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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 617.1102

  • 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.
  • Corporation not for profit: means a corporation no part of the income or profit of which is distributable to its members, directors, or officers, except as otherwise provided under this chapter. See Florida Statutes 617.01401
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
A corporation not for profit organized under this chapter may merge with one or more other eligible entities, as identified in s. 607.1101(1), only if the surviving entity of such merger is a corporation not for profit or other eligible entity that has been organized as a not-for-profit entity under a governing statute or other applicable law that allows such a merger.