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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 607.503

  • Articles of incorporation: includes original, amended, and restated articles of incorporation, articles of share exchange, and articles of merger, and all amendments thereto. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
  • 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.
  • Social purpose corporation: means a corporation that is formed, or has elected to become, subject to this part, the status of which as a social purpose corporation has not been terminated. See Florida Statutes 607.502
To incorporate as a social purpose corporation, an incorporator must satisfy the requirements of this chapter, and the articles of incorporation must state that the corporation is a social purpose corporation under this part.