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O.C.G.A. § 14-2-201 (2019)

Incorporators

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One or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the Secretary of State for filing.

History

(Code 1981, § 14-2-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.)

Annotations

COMMENT

Source: Model Act, § 2.01. The only change from previous law is that former § 14-2-170 required natural persons who serve as incorporators to be over 18 years of age.

The only functions of incorporators under the Code are (1) to sign the articles of incorporation, (2) to deliver them for filing with the Secretary of State, and (3) to complete the formation of the corporation to the extent set forth in Section 14-2-205.

Cross-References Articles of incorporation, see § 14-2-202. "Deliver" includes mail, see § 14-2-140. Effective time and date of filing, see § 14-2-123. Filing fees, see § 14-2-122. Filing requirements, see § 14-2-120. Organization of corporation by incorporators, see § 14-2-205. "Person" defined, see § 14-2-140.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 18A Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, § 155 et seq.

C.J.S. - 18 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 50, 51.

ALR. - Validity, construction, and effect of statutory provisions concerning capital requisites of state incorporation of bank, 79 A.L.R.3d 1190.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Black Voters Matter Fund, Inc. v. Kemp, 870 S.E.2d 430 (Ga. 2022).
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Black Voters Matter Fund, Inc. v. Kemp, 870 S.E.2d 430 (Ga. 2022). · cites it 4× “The State introduced in evidence a certified copy of BVMF’s articles of incorporation, a document filed with the Secretary of State’s office pursuant to OCGA § 14-2-201. The document expressly stated that “[t]he corporation will not have members.”
Lathan v. Hosp. Auth. of Charlton Cnty.., 805 S.E.2d 450 (Ga. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “Incorporation under these chapters refers to the delivery of articles of incorporation to the Secretary of State of Georgia, who then files the articles, bringing the corporation into legal existence.”
Carnes v. McNeal, 479 S.E.2d 474 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “See OCGA §§ 14-2-201; 14-2-203; 14-5-20.”
Faleshia Lathan v. Hosp. Auth. of Charlton Cnty., No. A17A1524 (Ga. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2017). · cites it 4× “Incorporation under these chapters refers to the delivery of articles of incorporation to the Secretary of State of Georgia, who then files the articles, bringing the corporation into legal existence.”
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