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AR Code § 4-33-126 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part B - : Filing Documents|§ 4-33-126. Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document

 (a) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered for filing to the Secretary of State's office, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal to the circuit court in the county where the corporation's principal office is located or the Pulaski County Circuit Court if the corporation does not have a principal office in this state. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the Secretary of State's explanation of the refusal to file.  (b) The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.  (c) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
AR Code § 4-33-127 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part B - : Filing Documents|§ 4-33-127. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document

 A certificate attached to a copy of a document bearing the Secretary of State's signature (which may be in facsimile) and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the Secretary of State.
AR Code § 4-33-128 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part B - : Filing Documents|§ 4-33-128. Certificate of existence

 (a) Any person may apply to the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic or foreign corporation.  (b) The certificate of existence sets forth:  (1) the domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's corporate name used in this state;  (2) that (i) the domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this state, the date of its incorporation, and the period of its duration if less than perpetual; or (ii) that the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state;  (3) that all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, if (i) payment is reflected in the records of the Secretary of State and (ii) nonpayment affects the good standing of the domestic or foreign corporation;  (4) that articles of dissolution have not been filed; and  (5) other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of State that may be requested by the applicant.    (c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in good standing in this state.
AR Code § 4-33-129 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part B - : Filing Documents|§ 4-33-129. Penalty for signing false document

 (a) A person commits an offense by signing a document such person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.  (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
AR Code § 4-33-130 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part C - : Secretary of State|§ 4-33-130. Powers

 The Secretary of State has the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of him or her by this chapter.
AR Code § 4-33-131 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part C - : Secretary of State|§ 4-33-131. Annual disclosure of information

 Each nonprofit domestic corporation, nonprofit foreign corporation, and nonprofit corporation organized under § 4-28-101 et seq., authorized to transact business in this state shall annually file with the Secretary of State by August 1 a statement that sets forth:   (1) The name of the corporation;  (2) The corporation's jurisdiction of incorporation;  (3) The name and address of the corporation's registered agent for service of process;  (4) The address of the corporation's principal office;  (5) The names of the corporation's principal officers; and  (6) The names and addresses of the corporation's directors.
AR Code § 4-33-141 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part D - : Definitions|§ 4-33-141. Notice

 (a) Notice may be oral or written.  (b) Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype, telecopier, facsimile, or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier; if these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication.  (c) Oral notice is effective when communicated, if communicated in a comprehensible manner.  (d) Written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following:  (1) when received;  (2) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed;  (3) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee;  (4) thirty (30) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed correctly addressed and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed.    (e) Written notice is correctly addressed to a member of a domestic or foreign corporation if addressed to the member's address shown in the corporation's current list of members.  (f) A written notice or report delivered as part of a newsletter, magazine or other publication regularly sent to members shall constitute a written notice or report if addressed or delivered to the member's address shown in the corporation's current list of members, or in the case of members who are residents of the same household and who have the same address in the corporation's current list of members, if addressed or delivered to one (1) of such members, at the address appearing on the current list of members.  (g) Written notice is correctly addressed to a domestic or foreign corporation (authorized to transact business in this state), other than in its capacity as a member, if addressed to its registered agent or to its secretary at its principal office.  (h) If § 4-33-705(b) or any other provision of this chapter prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those requirements govern. If articles or bylaws prescribe notice requirements, not inconsistent with this section or other provisions of this chapter, those requirements govern.
AR Code § 4-33-150 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part E - : Private Foundations|§ 4-33-150. Internal Revenue section 501(c)(3) — Organizations and private foundations

 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Arkansas law or in the articles of incorporation to the contrary, the articles of incorporation of each corporation organized under this chapter which is an exempt charitable, religious, literary, educational, or scientific organization as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be deemed to contain the following provisions:  (b) Notwithstanding any provision of Arkansas law or in the articles of incorporation to the contrary, the articles of incorporation of each corporation which is subject to this chapter and which is a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be deemed to contain the following provisions:  (1) shall distribute such amounts for each taxable year at such time and in such manner as not to subject the corporation to tax under section 4942 of the Code.  (2) shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in section 4941(d) of the Code.  (3) shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in section 4943(c) of the Code.  (4) shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in section 4944 of the Code.  (5) shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in section 4945(d) of the Code.    (c) The articles of incorporation of any corporation described in subsection (b) of this section may be amended to expressly exclude the application of subsection (b) and in the event of such amendment, subsection (b) shall not apply to that corporation.    “Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the board of directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such manner, or to such charitable, educational, religious, literary, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law, as the board of trustees shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the circuit court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.”   All references in this section to sections of the Code shall be to such sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time, or to corresponding provisions of subsequent internal revenue laws of the United States.
AR Code § 4-33-160 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part F - : Judicial Relief|§ 4-33-160. Judicial relief

