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2011 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 10 Corporations and Associations
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 2 Filing Documents and Fees- 10-120 Filing requirements
- 10-121 Forms
- 10-122 Filing, service and copying fees; expedited report filing and access; same day and next day services; posted wait times; advance monies; definition
- 10-122.01 Public access fund; purpose; exemption; money on deposit account
- 10-123 Effective time and date of document
- 10-124 Correcting filed document; articles of incorporation; authority to transact business
- 10-125 Filing duty of commission
- 10-127 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
- 10-128 Certificate of good standing
- 10-201 Incorporators
- 10-202 Articles of incorporation
- 10-203 Incorporation
- 10-204 Liability for noncorporate transactions
- 10-205 Organization of corporation
- 10-206 Bylaws
- 10-207 Emergency bylaws
- 10-220 Transfer of domicile
- 10-221 Adoption of articles of domestication
- 10-222 Articles of domestication
- 10-223 Certificate of disclosure and certificate of good standing
- 10-224 Recording and publication of articles of domestication
- 10-225 Effect of change of domicile
- 10-226 Transfer of domicile from this state
- 10-501 Known place of business and statutory agent
- 10-502 Change of known place of business or statutory agent
- 10-503 Resignation of statutory agent
- 10-504 Service on corporation
- 10-601 Authorized shares
- 10-602 Terms of class or series determined by board of directors
- 10-603 Issued and outstanding shares
- 10-604 Fractional shares
- 10-620 Subscription for shares
- 10-621 Issuance of shares
- 10-622 Liability of subscribers and shareholders
- 10-623 Share dividends
- 10-624 Share rights, options and warrants
- 10-625 Form and content of certificates
- 10-626 Shares without certificates
- 10-627 Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities; definition
- 10-628 Expense of issue
- 10-629 Adjustment of terms of rights, options and warrants; conditions to exercise of rights, options and warrants
- 10-630 Shareholders' preemptive rights; definition
- 10-631 Corporation's acquisition of its own shares
- 10-701 Annual meeting
- 10-702 Special meeting
- 10-703 Court ordered meeting
- 10-704 Action by shareholders without meeting
- 10-705 Notice of meeting
- 10-706 Waiver of notice
- 10-707 Record date
- 10-708 Participation in shareholders' meeting
- 10-720 Shareholders' list for meeting
- 10-721 Voting entitlement of shares
- 10-722 Proxies
- 10-723 Shares held by nominees
- 10-724 Corporation's acceptance of votes
- 10-725 Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups
- 10-726 Action by single and multiple voting groups
- 10-727 Greater quorum or voting requirements
- 10-728 Voting for directors; cumulative voting
- 10-740 Definitions
- 10-741 Standing
- 10-742 Demand
- 10-743 Stay of proceedings
- 10-744 Dismissal
- 10-745 Discontinuance or settlement
- 10-746 Payment of expenses
- 10-747 Applicability to foreign corporations
- 10-801 Board of directors
- 10-802 Qualification of directors
- 10-803 Number and election of directors
- 10-804 Election of directors by certain classes or series of shareholders
- 10-805 Terms of directors generally
- 10-806 Staggered terms for directors
- 10-807 Resignation of directors
- 10-808 Removal of directors by shareholders
- 10-809 Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
- 10-810 Vacancy on board
- 10-811 Compensation of directors
- 10-820 Meetings
- 10-821 Action by directors without meeting
- 10-822 Notice of meetings
- 10-823 Waiver of notice
- 10-824 Quorum and voting
- 10-825 Committees
- 10-840 Required officers
- 10-841 Duties of officers
- 10-842 Standards of conduct for officers; presumption
- 10-843 Resignation and removal of officers
- 10-844 Contract rights of officers
- 10-850 Definitions
- 10-851 Authority to indemnify
- 10-852 Mandatory indemnification
- 10-853 Advance for expenses
- 10-854 Court ordered indemnification
