2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 060 - Private Corporations
Section 60.034 - Notice.


(2)(a) A notice or other communication may be given or sent by any method of delivery, except that an electronic transmission must use a method of delivery that complies with subsection (4) of this section.
(b) If delivery in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection is impracticable, a notice or other communication may be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the newspaper is published, or by radio, television or another form of public broadcast communication.
(3) A notice or other communication to a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation that is authorized to transact business in this state may be delivered to the domestic or foreign corporation’s registered agent at the registered agent’s registered office or delivered to the domestic or foreign corporation or the domestic or foreign corporation’s president or secretary at the domestic or foreign corporation’s principal office or mailing address as shown in the Secretary of State’s records.
(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a notice or communication, including a notice of a meeting of a domestic corporation’s board of directors or shareholders or a director’s or shareholder’s written consent, may be delivered by electronic transmission.
(b) A notice or communication may not be delivered by electronic transmission if:
(A) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a domestic corporation prohibit delivery by electronic consent;
(B) The intended recipient of the notice or communication delivers an electronic notice revocation at least 30 days before the notice or communication is sent; or
(C) The notice or communication is related to a revocation of dissolution under ORS 60.634.
(c) A notice or communication delivered by electronic transmission need not be in a form that a recipient may retain, retrieve and reproduce in tangible form by means of an automated process that is used in conventional commercial practice if the recipient can retrieve the notice or communication in a perceivable form and the recipient agrees to a form of electronic transmission that does not permit retention, retrieval and reproduction in tangible form.
(5)(a) A person who delivered an electronic notice revocation may rescind the electronic notice revocation by notifying the recipient of the electronic notice revocation of the person’s intent to rescind.
(b) A person has constructively delivered an electronic notice revocation if an electronic transmission of a notice or communication intended for the person fails after two successive delivery attempts and an individual with responsibility for delivering notices or communications from the corporation has actual knowledge of the failure.
(c) A corporation that continues to deliver notices or communications by electronic transmission after an individual with responsibility for delivering the notices or communications received an electronic notice revocation or has actual knowledge of the failure described in paragraph (b) of this subsection does not by that continuation invalidate a meeting or action.
(d) If an electronic transmission of a notice or communication fails as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the corporation that sent the notice or communication shall promptly use a method other than electronic transmission to deliver the notice or communication. A corporation’s failure to use a method of delivery other than electronic transmission does not by that failure invalidate a meeting or action.
(6)(a) Unless a domestic corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise or unless a person who sends a notice or communication and the intended recipient of the notice or communication agree otherwise, the recipient receives the notice or communication by electronic transmission:
(A) When the notice or communication enters an information processing system that the recipient uses to receive or has designated for receiving notices or communications from the person by electronic transmission;
(B) If the recipient can retrieve the notice or communication;
(C) If the notice or communication is in a form that the information processing system can process; and
(D) Even if the recipient or an employee or agent of the recipient is not aware of the electronic transmission.
(b) An acknowledgment of an electronic transmission from an information processing system establishes that the information processing system received the electronic transmission but does not alone establish that the content of the electronic transmission that was sent corresponds to the content of the electronic transmission that the information processing system received.
(7)(a) A notice is effective only if the notice is communicated in a comprehensible form.
(b) Unless a domestic or foreign corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise or unless a person who sends a notice or communication and the intended recipient of the notice or communication agree otherwise, the notice or communication is delivered and effective on the earliest of the following dates or times:
(A) On the date and at the time the recipient actually receives a tangible copy of the notice or communication, or on the date and at the time the person that sends the notice or communication, or an agent of the person, leaves a tangible copy of the notice or communication at:
(i) A shareholder’s address, as shown in the record described in ORS 60.771 (3);
(ii) A director’s residence address or business address, as shown in the list described in ORS 60.771 (5)(f); or
(iii) The domestic or foreign corporation’s principal place of business;
(B) On the day the person that sends the notice or communication, or an agent of the person, deposits the notice or communication in the United States mail, if the notice or communication is postage prepaid and correctly addressed to a shareholder;
(C) Five days after the person that sends the notice or communication, or an agent of the person, deposits the notice or communication in the United States mail, if the notice or communication is postage prepaid and correctly addressed to a recipient who is not a shareholder, except that if a person sends a notice or communication by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, the notice or communication is delivered and effective on the date on which the recipient actually received the notice or communication or on the date shown on the return receipt signed by the recipient or an agent of the recipient;
(D) As provided in subsection (6)(a)(A) of this section, if a person sends the notice or communication by electronic transmission; or
(E) On the date and at the time a person delivers the notice or communication to the recipient orally.
(8) If this chapter requires a notice or communication in particular circumstances, the requirements in this chapter govern. If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe requirements for notices or communications that are consistent with this section or other provisions of this chapter, the requirements in the articles of incorporation or bylaws govern. [1987 c.52 §14; 1989 c.1040 §6; 2003 c.80 §2; 2017 c.55 §4]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 02 - Business Organizations, Commercial Code

Chapter 060 - Private Corporations

Section 60.001 - Definitions.

