{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-10-1001","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31D-10-1001","heading":"Authority to amend.","body":"(a) A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation or to delete a provision not required in the articles of incorporation. Whether a provision is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation is determined as of the effective date of the amendment.\n(b) A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation, including provisions relating to management, control, capital structure, dividend entitlement or purpose or duration of the corporation.","path":["CHAPTER 31D. WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT.","ARTICLE 10. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS.","PART 1. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31D-10-1001/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:06Z","sha256":"52563c4f2d55e8412e61a4d06c90328952a91d2f66e96d90fba7db1153bdc387","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-8-860","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-10-1002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}