82.056 - Election of existing corporation to accept chapter: Eligibility; procedure. - Nevada Statutes

82.056  Election of existing corporation to accept chapter: Eligibility; procedure.  A corporation having shares of stock which was organized before October 1, 1991, pursuant to any provision of chapter 81 of NRS may elect to accept this chapter in the following manner:

      1.  If there are members or stockholders entitled to vote thereon, the board of directors must adopt a resolution recommending that the corporation accept this chapter and adopt new articles of incorporation conforming to this chapter and any other statutes pursuant to which the corporation may have been organized and directing that the question of such acceptance and adoption be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of the members or stockholders entitled to vote thereon. Written notice stating that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider electing to accept this chapter and adopting new articles of incorporation must be given to each member and stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting, within the time and in the manner provided in this chapter for the giving of notice of meetings of members. The election to accept this chapter and adopt new articles of incorporation require for adoption at least a majority of the votes which the members or stockholders present at the meeting in person or by proxy are entitled to cast.

      2.  If there are no members or stockholders entitled to vote thereon, election to accept this chapter and adopt new articles of incorporation conforming to the provisions of this chapter may be made at a meeting of the board of directors pursuant to majority vote of a quorum of the directors present at the meeting.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1257; A 1993, 990)