{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-6-40","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-40","heading":"Articles of amendment.","body":"The articles of amendment shall be executed in duplicate by the corporation by its president or a vice president and by its secretary or an assistant secretary and shall set forth:\n(1) The name of the corporation;\n(2) The amendment so adopted;\n(3) If there are members entitled to vote on the amendment:\n(i) A statement setting forth the date of the meeting of members at which the amendment was adopted, that a quorum was present at the meeting, and that the amendment received at least a majority of the votes that members present at the meeting or represented by proxy were entitled to cast; or\n(ii) A statement that the amendment was adopted by a consent in writing signed by all members entitled to vote on it; and\n(4) If there are no members, or no members entitled to vote on the amendment, a statement of the fact, the date of the meeting of the board of directors at which the amendment was adopted, and a statement of the fact that the amendment received the vote of a majority of the directors in office.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 6 Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-6/7-6-40.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:03:14Z","sha256":"d9fc5e97b1c514988678d60f20af79c200b9c20550ce7421d9ce9d995c374998","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-6-39","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-6-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}