Section 60.004 - Filing requirements.

Section 60.011 - Effective time and date of document.

Section 60.014 - Correcting filed document.

Section 60.017 - Filing duty of Secretary of State.

Section 60.024 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

Section 60.027 - Certificate of existence or authorization.

Section 60.032 - Investigations of violations of chapter; confidentiality; penalties; administrative dissolution; rules.

Section 60.034 - Notice.

Section 60.047 - Articles of incorporation.

Section 60.051 - Incorporation.

Section 60.057 - Organization of corporation.

Section 60.061 - Bylaws.

Section 60.064 - Emergency bylaws.

Section 60.074 - Purposes; prohibition on illegal purposes.

Section 60.077 - General powers.

Section 60.081 - Emergency powers.

Section 60.084 - Challenges to validity of corporate acts.

Section 60.094 - Corporate name.

Section 60.097 - Reserved name.

Section 60.101 - Registered name.

Section 60.111 - Registered office and registered agent.

Section 60.114 - Change of registered office or registered agent.

Section 60.117 - Resignation of registered agent.

Section 60.121 - Service on corporation.

Section 60.131 - Authorized shares.

Section 60.134 - Terms of class or series determined by board of directors.

Section 60.137 - Issued and outstanding shares.

Section 60.141 - Fractional shares.

Section 60.144 - Subscription for shares before incorporation.

Section 60.147 - Issuance of shares.

Section 60.151 - Liability of shareholders.

Section 60.154 - Share dividends.

Section 60.157 - Share rights, options, warrants and other equity compensation; designation by officers.

Section 60.161 - Form and content of certificates.

Section 60.164 - Shares without certificates.

Section 60.167 - Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities.

Section 60.174 - Preemptive rights of shareholders.

Section 60.177 - Corporation’s acquisition of its own shares.

Section 60.181 - Distributions to shareholders.

Section 60.201 - Annual meeting.

Section 60.204 - Special meeting.

Section 60.207 - Court-ordered meeting.

Section 60.209 - Meeting chairperson; closing of polls.

Section 60.211 - Action without meeting.

Section 60.214 - Notice of meeting.

Section 60.217 - Waiver of notice.

Section 60.221 - Record date.

Section 60.222 - Participation at meeting.

Section 60.223 - Meeting inspectors; duties.

Section 60.224 - Shareholders’ list for meeting.

Section 60.227 - Voting entitlement of shares.

Section 60.231 - Proxies.

Section 60.234 - Shares held by nominees.

Section 60.237 - Corporations’ acceptance or rejection of votes, consents, waivers or proxy authorizations.

Section 60.241 - Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.

Section 60.244 - Action by single and multiple voting groups.

Section 60.247 - Modification of quorum or voting requirements.

Section 60.251 - Voting for directors.

Section 60.254 - Voting trusts.

Section 60.257 - Voting agreements.

Section 60.261 - Derivative proceedings.

Section 60.265 - Validity of shareholder agreements inconsistent with chapter; purposes; notice of agreement; effect on liability.

Section 60.270 - Definitions for ORS 60.270 to 60.291.

Section 60.273 - Defective corporate action; ratification or validation; effective date.

Section 60.276 - Ratification by board of directors; procedure; submission to shareholders.

Section 60.279 - Quorum; notice to shareholders of proposed ratification.

Section 60.282 - Notice of ratification by board of directors.

Section 60.285 - Corrected corporate action; validity; effective date.

Section 60.288 - Articles of validation; filing with Secretary of State.

Section 60.291 - Judicial review of corporate action; persons permitted to seek review.

Section 60.301 - Requirement for and duties of board of directors.

Section 60.307 - Number and election of directors.

Section 60.314 - Terms of directors generally.

Section 60.317 - Staggered terms for directors.

Section 60.321 - Resignation of directors.

Section 60.324 - Removal of directors by shareholders.

Section 60.327 - Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.

Section 60.331 - Vacancy on board.

Section 60.337 - Meetings.

Section 60.341 - Action without meeting.

Section 60.344 - Notice of meeting.

Section 60.347 - Waiver of notice.

Section 60.351 - Quorum and voting.

Section 60.354 - Committees; powers; limitations.

Section 60.357 - General standards for directors.

Section 60.361 - Conflict of interest.

Section 60.364 - Loans to directors.

Section 60.367 - Liability for unlawful distributions.

Section 60.371 - Required officers.

Section 60.377 - Standard of conduct for officers.

Section 60.381 - Resignation and removal of officers.

Section 60.384 - Contract right of officers.

Section 60.387 - Definitions for ORS 60.387 to 60.414.

Section 60.391 - Authority to indemnify directors.

Section 60.397 - Payment of director’s expenses in connection with proceeding.

Section 60.401 - Court-ordered indemnification.

Section 60.404 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.

Section 60.407 - Indemnification of officers, employees and agents.

Section 60.414 - Application of ORS 60.387 to 60.411.

Section 60.431 - Authority.

