§ 7815 Incorporator Amendment Filing

Corporations Code·California

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•If the people who started a company want to change its rules, they must write and sign a paper saying so.
•This paper must say that most of them agree, that no bosses were picked yet, and that the company has no members.
•They have to send this paper to the right place to make the changes official.

Example

A group of friends starts a small company but later wants to change its name.

All the friends must write and sign a paper saying they agree on the new name, that no one is in charge yet, and that there are no members. Then, they send this paper to make the name change official.

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§ 7815 Incorporator Amendment Filing

In the case of amendments adopted by the incorporators under Section 7811, the corporation shall file a certificate of amendment signed and verified by a majority of the incorporators which shall state that the signers thereof constitute at least a majority of the incorporators, that directors were not named in the original articles and have not been elected, that the corporation has no members and that they adopt the amendment or amendments therein set forth. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 724.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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amendments incorporators certificate of amendment directors original articles members

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 7815.

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