- 10-855 Determination and authorization of indemnification
- 10-856 Indemnification of officers
- 10-857 Insurance
- 10-858 Application of article
- 10-860 Definitions
- 10-861 Judicial action
- 10-862 Directors' action; definition
- 10-863 Shareholders' action; definition
- 10-1001 Authority to amend
- 10-1002 Amendment by board of directors
- 10-1003 Amendment by board of directors and shareholders
- 10-1004 Voting on amendments by voting groups
- 10-1005 Amendment before issuance of shares
- 10-1006 Articles of amendment
- 10-1007 Restated articles of incorporation
- 10-1008 Amendment pursuant to reorganization
- 10-1009 Effect of amendments
- 10-1020 Amendment by board of directors or shareholders
- 10-1021 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for shareholders
- 10-1022 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors
- 10-1101 Merger
- 10-1102 Share exchange
- 10-1103 Action on plan of merger or share exchange
- 10-1104 Merger of subsidiary
- 10-1105 Articles of merger or share exchange; publication
- 10-1106 Effect of merger or share exchange
- 10-1107 Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation
- 10-1108 Merger or exchange of shares and interests with a limited liability company, limited partnership or registered limited liability partnership
- 10-1201 Sale of assets in regular course of business and mortgage of assets
- 10-1202 Sale of assets other than in regular course of business
- 10-1320 Notice of dissenters' rights
- 10-1321 Notice of intent to demand payment
- 10-1322 Dissenters' notice
- 10-1323 Duty to demand payment
- 10-1324 Share restrictions
- 10-1325 Payment
- 10-1326 Failure to take action
- 10-1327 After-acquired shares
- 10-1328 Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer
- 10-1401 Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors
- 10-1402 Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders
- 10-1403 Articles of dissolution; effective date of dissolution
- 10-1404 Revocation of dissolution
- 10-1405 Effect of dissolution
- 10-1406 Known claims against dissolved corporation; definition
- 10-1407 Unknown claims against dissolved corporation
- 10-1420 Grounds for administrative dissolution
- 10-1421 Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution
- 10-1422 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution
- 10-1430 Grounds for judicial dissolution or equitable relief
- 10-1431 Procedure for judicial dissolution or equitable relief
- 10-1432 Receivership
- 10-1433 Decree of dissolution
- 10-1434 Election to purchase in lieu of dissolution
- 10-1501 Authority to transact business required
- 10-1502 Consequences of transacting business without authority; penalty
- 10-1503 Application for authority to transact business
- 10-1504 Delivery of changes; changes requiring new authority
- 10-1505 Effect of grant of authority
- 10-1506 Corporate name of foreign corporation
- 10-1507 Known place of business and statutory agent of foreign corporation
- 10-1508 Change of known place of business or statutory agent of foreign corporation
- 10-1509 Resignation of statutory agent of foreign corporation
- 10-1510 Service on foreign corporation
- 10-1520 Withdrawal of foreign corporation
- 10-1521 Withdrawal by duly authorized officers; foreign corporations
- 10-1601 Corporate records
- 10-1602 Inspection of records by shareholders
- 10-1603 Scope of inspection right; charge
- 10-1604 Court‑ordered inspection
- 10-1620 Financial statements for shareholders
- 10-1621 Other reports to shareholders
- 10-1622 Annual report
- 10-1623 Statement of bankruptcy or receivership; interrogatories before subsequent incorporation; violation; classification; definitions
- 10-1630 Certificate of good standing; license and registration renewal
- 10-1631 Civil liability for false statements
- 10-1632 Interrogatory or signature violations; corporate records; classification
- 10-1633 Interrogatories by the commission
- 10-1634 Information disclosed by interrogatories
- 10-1635 Certified copies received in evidence
