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10A-2A-3.04
Section 10A-2A-3.04 Lack of power to act. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2020-73 IN THE 2020
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE SECOND VERSION
LABELED PENDING. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the validity of corporate action
may not be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act. (b)
A corporation's power to act may be challenged: (1) in a proceeding by a stockholder against
the corporation to enjoin the act; (2) in a proceeding by the corporation, directly, derivatively,
or through a receiver, trustee, or other legal representative, against an incumbent or former
director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation; or (3) in a proceeding by the Attorney
General under Section 10A-2A-14.10. (c) In a stockholder's proceeding under subsection (b)(1)
to enjoin an unauthorized corporate act, the court may enjoin or set aside the act, if equitable
and if all affected persons are parties to the...
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10A-2-3.04
Section 10A-2-3.04 Ultra vires. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Except as provided in subsection
(b), the validity of corporate action may not be challenged on the ground that the corporation
lacks or lacked power to act. (b) A corporation's power to act may be challenged: (1) In a
proceeding by a shareholder against the corporation to enjoin the act; (2) In a proceeding
by the corporation, directly, derivatively, or through a receiver, trustee, or other legal
representative, against an incumbent or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation; or (3) In a proceeding by the Attorney General under Section 10A-2-14.30. (c)
In a shareholder's proceeding under subsection (b)(1) to enjoin an unauthorized corporate
act, the court may enjoin or set aside the act, if equitable and if all affected persons are
parties to the proceeding, and may award damages for loss, other than...
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10A-3-2.44
Section 10A-3-2.44 Assertion of lack of capacity or power; defense of ultra vires No act of
a nonprofit corporation and no conveyance or transfer of real or personal property to or by
a nonprofit corporation shall be invalid by reason of the fact that the corporation was without
capacity of power to do an act or to make or receive a conveyance or transfer, but lack of
capacity of power may be asserted: (1) In a proceeding by a member or a director against the
nonprofit corporation to enjoin the doing or continuation of unauthorized acts, or the transfer
of real or personal property by or to the nonprofit corporation. If the unauthorized acts
or transfer sought to be enjoined are being, or are to be, performed pursuant to any contract
to which the nonprofit corporation is a party, the court may, if all of the parties to the
contract are parties to the proceeding and if it deems the same to be equitable, set aside
and enjoin the performance of the contract, and in so doing may allow to...
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10A-2A-14.10
Section 10A-2A-14.10 Grounds for judicial dissolution. (a) The circuit court for the county
in which the corporation's principal office is located in this state, and if none in this
state, the circuit court for the county in which the corporation's most recent registered
office is located may dissolve a corporation: (1) in a proceeding by the Attorney General
if it is established that: (i) the corporation obtained its certificate of incorporation through
fraud; or (ii) the corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon
it by law; (2) in a proceeding by a stockholder if it is established that: (i) the directors
are deadlocked in the management of the corporate affairs, the stockholders are unable to
break the deadlock, and irreparable injury to the corporation is threatened or being suffered,
or the business and affairs of the corporation can no longer be conducted to the advantage
of the stockholders generally, because of the deadlock; (ii) the directors or...
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10A-2A-8.31
Section 10A-2A-8.31 Standards of liability for directors. Notwithstanding Division C of Article
3 of Chapter 1: (a) A director shall not be liable to the corporation or its stockholders
for any decision to take or not to take action, or any failure to take any action, as a director,
unless the party asserting liability in a proceeding establishes that: (1) no defense interposed
by the director based on (i) any provision in the certificate of incorporation authorized
by Section 10A-2A-2.02(b)(4) or by Section 10A-2A-2.02(b)(6), or (ii) the protection afforded
by Section 10A-2A-8.60, precludes liability; and (2) the challenged conduct consisted or was
the result of: (i) action not in good faith; or (ii) a decision (A) which the director did
not reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the corporation, or (B) as to which
the director was not informed to an extent the director reasonably believed appropriate in
the circumstances; or (iii) a lack of objectivity due to the...