 (a) If for any reason it is impractical or impossible for any corporation to call or conduct a meeting of its members, delegates, or directors, or otherwise obtain their consent, in the manner prescribed by its articles, bylaws, or this chapter, then upon petition of a director, officer, delegate, or member, a circuit court sitting in the county of the principal office of the corporation may order that such a meeting be called or that a written ballot or other form of obtaining the vote of members, delegates, or directors be authorized, in such a manner as the court finds fair and equitable under the circumstances.  (b) The court shall, in an order issued pursuant to this section, provide for a method of notice reasonably designed to give actual notice to all persons who would be entitled to notice of a meeting held pursuant to the articles, bylaws and this chapter, whether or not the method results in actual notice to all such persons or conforms to the notice requirements that would otherwise apply. In a proceeding under this section the court may determine who the members or directors are.  (c) The order issued pursuant to this section may dispense with any requirement relating to the holding of or voting at meetings or obtaining votes, including any requirement as to quorums or as to the number or percentage of votes needed for approval, that would otherwise be imposed by the articles, bylaws, or this chapter.  (d) Whenever practical any order issued pursuant to this section shall limit the subject matter of meetings or other forms of consent authorized to items, including amendments to the articles or bylaws, the resolution of which will or may enable the corporation to continue managing its affairs without further resort to this section; provided, however, that an order under this section may also authorize the obtaining of whatever votes and approvals are necessary for the dissolution, merger or sale of assets.  (e) Any meeting or other method of obtaining the vote of members, delegates, or directors conducted pursuant to an order issued under this section, and that complies with all the provisions of such order, is for all purposes a valid meeting or vote, as the case may be, and shall have the same force and effect as if it complied with every requirement imposed by the articles, bylaws and this chapter.
AR Code § 4-33-180 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|Part H - : Religious Corporations — Constitutional Protections|§ 4-33-180. Religious corporations — Constitutional protections

 If religious doctrine governing the affairs of a religious corporation is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter on the same subject, the religious doctrine shall control to the extent required by the Constitution of the United States or the constitution of this state or both.
AR Code § 4-33-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part A - Admission of Members|§ 4-33-601. Admission

 (a) The articles or bylaws may establish criteria or procedures for admission of members.  (b) No person shall be admitted as a member without his or her consent.
AR Code § 4-33-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part A - Admission of Members|§ 4-33-602. Consideration

 Except as provided in its articles or bylaws, a corporation may admit members for no consideration or for such consideration as is determined by the board.
AR Code § 4-33-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part A - Admission of Members|§ 4-33-603. No requirement of members

 A corporation is not required to have members.
AR Code § 4-33-610 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part B - Types of Memberships — Members' Rights and Obligations|§ 4-33-610. Differences in rights and obligations of members

 All members shall have the same rights and obligations with respect to voting, dissolution, redemption and transfer, unless the articles or bylaws establish classes of membership with different rights or obligations. All members shall have the same rights and obligations with respect to any other matters, except as set forth in or authorized by the articles or bylaws.
AR Code § 4-33-611 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part B - Types of Memberships — Members' Rights and Obligations|§ 4-33-611. Transfers

 (a) Except as set forth in or authorized by the articles or bylaws, no member of a mutual benefit corporation may transfer a membership or any right arising therefrom.  (b) No member of a public benefit or religious corporation may transfer a membership or any right arising therefrom.  (c) Where transfer rights have been provided, no restriction on them shall be binding with respect to a member holding a membership issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the restriction is approved by the members and the affected member.
AR Code § 4-33-612 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part B - Types of Memberships — Members' Rights and Obligations|§ 4-33-612. Member's liability to third parties

