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South Carolina Code > Title 33 > Chapter 31 - South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act


Current as of: 2009
§ 33-31-101Short title
§ 33-31-102Reservation of power to amend or repeal
§ 33-31-120Filing requirements
§ 33-31-121Forms
§ 33-31-122Filing, service, and copying fees
§ 33-31-123Effective date of document
§ 33-31-124Correcting filed document
§ 33-31-125Filing duty of the Secretary of State
§ 33-31-126Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document
§ 33-31-127Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
§ 33-31-128Certificate of existence
§ 33-31-129Penalty for signing false document
§ 33-31-130Powers
§ 33-31-140Definitions
§ 33-31-141Notice
§ 33-31-150Private foundations
§ 33-31-151Express amendment excluding application of Section 33-31-150
§ 33-31-152Rights of State are not impaired
§ 33-31-155Authority to dispose of assets from a dissolved nonprofit corporation or eleemosynary organization
§ 33-31-160Judicial relief
§ 33-31-170Attorney General
§ 33-31-171Investigation by Attorney General authorized
§ 33-31-172Requesting permission to make examinations
§ 33-31-173Use of information is restricted
§ 33-31-174Forfeiture of right to operate for refusing examination
§ 33-31-175Provisions are cumulative
§ 33-31-180Religious corporations; Constitutional protections
§ 33-31-201Incorporators
§ 33-31-202Articles of incorporation
§ 33-31-203Incorporation
§ 33-31-204Liability for preincorporation transactions
§ 33-31-205Organization of corporation
§ 33-31-206Bylaws
§ 33-31-207Emergency bylaws and powers
§ 33-31-301Purposes
§ 33-31-302General powers
§ 33-31-303Emergency powers
§ 33-31-304Ultra vires
§ 33-31-305Powers of corporations created by legislative authority before 1900
§ 33-31-401Corporate name
§ 33-31-402Reserved name
§ 33-31-403Registered name of a foreign corporation
§ 33-31-404Name change filing requirement when real property owned
§ 33-31-501Registered office and registered agent
§ 33-31-502Change of registered office or registered agent
§ 33-31-503Resignation of registered agent
§ 33-31-504Service on corporation
§ 33-31-505Notice of Change of Principal Office
§ 33-31-601Admission
§ 33-31-602Consideration
§ 33-31-603No requirement of members
§ 33-31-610Differences in rights and obligations of members
§ 33-31-611Transfers
§ 33-31-612Member's liability to third parties
§ 33-31-620Resignation
§ 33-31-621Termination, expulsion, and suspension
§ 33-31-622Purchase of memberships
§ 33-31-630Derivative suits
§ 33-31-640Delegates
§ 33-31-701Annual and regular meetings
§ 33-31-702Special meetings
§ 33-31-703Court-ordered meeting
§ 33-31-704Action by written consent
§ 33-31-705Notice of meeting
§ 33-31-706Waiver of notice
§ 33-31-707Record date; determining members entitled to notice and vote
§ 33-31-708Action by written or electronic ballot
§ 33-31-720Members' list for voting
§ 33-31-721Voting entitlement generally
§ 33-31-722Quorum requirements
§ 33-31-723Voting requirements
§ 33-31-724Proxies
§ 33-31-725Cumulative voting for directors
§ 33-31-726Other methods of electing directors
§ 33-31-727Corporation's acceptance of votes
§ 33-31-730Voting agreements
§ 33-31-801Requirement for and duties of board
§ 33-31-802Qualifications of directors
§ 33-31-803Number of directors
§ 33-31-804Election, designation, and appointment of directors
§ 33-31-805Terms of directors generally
§ 33-31-806Staggered terms for directors
§ 33-31-807Resignation of directors
§ 33-31-808Removal of directors elected by members or directors
§ 33-31-809Removal of designated or appointed directors
§ 33-31-810Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
§ 33-31-811Vacancy on board
§ 33-31-812Compensation of directors
§ 33-31-820Regular and special meetings
§ 33-31-821Action without meeting
§ 33-31-822Call and notice of meetings
§ 33-31-823Waiver of notice
§ 33-31-824Quorum and voting
§ 33-31-825Committees
§ 33-31-830General standards for directors
§ 33-31-831Director conflict of interest
§ 33-31-832Loans or guarantees for directors and officers
§ 33-31-833Liability for unlawful distributions
§ 33-31-834Immunity from suit
§ 33-31-840Required officers
§ 33-31-841Duties and authority of officers
§ 33-31-842Standards of conduct for officers
