{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-3a-9.09","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 10A-3A-9.09","heading":"Effect of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation.","body":"(a) An amendment to the certificate of incorporation does not affect:\n(1) a cause of action existing against or in favor of the nonprofit corporation;\n(2) a proceeding to which the nonprofit corporation is a party; or\n(3) the existing rights of persons other than (i) members of the nonprofit corporation, if any, or (ii) a person or group of persons, if any, specified in the certificate of incorporation as having approval rights under Section 10A-3A-9.30.\n(b) An amendment changing a nonprofit corporation’s name does not affect a proceeding brought by or against the nonprofit corporation in its former name.","path":["Title 10A Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.","Chapter 3A Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law.","Article 9 Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation Laws.","Division A Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=10A-3A-9.09","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"41b6097d8830c6ff073f291f4d9349dadf20bc3792e2a42a47ca8f901c810338","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-3a-9.08","next":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-3a-9.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}