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South Carolina Code > Title 33 > Chapter 31 - South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act South Carolina Code > Title 33 > Chapter 31 - South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation ActCurrent as of: 2009Check for updates§ 33-31-101Short title§ 33-31-102Reservation of power to amend or repeal§ 33-31-120Filing requirements§ 33-31-121Forms§ 33-31-122Filing, service, and copying fees§ 33-31-123Effective date of document§ 33-31-124Correcting filed document§ 33-31-125Filing duty of the Secretary of State§ 33-31-126Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document§ 33-31-127Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document§ 33-31-128Certificate of existence§ 33-31-129Penalty for signing false document§ 33-31-130Powers§ 33-31-140Definitions§ 33-31-141Notice§ 33-31-150Private foundations§ 33-31-151Express amendment excluding application of Section 33-31-150§ 33-31-152Rights of State are not impaired§ 33-31-155Authority to dispose of assets from a dissolved nonprofit corporation or eleemosynary organization§ 33-31-160Judicial relief§ 33-31-170Attorney General§ 33-31-171Investigation by Attorney General authorized§ 33-31-172Requesting permission to make examinations§ 33-31-173Use of information is restricted§ 33-31-174Forfeiture of right to operate for refusing examination§ 33-31-175Provisions are cumulative§ 33-31-180Religious corporations; Constitutional protections§ 33-31-201Incorporators§ 33-31-202Articles of incorporation§ 33-31-203Incorporation§ 33-31-204Liability for preincorporation transactions§ 33-31-205Organization of corporation§ 33-31-206Bylaws§ 33-31-207Emergency bylaws and powers§ 33-31-301Purposes§ 33-31-302General powers§ 33-31-303Emergency powers§ 33-31-304Ultra vires§ 33-31-305Powers of corporations created by legislative authority before 1900§ 33-31-401Corporate name§ 33-31-402Reserved name§ 33-31-403Registered name of a foreign corporation§ 33-31-404Name change filing requirement when real property owned§ 33-31-501Registered office and registered agent§ 33-31-502Change of registered office or registered agent§ 33-31-503Resignation of registered agent§ 33-31-504Service on corporation§ 33-31-505Notice of Change of Principal Office§ 33-31-601Admission§ 33-31-602Consideration§ 33-31-603No requirement of members§ 33-31-610Differences in rights and obligations of members§ 33-31-611Transfers§ 33-31-612Member's liability to third parties§ 33-31-620Resignation§ 33-31-621Termination, expulsion, and suspension§ 33-31-622Purchase of memberships§ 33-31-630Derivative suits§ 33-31-640Delegates§ 33-31-701Annual and regular meetings§ 33-31-702Special meetings§ 33-31-703Court-ordered meeting§ 33-31-704Action by written consent§ 33-31-705Notice of meeting§ 33-31-706Waiver of notice§ 33-31-707Record date; determining members entitled to notice and vote§ 33-31-708Action by written or electronic ballot§ 33-31-720Members' list for voting§ 33-31-721Voting entitlement generally§ 33-31-722Quorum requirements§ 33-31-723Voting requirements§ 33-31-724Proxies§ 33-31-725Cumulative voting for directors§ 33-31-726Other methods of electing directors§ 33-31-727Corporation's acceptance of votes§ 33-31-730Voting agreements§ 33-31-801Requirement for and duties of board§ 33-31-802Qualifications of directors§ 33-31-803Number of directors§ 33-31-804Election, designation, and appointment of directors§ 33-31-805Terms of directors generally§ 33-31-806Staggered terms for directors§ 33-31-807Resignation of directors§ 33-31-808Removal of directors elected by members or directors§ 33-31-809Removal of designated or appointed directors§ 33-31-810Removal of directors by judicial proceeding§ 33-31-811Vacancy on board§ 33-31-812Compensation of directors§ 33-31-820Regular and special meetings§ 33-31-821Action without meeting§ 33-31-822Call and notice of meetings§ 33-31-823Waiver of notice§ 33-31-824Quorum and voting§ 33-31-825Committees§ 33-31-830General standards for directors§ 33-31-831Director conflict of interest§ 33-31-832Loans or guarantees for directors and officers§ 33-31-833Liability for unlawful distributions§ 33-31-834Immunity from suit§ 33-31-840Required officers§ 33-31-841Duties and authority of officers§ 