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NY Ben Ord L § 14 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BVO - Benevolent Orders Article 2 - General Provisions 14 - Changes of Purposes and Powers of Corporations Incorporated or Reincorporated Hereunder.

§ 14. Changes  of  purposes and powers of corporations incorporated or reincorporated   hereunder.   1.   Any   corporation   incorporated   or reincorporated  under  this  chapter may, within the authority conferred and the limitations imposed by sections seven and eight,  extend,  limit or  otherwise  change  the  purposes,  objects  or powers, or the use or disposition of the revenues of the corporation, by filing a  certificate in  the  office  of  the  secretary of state which shall be entitled and endorsed "Certificate of  (stating  the  nature  of  the  change  to  be accomplished)  of  (name of corporation) pursuant to section fourteen of the benevolent orders law" and shall state:  (a) The name of the corporation and the names of  the  several  bodies comprising such corporation;  (b)  The  date  of  filing  of  the  certificate  of  incorporation or certificate of reincorporation in each state office where filed;  (c) The purposes, powers or provisions to be  amended  or  eliminated; the  purposes,  powers or provisions to be added or substituted, and the use or disposition to be made of the revenues of the corporation.   2. The certificate shall be executed and acknowledged by the  trustees of  such  corporation  who  shall  make  and  annex thereto an affidavit stating that  they  have  been  authorized  to  execute  and  file  such certificate  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  all the members of each of the several bodies comprising such corporation present  at  any  regular  or special  meeting  of  such  body, and that notice thereof was duly given according to the constitution and by-laws, rules and regulations of such body.
NY Ben Ord L § 20 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BVO - Benevolent Orders Article 3 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 20 - Laws Repealed.

§ 20. Laws  repealed.  Of  the  laws enumerated in the schedule hereto   annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.
NY Ben Ord L § 21 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BVO - Benevolent Orders Article 3 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 21 - When to Take Effect.

§ 21. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect immediately.
NY Bus Corp L § 101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous 101 - Short Title.

§ 101. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "Business Corporation Law".
NY Bus Corp L § 105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous 105 - Certificates; Corrections.

§ 105. Certificates; corrections.Any  certificate or other instrument relating to a domestic or foreign   corporation filed by the department of state under this chapter  may  be   corrected with respect to any informality or error apparent on the face,   incorrect  statement  or  defect  in the execution thereof including the   deletion  of  any  matter  not  permitted  to  be  stated   therein.   A   certificate, entitled "Certificate of correction of............ (correct   title  of  certificate  and  name  of  corporation)" shall be signed and   delivered to the department of state. It shall set forth the name of the   corporation, the date the certificate to be corrected was filed  by  the   department  of  state,  a statement as to the nature of the informality,   error, incorrect statement or defect, the provision in  the  certificate   as  corrected  or  eliminated  and  if  the execution was defective, the   proper execution. The filing of the certificate  by  the  department  of   state  shall  not  alter  the  effective  time  of  the instrument being   corrected, which shall remain as its original effective time, and  shall   not  affect  any  right  or  liability  accrued  or incurred before such   filing. A corporate name may not be  changed  or  corrected  under  this   section.  The  provisions of this section shall apply to all instruments   and certificates heretofore and hereafter filed with the  department  of   state.
NY Bus Corp L § 106 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous 106 - Certificates as Evidence.

§ 106. Certificates as evidence.  (a) Any  certificate  or  other  instrument filed by the department of state relating to a  domestic  or  foreign  corporation  and  containing statements of fact required or permitted by law to be contained therein, shall  be  received in all courts, public offices and official bodies as prima facie evidence  of  such  facts  and  of  the  execution  of  such instrument.  (b) Whenever  by  the  laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, any certificate by any officer in such jurisdiction or  a  copy  of  any instruments  certified  or  exemplified  by  any  such  officer,  may be received as prima facie evidence  of  the  incorporation,  existence  or capacity  of  any foreign corporation incorporated in such jurisdiction, or claiming so to be, such certificate when exemplified, or such copy of such instrument when exemplified shall be received in all courts, public offices and official bodies of this state, as prima facie evidence  with the  same  force  as in such jurisdiction. Such certificate or certified copy of such instrument shall be so received, without being exemplified, if it is certified by the secretary of state, or official performing the equivalent function as to corporate records, of such jurisdiction.
NY Bus Corp L § 107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous 107 - Corporate Seal as Evidence.

