{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-36-105","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 4-36-105","heading":"Election of status","body":"(a) An existing business corporation may become a benefit corporation under this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation so that they contain, in addition to the requirements of § 4-27-202 , a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation.\n\n(b) To be effective, an amendment shall be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.\n\n(c) If an entity is not a benefit corporation but is a constituent corporation or organization in a merger or conversion with a benefit corporation, the merger or conversion shall be approved by at least the minimum status vote.","path":["AR Code","Title 4","Chapter 36","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"e2c9a7b873ff0e3f821161921db8aa48df2031d04fb94c9bd8b12a3c9eea63dd","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-36-104","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-36-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}