33-31-842Standards of conduct for officers§ 33-31-843Resignation and removal of officers§ 33-31-844Contract rights of officers§ 33-31-850Definitions§ 33-31-851Authority to indemnify§ 33-31-852Mandatory indemnification§ 33-31-853Advances for expenses§ 33-31-854Court-ordered indemnification§ 33-31-855Determination and authorization of indemnification§ 33-31-856Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents§ 33-31-857Insurance§ 33-31-858Application of article§ 33-31-1001§ 33-31-1002Amendment of articles by directors§ 33-31-1003Amendment of articles by directors and members§ 33-31-1004Class voting by members on amendments§ 33-31-1005Articles of amendment§ 33-31-1006Restated articles of incorporation§ 33-31-1007Amendment pursuant to judicial reorganization§ 33-31-1008Effect of amendment and restatement§ 33-31-1020Amendment of bylaws by directors§ 33-31-1021Amendment of the bylaws by directors and members§ 33-31-1022Class voting on bylaw amendment by members§ 33-31-1023Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for members§ 33-31-1024Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors§ 33-31-1030Approval of the articles of incorporation and bylaws by third persons§ 33-31-1031Amendment terminating members or redeeming or canceling memberships§ 33-31-1101Approval of plan of merger§ 33-31-1102Limitations on mergers by public benefit or religious corporations§ 33-31-1103Action on plan by board, members, and third persons§ 33-31-1104Articles of merger§ 33-31-1105Effect of merger§ 33-31-1106Merger with foreign corporation§ 33-31-1107Bequests, devises, and gifts not affected by merger§ 33-31-1201Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets§ 33-31-1202Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities§ 33-31-1301Prohibited distributions§ 33-31-1302Authorized distributions§ 33-31-1401Dissolution by incorporators§ 33-31-1402Dissolution by directors, members, and third persons§ 33-31-1403Notices to the Attorney General§ 33-31-1404Articles of dissolution§ 33-31-1405Revocation of dissolution§ 33-31-1406Effect of dissolution§ 33-31-1407Known claims against dissolved corporation§ 33-31-1408Unknown claims against dissolved corporation§ 33-31-1420Grounds for administrative dissolution§ 33-31-1421Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution§ 33-31-1422Reinstatement following administrative dissolution§ 33-31-1423Appeal from denial of reinstatement§ 33-31-1430Grounds for judicial dissolution§ 33-31-1431Procedure for judicial dissolution§ 33-31-1432Receivership or custodianship§ 33-31-1433Decree of dissolution§ 33-31-1440Deposit with Department of Revenue and Taxation§ 33-31-1501Authority to transact business required§ 33-31-1502Consequences of transacting business without authority§ 33-31-1503Application for certificate of authority§ 33-31-1504Amended certificate of authority§ 33-31-1505Effect of certificate of authority§ 33-31-1506Corporate name of foreign corporation§ 33-31-1507Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation§ 33-31-1508Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation§ 33-31-1509Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation§ 33-31-1510Service on foreign corporations§ 33-31-1515Notice of change of principal office§ 33-31-1520Withdrawal of foreign corporation§ 33-31-1530Grounds for revoking a foreign corporation's authority to transact business in this State§ 33-31-1531Procedure and effect of revocation§ 33-31-1532Appeal from revocation§ 33-31-1601Corporate records§ 33-31-1602Inspection of records by members§ 33-31-1603Scope of inspection rights§ 33-31-1604Court-ordered inspection§ 33-31-1605Limitations on use of membership list§ 33-31-1620Financial statements for members§ 33-31-1621Report of indemnification to members§ 33-31-1701Application to Existing Domestic Corporations§ 33-31-1702Application to Qualified Foreign Corporations§ 33-31-1703Saving Provisions§ 33-31-1704Severability§ 33-31-1705Effective Date§ 33-31-1706Public Benefit, Mutual Benefit, and Religious Corporations§ 33-31-1707Existing domestic and foreign corporations required to file "Notification by Existing Corporation" form§ 33-31-1708Provisions not applicable________________________________________________________________________