Section 60.434 - Amendment by board of directors.

Section 60.437 - Amendment by board of directors and shareholders.

Section 60.441 - Voting on amendments by voting groups.

Section 60.447 - Articles of amendment.

Section 60.451 - Restated articles of incorporation.

Section 60.454 - Amendment pursuant to reorganization.

Section 60.461 - Amendment or repeal by board of directors or shareholders.

Section 60.464 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for shareholders.

Section 60.467 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.

Section 60.470 - Definitions for ORS 60.470 to 60.501.

Section 60.472 - Conversion.

Section 60.474 - Action on plan of conversion.

Section 60.476 - Articles and plan of conversion.

Section 60.478 - Effect of conversion; assumed business name.

Section 60.481 - Merger.

Section 60.484 - Share exchange.

Section 60.487 - Action on plan of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.491 - Merger with subsidiary.

Section 60.494 - Articles and plan of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.497 - Effect of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.501 - Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation.

Section 60.531 - Sale of assets in regular course of business; mortgage of assets.

Section 60.534 - Sale of assets other than in regular course of business.

Section 60.551 - Definitions for ORS 60.551 to 60.594.

Section 60.554 - Right to dissent.

Section 60.557 - Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.

Section 60.561 - Notice of dissenters’ rights.

Section 60.564 - Notice of intent to demand payment.

Section 60.567 - Dissenters’ notice.

Section 60.571 - Duty to demand payment.

Section 60.574 - Share restrictions.

Section 60.577 - Payment.

Section 60.581 - Failure to take action.

Section 60.584 - After-acquired shares.

Section 60.587 - Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.

Section 60.591 - Court action.

Section 60.594 - Court costs and counsel fees.

Section 60.621 - Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors.

Section 60.627 - Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders.

Section 60.631 - Articles of dissolution.

Section 60.634 - Revocation of dissolution.

Section 60.637 - Effect of dissolution.

Section 60.641 - Known claims against dissolved corporation.

Section 60.644 - Unknown claims against dissolved corporation; use of insurance assets of dissolved corporation.

Section 60.645 - Enforcement of claims against dissolved corporation.

Section 60.647 - Grounds for administrative dissolution.

Section 60.651 - Procedure; effect of administrative dissolution.

Section 60.654 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

Section 60.657 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

Section 60.661 - Grounds for judicial dissolution; finding that corporation is shell entity; prima facie showing by Attorney General; effects; affirmative defenses.

Section 60.664 - Procedure for judicial dissolution.

Section 60.667 - Receivership or custodianship.

Section 60.671 - Judgment of dissolution.

Section 60.701 - Authority to transact business required.

Section 60.704 - Consequences of transacting business without authority.

Section 60.707 - Application for authority to transact business.

Section 60.711 - Amendment to application for authority.

Section 60.714 - Effect of authority.

Section 60.717 - Corporate name of foreign corporation.

Section 60.721 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.724 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.727 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.731 - Service on foreign corporation.

Section 60.734 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

Section 60.737 - Grounds for revocation.

Section 60.741 - Procedure for and effect of revocation.

Section 60.747 - Reinstatement of authority.

Section 60.750 - Definitions for ORS 60.750 to 60.770.

Section 60.752 - Application of benefit company laws.

Section 60.754 - Status as benefit company; election to become benefit company; election to become other entity; votes required.

Section 60.756 - Minimum status vote required to approve certain actions; voting requirements.

Section 60.758 - Benefit company purposes and powers.

Section 60.760 - Duties of, standard of conduct for and liabilities of governor of benefit company.

Section 60.762 - Benefit company board of governors; benefit governor; duties, powers and liabilities.

Section 60.764 - Duties of, standard of conduct for and liabilities of officers and managers of benefit company.

Section 60.766 - Proceedings against benefit company; when allowed; who may commence.

Section 60.768 - Benefit report; contents required; delivery and posting.

Section 60.770 - Assessment of public benefit.

Section 60.771 - Corporate records.

Section 60.774 - Inspection of records by shareholders.

Section 60.777 - Scope of inspection right.

Section 60.781 - Court-ordered inspection.

Section 60.787 - Annual report; updates; rules.

Section 60.801 - Definitions for ORS 60.801 to 60.816.

Section 60.804 - Applicability of ORS 60.801 to 60.816.

Section 60.807 - Voting rights of control shares.

Section 60.810 - Acquiring person statement; shareholder meeting.

Section 60.813 - Dissenters’ rights.

Section 60.816 - Short title.

Section 60.825 - Definitions for ORS 60.825 to 60.845.

Section 60.830 - Ownership of shares.

Section 60.835 - Prohibited business combinations.

Section 60.840 - Exceptions to ORS 60.835.

Section 60.952 - Court proceeding by shareholder in close corporation; conditions; court-ordered remedies; share purchase; expenses.

Section 60.964 - Saving provisions.

Section 60.992 - Penalty for signing false document.

Section 60.994 - Liability for certain actions in connection with operation of shell entity; actions as false claim; enforcement by civil action.