Alabama Corporate Bylaws and Organizational Consents Template
For a newly incorporated for-profit corporation with one or a few shareholders that needs its bylaws, its first board consent and its first shareholders' consent. This edition of the form is completed for Alabama: the governing statute, filing office and document names below are already typed in, and the clauses Alabama law treats differently from the state-neutral version have been adjusted.
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What the Alabama edition already fills in
Governing law line on the cover: Alabama — Alabama Business Corporation Law, Ala. Code § 10A-2A-1.01 et seq..
| Item | Alabama |
|---|---|
| LLC statute | Alabama Limited Liability Company Law of 2014, Ala. Code § 10A-5A-1.01 et seq. |
| Formation document (LLC) | Certificate of Formation |
| Filing office | Alabama Secretary of State |
| Annual filings | Business privilege tax return and annual report with the Department of Revenue |
| Final filing on dissolution (LLC) | Statement of Dissolution (Articles of Dissolution) |
| Business corporation statute | Alabama Business Corporation Law, Ala. Code § 10A-2A-1.01 et seq. |
| Charter document (corporation) | Certificate of Formation |
| Publication requirement | None |
| Community property | No — common-law (separate) property state; the spousal acknowledgment is optional |
What is inside
- Bylaws: Key Terms table + 8 articles — offices and records, shareholders (meetings, notice, quorum, voting, written consent), board of directors, officers, duties and interested transactions, indemnification and advancement, shares and transfers, general
- Organizational Consent of the incorporator and directors (adopts bylaws, elects officers, issues shares, bank, EIN and tax elections) · Shareholders' Written Consent
- Instruction Sheet: single-director corporations, quorum and voting, written consents, officers, interested directors, indemnification, transfer restrictions, after-signing checklist, when the form is not enough
How it works
- Buy and download the zip (Word .docx files).
- Open the Instruction Sheet; it explains every field in plain language.
- Open the Alabama edition and replace each yellow [BRACKETED FIELD].
- Delete the cover page, print or sign electronically, keep the signed original with your records.
Questions
Is this corporate bylaws and organizational consents valid in Alabama?
Yes. The Alabama edition is the state-neutral form with the Alabama statute, filing office and document names typed in, and the clauses Alabama treats differently adjusted. It is a template you complete yourself; have an attorney licensed in Alabama review it if your situation is unusual.
What file do I get?
A zip with the Alabama edition and all other 50 state editions, each as Word (.docx) files in English and Spanish, plus the Instruction Sheet. Open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice.
How do I complete it?
Open the Instruction Sheet first. Replace each yellow [BRACKETED FIELD] with your information, delete the options you do not use, delete the cover page, then print or e-sign.
Do I need a notary or a lawyer?
The Instruction Sheet says when a signature needs a notary and lists the situations where the form is not enough and an attorney should review it.
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