Alabama Statutes
§ 10A-2A-10.20 — Authority to Amend
Alabama § 10A-2A-10.20
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 10AAlabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code
Ch. 2AAlabama Business Corporation Law
Art. 10Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Div. BAmendment of Bylaws
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 10A-2A-10.20 (2026).
Text
(a)A corporation’s stockholders may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws.
(b)A corporation’s board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws, unless:
(1)the certificate of incorporation, Section 10A-2A-10.21 or, if applicable, Section 10A-2A-10.22, reserves that power exclusively to the stockholders in whole or part; or
(2)except as provided in Section 10A-2A-2.05(d), the stockholders in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw expressly provide that the board of directors may not amend, repeal, or adopt that bylaw.
(c)A stockholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the bylaws.
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Legislative History
(Act 2019-94, §1.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 10A-1-1.01
Short Title§ 10A-1-1.02
Applicability of Chapter§ 10A-1-1.03
Definitions§ 10A-1-1.04
Disinterested Person§ 10A-1-1.05
Conspicuous Information§ 10A-1-1.06
Synonymous Terms§ 10A-1-1.07
Signing of Document or Other Writing§ 10A-1-1.08
Short Titles§ 10A-1-1.09
Reference in Law to Statute Revised by Title§ 10A-1-1.10
Reservation of Power§ 10A-1-1.11
Law Governing Filing Entities§ 10A-1-1.12
Entities Not Formed by Filing Instrument§ 10A-1-1.13
Internal Affairs§ 10A-1-2.01
General Scope of Permissible Purposes§ 10A-1-2.02
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 10A-2A-10.20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/10A-2A-10.20.