§ 33-31-843Resignation and removal of officers
§ 33-31-844Contract rights of officers
§ 33-31-850Definitions
§ 33-31-851Authority to indemnify
§ 33-31-852Mandatory indemnification
§ 33-31-853Advances for expenses
§ 33-31-854Court-ordered indemnification
§ 33-31-855Determination and authorization of indemnification
§ 33-31-856Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents
§ 33-31-857Insurance
§ 33-31-858Application of article
§ 33-31-1001
§ 33-31-1002Amendment of articles by directors
§ 33-31-1003Amendment of articles by directors and members
§ 33-31-1004Class voting by members on amendments
§ 33-31-1005Articles of amendment
§ 33-31-1006Restated articles of incorporation
§ 33-31-1007Amendment pursuant to judicial reorganization
§ 33-31-1008Effect of amendment and restatement
§ 33-31-1020Amendment of bylaws by directors
§ 33-31-1021Amendment of the bylaws by directors and members
§ 33-31-1022Class voting on bylaw amendment by members
§ 33-31-1023Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for members
§ 33-31-1024Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors
§ 33-31-1030Approval of the articles of incorporation and bylaws by third persons
§ 33-31-1031Amendment terminating members or redeeming or canceling memberships
§ 33-31-1101Approval of plan of merger
§ 33-31-1102Limitations on mergers by public benefit or religious corporations
§ 33-31-1103Action on plan by board, members, and third persons
§ 33-31-1104Articles of merger
§ 33-31-1105Effect of merger
§ 33-31-1106Merger with foreign corporation
§ 33-31-1107Bequests, devises, and gifts not affected by merger
§ 33-31-1201Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets
§ 33-31-1202Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities
§ 33-31-1301Prohibited distributions
§ 33-31-1302Authorized distributions
§ 33-31-1401Dissolution by incorporators
§ 33-31-1402Dissolution by directors, members, and third persons
§ 33-31-1403Notices to the Attorney General
§ 33-31-1404Articles of dissolution
§ 33-31-1405Revocation of dissolution
§ 33-31-1406Effect of dissolution
§ 33-31-1407Known claims against dissolved corporation
§ 33-31-1408Unknown claims against dissolved corporation
§ 33-31-1420Grounds for administrative dissolution
§ 33-31-1421Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution
§ 33-31-1422Reinstatement following administrative dissolution
§ 33-31-1423Appeal from denial of reinstatement
§ 33-31-1430Grounds for judicial dissolution
§ 33-31-1431Procedure for judicial dissolution
§ 33-31-1432Receivership or custodianship
§ 33-31-1433Decree of dissolution
§ 33-31-1440Deposit with Department of Revenue and Taxation
§ 33-31-1501Authority to transact business required
§ 33-31-1502Consequences of transacting business without authority
§ 33-31-1503Application for certificate of authority
§ 33-31-1504Amended certificate of authority
§ 33-31-1505Effect of certificate of authority
§ 33-31-1506Corporate name of foreign corporation
§ 33-31-1507Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation
§ 33-31-1508Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation
§ 33-31-1509Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation
§ 33-31-1510Service on foreign corporations
§ 33-31-1515Notice of change of principal office
§ 33-31-1520Withdrawal of foreign corporation
§ 33-31-1530Grounds for revoking a foreign corporation's authority to transact business in this State
§ 33-31-1531Procedure and effect of revocation
§ 33-31-1532Appeal from revocation
§ 33-31-1601Corporate records
§ 33-31-1602Inspection of records by members
§ 33-31-1603Scope of inspection rights
§ 33-31-1604Court-ordered inspection
§ 33-31-1605Limitations on use of membership list
§ 33-31-1620Financial statements for members
§ 33-31-1621Report of indemnification to members
§ 33-31-1701Application to Existing Domestic Corporations
§ 33-31-1702Application to Qualified Foreign Corporations
§ 33-31-1703Saving Provisions
§ 33-31-1704Severability
§ 33-31-1705Effective Date
§ 33-31-1706Public Benefit, Mutual Benefit, and Religious Corporations
§ 33-31-1707Existing domestic and foreign corporations required to file "Notification by Existing Corporation" form
§ 33-31-1708Provisions not applicable

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