Chapter 1701 - GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

Section 1701.01 - General corporation law definitions
Section 1701.02 - Computation of time for notice
Section 1701.03 - Purposes of corporation
Section 1701.04 - Articles of incorporation
Section 1701.041 - Exemptions for disaster workers
Section 1701.05 - Corporate name - transfer - reservation
Section 1701.06 - Express terms of shares
Section 1701.07 - [Effective Until 10/24/2024] Statutory agent - cancellation and reinstatement of articles
Section 1701.07 - [Effective 10/24/2024] Statutory agent - cancellation and reinstatement of articles
Section 1701.08 - Acceptance of articles of incorporation and other certificates - filing not constructive notice of contents
Section 1701.09 - Subscriptions for shares
Section 1701.10 - Initial directors holding organizational meeting
Section 1701.11 - Adopting, amending, and repealing regulations
Section 1701.111 - [Repealed]
Section 1701.12 - Liability for non-payment of initial stated capital
Section 1701.13 - Authority of corporation
Section 1701.14 - Issuance of shares and release of obligation of subscriber
Section 1701.15 - Pre-emptive rights
Section 1701.16 - Options to purchase shares
Section 1701.17 - Sale of shares to corporation or subsidiary employees - delegation of authority
Section 1701.18 - Payment for shares and liability of shareholders to corporation
Section 1701.19 - Determination of fair value of property or services
Section 1701.20 - Enforcing payment for shares
Section 1701.21 - Conversion of shares
Section 1701.22 - Conversion rights
Section 1701.23 - Redemption of shares
Section 1701.24 - Certificates for shares - fractional shares - uncertificated shares
Section 1701.25 - Statements on certificate for shares
Section 1701.26 - Transfer agents and registrars
Section 1701.27 - Replacement of lost, stolen or destroyed certificate
Section 1701.28 - Recognizing record ownership of shares or other securities
Section 1701.29 - Organizing and financing expenses
Section 1701.30 - Stated capital
Section 1701.31 - Reduction of stated capital
Section 1701.32 - Surplus
Section 1701.33 - Dividends and distributions
Section 1701.34 - Recovery of unclaimed dividend or distribution
Section 1701.35 - Purchase of own shares
Section 1701.36 - Shares deemed retired
Section 1701.37 - Corporation to keep books and records of account, minutes of proceedings and records of shareholders
Section 1701.38 - Annual report
Section 1701.39 - Annual meeting
Section 1701.40 - Calling meeting of shareholders
Section 1701.41 - Notice of meeting
Section 1701.42 - Waiver of notice
Section 1701.43 - Notice requirements may be dispensed with
Section 1701.44 - Qualifications of voters
Section 1701.45 - Director to fix record date
Section 1701.46 - Voting by fiduciaries and minors
Section 1701.47 - Voting by corporations
Section 1701.48 - Voting by proxy
Section 1701.49 - Voting trusts
Section 1701.50 - Inspectors of elections
Section 1701.51 - Quorum at shareholders' meetings
Section 1701.52 - Vote of shareholders required - proportion
Section 1701.53 - Vote of shareholders required for rescission or revocation
Section 1701.54 - Action by shareholders or directors without a meeting
Section 1701.55 - Election of directors - cumulative voting
Section 1701.56 - Number and qualifications of directors - provisional director
Section 1701.57 - Term and classification of directors
Section 1701.58 - Removal of directors and filling vacancies
Section 1701.59 - Authority of directors - bylaws
Section 1701.591 - Close corporation agreement
Section 1701.60 - Contract, action or transaction not void or voidable
Section 1701.61 - Meetings of directors
Section 1701.62 - Quorum for directors' meeting
Section 1701.63 - Executive and other committees of directors - subcommittees
Section 1701.64 - Officers - authority and removal
Section 1701.641 - Fiduciary duties of officers
Section 1701.65 - Corporate mortgages
Section 1701.66 - Recording of railroad or public utility mortgages
Section 1701.67 - Using facsimile signatures
Section 1701.68 - Usury
Section 1701.69 - Amendments to articles
Section 1701.70 - Procedure for amending articles by directors - incorporators
Section 1701.71 - Shareholders may adopt amendments
Section 1701.72 - Amended articles
Section 1701.73 - Filing and signing of certificate of amendment or amended articles
Section 1701.74 - Dissenting shareholders
Section 1701.75 - Reorganization of corporation
Section 1701.76 - Sale or other disposition of assets of corporation - limitations
Section 1701.77 - Judicial sale of property
Section 1701.78 - Merger or consolidation into domestic corporation
Section 1701.781 - Merger or consolidation into domestic corporation - noncorporate entities
Section 1701.782 - Conversion of another entity into domestic corporation
Section 1701.79 - Merger or consolidation into foreign corporation
Section 1701.791 - Merging or consolidating constituent entities that are not corporations
Section 1701.792 - Conversion of domestic corporation into another entity
Section 1701.80 - Merger into domestic or foreign parent corporation
Section 1701.801 - Merging into domestic subsidiary corporation
Section 1701.802 - Merger converting wholly owned subsidiary into parent corporation
Section 1701.81 - Certificate of merger or consolidation
Section 1701.811 - Filing of certificate of conversion - effective date
Section 1701.82 - Conditions following merger or consolidation
Section 1701.821 - Legal effect of conversion - action to set aside
Section 1701.83 - Effecting a combination or majority share acquisition
Section 1701.831 - Control share acquisitions procedures
Section 1701.832 - State's responsibility as to tender offers
Section 1701.84 - Dissenting shareholders entitled to relief
Section 1701.85 - Dissenting shareholders - compliance with - fair cash value of shares
Section 1701.86 - [Effective Until 10/24/2024] Voluntary dissolution
Section 1701.86 - [Effective 10/24/2024] Voluntary dissolution
Section 1701.87 - Notice of dissolution to creditors and claimants against corporation
Section 1701.88 - Winding up or obtaining reinstatement - powers and duties of directors
Section 1701.881 - Notice of rejection of claim; offer of security
Section 1701.882 - Satisfaction of obligations; payments
Section 1701.883 - Liability of shareholder of dissolved corporation
Section 1701.89 - Jurisdiction of court over winding up of affairs of voluntarily dissolved corporation
Section 1701.90 - Receiver for winding up affairs of corporation
Section 1701.91 - Judicial dissolution
Section 1701.911 - Provisional director - appointment, duties, qualifications
Section 1701.92 - Certified copies as evidence of incorporation, articles and proceedings
Section 1701.921 - Persons performing services to corporation or shareholders
Section 1701.922 - Restoring rights, privileges and franchises upon reinstatement
Section 1701.93 - False statement or entry
Section 1701.94 - Forfeiture by corporation for failure to comply with certain requirements
Section 1701.95 - Liability for unlawful loans, dividends, distribution of assets
Section 1701.96 - Benefit corporations
Section 1701.97 - Exercise of expired powers
Section 1701.98 - Applicability of chapter
Section 1701.99 - Penalty