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2006 Utah Code - Chapter 10a — Utah Revised Business Corporation Act
- 16-10a-101 — Short title.
- 16-10a-102 — Definitions.
- 16-10a-103 — Notice.
- 16-10a-104 — Powers of the division.
- 16-10a-120 — Filing requirements.
- 16-10a-121 — Forms.
- 16-10a-122 — Fees.
- 16-10a-123 — Effective time and date of filed documents.
- 16-10a-124 — Correcting filed documents.
- 16-10a-125 — Filing duty of division.
- 16-10a-126 — Appeal from division's refusal to file document.
- 16-10a-127 — Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.
- 16-10a-128 — Certificates issued by the division.
- 16-10a-129 — Penalty for signing false documents.
- 16-10a-201 — Incorporators.
- 16-10a-202 — Articles of incorporation.
- 16-10a-203 — Incorporation.
- 16-10a-204 — Liability for preincorporation transactions.
- 16-10a-205 — Organization of the corporation.
- 16-10a-206 — Bylaws.
- 16-10a-301 — Purposes.
- 16-10a-302 — General powers.
- 16-10a-303 — Ultra vires.
- 16-10a-401 — Corporate name.
- 16-10a-402 — Reserved name.
- 16-10a-403 — Corporate name -- Limited rights.
- 16-10a-501 — Registered office and registered agent.
- 16-10a-502 — Change of registered office or registered agent.
- 16-10a-503 — Resignation of registered agent.
- 16-10a-504 — Service on corporation.
- 16-10a-601 — Authorized shares.
- 16-10a-602 — Terms of class or series determined by board of directors.
- 16-10a-603 — Issued and outstanding shares.
- 16-10a-604 — Fractional shares.
- 16-10a-620 — Subscriptions for shares.
- 16-10a-621 — Issuance of shares.
- 16-10a-622 — Liability of shareholders.
- 16-10a-623 — Share dividends.
- 16-10a-624 — Share options and other rights.
- 16-10a-625 — Form and content of certificates.
- 16-10a-626 — Shares without certificates.
- 16-10a-627 — Restrictions on transfer or registration of shares or other securities.
- 16-10a-628 — Expense of issue.
- 16-10a-630 — Shareholders' preemptive rights.
- 16-10a-631 — Corporation's acquisition of its own shares.
- 16-10a-640 — Distributions to shareholders.
- 16-10a-641 — Unclaimed distributions.
- 16-10a-701 — Annual meeting.
- 16-10a-702 — Special meeting.
- 16-10a-703 — Court-ordered meeting.
- 16-10a-704 — Action without meeting.
- 16-10a-705 — Notice of meeting.
- 16-10a-706 — Waiver of notice.
- 16-10a-707 — Record date.
- 16-10a-708 — Meetings by telecommunication.
- 16-10a-720 — Shareholders' list for meeting.
- 16-10a-721 — Voting entitlement of shares.
- 16-10a-722 — Proxies.
- 16-10a-723 — Shares held by nominees.
- 16-10a-724 — Corporation's acceptance of votes.
- 16-10a-725 — Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.
- 16-10a-726 — Action by single and multiple voting groups.
- 16-10a-727 — Greater quorum or voting requirements.
- 16-10a-728 — Voting for directors -- Cumulative voting.
- 16-10a-730 — Voting trusts.
- 16-10a-731 — Voting agreements.
- 16-10a-732 — Shareholder agreements.
- 16-10a-740 — Procedure in derivative proceedings.
- 16-10a-801 — Requirement for and duties of board of directors.
- 16-10a-802 — Qualifications of directors.
- 16-10a-803 — Number and election of directors.
- 16-10a-804 — Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders.
- 16-10a-805 — Terms of directors generally.
- 16-10a-806 — Staggered terms for directors.
- 16-10a-807 — Resignation of directors.
- 16-10a-808 — Removal of directors by shareholders.
- 16-10a-809 — Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.
- 16-10a-810 — Vacancy on board.
- 16-10a-811 — Compensation of directors.
- 16-10a-820 — Meetings.
- 16-10a-821 — Action without meeting.
- 16-10a-822 — Notice of meeting.
- 16-10a-823 — Waiver of notice.
- 16-10a-824 — Quorum and voting.
- 16-10a-825 — Committees.
- 16-10a-830 — Required officers.
- 16-10a-831 — Duties of officers.
- 16-10a-832 — Resignation and removal of officers.
- 16-10a-833 — Contract rights with respect to officers.
- 16-10a-840 — General standards of conduct for directors and officers.
- 16-10a-841 — Limitation of liability of directors.
- 16-10a-842 — Liability of directors for unlawful distributions.
- 16-10a-850 — Definitions relating to conflicting interest transactions.
- 16-10a-851 — Judicial action.
- 16-10a-852 — Directors' action.
- 16-10a-853 — Shareholders' action.
- 16-10a-901 — Definitions.
- 16-10a-902 — Authority to indemnify directors.
- 16-10a-903 — Mandatory indemnification of directors.
- 16-10a-904 — Advance of expenses for directors.
- 16-10a-905 — Court-ordered indemnification of directors.
- 16-10a-906 — Determination and authorization of indemnification of directors.
