SECTIONS 9620-9621 - California Statutes

CORPORATIONS CODE

SECTION 9620-9621

9620. (a) The provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section
5810) of Part 2 apply to religious corporations except for Section
5813.5, the second sentence of Section 5817, and Section 5818.
(b) A corporation formed for a limited period may at any time
subsequent to the expiration of the term of its corporate existence,
extend the term of its existence by an amendment to its articles
removing any provision limiting the term of its existence and
providing for perpetual existence. If the filing of the certificate
of amendment providing for perpetual existence would be prohibited if
it were original articles by the provisions of Section 9122 the
Secretary of State shall not file such certificate unless, by the
same or a concurrently filed certificate of amendment, the articles
of such corporation are amended to adopt a new available name. For
the purpose of the adoption of any such amendment, persons who have
been functioning as directors of such corporation shall be considered
to have been validly elected even though their election may have
occurred after the expiration of the original term of the corporate
existence.

9621. (a) A religious corporation may amend its articles to change
its status to that of (1), a public benefit corporation, by complying
with this section and the other sections of Chapter 8 (commencing
with Section 5810) of Part 2 (made applicable pursuant to Section
9620) or (2), a mutual benefit corporation, business corporation, or
cooperative corporation by complying with Chapter 8 (commencing with
Section 5810) of Part 2.
(b) Amended articles authorized by this section shall include the
provisions which would have been required (other than the name of the
initial agent for service of process if a statement has been filed
pursuant to Section 6210, made applicable pursuant to Section 9660)
and may in addition only include those provisions which would have
been permitted, in original articles filed by the type of corporation
(public benefit, mutual benefit, business, or cooperative) into
which the religious corporation is changing its status.