Corporations Code section 5811

Except as provided in Section 5813.5, any amendment of the articles may be adopted by a writing signed by a majority of the incorporators, so long as:

(a)

No directors were named in the original articles;

(b)

No directors have been elected; and

(c)

The corporation has no members.

Source: Section 5811, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=5811. (updated Jan. 1, 1979; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/corporations_code_section_5811

Original Source: Section 5811, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=5811. (last accessed May 12, 2025).