2018 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations
CHAPTER 10 - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
Section 33-10-102. Amendment by board of directors.
Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without shareholder action to:
(1) delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;
(2) delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the Secretary of State;
(3) change each issued and unissued authorized share of an outstanding class into a greater number of whole shares if the corporation has only shares of that class outstanding;
(4) change the corporate name by substituting the word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd." for a similar word or abbreviation in the name or by adding, deleting, or changing a geographical attribution for the name; or
(5) make any other change expressly permitted by Chapters 1 thru 20 of this title to be made without shareholder action.
HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-15-30 [1962 Code Section 12-19.3; 1952 Code Sections 12-401 to 12-404; 1942 Code Sections 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; 1932 Code Sections 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; Civ. C. '22 Sections 4250, 4310, 4315, 4318; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2846, 2849, 2873; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1842, 1889, 1892; R. S. 1499; 1886 (19) 546; 1896 (22) 97; 1898 (22) 769, 771; 1901 (23) 710; 1917 (30) 36; 1962 (52) 1996; repealed by implication by 1981 Act No. 146 Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444 Section 2], and Section 33-15-80 [1962 Code Section 12-19.8; 1952 Code Sections 12-401 to 12-404; 1942 Code Sections 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; 1932 Code Sections 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; Civ. C. '22 Sections 4250, 4310, 4315, 4318; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2846, 2849, 2873; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1842, 1889, 1892; R. S. 1499; 1886 (19) 546; 1896 (22) 97; 1898 (22) 769, 771; 1901 (23) 710; 1917 (30) 36; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444 Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
