{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-1008","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 14-3-1008","heading":"Effect of amendment on existing cause of action.","body":"An amendment to the 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, any requirement or limitation imposed upon the corporation or any property held by it by virtue of any trust upon which such property is held by the corporation, or the existing rights of persons other than members 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 3 Nonprofit 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":"157ebda50e37c88da1b8ddfc24b7cd1efba5ef51748d6ff3eca64f8e2debc400","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-1007","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}