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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 20§ 12692 Corporate Amendment Election Rules

§ 12692 Corporate Amendment Election Rules

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§ 12692 Corporate Amendment Election Rules

This law lets a corporation decide to follow new corporate rules by filing an amendment, and it may need both board and member approval depending on what changes are made.

Key Takeaways

  • •The corporation must file an amendment that says it wants to be governed by the new law.
  • •The board can adopt the amendment alone unless it makes certain listed changes, in which case members must also approve.
  • •The amendment cannot name the corporation’s first agent for service of process if a required report has already been filed.

Example

A small coffee shop wants to update its corporate papers to remove references to par value and to state its purpose more clearly.

The shop's board can adopt the amendment by itself, but because the change deletes a statement about par value, the members (shareholders) must also approve the amendment before it takes effect.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 12692 Corporate Amendment Election Rules

(a) The provisions of Sections 12310 and 12313 of the new law relating to the contents of articles of incorporation do not apply to subject corporations unless and until an amendment of the articles is filed stating that the corporation elects to be governed by all of the provisions of the new law not otherwise applicable to it under this chapter. (b) The amendment described in subdivision (a) may be adopted by the board alone, except that if such amendment makes any change in the articles other than conforming the statement of purposes of the subject corporation to Section 12310, deleting any references to the location of its principal office, deleting any statement of par value or any statement regarding the number of directors, or conforming any such statement to Section 12331 (subject to Section 12694), the amendment shall also be approved by the members (Section 12224) if such approval is otherwise required for the changes made. (c) The amendment shall not name the corporation’s initial agent for service of process if a report required by Section 12570 has been filed. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

Sections 12310 and 12313subject corporationsamendmentboard alonemember approval

Related Statutes

  • § 12691 Corporate Law Application Dates
  • § 12693 Corporate Powers Amendment Clarification
  • § 12694 Corporate Chief Financial Officer
  • § 5613 Proxy Authorization Rules
  • § 12690 Corporate Law Definitions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 12692.
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