TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

Section 3. Nonprofit Corporations, 14-3-101 through 14-3-1703.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

14-3-180. Construction of chapter when religious doctrine inconsistent.

If religious doctrine governing the affairs of a corporation is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter on the same subject, the religious doctrine shall control to the extent required by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of this state or both.

(Code 1981, §14-3-180, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)

COMMENT

This section is taken from the Model Act. In the absence of this section, some provisions of this Code might, if applied to religious corporations, conflict with the United States Constitution or the Constitution of the State of Georgia.