- 10-1701 Application to existing domestic corporations
- 10-1702 Application to qualified foreign corporations
- 10-1801 Law applicable to close corporations
- 10-1802 Definitions
- 10-1803 Mandatory provisions of articles of incorporation
- 10-1804 Optional provisions of articles of incorporation
- 10-1805 Managers
- 10-1806 Settlement of disputes; arbitration
- 10-1807 Option to dissolve
- 10-1808 Purposes
- 10-1809 Capital units, transfers and encumbrances
- 10-1810 Definition of relative rights of capital units
- 10-1811 Changes in investor relationships
- 10-1812 Variable relative rights
- 10-1813 Limitation of liability
- 10-1814 Appointment of conservator
- 10-1815 Involuntary dissolution or liquidation pursuant to court order
- 10-1816 Court relief other than dissolution, liquidation or appointment of conservator
- 10-1817 Merger of close corporations
- 10-1818 Conversion of corporate status
- 10-1841 Claim for unclaimed shares or dividends
- 10-1842 Payment of claim
- 10-1843 Court action upon refusal to pay claim
- 10-1871 Definitions
- 10-1872 Classifications of business trusts
- 10-1873 Form of association authorized
- 10-1874 Required delivery to commission; certified copy of trust instrument
- 10-1876 Amendments to trust instrument; filing; recordation
- 10-1877 Powers; construction of instrument; binding effect of terms and conditions
- 10-1878 Taxation
- 10-1879 Corporation laws applicable
- 10-2001 Definitions
- 10-2002 Law governing associations
- 10-2003 Requirements for formation; limitation on association profits
- 10-2004 Articles of incorporation; amendments
- 10-2005 Powers of association
- 10-2006 Bylaws; renewal upon expiration of contract period
- 10-2007 By‑laws concerning property rights of members; amendment
- 10-2008 Eligibility for membership
- 10-2009 Membership certificates; voting; liability
- 10-2010 Appraisal of interest and payment upon withdrawal or expulsion of member
- 10-2011 General powers of directors; election; compensation
- 10-2012 Organization of board of directors
- 10-2013 Removal of officer or director
- 10-2014 General and special meetings of association; notice
- 10-2015 Referral to membership
- 10-2016 Marketing contract; remedies for breach
- 10-2017 Pilot agreement; list of other agreements; recording
- 10-2018 Investments; limitation; disposition of profits
- 10-2019 Annual reports
- 10-2020 License and other fees; tax exemption
- 10-2021 Distribution of unclaimed reserves
- 10-2022 Associations not deemed in restraint of trade
- 10-2023 Inducing breach of contract; spreading false report; classification
- 10-2024 Producer‑distributor agreement not to join, become or remain member of cooperative or trade association
- 10-2025 Exemption from security law
- 10-2051 Definitions
- 10-2052 Purpose
- 10-2053 Requirements for formation
- 10-2054 Name
- 10-2055 Articles of incorporation
- 10-2056 Amendment of articles
- 10-2057 Powers of electric cooperative
- 10-2058 Board of directors; compensation; term; quorum
- 10-2059 Officers of cooperative
- 10-2060 Members in cooperative
- 10-2061 Nonliability of members for cooperative indebtedness
- 10-2062 Annual and special meetings of members; notice; quorum; voting
- 10-2063 Waiver of notice of meeting
- 10-2064 Bylaws
- 10-2065 Districts; boundaries
- 10-2066 Change of location of principal office
- 10-2067 Nonprofit operation
- 10-2068 Disposition of property
- 10-2069 Recording of mortgages; effect
- 10-2070 Use of roads and streets; notice; protest
- 10-2073 Consolidation
- 10-2074 Merger
- 10-2075 Effect of consolidation or merger
- 10-2076 Conversion of existing corporations
- 10-2077 Dissolution
- 10-2078 Filing of articles
- 10-2079 Fees
- 10-2080 Exemption from securities regulations
- 10-2081 Exemption from antitrust statutes
- 10-2082 Taking of acknowledgments by officer or member
- 10-2083 Construction of article
- 10-2084 Electric cooperative nonprofit membership corporations; annual report
- 10-2101 Requirements for formation
- 10-2102 Powers of trustees
