New york model business corporation act

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The Laws of New York Consolidated Laws of New York

Business Corporation Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous Corporate Purposes and Powers Corporate Name and Service of Process Formation of Corporations Corporate Finance Shareholders Directors and Officers Amendments and Changes Merger or Consolidation; Guarantee; Disposition of Assets; Share Exchanges ARTICLE 10 Non-judicial Dissolution ARTICLE 11 Judicial Dissolution ARTICLE 12 Receivership ARTICLE 13 Foreign Corporations ARTICLE 15 Professional Service Corporations ARTICLE 15-A Foreign Professional Service Corporations ARTICLE 16 Security Takeover Disclosure Act ARTICLE 17 Benefit Corporations ARTICLE 20 Effective Date

CHAPTER 855
AN ACT in relation to business corporations, constituting chapter four

of the consolidated laws

Became a law April 24, 1961, with the approval of the Governor.

Passed, by a majority vote, three-fifths being present

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
Article 1. Short title; definitions; application; certificates,

2. Corporate purposes and powers. (§§ 201-203)

3. Corporate name and service of process. (§§ 301-308)

4. Formation of corporations. (§§ 401-409)

5. Corporate finance. (§§ 501-520)

6. Shareholders. (§§ 601-630)

7. Directors and officers. (§§ 701-727)

8. Amendments and changes. (§§ 801-808)

9. Merger or consolidation; guarantee; disposition of

assets; share exchanges. (§§ 901-913)

10. Non-judicial dissolution. (§§ 1001-1009)

11. Judicial dissolution. (§§ 1101-1118)

12. Receivership. (§§ 1201-1218)

13. Foreign corporations. (§§ 1301-1320)

15. Professional Service Corporations. (§§ 1501-1516)

15-A. Foreign professional service corporations.

16. Security Takeover Disclosure Act. (§§ 1600-1613)

17. Benefit corporations. (§§ 1701-1709)

20. Effective Date. (§ 2001)