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Title XXIII - Corporations,...
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Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law
Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law
Section 355.001 Citation of law.
Section 355.011 Filing requirements.
Section 355.016 Forms.
Section 355.020 Corporations subject to law — acceptance of law, procedure.
Section 355.021 Fees.
Section 355.023 Additional fee — expiration date.
Section 355.025 Purposes for which organized.
Section 355.026 Effective date of documents.
Section 355.031 Correction of filed documents.
Section 355.036 Filing duty of secretary of state — refusal — effect.
Section 355.041 Mandamus action to compel filing.
Section 355.046 Evidentiary effect of certificate.
Section 355.051 Certificate of existence.
Section 355.056 False document — penalty.
Section 355.061 Power of secretary of state.
Section 355.066 Definitions.
Section 355.071 Notice — form — requirements.
Section 355.076 Private foundations.
Section 355.081 Court-ordered meetings.
Section 355.086 Notice to attorney general, requirement.
Section 355.096 Articles of incorporation — contents.
Section 355.101 Corporate existence begins, when.
Section 355.106 Liability for preincorporation actions.
Section 355.111 Organizational meeting.
Section 355.116 Bylaws.
Section 355.121 Emergency bylaws and powers.
Section 355.126 Purpose.
Section 355.131 Duration, succession — general powers.
Section 355.136 Emergency powers.
Section 355.141 Power to act — challenge.
Section 355.146 Corporate name requirements.
Section 355.151 Reservation of name.
Section 355.161 Registered office and agent.
Section 355.166 Change of registered office or agent.
Section 355.171 Resignation of registered agent.
Section 355.176 Service.
Section 355.181 Members.
Section 355.186 Member's rights, obligations.
Section 355.191 Membership transfer restricted, when.
Section 355.196 Merger of domestic corporation.
Section 355.197 Member's liabilities.
Section 355.201 Creditor action against member.
Section 355.206 Resignation of member.
Section 355.211 Expulsion, suspension, termination of member — procedure.
Section 355.216 Purchase of membership, restrictions.
Section 355.221 Derivative suit — proceeding brought in the right of corporation.
Section 355.226 Delegates.
Section 355.229 Applicability of law.
Section 355.231 Annual, regular meetings.
Section 355.236 Special meetings.
Section 355.241 Court-ordered meeting, grounds.
Section 355.246 Action by written consent.
Section 355.251 Notice of meeting.
Section 355.256 Waiver of notice.
Section 355.261 Manner of determining member's eligibility to notice, vote.
Section 355.266 Action by written ballot.
Section 355.271 List of members.
Section 355.276 Number of votes per member.
Section 355.281 Quorum requirement.
Section 355.286 Votes of majority of quorum, effect.
Section 355.291 Proxy vote.
Section 355.296 Cumulative voting.
Section 355.301 Alternative methods of electing directors.
Section 355.306 Corporation's acceptance of vote, effect.
Section 355.316 Requirement for, duties of board — name of board, permissible alternatives.
Section 355.321 Directors' qualifications.
Section 355.326 Election, designation of members.
Section 355.331 Terms of directors, generally.
Section 355.336 Staggered terms of directors.
Section 355.341 Resignation of directors.
Section 355.346 Removal of directors.
Section 355.351 Removal of appointed directors.
Section 355.356 Removal of director by court.
Section 355.361 Vacancy on board.
Section 355.366 Compensation of directors.
Section 355.376 Regular and special meetings.
Section 355.381 Action without meeting.
Section 355.386 Call and notice of meetings.
Section 355.391 Waiver of notice.
Section 355.401 Quorum and voting.
Section 355.406 Committees of the board.
Section 355.416 Director's conflict of interest.
Section 355.421 Loans, guarantees for directors, officers.
Section 355.426 Liability for unlawful distribution.
Section 355.431 Required officers.
Section 355.446 Resignation, removal of officers.
Section 355.451 Officer's contract rights.