- 10-2103 Title to property of society
- 10-2104 Election, removal and meetings of trustees
- 10-2105 Filing facsimile of society insignia
- 10-2106 Wearing insignia of patriotic or fraternal order without authority to obtain aid; classification
- 10-2121 Definitions
- 10-2122 Purpose
- 10-2123 Incorporators
- 10-2124 Use of name
- 10-2125 Articles of incorporation
- 10-2126 Amendment of articles; change of location of principal office
- 10-2127 Powers of a generation and transmission cooperative
- 10-2128 Membership in a generation and transmission cooperative; voting; nonliability
- 10-2129 Annual and special meetings of members; notice; quorum
- 10-2130 Board of directors; term; compensation; quorum
- 10-2131 Officers of a generation and transmission cooperative
- 10-2132 Bylaws
- 10-2133 Nonprofit operation
- 10-2134 Disposition of property
- 10-2135 Recording of mortgages; effect
- 10-2136 Use of roads and streets; notice; protest
- 10-2138 Prohibition of duplication of service
- 10-2139 Consolidation
- 10-2140 Merger
- 10-2141 Conversion of cooperatives into generation and transmission cooperatives
- 10-2142 Effect of consolidation or merger
- 10-2143 Dissolution
- 10-2144 Filing of articles
- 10-2145 Fees
- 10-2146 Exemption from securities regulations
- 10-2147 Exemption from antitrust statutes
- 10-2148 Taking of acknowledgments by officer or member
- 10-2149 Admission of foreign generation and transmission cooperatives
- 10-2150 Nonprofit electric generation and transmission cooperative corporations; annual report
- 10-2210 Election of professional corporation status
- 10-2211 Purposes
- 10-2212 General powers
- 10-2213 Rendering professional services; applicability
- 10-2214 Prohibited activities; authorized investments
- 10-2215 Corporation name
- 10-2220 Issuance of shares
- 10-2221 Shares and professional corporation status on shares
- 10-2222 Share transfer restriction
- 10-2223 Compulsory acquisition of shares after death, dissolution or disqualification of shareholder
- 10-2224 Acquisition procedure
- 10-2225 Court action to appraise shares
- 10-2226 Court costs and fees of experts
- 10-2227 Cancellation of disqualified shares
- 10-2228 Definition of disqualified shareholder
- 10-2230 Directors and officers
- 10-2231 Voting of shares
- 10-2232 Professional relationship
- 10-2233 Privileged communications
- 10-2234 Responsibility for professional services
- 10-2244 Authority to transact business
- 10-2245 Application for authority to transact business
- 10-2246 Revocation of certificate of authority
- 10-2251 Definitions
- 10-2252 Purposes
- 10-2253 General powers
- 10-2254 Capital stock
- 10-2255 Loans by members
- 10-2256 Authority to become shareholders
- 10-2257 Temporary board of directors
- 10-2258 Board of directors
- 10-2259 Method of incorporation
- 10-2260 Approval of articles of incorporation; incorporation
- 10-2261 Authorization to commence business
- 10-2262 Surplus and dividends
- 10-2263 Investment of excess funds
- 10-2264 Members as agents for corporations
- 10-2265 Supervision and reports
- 10-2266 Dissolution or liquidation
- 10-2701 Definitions
- 10-2702 Duties of director
- 10-2703 Special meetings of shareholders
- 10-2704 Limitation on share repurchases; definition
- 10-2705 Compensation agreements
- 10-2706 Application
- 10-2721 Control share acquisitions; exemption from article
- 10-2722 Information statement
- 10-2723 Meeting of shareholders
- 10-2724 Financing
- 10-2725 Voting rights
- 10-2726 Rights of action
- 10-2727 Redemption
- 10-2741 Business combination with interested shareholder; approval by committee of the directors
- 10-2742 Requirements after three years
- 10-2743 Business combinations; exemptions
- 10-3120 Filing requirements
- 10-3121 Forms
- 10-3122 Filing, service and copying fees; public access fund; expedited report filing and access; same day and next day services
- 10-3123 Effective time and date of document
- 10-3124 Correcting filed document; articles of incorporation; application for authority to conduct affairs
- 10-3125 Filing duty of commission
