MODEL BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT 2000/01/02 Supplement,3 Edition 2003 by the American Bar Foundation These files are provided for educational and informational use only,and are not to be promulgated for any other purpose.Nothing contained herein is to be considered as the rendering of legal advice for specific cases,and readers are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel.Any persons wishing to reprint these files in part or whole must obtain permission from the Manager,Copyrights and Licensing,American Bar Association,at 312-988-6102. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Subchapter A.SHORT TITLE AND RESERVATION OF POWER §1.0l.Short title 1.02.Reservation of power to amend or repeal Subchapter B.FILING DOCUMENTS 1.20.Requirements for documents;extrinsic facts §1.21.Foms $1.22.Filing,service,and copying fees 1.23.Effective time and date of document 1.24.Correcting filed document 1.25.Filing duty of secretary of state 1.26.Appeal from secretary of state's refusal to file document 1.27.Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document 1.28.Certificate of existence 1.29.Penalty for signing false document Subchapter C.SECRETARY OF STATE §1.30.Powers Subchapter D.DEFINITIONS 1.40.Act definitions §1.41.Notice $1.42.Number of shareholders Subchapter A SHORT TITLE AND RESERVATION OF POWER §1.01.SHORT TITLE This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "[name of state]Business Corporation Act." CROSS-REFERENCES Application of Act to existing domestic corporation,see s 17.01. Application of Act to qualified existing foreign corporation,see $17.02 Close corporations,see Model Statutory Close Corporation Supplement. Effective date of Act,see 17.06. Professional corporations,see Model Professional Corporation Supplement. Saving provisions,see 17.03. 2MODEL BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT 2000/01/02 Supplement, 3rd Edition © 2003 by the American Bar Foundation These files are provided for educational and informational use only, and are not to be promulgated for any other purpose. Nothing contained herein is to be considered as the rendering of legal advice for specific cases, and readers are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel. Any persons wishing to reprint these files in part or whole must obtain permission from the Manager, Copyrights and Licensing, American Bar Association, at 312-988-6102. 2 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Subchapter A. SHORT TITLE AND RESERVATION OF POWER § 1.01. Short title § 1.02. Reservation of power to amend or repeal Subchapter B. FILING DOCUMENTS § 1.20. Requirements for documents; extrinsic facts § 1.21. Forms § 1.22. Filing, service, and copying fees § 1.23. Effective time and date of document § 1.24. Correcting filed document § 1.25. Filing duty of secretary of state § 1.26. Appeal from secretary of state’s refusal to file document § 1.27. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document § 1.28. Certificate of existence § 1.29. Penalty for signing false document Subchapter C. SECRETARY OF STATE § 1.30. Powers Subchapter D. DEFINITIONS § 1.40. Act definitions § 1.41. Notice § 1.42. Number of shareholders Subchapter A. SHORT TITLE AND RESERVATION OF POWER § 1.01. SHORT TITLE This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “[name of state] Business Corporation Act.” CROSS-REFERENCES Application of Act to existing domestic corporation, see § 17.01. Application of Act to qualified existing foreign corporation, see § 17.02. Close corporations, see Model Statutory Close Corporation Supplement. Effective date of Act, see § 17.06. Professional corporations, see Model Professional Corporation Supplement. Saving provisions, see § 17.03