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10A-1-8.01
Section 10A-1-8.01 Conversion of business and nonprofit entities. (a) A conversion of an entity
may be accomplished as provided in this section: (1) CORPORATIONS. a. The terms and conditions
of a plan of conversion of a corporation, other than a nonprofit corporation, must be approved
in accordance with the procedures and by the stockholder vote required by Article 9 of Chapter
2A. If the governing documents provide for approval of a conversion by less than all of a
corporation's stockholders, approval of the conversion shall constitute corporate action subject
to appraisal rights pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 2A. No conversion of a corporation to
a general or limited partnership may be effected without the consent in writing of each stockholder
who will have personal liability with respect to the converted entity, notwithstanding any
provision in the governing documents of the converting corporation providing for less than
unanimous stockholder approval for the conversion. b. The...
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10A-2A-1.40
Section 10A-2A-1.40 Chapter definitions. Notwithstanding Section 10A-1-1.03, as used in this
chapter, unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, the following
terms have the following meanings: (1) AUTHORIZED STOCK means the stock of all classes and
series a corporation or foreign corporation is authorized to issue. (2) BENEFICIAL STOCKHOLDER
means a person who owns the beneficial interest in stock, which is either a record stockholder
or a person on whose behalf shares of stock are registered in the name of an intermediary
or nominee. (3) CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION means the certificate of incorporation described
in Section 10A-2A-2.02, all amendments to the certificate of incorporation, and any other
documents permitted or required to be delivered for filing by a corporation with the Secretary
of State under this chapter or Chapter 1 that modify, amend, supplement, restate, or replace
the certificate of incorporation. After an amendment of the certificate...
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40-2A-7
Section 40-2A-7 Uniform revenue procedures. (a) Maintenance of records; audit and subpoena
authority; authority to issue regulations. (1) In addition to all other recordkeeping requirements
otherwise set out in this title, taxpayers shall keep and maintain an accurate and complete
set of records, books, and other information sufficient to allow the department to determine
the correct amount of value or correct amount of any tax, license, permit, or fee administered
by the department, or other records or information as may be necessary for the proper administration
of any matters under the jurisdiction of the department. The books, records, and other information
shall be open and available for inspection by the department upon request at a reasonable
time and location. (2) The department may examine and audit the records, books, or other relevant
information maintained by any taxpayer or other person for the purpose of computing and determining
the correct amount of value or correct...
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10A-1-8.02
Section 10A-1-8.02 Mergers of entities. (a) A merger of two or more entities, whether the other
entity or entities are the same or another form of entity, may be accomplished as provided
in this section. (1) CORPORATIONS. a. In the case of a corporation, other than a nonprofit
corporation, that is a party to a merger, a plan of merger must be approved in accordance
with the procedures and by the stockholder vote required by Article 11 of Chapter 2A. If the
governing documents of the corporation provide for approval of a merger by less than all of
the corporation's stockholders, approval of the merger shall constitute corporate action subject
to appraisal rights pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 2A, as applicable. No merger of a corporation
into a general or limited partnership may be effected without the consent in writing of each
stockholder who will have personal liability with respect to the surviving entity, notwithstanding
any provision in the governing documents of the...
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10A-2A-13.40
Section 10A-2A-13.40 Other remedies limited. (a) The legality of a proposed or completed corporate
action described in Section 10A-2A-13.02(a) may not be contested, nor may the corporate action
be enjoined, set aside or rescinded, in a legal or equitable proceeding by a stockholder after
the stockholders have approved the corporate action. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to
a corporate action that: (1) was not authorized and approved in accordance with the applicable
provisions of: (i) Article 9, 10, 11, or 12 of this chapter or Article 8 of Chapter 1; (ii)
the certificate of incorporation or bylaws; or (iii) the resolution of the board of directors
authorizing the corporate action; (2) was procured as a result of fraud, a material misrepresentation,
or an omission of a material fact necessary to make statements made, in light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading; (3) is an interested transaction, unless it has been
recommended by the board of directors in the...
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