- 10-3127 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
- 10-3128 Certificate of good standing
- 10-3140 Definitions
- 10-3141 Notice
- 10-3150 Private foundations; definition
- 10-3160 Judicial relief
- 10-3180 Religious corporations; constitutional protections
- 10-3201 Incorporators
- 10-3202 Articles of incorporation
- 10-3203 Incorporation
- 10-3204 Liability for noncorporate transactions
- 10-3205 Organization of corporation
- 10-3206 Bylaws
- 10-3207 Emergency bylaws
- 10-3220 Transfer of domicile
- 10-3221 Adoption of articles of domestication
- 10-3222 Articles of domestication
- 10-3223 Certificate of disclosure and certificate of good standing
- 10-3224 Recording and publication of articles of domestication
- 10-3225 Effect of change of domicile
- 10-3226 Transfer of domicile from this state
- 10-3501 Known place of business and statutory agent
- 10-3502 Change of known place of business and statutory agent
- 10-3503 Resignation of statutory agent
- 10-3504 Service on corporation
- 10-3610 Difference in rights and obligations of members
- 10-3611 Transfers
- 10-3612 Member's liability to third parties
- 10-3613 Member's liability for dues, assessments and fees
- 10-3614 Creditor's action against member
- 10-3630 Definitions
- 10-3631 Standing
- 10-3632 Demand
- 10-3633 Stay of proceedings
- 10-3634 Dismissal
- 10-3635 Discontinuance or settlement
- 10-3636 Payment of expenses
- 10-3637 Applicability to foreign corporations
- 10-3701 Annual and regular meetings; exceptions
- 10-3702 Special meeting
- 10-3703 Court ordered meeting; costs; attorney fees
- 10-3704 Action by written consent; definition
- 10-3705 Notice of meeting
- 10-3706 Waiver of notice
- 10-3707 Record date; determining members entitled to notice and vote
- 10-3708 Action by written ballot
- 10-3720 Members' list for meeting
- 10-3721 Voting entitlement generally
- 10-3722 Quorum requirements
- 10-3723 Voting requirements
- 10-3724 Proxies
- 10-3725 Cumulative voting for directors
- 10-3726 Other methods of electing directors
- 10-3727 Corporation's acceptance of votes
- 10-3801 Requirement for and duties of board
- 10-3802 Qualifications of directors
- 10-3803 Number of directors
- 10-3804 Election, designation and appointment of directors
- 10-3805 Terms of directors generally
- 10-3806 Staggered terms for directors
- 10-3807 Resignation of directors
- 10-3808 Removal of directors elected by members or directors
- 10-3809 Removal of designated or appointed directors
- 10-3810 Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
- 10-3811 Vacancy on board
- 10-3812 Compensation of directors
- 10-3820 Regular and special meetings
- 10-3821 Action without meeting
- 10-3822 Call and notice of meetings
- 10-3823 Waiver of notice
- 10-3824 Quorum and voting
- 10-3825 Committees of the board
- 10-3840 Officers
- 10-3841 Duties and authority of officers
- 10-3842 Standards of conduct for officers
- 10-3843 Resignation and removal of officers
- 10-3844 Contract rights of officers
- 10-3845 Officers' authority to execute documents
- 10-3850 Definitions
- 10-3851 Authority to indemnify
- 10-3852 Mandatory indemnification
- 10-3853 Advance for expenses
- 10-3854 Court ordered indemnification
- 10-3855 Determination and authorization of indemnification
- 10-3856 Indemnification of officers
- 10-3857 Insurance
- 10-3858 Application of article
- 10-3860 Definitions
- 10-3861 Judicial action
- 10-3862 Directors' action; definition
- 10-3863 Members' action; definition
- 10-3864 Conflict of interest policy; exceptions
- 10-11001 Authority to amend
- 10-11002 Amendment by board of directors
- 10-11003 Amendment by board of directors and members
- 10-11004 Class voting by members on amendments
- 10-11006 Articles of amendment
- 10-11007 Restated articles of incorporation
- 10-11008 Amendment pursuant to reorganization
- 10-11009 Effect of amendment and restatement
- 10-11020 Amendment by board of directors
- 10-11021 Amendment by board of directors or members
- 10-11022 Class voting by members on amendments
