Florida Chapter 617 — Corporations Not for Profit

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Fla. Stat. § 617.0102— Reservation of power to amend or repeal
Fla. Stat. § 617.0121— Forms
Fla. Stat. § 617.0122— Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates
Fla. Stat. § 617.0123— Effective date of document
Fla. Stat. § 617.0124— Correcting filed document
Fla. Stat. § 617.0125— Filing duties of Department of State
Fla. Stat. § 617.0126— Appeal from Department of State’s refusal to file document
Fla. Stat. § 617.0127— Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
Fla. Stat. § 617.0128— Certificate of status
Fla. Stat. § 617.0141— Notice
Fla. Stat. § 617.0202— Articles of incorporation; content
Fla. Stat. § 617.0203— Incorporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.0204— Liability for preincorporation transactions
Fla. Stat. § 617.0205— Organizational meeting of directors
Fla. Stat. § 617.0206— Bylaws
Fla. Stat. § 617.0207— Emergency bylaws
Fla. Stat. § 617.221— Membership associations
Fla. Stat. § 617.0301— Purposes and application
Fla. Stat. § 617.0302— Corporate powers
Fla. Stat. § 617.0303— Emergency powers
Fla. Stat. § 617.0304— Ultra vires
Fla. Stat. § 617.0401— Corporate name
Fla. Stat. § 617.0403— Registered name; application; renewal; revocation
Fla. Stat. § 617.0501— Registered office and registered agent
Fla. Stat. § 617.0502— Change of registered office or registered agent; resignation of registered agent
Fla. Stat. § 617.0503— Registered agent; duties; confidentiality of investigation records
Fla. Stat. § 617.0504— Serving process, giving notice, or making a demand on a corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.0505— Distributions; exceptions
Fla. Stat. § 617.0601— Members, generally
Fla. Stat. § 617.0604— Liability of members
Fla. Stat. § 617.0605— Transfer of membership interests
Fla. Stat. § 617.0606— Resignation of members
Fla. Stat. § 617.0607— Termination, expulsion, and suspension
Fla. Stat. § 617.0608— Purchase of memberships
Fla. Stat. § 617.0701— Meetings of members, generally; failure to hold annual meeting; special meeting; consent to corporate actions without meetings; waiver of notice of meetings
Fla. Stat. § 617.0721— Voting by members
Fla. Stat. § 617.0725— Quorum
Fla. Stat. § 617.0801— Duties of board of directors
Fla. Stat. § 617.0802— Qualifications of directors
Fla. Stat. § 617.0803— Number of directors
Fla. Stat. § 617.0806— Staggered terms for directors
Fla. Stat. § 617.0807— Resignation of directors
Fla. Stat. § 617.0808— Removal of directors
Fla. Stat. § 617.0809— Board vacancy
Fla. Stat. § 617.0820— Meetings
Fla. Stat. § 617.0821— Action by directors without a meeting
Fla. Stat. § 617.0822— Notice of meetings
Fla. Stat. § 617.0823— Waiver of notice
Fla. Stat. § 617.0824— Quorum and voting
Fla. Stat. § 617.0825— Board committees and advisory committees
Fla. Stat. § 617.0830— General standards for directors
Fla. Stat. § 617.0831— Indemnification and liability of officers, directors, employees, and agents
Fla. Stat. § 617.0832— Director conflicts of interest
Fla. Stat. § 617.0833— Loans to directors or officers
Fla. Stat. § 617.0834— Officers and directors of certain corporations and associations not for profit; immunity from civil liability
Fla. Stat. § 617.0835— Prohibited activities by private foundations
Fla. Stat. § 617.0840— Required officers
Fla. Stat. § 617.0841— Duties of officers
Fla. Stat. § 617.0842— Resignation and removal of officers
Fla. Stat. § 617.0843— Contract rights of officers
Fla. Stat. § 617.0901— Reincorporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1001— Authority to amend the articles of incorporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1002— Procedure for amending articles of incorporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1006— Contents of articles of amendment
Fla. Stat. § 617.1007— Restated articles of incorporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1008— Amendment pursuant to reorganization
Fla. Stat. § 617.1009— Effect of amendment
Fla. Stat. § 617.01011— Short title
Fla. Stat. § 617.1101— Plan of merger
Fla. Stat. § 617.1102— Limitation on merger
Fla. Stat. § 617.1103— Approval of plan of merger; abandonment of plan thereafter
Fla. Stat. § 617.1105— Articles of merger
Fla. Stat. § 617.1106— Effect of merger
Fla. Stat. § 617.1107— Merger of domestic and foreign corporations
Fla. Stat. § 617.1108— Merger of domestic corporation and other eligible entities
Fla. Stat. § 617.01201— Filing requirements
Fla. Stat. § 617.1201— Secured transactions and other dispositions of corporate property and assets not requiring member approval
Fla. Stat. § 617.1202— Sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of corporate property and assets requiring member approval
Fla. Stat. § 617.01301— Powers of Department of State
Fla. Stat. § 617.1301— Prohibited distributions
Fla. Stat. § 617.1302— Authorized distributions
Fla. Stat. § 617.01401— Definitions
