{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-308.09","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-308.09","heading":"Effect of amendment.","body":"An amendment to the articles of incorporation shall not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation’s name shall not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Business Corporations.","Subchapter VIII. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.","Part A. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-308.09","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9c775897adbd07c6289447d7bc058aaee98ad7db4b273b6057bbe12b96d2ca69","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-308.08","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-308.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}