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TITLE 17 - CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
CHAPTER 19 - WYOMING NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT
ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS- 17-19-101. Short title.
- 17-19-102. Reservation of power to amend or repeal.
- 17-19-120. Filing requirements.
- 17-19-121. Forms.
- 17-19-122. Filing, service and copying fees.
- 17-19-123. Effective date of document.
- 17-19-124. Correcting filed document.
- 17-19-125. Filing duty of secretary of state.
- 17-19-126. Appeal from secretary of state's refusal to file document.
- 17-19-127. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.
- 17-19-128. Certificate of existence.
- 17-19-129. Penalty for signing false document.
- 17-19-130. Powers.
- 17-19-140. General definitions.
- 17-19-141. Notice.
- 17-19-150. Private foundations.
- 17-19-160. Judicial relief.
- 17-19-170. Attorney general.
- 17-19-180. Constitutional protections.
- 17-19-201. Incorporators.
- 17-19-202. Articles of incorporation.
- 17-19-203. Incorporation.
- 17-19-204. Liability for preincorporation transactions.
- 17-19-205. Organization of corporation.
- 17-19-206. Bylaws.
- 17-19-207. Emergency bylaws and powers.
- 17-19-301. Purposes.
- 17-19-302. General powers.
- 17-19-303. Emergency powers.
- 17-19-304. Ultra vires.
- 17-19-501. Registered office and registered agent.
- 17-19-502. Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 90, 3.
- 17-19-503. Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 90, 3.
- 17-19-504. Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 90, 3.
- 17-19-601. Admission.
- 17-19-602. Consideration.
- 17-19-603. No requirement of members.
- 17-19-610. Differences in rights and obligations of members.
- 17-19-611. Transfers.
- 17-19-612. Member's liability to third parties.
- 17-19-613. Member's liability for dues, assessments and fees.
- 17-19-614. Creditor's action against member.
- 17-19-620. Resignation.
- 17-19-621. Termination, expulsion and suspension.
- 17-19-622. Purchase of memberships.
- 17-19-630. Derivative suits.
- 17-19-640. Delegates.
- 17-19-701. Annual and regular meetings.
- 17-19-702. Special meeting.
- 17-19-703. Court-ordered meeting.
- 17-19-704. Action by written consent.
- 17-19-705. Notice of meeting.
- 17-19-706. Waiver of notice.
- 17-19-707. Record date; determining members entitled to notice and vote.
- 17-19-708. Action by written ballot.
- 17-19-720. Members' list for meeting.
- 17-19-721. Voting entitlement generally.
- 17-19-722. Quorum requirements.
- 17-19-723. Voting requirements.
- 17-19-724. Proxies.
- 17-19-725. Cumulative voting for directors.
- 17-19-726. Other methods of electing directors.
- 17-19-727. Corporation's acceptance of votes.
- 17-19-730. Voting agreements.
- 17-19-801. Requirement for and duties of board.
- 17-19-802. Qualifications of directors.
- 17-19-803. Number of directors.
- 17-19-804. Election, designation and appointment of directors.
- 17-19-805. Terms of directors generally.
- 17-19-806. Staggered terms for directors.
- 17-19-807. Resignation of directors.
- 17-19-808. Removal of directors elected by members or directors.
- 17-19-809. Removal of designated or appointed directors.
- 17-19-810. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.
- 17-19-811. Vacancy on board.
- 17-19-812. Compensation of directors.
- 17-19-820. Regular and special meetings.
- 17-19-821. Action without meeting.
- 17-19-822. Call and notice of meetings.
- 17-19-823. Waiver of notice.
- 17-19-824. Quorum and voting.
- 17-19-825. Committees of the board; other informal committees.
- 17-19-830. Directors' standards and liabilities.
- 17-19-831. Director conflict of interest.
- 17-19-832. Loans to or guaranties for directors and officers.
- 17-19-840. Required officers.
- 17-19-841. Duties and authority of officers.
- 17-19-842. Standards of conduct for officers.
- 17-19-843. Resignation and removal of officers.
- 17-19-844. Contract rights of officers.
- 17-19-845. Officers' authority to execute documents.
- 17-19-850. Subarticle definitions.
- 17-19-851. Reserved.
- 17-19-852. Mandatory indemnification.
- 17-19-853. Advance for expenses.
- 17-19-854. Court-ordered indemnification.
- 17-19-855. Reserved.
- 17-19-856. Indemnification of officers, employees and agents.
- 17-19-857. Insurance.
