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AL Code § 10A-2-15.44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2 - Business Corporations.|Article 15 - Foreign Corporations.|Division D - Acting in a Fiduciary Capacity.|Section 10A-2-15.44 - Foreign Corporation Previously Acting in Fiduciary Capacity in State.

Section 10A-2-15.44Foreign corporation previously acting in fiduciary capacity in state. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The provisions of this division shall not prohibit any foreign corporation authorized to act in a fiduciary capacity or capacities in the state in which it is incorporated or any national banking association or other corporation organized under the laws of the United States authorized to act in a fiduciary capacity or capacities in its principal place of business which, prior to April 14, 1956, or in the case of a corporation other than a national banking association, prior to January 1, 1995, was acting or appointed to act in this state in a particular fiduciary capacity or capacities, from continuing in the performance of the fiduciary activity or activities without complying with the provisions of this division. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-15.44; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §159.)
AL Code § 10A-2-15.45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2 - Business Corporations.|Article 15 - Foreign Corporations.|Division D - Acting in a Fiduciary Capacity.|Section 10A-2-15.45 - Service of Process on Foreign Corporation Acting in Fiduciary Capacity.

Section 10A-2-15.45Service of process on foreign corporation acting in fiduciary capacity. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. Every foreign corporation acting in a fiduciary capacity in this state pursuant to the terms of this division shall be deemed to consent to service of all legal process in any action or proceeding against it and to service of any notice or demand permitted or required by law relating to or growing out of any trust, estate or matter in respect of which the foreign corporation shall have acted in this state in any fiduciary capacity pursuant to any means of service of process provided in Section 10A-1-5.31, 10A-1-5.35, or 10A-1-5.36. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-15.45; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §159.)
AL Code § 10A-2-16.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2 - Business Corporations.|Article 16 - Records and Reports.|Division A - Records.|Section 10A-2-16.01 - Corporate Records.

Section 10A-2-16.01Corporate records. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its shareholders and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the shareholders or board of directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the board of directors in place of the board of directors on behalf of the corporation. (b) A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records. (c) A corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its shareholders, in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders, in alphabetical order by class or shares showing the number and class of shares held by each. (d) A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time. (e) Each domestic corporation and any foreign corporation having its principal office within this state shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office: (1) Its articles or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect; (2) Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect; (3) Resolutions adopted by its board of directors creating one or more classes or series of shares, and fixing their relative rights, preferences, and limitations, if shares issued pursuant to those resolutions are outstanding; (4) The minutes of all shareholders' meetings, and records of all actions taken by shareholders without a meeting, for the past three years; (5) All written communications to shareholders generally within the past three years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three years under Section 10A-2-16.20; (6) A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and (7) Its most recent annual report delivered to the Secretary of State under Section 10A-2-16.22, or public record information filed with the Department of Revenue in lieu thereof. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-16.01; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §161.)
AL Code § 10A-2-16.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2 - Business Corporations.|Article 16 - Records and Reports.|Division A - Records.|Section 10A-2-16.03 - Scope of Inspection Right.

Section 10A-2-16.03Scope of inspection right. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A shareholder's agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the shareholder he or she represents. (b) The right to copy records under Section 10A-2-16.02 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic, xerographic, or other means. (c) The corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the shareholder. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of reproduction of the records. (d) The corporation may comply with a shareholder's demand to inspect the record of shareholders under Section 10A-2-16.02(b) by providing him or her with a list of its shareholders that was compiled no earlier than the date of the shareholder's demand. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-16.03; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §161.)
AL Code § 10A-2-16.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2 - Business Corporations.|Article 16 - Records and Reports.|Division A - Records.|Section 10A-2-16.04 - Court-Ordered Inspection.

Section 10A-2-16.04Court-ordered inspection. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) If a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation with its principal office within this state does not allow a shareholder who complies with Section 10A-2-16.02(a) to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the circuit court of the county where the corporation's principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered office, is located may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation's expense upon application of the shareholder. (b) If a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation with its principal office within this state does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder to inspect and copy any other record, the shareholder who complies with Section 10A-2-16.02(b) and (c) may apply to the circuit court in the county where the corporation's principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered office, is located for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis. (c) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall, in addition to any penalty or damages for which there is liability under Section 10A-2-16.02(c), also order the corporation to pay the shareholder's costs, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the shareholder to inspect the records demanded. (d) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding shareholder. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-16.04; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §161.)
AL Code § 10A-2-16.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2 - Business Corporations.|Article 16 - Records and Reports.|Division B - Reports.|Section 10A-2-16.20 - Financial Statements for Shareholders.

Section 10A-2-16.20Financial statements for shareholders. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A corporation shall furnish its annual financial statements to each shareholder who requests a statement, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year, an income statement for that year, and a statement of changes in shareholders' equity for the year unless that information appears elsewhere in the financial statements. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis. If the financial statements for the corporation are not prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements furnished shareholders may be prepared either on the same basis used by the corporation for filing its United States income tax returns or as required by appropriate regulatory agencies. (b) If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant or certified public accountant, his or her report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by a statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's accounting records: (1) Stating his or her reasonable belief whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and (2) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year. (c) A corporation shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission the annual financial statements to each shareholder who requests a statement within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year. Thereafter, on written request from a shareholder who was not mailed the statements, the corporation shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission him or her the latest annual financial statements. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-16.20; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §163; Act 2009-634, p. 1945, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-2-16.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2 - Business Corporations.|Article 16 - Records and Reports.|Division B - Reports.|Section 10A-2-16.21 - Other Reports to Shareholders.

