Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 20-11

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Articles of incorporation: include amended and restated articles of incorporation, articles of merger, and special charters. See
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 20.11. Limitations on continuation of close corporation status

The status of a close corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter shall continue until:

(1) the close corporation files with the Secretary of State articles of amendment deleting from its articles of incorporation any or all of the provisions required by section 20.02 of this title; or

(2) one or more of the provisions or conditions required by section 20.02 of this title has been breached and neither the corporation nor any of its shareholders proceed under section 20.14 of this title to prevent the loss of status. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)