(a) A nonprofit corporation‘s certificate of incorporation may be amended without action by the board of directors, the members, if any, or a person or group of persons, if any, whose approval is required by the certificate of incorporation in accordance with Section 10A-3A-9.30, to carry out a plan of reorganization ordered or decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction under the authority of a law of the United States if the certificate of incorporation after the amendment only contains provisions required or permitted by Section 10A-3A-2.02.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-3A-9.08

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • certificate of incorporation: as used in this chapter is synonymous to the term certificate of formation used in Chapter 1. See Alabama Code 10A-3A-1.02
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The individual or individuals designated by the court shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of amendment setting forth:

(1) the name of the nonprofit corporation;
(2) the text of each amendment approved by the court;
(3) the date of the court’s order or decree approving the certificate of amendment;
(4) the title of the reorganization proceeding in which the order or decree was entered;
(5) a statement that the court had jurisdiction of the proceeding under federal statute; and
(6) the unique identifying number or other designation as assigned by the Secretary of State.
(c) This section does not apply after entry of a final decree in the reorganization proceeding even though the court retains jurisdiction of the proceeding for limited purposes unrelated to consummation of the reorganization plan.
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