Section 10A-2-16.21Other reports to shareholders. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. If a corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under Section 10A-2-8.51, 10A-2-8.53, or 10A-2-8.54, or under Article 6 of Chapter 1, or under any other provision of this title, in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the shareholders with or before the notice of the next shareholders' meeting. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-16.21; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §163.)
AL Code § 10A-2-16.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2 - Business Corporations.|Article 16 - Records and Reports.|Division B - Reports.|Section 10A-2-16.22 - Annual Report for Secretary of State.

Section 10A-2-16.22Annual report for Secretary of State. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing an annual report that sets forth:  (1) The name of the corporation and the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it is incorporated; (2) The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state; (3) The address of its principal office including, in the case of a foreign corporation, the address of its principal office in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it is incorporated; (4) The names and respective addresses of its president and secretary; and (5) A brief statement of the character of business in which it is actually engaged in this state. (b) Information in the annual report must be current as of the date the annual report is executed on behalf of the corporation. (c) The first annual report must be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and March 15 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequent annual reports must be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and March 15 of the following calendar years. (d) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the Secretary of State within 30 days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed. (e) The public record information filed with the Department of Revenue, pursuant to Chapter 14A of Title 40 shall constitute and be accepted in lieu of the annual report required pursuant to this section, provided that a ten dollar ($10) fee for the State of Alabama accompany the public record information filed by the corporation annually with the Department of Revenue. The fee for the annual report shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Secretary of State Entity Fund as prescribed by Section 10A-1-4.31. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; Act 99-665, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 131, §4; §10-2B-16.22; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §163.)
AL Code § 10A-2A-1.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Business Corporation Law.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Division A - Short Title.|Section 10A-2A-1.01 - Short Title.

Section 10A-2A-1.01Short Title.  (a) This chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to business corporations, shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Business Corporation Law. (b) This chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to business corporations, apply to a corporation incorporated and existing under this chapter or any predecessor law regarding business corporations, and to a foreign corporation that is transacting business in this state, regardless of whether the foreign corporation is registered to transact business in this state. Without in any way limiting the generality of any provision of this chapter or of any provision of Chapter 1, this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to corporations, shall apply to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, public utilities, and railroad companies, except to the extent, if any, that any provision of this chapter or of Chapter 1 is inconsistent with other statutes of this state specifically applicable to those entities. (Act 2019-94, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-2A-1.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Business Corporation Law.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Division B - Filing Documents.|Section 10A-2A-1.21 - Certificate of Existence or Registration.

Section 10A-2A-1.21Certificate of existence or registration. (a) The Secretary of State, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish to any person a certificate of existence for a corporation if the writings filed in the office of the Secretary of State show that the corporation has been incorporated under the laws of this state. A certificate of existence shall reflect only the information on file with the Secretary of State. A certificate of existence must state: (1) the corporation's name; (2) that the corporation was incorporated under the laws of this state, the date of incorporation, and the filing office in which the certificate of incorporation was filed; (3) whether the corporation has delivered to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of dissolution; (4) whether the corporation has delivered to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of reinstatement; and (5) other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of State that are specified by the person requesting the certificate. (b) The Secretary of State, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish to any person a certificate of registration for a foreign corporation if the writings filed in the office of the Secretary of State show that the Secretary of State has filed an application for registration for authority to transact business in this state and the registration has not been revoked, withdrawn, or terminated. A certificate of registration must state: (1) the foreign corporation's name and any alternate name adopted for use in this state; (2) that the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state; (3) that the Secretary of State has not revoked the foreign corporation's registration; (4) that the foreign corporation has not filed with the Secretary of State a certificate of withdrawal or otherwise terminated its registration; and (5) other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of State that are specified by the person requesting the certificate. (c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or certificate of registration issued by the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence that the corporation is in existence or the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state. (Act 2019-94, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-2A-1.42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Business Corporation Law.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Division C - Definitions.|Section 10A-2A-1.42 - Number of Stockholders.

Section 10A-2A-1.42Number of stockholders. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following identified as a stockholder in a corporation's current record of stockholders constitutes one stockholder: (1) three or fewer co-owners; (2) a corporation, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity; and (3) the trustees, guardians, custodians, or other fiduciaries of a single trust, estate, or account. (b) For purposes of this chapter, stockholdings registered in substantially similar names constitute one stockholder if it is reasonable to believe that the names represent the same person. (Act 2019-94, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-2A-1.44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Business Corporation Law.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Division C - Definitions.|Section 10A-2A-1.44 - Householding.

Section 10A-2A-1.44Householding. (a) A corporation has delivered written notice or any other report or statement under this chapter, the certificate of incorporation, or the bylaws to all stockholders who share a common address if: (1) the corporation delivers one copy of the notice, report, or statement to the common address; (2) the corporation addresses the notice, report, or statement to those stockholders either as a group or to each of those stockholders individually or to the stockholders in a form to which each of those stockholders has consented; and (3) each of those stockholders consents to delivery of a single copy of such notice, report, or statement to the stockholders' common address. (b) Any such consent described in subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) shall be revocable by any stockholders who deliver written notice of revocation to the corporation. If a written notice of revocation is delivered, the corporation shall begin providing individual notices, reports, or other statements to the revoking stockholder no later than 30 days after delivery of the written notice of revocation. (c) Any stockholder who fails to object by written notice to the corporation, within 60 days of written notice by the corporation of its intention to deliver single copies of notices, reports, or statements to stockholders who share a common address as permitted by subsection (a), shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single copy at the common address; provided that the notice of intention explains that consent may be revoked and the method for revoking. (Act 2019-94, §1.)