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§958
Title 13-C: MAINE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT
Chapter 10: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
Subchapter 1: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
§1002

§1001. Authority to amend

1.  Generally.  A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that, as of the effective date of the amendment, is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation or to delete a provision that is not required to be contained in the articles of incorporation.  
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
2.  No vested property right.  A shareholder of a corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation, including provisions relating to management, control, capital structure, dividend entitlement or purpose or duration of the corporation.  
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
3.  Organized under special Act.  If a corporation was organized under a special Act of the Legislature, the corporation may amend its articles of incorporation only if:  
A. The corporation could now be organized under this Act; or   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
B. The proposed amendment would not be materially inconsistent with the special Act creating the corporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 640, §A2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
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