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2018 Georgia Code 14-2-201 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

Section 2. Business Corporations, 14-2-101 through 14-2-1703.

ARTICLE 2 INCORPORATION

14-2-201. Incorporators.

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.

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

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.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 14-2-201 From Courtlistener.com

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BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC. v. KEMP, GOVERNOR (Five Cases)

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-03-08

Snippet: Secretary of State’s office pursuant to OCGA § 14-2-201. The document expressly stated that “[t]he corporation