- 10-11023 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for members
- 10-11024 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors
- 10-11030 Approval by third persons
- 10-11031 Amendment terminating members or redeeming or canceling memberships
- 10-11101 Approval of plan of merger
- 10-11102 Membership exchange
- 10-11103 Action on plan by board, members and third persons
- 10-11105 Articles of merger or membership exchange; publication
- 10-11106 Effect of merger or membership exchange
- 10-11107 Merger or exchange with other entities
- 10-11108 Requests, devises and gifts
- 10-11201 Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets
- 10-11202 Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities
- 10-11251 Definitions
- 10-11252 Scope; included transactions; excluded transactions
- 10-11253 Public hearing; notice; requirements; summary report
- 10-11254 Applicability
- 10-11401 Dissolution by incorporators or directors and third persons
- 10-11402 Dissolution by directors and third persons
- 10-11403 Articles of dissolution
- 10-11404 Revocation of dissolution
- 10-11405 Effect of dissolution
- 10-11406 Known claims against dissolved corporation
- 10-11407 Unknown claims against dissolved corporation
- 10-11420 Grounds for administrative dissolution
- 10-11421 Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution
- 10-11422 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution
- 10-11430 Grounds for judicial dissolution
- 10-11431 Procedure for judicial dissolution
- 10-11432 Receivership
- 10-11433 Decree of dissolution
- 10-11501 Authority to conduct affairs required
- 10-11502 Consequences of conducting affairs without authority
- 10-11503 Application for certificate of authority
- 10-11504 Changes requiring new authority
- 10-11505 Effect of grant of authority
- 10-11506 Corporate name of foreign corporation
- 10-11507 Known place of business and statutory agent of foreign corporation
- 10-11508 Change of known place of business or statutory agent of foreign corporation
- 10-11509 Resignation of statutory agent of foreign corporation
- 10-11510 Service on foreign corporation
- 10-11520 Withdrawal of foreign corporation
- 10-11521 Withdrawal by directors or members; foreign corporations
- 10-11601 Corporate records
- 10-11602 Inspection of records by members; applicability
- 10-11603 Scope of inspection rights; charge
- 10-11604 Court ordered inspection
- 10-11605 Limitations on use of membership list; applicability
- 10-11620 Financial statements for members
- 10-11621 Report of indemnification to members
- 10-11622 Annual report
- 10-11623 Statement of bankruptcy or receivership; interrogatories before subsequent incorporation; violation; classification; definition
- 10-11630 Certificate of good standing; license and registration renewal
- 10-11631 Civil liability for false statements
- 10-11632 Interrogatory or signature violations; corporate records; classification
- 10-11633 Interrogatories by the commission
- 10-11634 Information disclosed by interrogatories
- 10-11635 Certified copies received in evidence
- 10-11701 Application to existing domestic corporations
- 10-11702 Application to qualified foreign corporations
- 10-11801 Definitions
- 10-11802 Managing and investing institutional funds; standard of conduct
- 10-11803 Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment fund; construction
- 10-11804 Delegation of management and investment functions
- 10-11805 Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment or purpose
- 10-11806 Applicability
- 10-11901 Purposes for which corporation sole may be formed
- 10-11902 Requirements for formation
- 10-11903 Articles of incorporation; amendment
- 10-11904 Powers of corporation sole
- 10-11905 Execution of instruments
- 10-11906 Succession of title and authority
- 10-11907 Succession of title to religious property held by person not incorporated as corporation sole
- 10-11908 Officer; director; law applicable to corporations sole
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