Fla. Stat. § 617.1401— Voluntary dissolution of corporation prior to conducting its affairs
Fla. Stat. § 617.1402— Dissolution of corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1403— Articles of dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1404— Revocation of dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1405— Effect of dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1406— Plan of distribution of assets
Fla. Stat. § 617.1407— Unknown claims against dissolved corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1408— Known claims against dissolved corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1420— Grounds for administrative dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1421— Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1422— Reinstatement following administrative dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1423— Appeal from denial of reinstatement
Fla. Stat. § 617.1430— Grounds for judicial dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1431— Procedure for judicial dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1432— Receivership or custodianship
Fla. Stat. § 617.1433— Judgment of dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.1440— Deposit with Department of Financial Services
Fla. Stat. § 617.1501— Authority of foreign corporation to conduct affairs required
Fla. Stat. § 617.1502— Consequences of conducting affairs without authority
Fla. Stat. § 617.1503— Application for certificate of authority
Fla. Stat. § 617.1504— Amended certificate of authority
Fla. Stat. § 617.1505— Effect of certificate of authority
Fla. Stat. § 617.1506— Corporate name of foreign corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1507— Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1508— Change of registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1509— Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1510— Serving process, giving notice, or making a demand on a foreign corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1520— Withdrawal of foreign corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1530— Grounds for revocation of authority to conduct affairs
Fla. Stat. § 617.1531— Procedure for and effect of revocation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1532— Appeal from revocation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1533— Reinstatement following revocation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1601— Corporate records
Fla. Stat. § 617.1602— Inspection of records by members
Fla. Stat. § 617.1603— Scope of inspection right
Fla. Stat. § 617.1604— Court-ordered inspection
Fla. Stat. § 617.1605— Financial reports for members
Fla. Stat. § 617.1606— Access to records
Fla. Stat. § 617.1622— Annual report for Department of State
Fla. Stat. § 617.1623— Corporate information available to the public; application to corporations incorporated by circuit courts and by special act of the Legislature
Fla. Stat. § 617.1701— Application to existing domestic corporation
Fla. Stat. § 617.1702— Application to qualified foreign corporations
Fla. Stat. § 617.1703— Application of chapter
Fla. Stat. § 617.1711— Application to foreign and interstate commerce
Fla. Stat. § 617.1803— Domestication of foreign not-for-profit corporations
Fla. Stat. § 617.1805— Corporations for profit; when may become corporations not for profit
Fla. Stat. § 617.1806— Conversion to corporation not for profit; petition and contents
Fla. Stat. § 617.1807— Conversion to corporation not for profit; authority of circuit judge
Fla. Stat. § 617.1808— Application of act to corporation converted to corporation not for profit
Fla. Stat. § 617.1809— Limited agricultural association; conversion to a domestic corporation not for profit
Fla. Stat. § 617.1904— Estoppel
Fla. Stat. § 617.1907— Effect of repeal or amendment of prior acts
Fla. Stat. § 617.1908— Applicability of Florida Business Corporation Act
Fla. Stat. § 617.2001— Corporations which may be incorporated hereunder; incorporation of certain medical services corporations
Fla. Stat. § 617.2002— Corporation not for profit organized pursuant to s. 2, ch. 87-296; requirements
Fla. Stat. § 617.2003— Proceedings to revoke articles of incorporation or charter or prevent its use
Fla. Stat. § 617.2004— Extinct churches and religious societies; property
Fla. Stat. § 617.2005— Extinct churches and religious societies; dissolution
Fla. Stat. § 617.2006— Incorporation of labor unions or bodies
Fla. Stat. § 617.2007— Sponge packing and marketing corporations
Fla. Stat. § 617.02011— Incorporators
Fla. Stat. § 617.2101— Corporation authorized to act as trustee
Fla. Stat. § 617.2102— Fines and penalties against members
Fla. Stat. § 617.2104— Florida Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Fla. Stat. § 617.2105— Corporation issued a deed to real property
Fla. Stat. § 617.05015— Reserved name
Fla. Stat. § 617.07401— Members’ derivative actions
Fla. Stat. § 617.08101— Compensation of directors