§ 107. Corporate seal as evidence.The  presence of the corporate seal on a written instrument purporting   to be executed by authority of a domestic or foreign  corporation  shall   be prima facie evidence that the instrument was so executed.
NY Bus Corp L § 108 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous 108 - When Notice or Lapse of Time Unnecessary; Notices Dispensed With When Delivery Is Prohibited.

§ 108. When  notice or lapse of time unnecessary; notices dispensed with          when delivery is prohibited.  (a) Whenever, under this chapter or the certificate  of  incorporation or  by-laws  of  any  corporation  or  by  the terms of any agreement or instrument, a corporation or the  board  or  any  committee  thereof  is authorized  to  take any action after notice to any person or persons or after the lapse of a prescribed period of time, such action may be taken without notice and without the lapse of such period of time, if  at  any time  before  or  after  such  action is completed the person or persons entitled to such notice or entitled to participate in the action  to  be taken  or, in the case of a shareholder, by his attorney-in-fact, submit a signed waiver of notice of such requirements.  (b) Whenever any notice or communication is required to  be  given  to any person by this chapter, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or  by  the  terms  of  any  agreement  or instrument, or as a condition precedent to taking any corporate action  and  communication  with  such person is then unlawful under any statute of this state or of the United States  or  any  regulation,  proclamation  or  order  issued under said statutes, then the giving of such notice or communication to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply for license or other  permission  to  do  so.  Any  affidavit,  certificate  or   other instrument  which is required to be made or filed as proof of the giving of any notice or communication required under  this  chapter  shall,  if such  notice or communication to any person is dispensed with under this paragraph, include a statement that such notice or communication was not given to any person with whom communication is unlawful. Such affidavit, certificate or other instrument shall be as effective for  all  purposes as though such notice or communication had been personally given to such person.  (c) Whenever  any  notice or communication is required or permitted by this chapter to  be  given  by  mail,  it  shall,  except  as  otherwise expressly  provided  in this chapter, be mailed to the person to whom it is directed at the address designated by him for  that  purpose  or,  if none   is  designated,  at  his  last  known  address.  Such  notice  or communication is given when deposited, with postage thereon prepaid,  in a  post  office  or  official  depository  under  the exclusive care and custody of the United States post office department. Such mailing  shall be by first class mail except where otherwise required by this chapter.
NY Bus Corp L § 110 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous 110 - Reservation of Power.

§ 110. Reservation of power.The  legislature  reserves  the  right,  at pleasure, to alter, amend,   suspend or repeal in whole or in part this chapter, or  any  certificate   of  incorporation  or any authority to do business in this state, of any   domestic or foreign corporation, whether or not existing  or  authorized   on the effective date of this chapter.
NY Bus Corp L § 111 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous 111 - Effect of Invalidity of Part of Chapter; Severability.

§ 111. Effect of invalidity of part of chapter; severability.If  any provision of this chapter or application thereof to any person   or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other   provisions or applications of this chapter which  can  be  given  effect   without  the  invalid  provision  or  application,  and  to this end the   provisions of this chapter are declared severable.
NY Bus Corp L § 112 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Applications; Certificates, Miscellaneous 112 - References.

§ 112. References.Unless otherwise stated, all references in this chapter to articles or   sections  refer  to  the  articles  or sections of this chapter, and all   references in any section of this chapter  to  a  lettered  or  numbered   paragraph  or  subparagraph  refer  to  the paragraph or subparagraph so   lettered or numbered in such section.
NY Bus Corp L § 201 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 2 - Corporate Purposes and Powers 201 - Purposes.

