Merger By Members Or Directors; Abandonment of Plan
• § 14-3-1104. Articles of Merger
• § 14-3-1104.1. [Publication of Notice of Merger]
• § 14-3-1105. Effect of Merger
• § 14-3-1106. Merger With Foreign Corporation
• § 14-3-1107. Effect of Merger On Bequest, Devise, Or Other Transfer of Property
• § 14-3-1108. [Merger With a Corporation]

Article 12. Sale, Encumbrance, Or Other Disposition of Assets

• § 14-3-1201. Sale Or Other Disposal of Assets In Usual Course of Activities; Mortgage Or Other Encumbrance of Assets
• § 14-3-1202. Sale Or Other Disposition of Assets Other Than In Usual Course of Activities

Article 13. Distributions

• § 14-3-1301. Distributions Prohibited
• § 14-3-1302. Exceptions to Prohibition Against Distributions

Article 14. Dissolution

• Part 1. Voluntary Dissolution
• Part 2. Administrative Dissolution
• Part 3. Judicial Dissolution
• Part 4. Assets of Dissolved Corporation

Article 15. Foreign Corporations

• Part 1. Certificate of Authority
• Part 2. Certificate of Withdrawal
• Part 3. Revocation of Certificate of Authority
• Part 4. Domestication Under Prior Law

Article 16. Records and Reports

• Part 1. Records
• Part 2. Reports

Article 17. Applicability

• § 14-3-1701. Corporations As to Which Chapter Applicable and As to Which Not Applicable; Corporations Existing On July 1, 1991; Foreign and Interstate Commerce
• § 14-3-1702. Applicability to Qualified Foreign Corporations
• § 14-3-1703. Saving Provisions