{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31e-10-1002","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31E-10-1002","heading":"Certain amendments 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 member action:\n(1) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;(2) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;\n(3) To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if any, if a statement of change is on file with the Secretary of State;\n(4) To change the corporate name by substituting the word \"corporation,\" \"incorporated\" or \"company\", or the abbreviation \"corp.\", \"inc.\" or \"co.\", for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting or changing a geographical attribution to the name; or\n(5) To make any other change expressly permitted by this chapter to be made without member action.","path":["CHAPTER 31E. WEST VIRGINIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT.","ARTICLE 10. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31E-10-1002/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:10Z","sha256":"2be901ec755edfbe2527a8e46349e9b719eeb4faa7c45788ccb1e92749a695ad","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31e-10-1001","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31e-10-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}