§ 201. Purposes.  (a)  A  corporation  may  be  formed under this chapter for any lawful business purpose or purposes except to do in this state any business for which formation is permitted under  any  other  statute  of  this  state unless   such   statute   permits  formation  under  this  chapter.  If, immediately prior to the effective date of this chapter,  a  statute  of this  state  permitted  the  formation  of a corporation under the stock corporation law for a  purpose  or  purposes  specified  in  such  other statute,  such statute shall be deemed and construed to permit formation of such corporation under this chapter, and any conditions,  limitations or  restrictions  in  such  other  statute  upon  the  formation of such corporation under the stock corporation law shall apply to the formation thereof under this chapter.  (b) The approval of the industrial board of appeals  is  required  for the   filing  with  the  department  of  state  of  any  certificate  of incorporation, certificate of merger or consolidation or application  of a  foreign  corporation for authority to do business in this state which states as the purpose or one of the  purposes  of  the  corporation  the formation  of  an organization of groups of working men or women or wage earners, or the performance, rendition or  sale  of  services  as  labor consultant  or as advisor on labor-management relations or as arbitrator or negotiator in labor-management disputes.  (c) In time of war or other national emergency, a corporation  may  do any  lawful  business  in  aid  thereof,  notwithstanding the purpose or purposes set forth in its certificate of incorporation, at  the  request or direction of any competent governmental authority.  (d)  A  corporation  whose statement of purposes specifically includes the establishment or operation of a child day care center, as that  term is  defined  in section three hundred ninety of the social services law, shall provide a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation, each amendment thereto, and  any  certificate  of  merger,  consolidation  or dissolution  involving  such  corporation  to the office of children and family services within thirty days after the filing of such certificate, amendment, merger, consolidation or dissolution with the  department  of state.  This  requirement  shall  also  apply to any foreign corporation filing an application for  authority  under  article  thirteen  of  this chapter,  any  amendments  thereto,  and  any  surrender of authority or termination of authority in this state of such corporation.  (e) A corporation may not include as its purpose or among its purposes the establishment or maintenance of a  hospital  or  facility  providing health   related  services,  as  those  terms  are  defined  in  article twenty-eight  of  the  public  health  law  unless  its  certificate  of incorporation  shall  so  state  and such certificate shall have annexed thereto the approval of the public health and health planning council.
NY Bus Corp L § 203 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 2 - Corporate Purposes and Powers 203 - Defense of Ultra Vires.

§ 203. Defense of ultra vires.  (a)  No  act  of  a  corporation  and  no transfer of real or personal property to or by a corporation, otherwise lawful, shall be  invalid  by reason of the fact that the corporation was without capacity or power to do  such  act  or  to  make  or  receive such transfer, but such lack of capacity or power may be asserted:  (1) In an action by a shareholder against the  corporation  to  enjoin the  doing of any act or the transfer of real or personal property by or to the corporation. If the unauthorized act or  transfer  sought  to  be enjoined  is being, or is to be, performed or made under any contract to which the corporation is a party, the court may, if all of  the  parties to the contract are parties to the action and if it deems the same to be equitable, set aside and enjoin the performance of such contract, and in so  doing  may  allow  to the corporation or to the other parties to the contract, as the case may be, such compensation as may be equitable  for the loss or damage sustained by any of them from the action of the court in  setting  aside  and  enjoining  the  performance  of  such contract; provided that anticipated profits to be derived from the performance  of the  contract  shall  not  be  awarded  by the court as a loss or damage sustained.  (2) In an action by or in the right of the corporation  to  procure  a judgment in its favor against an incumbent or former officer or director of the corporation for loss or damage due to his unauthorized act.  (3)  In  an  action  or  special proceeding by the attorney-general to annul or dissolve the corporation or to enjoin  it  from  the  doing  of unauthorized business.
NY Bus Corp L § 303 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 3 - Corporate Name and Service of Process 303 - Reservation of Name.