- 16-10a-907 — Indemnification of officers, employees, fiduciaries, and agents.
- 16-10a-908 — Insurance.
- 16-10a-909 — Limitations on indemnification of directors.
- 16-10a-1001 — Authority to amend.
- 16-10a-1002 — Amendment by board of directors.
- 16-10a-1003 — Amendment by board of directors and shareholders.
- 16-10a-1004 — Voting on amendments by voting groups.
- 16-10a-1005 — Amendment before issuance of shares.
- 16-10a-1006 — Articles of amendment.
- 16-10a-1007 — Restated articles of incorporation.
- 16-10a-1008 — Amendment pursuant to reorganization.
- 16-10a-1008.5 — Conversion to a nonprofit corporation.
- 16-10a-1008.7 — Conversion to or from a domestic limited liability company.
- 16-10a-1009 — Effect of amendment.
- 16-10a-1020 — Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders.
- 16-10a-1021 — Bylaw changing quorum or voting requirement for shareholders.
- 16-10a-1022 — Bylaw changing quorum or voting requirement for directors.
- 16-10a-1101 — Merger.
- 16-10a-1102 — Share exchange.
- 16-10a-1103 — Action on plan.
- 16-10a-1104 — Merger of parent and subsidiary.
- 16-10a-1105 — Articles of merger or share exchange.
- 16-10a-1106 — Effect of merger or share exchange.
- 16-10a-1107 — Merger or share exchange with foreign corporations.
- 16-10a-1201 — Sale or mortgage of property without shareholder approval.
- 16-10a-1202 — Sale of property requiring shareholder approval.
- 16-10a-1301 — Definitions.
- 16-10a-1302 — Right to dissent.
- 16-10a-1303 — Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.
- 16-10a-1320 — Notice of dissenters' rights.
- 16-10a-1321 — Demand for payment -- Eligibility and notice of intent.
- 16-10a-1322 — Dissenters' notice.
- 16-10a-1323 — Procedure to demand payment.
- 16-10a-1324 — Uncertificated shares.
- 16-10a-1325 — Payment.
- 16-10a-1326 — Failure to take action.
- 16-10a-1327 — Special provisions relating to shares acquired after announcement of proposed corporate action.
- 16-10a-1328 — Procedure for shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.
- 16-10a-1330 — Judicial appraisal of shares -- Court action.
- 16-10a-1331 — Court costs and counsel fees.
- 16-10a-1401 — Authorization of dissolution prior to issuance of shares.
- 16-10a-1402 — Authorization of dissolution after issuance of shares.
- 16-10a-1403 — Articles of dissolution.
- 16-10a-1404 — Revocation of dissolution.
- 16-10a-1405 — Effect of dissolution.
- 16-10a-1406 — Disposition of known claims by notification.
- 16-10a-1407 — Disposition of claims by publication -- Disposition in absence of publication.
- 16-10a-1408 — Enforcement of claims against dissolved corporations.
- 16-10a-1409 — Service on dissolved corporation.
- 16-10a-1420 — Grounds for administrative dissolution.
- 16-10a-1421 — Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.
- 16-10a-1422 — Reinstatement following dissolution.
- 16-10a-1423 — Appeal from denial of reinstatement.
- 16-10a-1430 — Grounds for judicial dissolution.
- 16-10a-1431 — Procedure for judicial dissolution.
- 16-10a-1432 — Receivership or custodianship.
- 16-10a-1433 — Decree of dissolution.
- 16-10a-1434 — Election to purchase in lieu of dissolution.
- 16-10a-1440 — Deposit with state treasurer.
- 16-10a-1501 — Authority to transact business required.
- 16-10a-1502 — Consequences of transacting business without authority.
- 16-10a-1503 — Application for authority to transact business.
- 16-10a-1504 — Amended application for authority to transact business.
- 16-10a-1505 — Effect of filing an application for authority to transact business.
- 16-10a-1506 — Corporate name and assumed corporate name of foreign corporation.
- 16-10a-1507 — Registered name of foreign corporation.
- 16-10a-1508 — Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
- 16-10a-1509 — Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.
- 16-10a-1510 — Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.
- 16-10a-1511 — Service on foreign corporation.
- 16-10a-1520 — Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
- 16-10a-1521 — Service on withdrawn foreign corporation.
- 16-10a-1530 — Grounds for revocation.
- 16-10a-1531 — Procedure for and effect of revocation.
- 16-10a-1532 — Appeal from revocation.
- 16-10a-1533 — Domestication of foreign corporations.
- 16-10a-1601 — Corporate records.
- 16-10a-1602 — Inspection of records by shareholders and directors.
- 16-10a-1603 — Scope of inspection right.
- 16-10a-1604 — Court-ordered inspection.
- 16-10a-1605 — Financial statements.
- 16-10a-1606 — Information respecting shares.
- 16-10a-1607 — Annual report for division.
- 16-10a-1608 — Statement of person named as director or officer.
- 16-10a-1701 — Application to existing domestic corporations.
- 16-10a-1702 — Application to foreign corporations.
- 16-10a-1703 — Publication.
- 16-10a-1704 — Saving provisions.
- 16-10a-1705 — Severability clause.
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