{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-10-102","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 33-10-102","heading":"Amendment by board of directors.","body":"Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without shareholder action to:\n(1) delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;\n(2) delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the Secretary of State;\n(3) change each issued and unissued authorized share of an outstanding class into a greater number of whole shares if the corporation has only shares of that class outstanding;\n(4) change the corporate name by substituting the word \"corporation\", \"incorporated\", \"company\", \"limited\", or the abbreviation \"corp.\", \"inc.\", \"co.\", or \"ltd.\" for a similar word or abbreviation in the name or by adding, deleting, or changing a geographical attribution for the name; or\n(5) make any other change expressly permitted by Chapters 1 thru 20 of this title to be made without shareholder action.","path":["Title 33 - CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 10 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws","ARTICLE 1 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c010.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:03:04Z","sha256":"1e5830f64784b5cde749765d09e0aea9820721f28116b2a15fddf46b349fb92c","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-10-101","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-10-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}