 A member of a corporation is not, as such, personally liable for the acts, debts, liabilities, or obligations of the corporation.
AR Code § 4-33-613 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part B - Types of Memberships — Members' Rights and Obligations|§ 4-33-613. Member's liability for dues, assessments and fees

 A member may become liable to the corporation for dues, assessments or fees; provided, however, that an article or bylaw provision or a resolution adopted by the board authorizing or imposing dues, assessments or fees does not, of itself, create liability.
AR Code § 4-33-614 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part B - Types of Memberships — Members' Rights and Obligations|§ 4-33-614. Creditor's action against member

 (a) No proceeding may be brought by a creditor to reach the liability, if any, of a member to the corporation unless final judgment has been rendered in favor of the creditor against the corporation and execution has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part or unless such proceeding would be useless.  (b) All creditors of the corporation, with or without reducing their claims to judgment, may intervene in any creditor's proceeding brought under subdivision (a) of this section to reach and apply unpaid amounts due the corporation. Any or all members who owe amounts to the corporation may be joined in such proceeding.
AR Code § 4-33-620 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part C - Resignation and Termination|§ 4-33-620. Resignation

 (a) A member may resign at any time.  (b) The resignation of a member does not relieve the member from any obligations the member may have to the corporation as a result of obligations incurred or commitments made prior to resignation.
AR Code § 4-33-621 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part C - Resignation and Termination|§ 4-33-621. Termination, expulsion and suspension

 (a) No member of a public benefit or mutual benefit corporation may be expelled or suspended, and no membership or memberships in such corporations may be terminated or suspended except pursuant to a procedure that is fair and reasonable and is carried out in good faith.  (b) A procedure is fair and reasonable when either:  (1) the articles or bylaws set forth a procedure that provides:  (i) not less than fifteen (15) days prior written notice of the expulsion, suspension or termination and the reasons therefor; and  (ii) an opportunity for the member to be heard, orally or in writing, not less than five (5) days before the effective date of the expulsion, suspension or termination by a person or persons authorized to decide that the proposed expulsion, termination or suspension not take place; or    (2) it is fair and reasonable taking into consideration all of the relevant facts and circumstances.    (c) Any written notice given by mail must be given by first-class or certified mail sent to the last address of the member shown on the corporation's records.  (d) Any proceeding challenging an expulsion, suspension or termination, including a proceeding in which defective notice is alleged, must be commenced within one (1) year after the effective date of the expulsion, suspension or termination.  (e) A member who has been expelled or suspended may be liable to the corporation for dues, assessments or fees as a result of obligations incurred or commitments made prior to expulsion or suspension.
AR Code § 4-33-622 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part C - Resignation and Termination|§ 4-33-622. Purchase of memberships

 (a) A public benefit or religious corporation may not purchase any of its memberships or any right arising therefrom.  (b) A mutual benefit corporation may purchase the membership of a member who resigns or whose membership is terminated for the amount and pursuant to the conditions set forth in or authorized by its articles or bylaws. No payment shall be made in violation of §§ 4-33-1301 et seq.
AR Code § 4-33-640 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 6 - Members and Membership|Part E - Delegates|§ 4-33-640. Delegates

 (a) A corporation may provide in its articles or bylaws for delegates having some or all of the authority of members.  (b) The articles or bylaws may set forth provisions relating to:  (1) the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitation and obligations of delegates including their selection and removal;  (2) calling, noticing, holding and conducting meetings of delegates; and  (3) carrying on corporate activities during and between meetings of delegates.
AR Code § 4-33-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations|Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993|Subchapter 7 - Members' Meetings and Voting|Part A - Meetings and Action Without Meetings|§ 4-33-701. Annual and regular meetings

 (a) A corporation with members shall hold a membership meeting annually at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.  (b) A corporation with members may hold regular membership meetings at times stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.  (c) Annual and regular membership meetings may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, annual and regular meetings shall be held at the corporation's principal office.  (d) At the annual meeting:  (1) The president and chief financial officer shall report on the activities and financial condition of the corporation; and  (2) The members shall consider and act upon such other matters as may be raised consistent with the notice requirements of § 4-33-705.    (e) At regular meetings the members shall consider and act upon such matters as may be raised consistent with the notice requirements of § 4-33-705.  (f) The failure to hold an annual or regular meeting at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation's bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action.