Section 355.456 Execution of contracts by officers.
Section 355.461 Indemnification — definitions.
Section 355.471 Indemnification of directors.
Section 355.476 Indemnification of other persons.
Section 355.495 Powers of general assembly.
Section 355.496 Insurance.
Section 355.500 Corporations organized under chapter 352 to continue.
Section 355.501 Validity of indemnification, advance for expenses.
Section 355.551 Amendment of articles.
Section 355.556 Amendment of articles without member approval.
Section 355.561 Amendment to articles by board or members.
Section 355.566 Class voting by members on amendments.
Section 355.571 Articles of amendment, delivery.
Section 355.576 Restatement of articles of incorporation.
Section 355.581 Amendment pursuant to judicial reorganization.
Section 355.586 Effect of amendment.
Section 355.591 Amendment by incorporators, directors.
Section 355.596 Amendment by directors and members.
Section 355.601 Class voting by members on amendments.
Section 355.606 Approval of amendments.
Section 355.611 Amendment terminating members or classes.
Section 355.616 Plan of merger, approval.
Section 355.621 Limitations upon mergers, certain companies.
Section 355.626 Approval of plan of merger.
Section 355.631 Articles of merger.
Section 355.636 Effect of merger.
Section 355.641 Merger with foreign corporation.
Section 355.646 Donations inure to surviving corporation.
Section 355.651 Sale, encumbrance of property.
Section 355.656 Approval required, certain transactions.
Section 355.661 Prohibited and authorized distributions.
Section 355.666 Dissolution, articles of, notice, plan.
Section 355.671 Authorization, approval of dissolution.
Section 355.676 Dissolution of public benefit corporation.
Section 355.681 Articles of dissolution, contents.
Section 355.686 Revocation of dissolution.
Section 355.688 Duty to continue report, tax payments.
Section 355.691 Effect of dissolution.
Section 355.696 Claims against dissolved corporation.
Section 355.701 Notice of dissolution — unknown claims.
Section 355.702 Claims for which corporation will indemnify.
Section 355.703 Articles of termination, contents.
Section 355.706 Administrative dissolution, grounds.
Section 355.711 Procedure, effect of administrative dissolution.
Section 355.716 Reinstatement after administrative dissolution or forfeiture.
Section 355.721 Appeal from denial of reinstatement.
Section 355.726 Judicial dissolution.
Section 355.731 Procedure, judicial dissolution.
Section 355.736 Receivership — custodianship.
Section 355.741 Decree of dissolution.
Section 355.746 Assets of dissolved corporation — deposit with state treasurer.
Section 355.751 Foreign corporation, certificate of authority — transportation of business.
Section 355.756 Consequences of transacting business without certificate of authority.
Section 355.761 Application for certificate of authority.
Section 355.766 Amended certificate of authority.
Section 355.771 Effect of certificate of authority.
Section 355.776 Name of foreign corporation.
Section 355.781 Registered office, agent of foreign corporation.
Section 355.786 Change of registered office, agent.
Section 355.791 Resignation of registered agent, foreign corporation.
Section 355.796 Service upon foreign corporation.
Section 355.801 Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
Section 355.806 Revocation of certificate of authority, grounds.
Section 355.811 Procedure, effect of revocation.
Section 355.813 Reinstatement after administrative revocation.
Section 355.816 Appeal from revocation.
Section 355.821 Corporate records.
Section 355.826 Member's inspection of records.
Section 355.831 Scope of inspection right.
Section 355.836 Court-ordered inspection.
Section 355.841 Use of membership lists.
Section 355.846 Furnishing of financial statements.
Section 355.851 Report of indemnification or advance.
Section 355.856 Corporate registration report.
Section 355.857 Option of biennial filing of corporate registration reports.
Section 355.866 Existing authorized foreign corporations.
Section 355.871 Repeal of chapter 355 in 1994, effects.
Section 355.881 Designation of public, mutual benefit corporations.