§ 303. Reservation of name.  (a) A corporate name may be reserved by:  (1) Any person intending to form a domestic corporation.  (2) Any domestic corporation intending to change its name.  (3)  Any  foreign  corporation  intending to apply for authority to do business in this state.  (4) Any authorized foreign corporation intending to change its name.  (5) Any person intending to incorporate a foreign corporation  and  to have it apply for authority to do business in this state.  (b)  A  fictitious  name  for  use  pursuant  to  section 1301 of this chapter, may be reserved by:  (1) Any foreign corporation intending to apply  for  authority  to  do business  in  this  state,  pursuant to paragraph (d) of section 1301 of this chapter.  (2)  Any  authorized  foreign  corporation  intending  to  change  its fictitious name under which it does business in this state.  (3) Any authorized foreign corporation which has changed its corporate name in its jurisdiction, such new corporate name not being available in this state.  (c)  Application to reserve a corporate name shall be delivered to the department of state. It shall set forth the  name  and  address  of  the applicant,  the  name  to be reserved and a statement of the basis under paragraph (a) or (b) for the application. The  secretary  of  state  may require  that there be included in the application a statement as to the nature of the business to be conducted by the corporation. If  the  name is  available  for  corporate use, the department of state shall reserve the name for the use of the applicant for a period  of  sixty  days  and issue  a certificate of reservation. The restrictions and qualifications set forth in subparagraphs (a) (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of section 301 (Corporate  name;  general)  are  not  waived  by  the  issuance  of   a certificate of reservation. The certificate of reservation shall include the  name  of  the  applicant,  the  name  reserved  and the date of the reservation. The certificate of  reservation  (or  in  lieu  thereof  an affidavit  by  the  applicant  or  by  his  agent  or  attorney that the certificate of reservation has been lost or destroyed)  shall  accompany the  certificate  of incorporation or the application for authority when either is delivered to the department of state.  (d) The secretary of state may extend the reservation  for  additional periods  of  not  more than sixty days each, upon the written request of the applicant, his attorney or agent  delivered  to  the  department  of state,  to be filed before the expiration of the reservation period then in effect. Such request shall have attached to  it  the  certificate  of reservation of name. Not more than two such extensions shall be granted.  (e)  Upon the request of the applicant, delivered to the department of state before the expiration of the reserved period, the department shall cancel the reservation.  (f) Any application or request under this section shall be  signed  by the applicant, his attorney or agent.
NY Bus Corp L § 304 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 3 - Corporate Name and Service of Process 304 - Statutory Designation of Secretary of State as Agent for Service of Process.

§ 304. Statutory  designation  of  secretary  of  state  as  agent for service of process.  (a) The secretary of state  shall  be  the  agent  of  every  domestic corporation  and  every authorized foreign corporation upon whom process against the corporation may be served.  (b) No domestic or foreign corporation may be formed or authorized  to do  business  in this state under this chapter unless in its certificate of  incorporation  or  application  for  authority  it  designates   the secretary of state as such agent.  (c) Any  designation  by  a  domestic  or a foreign corporation of the secretary of state as such agent, which designation is in effect on  the effective  date  of  this  chapter,  shall  continue.  Every domestic or foreign corporation, existing or authorized on  the  effective  date  of this  chapter,  which  has not designated the secretary of state as such agent, shall be deemed to have done so. Any  designation  prior  to  the effective  date  of  this  chapter  by a foreign corporation of an agent other than the secretary of state shall terminate on the effective  date of this chapter.   * (d) Any  designated  post-office  address  to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of  process  served  upon  him  as  agent  of  a domestic  corporation or a foreign corporation, shall continue until the filing of a certificate under this chapter directing the  mailing  to  a different post-office address.   * NB Effective until January 1, 2023   * (d) Any  designated  post  office  address to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of process served upon him or her as agent of  a domestic  corporation or a foreign corporation, shall continue until the filing of a certificate or other instrument under this chapter directing the mailing to a different post office address and any designated  email address  to  which the secretary of state shall email notice of the fact that process has been electronically served upon him or her as agent  of a  domestic  corporation or foreign corporation shall continue until the filing of a certificate or other instrument under this chapter  changing or deleting the email address.   * NB Effective January 1, 2023
NY Bus Corp L § 304-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 3 - Corporate Name and Service of Process 304-A - Electronic Service of Process.

* § 304-a. Electronic service of process.The  secretary  of  state  shall advise any corporation subject to the   laws  of  this  chapter  in  prominent  written  form  as  follows:  (a)   electronic  service  of  process  authorized  by  the provisions of this   chapter is an optional program at no additional cost to  the  user;  (b)   any  corporation  subject  to  the laws of this chapter will continue to   receive service of process by mail unless such corporation notifies  the   secretary  of an affirmative choice to receive service of process by way   of the program through electronic means, in which  case  digital  copies   will  be made accessible but paper documents will not be mailed; and (c)   such choice may  be  reversed  by  the  corporation  at  any  time  and,   thereafter, service by mail will resume.* NB Effective January 1, 2023