New York 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 New York: the governing statute, filing office and document names below are already typed in, and the clauses New York law treats differently from the state-neutral version have been adjusted.
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What the New York edition already fills in
Governing law line on the cover: New York — New York Business Corporation Law.
| Item | New York |
|---|---|
| LLC statute | New York Limited Liability Company Law |
| Formation document (LLC) | Articles of Organization |
| Filing office | New York Department of State, Division of Corporations |
| Annual filings | Biennial statement; annual filing fee with the Department of Taxation and Finance; LLC Transparency Act beneficial-ownership report |
| Final filing on dissolution (LLC) | Articles of Dissolution |
| Business corporation statute | New York Business Corporation Law |
| Charter document (corporation) | Certificate of Incorporation |
| Publication requirement | Notice of formation published once a week for six weeks in two newspapers designated by the county clerk, with a Certificate of Publication filed with the Department of State within 120 days |
| Community property | No — common-law (separate) property state; the spousal acknowledgment is optional |
| Note | A written operating agreement is required by LLC Law § 417. |
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 New York 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 New York?
Yes. The New York edition is the state-neutral form with the New York statute, filing office and document names typed in, and the clauses New York treats differently adjusted. It is a template you complete yourself; have an attorney licensed in New York review it if your situation is unusual.
What file do I get?
A zip with the New York 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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