O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 14-3-206 (2019)

Bylaws

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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(a) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt bylaws for the corporation.

(b) The bylaws may contain any provision for regulating and managing the affairs of the corporation that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation.

History

(Code 1981, § 14-3-206, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 18A Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 252 et seq.

C.J.S. - 7 C.J.S., Associations, § 6. 10 C.J.S., Beneficial Associations, § 21 et

CORPORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

seq. 18 C.J.S., Corporations, § 154 et seq. ALR. - Enforceability of invalid corporate bylaw as contract, 159 ALR 290. Provisions of articles or bylaws of nonprofit corporation or association formed by

business competitors whereby the amount of dues of respective members varies according to amount of business done by them, as contrary to public policy, 161 ALR 795.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2023 · leading case: Enchanted Valley RV Park Resort, Ltd. v. Weese, 526 S.E.2d 124 (Ga. Ct. App. 1999).
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Enchanted Valley RV Park Resort, Ltd. v. Weese, 526 S.E.2d 124 (Ga. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “See OCGA §§ 14-3-206 (b); 44-3-100 (a). (c) The vote by the Association members by proxy had authorization under OCGA § 14-3-724.”
Carla Willis v. Water's Edge Homeowner's Ass'n, Inc. (Ga. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 8× “Citing OCGA § 14-3-206 (b) of the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code, the association argues that we cannot give meaning to the bylaws governing eligibility because they conflict with the articles of incorporation. Under that Code section, bylaws may “contain any provision for…”
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