- 17-19-858. Application of subarticle.
- 17-19-1001. Authority to amend.
- 17-19-1002. Amendment by directors.
- 17-19-1003. Amendment by directors and members.
- 17-19-1004. Class voting by members on amendments.
- 17-19-1005. Articles of amendment.
- 17-19-1006. Restated articles of incorporation.
- 17-19-1007. Amendment pursuant to judicial reorganization.
- 17-19-1008. Effect of amendment.
- 17-19-1020. Amendment by directors.
- 17-19-1021. Amendment by directors and members.
- 17-19-1022. Class voting by members on amendments.
- 17-19-1030. Approval by third persons.
- 17-19-1031. Amendment terminating members or redeeming or canceling memberships.
- 17-19-1101. Approval of plan of merger.
- 17-19-1102. Limitations on mergers by public benefit or religious corporations.
- 17-19-1103. Action on plan by board, members and third persons.
- 17-19-1104. Articles of merger.
- 17-19-1105. Effect of merger.
- 17-19-1106. Merger with foreign corporation.
- 17-19-1107. Bequests, devises and gifts.
- 17-19-1108. Merger with a governmental subdivision.
- 17-19-1110. Approval of plan of consolidation.
- 17-19-1111. Limitations on consolidations by public benefit or religious corporations.
- 17-19-1112. Action on plan by board, members and third persons.
- 17-19-1113. Articles of consolidation.
- 17-19-1114. Effect of consolidation.
- 17-19-1115. Consolidation with foreign corporation.
- 17-19-1116. Bequests, devises and gifts.
- 17-19-1117. Consolidation with a governmental subdivision.
- 17-19-1201. Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets.
- 17-19-1202. Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities.
- 17-19-1301. Prohibited distributions.
- 17-19-1302. Purchase of memberships; authorized distributions.
- 17-19-1401. Dissolution by incorporators or directors.
- 17-19-1402. Dissolution by directors, members and third persons.
- 17-19-1403. Notices to the secretary of state.
- 17-19-1404. Articles of dissolution.
- 17-19-1405. Revocation of dissolution.
- 17-19-1406. Effect of dissolution.
- 17-19-1407. Known claims against dissolved corporation.
- 17-19-1408. Unknown claims against dissolved corporation.
- 17-19-1420. Grounds for administrative dissolution.
- 17-19-1421. Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.
- 17-19-1422. Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
- 17-19-1423. Appeal from denial of reinstatement.
- 17-19-1430. Grounds for judicial dissolution.
- 17-19-1431. Procedure for judicial dissolution.
- 17-19-1432. Receivership or custodianship.
- 17-19-1433. Decree of dissolution.
- 17-19-1440. Deposit with state treasurer.
- 17-19-1501. Authority to transact business required.
- 17-19-1502. Consequences of transacting business without authority.
- 17-19-1503. Application for certificate of authority.
- 17-19-1504. Amended certificate of authority.
- 17-19-1505. Effect of certificate of authority.
- 17-19-1506. Corporate name of foreign corporation.
- 17-19-1507. Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
- 17-19-1508. Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 90, 3.
- 17-19-1509. Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 90, 3.
- 17-19-1510. Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 90, 3.
- 17-19-1520. Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
- 17-19-1530. Grounds for revocation.
- 17-19-1531. Procedure and effect of revocation.
- 17-19-1532. Appeal from revocation.
- 17-19-1601. Corporate records.
- 17-19-1602. Inspection of records by members.
- 17-19-1603. Scope of inspection rights.
- 17-19-1604. Court-ordered inspection.
- 17-19-1605. Limitations on use of membership list.
- 17-19-1620. Financial statements for members.
- 17-19-1621. Report of indemnification to members.
- 17-19-1630. Filing of reports.
- 17-19-1631. Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 192, 3.
- 17-19-1632. Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 192, 3.
- 17-19-1633. Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 192, 3.
- 17-19-1701. Domestication of foreign corporations.
- 17-19-1702. Application for certificate of domestication; articles of domestication.
- 17-19-1710. Continuance of foreign corporations.
- 17-19-1801. Application to existing domestic corporations.
- 17-19-1802. Application to qualified foreign corporations.
- 17-19-1803. Saving provisions.
- 17-19-1804. Public benefit, mutual benefit and religious corporations.
- 17-19-1805. Issuance of additional capital stock prohibited.
- 17-19-1806. Transition of for profit corporations to nonprofit status.
- 17-19-1807. Transition of mutual benefit corporations to for profit status.
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