{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-402.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-402.05","heading":"Organization of corporation.","body":"(a)\nAfter incorporation:\n(1)\nIf initial directors or members of a designated body are named in the articles of incorporation, those persons shall hold an organizational meeting, as appropriate, at the call of a majority of them, to complete the organization of the nonprofit corporation by electing directors, when the organization of the corporation is to be completed by a designated body, appointing officers, adopting bylaws, and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting;\n(2)\nIf initial directors or members of a designated body are not named in the articles, the incorporator or incorporators shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators to elect:\n(A)\nDirectors and complete the organization of the nonprofit corporation; or\n(B)\nA board of directors who shall complete the organization of the corporation.\n\n(b)\nAction required or permitted by this chapter to be taken by incorporators at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one or more consents in the form of a record describing the action taken and signed by each incorporator.\n\n(c)\nAn organizational meeting may be held in or outside of the District.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 4. Nonprofit Corporations.","Subchapter II. Incorporation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-402.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"aef9822f2dd5d04a84bcbb0a30e86e1c3f8daad2df3a47af2e3e2daaed6fac32","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-402.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-402.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}