{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.20","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-408.20","heading":"Amendment by board of directors or members.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the members of a membership corporation may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws.\n\n(b)\nThe board of directors of a membership corporation or nonmembership corporation may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws or § 29-408.21 or § 29-408.22 reserve that power exclusively to the members or a designated body in whole or part.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 4. Nonprofit Corporations.","Subchapter VIII. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.","Part B. Amendment of Bylaws."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-408.20","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"39c116bb59851d7df69ca04f8b816f673431175b99587065b8ecd746d5284e34","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.09","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}