{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-2-1009","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1009","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 shareholders of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation’s name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.","path":["TITLE 14 Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations","CHAPTER 2 Business Corporations","Article 10 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws","PART 1 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.14.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"35ec4097d1cd3c9199df90fb245315c14ac3e233e983de6fc772070257103967","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-2-1008","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-2-1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}