(1) A corporation’s board of directors may restate its articles of incorporation at any time with or without a vote of the members.
(2) The restatement may include one or more amendments to the articles of incorporation. If the restatement includes an amendment requiring member approval, it must be adopted as provided in s. 617.1002.
(3) A corporation restating its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the department for filing articles of restatement, executed in accordance with s. 617.01201, setting forth the name of the corporation and the text of the restated articles of incorporation together with a certificate setting forth:
(a) Whether the restatement contains an amendment to the articles of incorporation requiring member approval and, if it does not, that the board of directors adopted the restatement; or
(b) If the restatement contains an amendment to the articles of incorporation requiring member approval, the information required by s. 617.1006.
(4) Duly adopted restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation and all amendments to them.
(5) The Department of State may certify restated articles of incorporation, as the articles of incorporation currently in effect, without including the certificate information required by subsection (3).
History.—s. 66, ch. 90-179; s. 60, ch. 93-281; s. 34, ch. 2009-205.
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