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 1701.05. Corporate name - transfer - reservation
Section 1701.06. Express terms of shares
Section 1701.07. 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 [Repealed]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 1701.65. 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 section - fair cash value of shares
Section 1701.86. 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. [Repealed]
Section 1701.97. Exercise of expired powers
Section 1701.98. Applicability of chapter
Section 1701.99. Penalty