{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-617.1009","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 617.1009","heading":"Effect of amendment.","body":"An amendment to articles of incorporation does 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 members of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation’s name does not affect a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.\nHistory.—s. 68, ch. 90-179; s. 140, ch. 2026-168.","path":["CHAPTER 617 NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0617/0617.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:10:29Z","sha256":"371133d2623a3dd44a8cd7bf53d1f43ef9f3e43fe8aaa8dbb32c7ac6645b501b","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-617.1008","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-617.1101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}