Effective: May 22, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 267 – 129th General Assembly As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (A) “Corporation” or “domestic corporation” means a nonprofit corporation formed under the laws of this state, or a business corporation formed under the laws of this state that, by amendment to its […]
Effective: August 19, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 42 – 126th General Assembly (A) Unless another form of notice is required by the articles, the regulations, the bylaws, or by applicable law, any notice required by this chapter shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by telegram, by the use of […]
Effective: April 10, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 597 – 123rd General Assembly A corporation may be formed under this chapter for any purpose or purposes for which natural persons lawfully may associate themselves, except that when there is a special provision in the Revised Code for the formation thereunder of a designated class of […]
Effective: May 16, 2002 Latest Legislation: House Bill 278 – 124th General Assembly (A) Any person, singly or jointly with others, and without regard to residence, domicile, or state of incorporation, may form a corporation by signing and filing with the secretary of state articles of incorporation, which shall set forth the following: (1) The […]
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 276 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in this section and in sections 1702.41 and 1702.411 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall not accept for filing in the secretary of state’s office any articles if the corporate name set forth in the […]
Effective: May 20, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 98 – 130th General Assembly (A) Every corporation shall have and maintain an agent, sometimes referred to as the “statutory agent,” upon whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by statute to be served upon a corporation may be served. The agent shall be one […]
Effective: April 10, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 597 – 123rd General Assembly (A) When articles of incorporation and other certificates relating to the corporation are submitted to the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall, after finding that they comply with the provisions of this chapter, accept the articles and other certificates for […]
Effective: March 29, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 699 – 126th General Assembly (A) When an unincorporated society or association, organized for any of the purposes for which a corporation could be formed under this chapter, authorizes the incorporation of that society or association, by the same procedure and affirmative vote of its voting members […]
Effective: October 11, 1955 Latest Legislation: House Bill 70 – 101st General Assembly The fact that a religious society, ecclesiastical society, or church has been continuously in existence since January 1, 1925, claiming to have been legally incorporated as such, and exercising authority and performing duties as such during such time, shall be prima-facie evidence […]
Effective: April 10, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 597 – 123rd General Assembly After the articles have been filed and at any time prior to a meeting of voting members, the incorporators or a majority of them, at a meeting, may adopt regulations for the government of the corporation, the conduct of its affairs, and […]
Effective: March 29, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 699 – 126th General Assembly (A) Without limiting the generality of such authority, the regulations, whether designated a constitution or rules, or by some other term, may include provisions with respect to the following: (1) The place, if any, and time for holding, the manner of and […]
Effective: May 4, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 48 – 129th General Assembly (A) A corporation may sue and be sued. (B) A corporation may adopt and alter a corporate seal and use it or a facsimile of it, but failure to affix the corporate seal shall not affect the validity of any instrument. (C) […]
Effective: April 10, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 597 – 123rd General Assembly (A) The corporation shall maintain a record of its members containing the name and address of each member, the date of admission to membership, and, if members are classified, the class to which the member belongs. (B) A corporation may issue certificates […]
Effective: April 10, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 597 – 123rd General Assembly Where neither the articles nor the regulations provide for members thereof as such, or where a corporation has in fact no members other than the directors, the directors shall, for the purposes of any statute or rule of law relating to corporations, […]
Effective: April 10, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 597 – 123rd General Assembly Each corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, together with minutes of the proceedings of its incorporators, members, directors, and committees of the directors or members. Subject to limitations prescribed in the articles or the regulations upon the […]
Effective: April 10, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 597 – 123rd General Assembly An annual meeting of voting members for the election of directors and the consideration of reports to be laid before such meeting shall be held on a date designated by or in the manner provided for in the articles or the regulations. […]
Effective: March 29, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 699 – 126th General Assembly (A) Meetings of voting members may be called by any of the following: (1) The chairperson of the board, the president, or, in case of the president’s absence, death, or disability, the vice-president authorized to exercise the authority of the president; (2) […]
Effective: August 19, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 42 – 126th General Assembly Unless the articles or the regulations provide for notice of meetings otherwise than as provided in this section, written notice stating the place, if any, and the time of a meeting and the means, if any, by which the voting members can […]
Effective: March 29, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 699 – 126th General Assembly (A) Notice of the place, if any, the time, and the purposes of any meeting of voting members or directors, as the case may be, whether required by law, the articles, the regulations, or (in the case of directors) the bylaws, may […]
Effective: March 29, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 699 – 126th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in the articles or the regulations, each member, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter properly submitted to the members for their vote, consent, waiver, release, or other action. (B) Unless the […]
