STATE STATUTES & CODES

WASHINGTON STATUTES AND CODES

24.06 - Nonprofit miscellaneous and mutual corporations act.

• 24.06.005 - Definitions.
• 24.06.010 - Application of chapter.
• 24.06.015 - Purposes.
• 24.06.020 - Incorporators.
• 24.06.025 - Articles of incorporation.
• 24.06.030 - General powers.
• 24.06.032 - Additional rights and powers authorized.
• 24.06.035 - Nonprofit status -- Members', officers' immunity from liability.
• 24.06.040 - Defense of ultra vires.
• 24.06.043 - Indemnification of agents of any corporation authorized.
• 24.06.045 - Corporate name.
• 24.06.046 - Reservation of exclusive right to use corporate name.
• 24.06.047 - Registration of corporate name.
• 24.06.048 - Renewal of registration of corporate name.
• 24.06.050 - Registered office and registered agent.
• 24.06.055 - Change of registered office or registered agent.
• 24.06.060 - Service of process on corporation.
• 24.06.065 - Members.
• 24.06.070 - Shares -- Issuance -- Payment -- Subscription agreements.
• 24.06.075 - Shares -- Consideration, fixing.
• 24.06.080 - Shares -- Certificates.
• 24.06.085 - Liability of shareholders, subscribers, assignees, executors, trustees, etc.
• 24.06.090 - Preemptive share acquisition rights.
• 24.06.095 - Bylaws.
• 24.06.100 - Meetings of members and shareholders.
• 24.06.105 - Notice of meetings.
• 24.06.110 - Voting.
• 24.06.115 - Quorum.
• 24.06.120 - Class voting.
• 24.06.125 - Board of directors.
• 24.06.130 - Number and election of directors.
• 24.06.135 - Vacancies.
• 24.06.140 - Quorum of directors.
• 24.06.145 - Committees.
• 24.06.150 - Directors' meetings.
• 24.06.153 - Duties of director or officer -- Standards -- Liability.
• 24.06.155 - Officers.
• 24.06.160 - Books and records.
• 24.06.165 - Loans to directors or officers.
• 24.06.170 - Filing of articles of incorporation.
• 24.06.175 - Effect of filing of articles of incorporation.
• 24.06.180 - Organization meeting.
• 24.06.185 - Right to amend articles of incorporation.
• 24.06.190 - Procedure to amend articles of incorporation.
• 24.06.195 - Articles of amendment.
• 24.06.200 - Filing of articles of amendment -- Procedure.
• 24.06.205 - When amendment becomes effective -- Existing actions and rights not affected.
• 24.06.207 - Restated articles of incorporation.
• 24.06.210 - Procedure for merger.
• 24.06.215 - Procedure for consolidation.
• 24.06.220 - Approval of merger or consolidation.
• 24.06.225 - Articles of merger or consolidation.
• 24.06.230 - Merger or consolidation -- When effected.
• 24.06.233 - Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporation -- Participation in an exchange.
• 24.06.235 - Effect of merger or consolidation.
• 24.06.240 - Sale, lease, exchange, etc., of property and assets.
• 24.06.245 - Right of member or shareholder to dissent.
• 24.06.250 - Exercise of right of dissent -- Rights and liabilities.
• 24.06.255 - Payment of fair value to dissenting member or shareholder.
• 24.06.260 - Voluntary dissolution.
• 24.06.265 - Distribution of assets.
• 24.06.270 - Revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedings.
• 24.06.275 - Articles of dissolution.
• 24.06.280 - Filing of articles of dissolution.
• 24.06.285 - Involuntary dissolution.
• 24.06.290 - Proceedings for involuntary dissolution -- Rights, duties, and remedies -- Penalties -- Fee set by rule.
• 24.06.293 - Administrative dissolution or revocation of a certificate of authority -- Corporation name not distinguishable from name of governmental entity -- Application by governmental entity.
• 24.06.295 - Venue and process.
• 24.06.300 - Jurisdiction of court to liquidate assets and dissolve corporation.
• 24.06.305 - Procedure in liquidation of corporation in court.
• 24.06.310 - Qualifications of receivers -- Bond.
• 24.06.315 - Filing of claims in liquidation proceedings.
• 24.06.320 - Discontinuance of liquidation proceedings.
• 24.06.325 - Decree of involuntary dissolution.
• 24.06.330 - Filing of decree of dissolution.
• 24.06.335 - Survival of remedies after dissolution.
• 24.06.340 - Admission of foreign corporation.
• 24.06.345 - Powers and duties, etc., of foreign corporation.
• 24.06.350 - Corporate name of foreign corporation.
• 24.06.355 - Change of name by foreign corporation.
• 24.06.360 - Certificate of authority -- Application for, contents.
• 24.06.365 - Filing of application for certificate of authority -- Issuance.
• 24.06.367 - Certificate of authority as insurance company -- Filing of documents.
• 24.06.369 - Certificate of authority as insurance company -- Registration or reservation of name.
• 24.06.370 - Effect of filing application for certificate of authority.
• 24.06.375 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
• 24.06.380 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.
• 24.06.385 - Resignation of registered agent.
• 24.06.390 - Service of process upon registered agent.
• 24.06.395 - Service of process upon secretary of state.
• 24.06.400 - Amendment to articles of incorporation of foreign corporation.
• 24.06.405 - Merger of foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state.
• 24.06.410 - Amended certificate of authority.
• 24.06.415 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
• 24.06.420 - Filing of application for withdrawal -- Issuance of certificate of withdrawal.
• 24.06.425 - Revocation of certificate of authority.
• 24.06.430 - Issuance and filing of certificate of revocation -- Effect.
• 24.06.433 - Foreign corporations--Application for reinstatement.
• 24.06.435 - Conducting affairs without certificate of authority.
• 24.06.440 - Annual or biennial report of domestic and foreign corporations.
• 24.06.445 - Filing of annual or biennial report of domestic and foreign corporations.
• 24.06.450 - Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.
• 24.06.455 - Miscellaneous fees.
• 24.06.460 - Disposition of fees.
• 24.06.462 - Fees for services by secretary of state.
• 24.06.465 - Penalties imposed upon corporation -- Penalty established by secretary of state.
• 24.06.470 - Penalties imposed upon directors and officers.
• 24.06.475 - Interrogatories by secretary of state.
• 24.06.480 - Confidential nature of information disclosed by interrogatories.
• 24.06.485 - Power and authority of secretary of state.
• 24.06.490 - Appeal from secretary of state's actions.
• 24.06.495 - Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence.
• 24.06.500 - Greater voting requirements.
• 24.06.505 - Waiver of notice.
• 24.06.510 - Action by members or directors without a meeting.
• 24.06.515 - Unauthorized assumption of corporate powers.
• 24.06.520 - Reinstatement and renewal of corporate existence -- Fee.
• 24.06.525 - Reorganization of corporations or associations in accordance with this chapter.
• 24.06.600 - Locally regulated utilities -- Attachments to poles.
• 24.06.610 - Tariff for irrigation pumping service -- Authority for locally regulated utility to buy back electricity.
• 24.06.900 - Short title.
• 24.06.905 - Existing liabilities not terminated -- Continuation of corporate existence -- Application of chapter.
• 24.06.910 - Severability -- 1969 ex.s. c 120.
• 24.06.915 - Notice to existing corporations.
• 24.06.920 - Effective date -- 1969 ex.s. c 120.

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