(1) After an amendment to the articles of incorporation has been adopted and approved as required by this chapter, the corporation shall deliver to the department for filing articles of amendment which must be signed in accordance with s. 617.01201 and must set forth:
(a) The name of the corporation;
(b) The text of each amendment adopted or the information required by s. 617.01201(10), if applicable;
(c) If the amendment provides for an exchange, a reclassification, or a cancellation of memberships, provisions for implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment itself, which may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of amendment in accordance with s. 617.01201(10);
(d) The date of each amendment’s adoption; and
(e) If the amendment:
1. Was adopted by the incorporators or the board of directors without member approval, a statement that the amendment was adopted by the incorporators or by the board of directors and that member approval was not required;
2. Required approval by the members, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the members in the manner required by this chapter and by the articles of incorporation and bylaws; or
3. Is being filed pursuant to s. 617.01201(10), a statement to that effect.
(2) Articles of amendment take effect on the effective date determined pursuant to s. 617.0123.
