35-14-843. Resignation and removal of officers. (1) An officer may resign at any time by delivering a written notice to the corporation. A resignation is effective as provided in 35-14-141(9) unless the notice provides for delayed effectiveness, including effectiveness determined on a future event or events. If effectiveness of a resignation is stated to be delayed and the board of directors or the appointing officer accepts the delay, the board of directors or the appointing officer may fill the pending vacancy before the delayed effectiveness, but the new officer may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
(2) An officer may be removed at any time with or without cause by:
(a) the board of directors;
(b) the appointing officer unless the bylaws or the board of directors provides otherwise; or
(c) any other officer if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors.
(3) In this section, "appointing officer" means the officer, including any successor to that officer, who appointed the officer resigning or being removed.
History: En. Sec. 117, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act
Part 8. Directors and Officers
35-14-801. Board of directors -- requirements -- functions
35-14-802. Qualifications of directors
35-14-803. Directors -- number -- election
35-14-804. Election of directors -- certain classes or series of shares
35-14-805. Terms of directors generally
35-14-806. Staggered terms for directors
35-14-807. Resignation of directors
35-14-808. Removal of directors by shareholders
35-14-809. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
35-14-810. Vacancy -- board of directors
35-14-811. Compensation of directors
35-14-812. through 35-14-819 reserved
35-14-821. Action without meeting
35-14-825. Committees of board
35-14-826. Submission of matters for shareholder vote
35-14-827. through 35-14-829 reserved
35-14-830. Standards of conduct for directors
35-14-831. Standards of liability for directors
35-14-832. Director's liability for unlawful distributions
35-14-833. through 35-14-839 reserved
35-14-841. Functions of officers
35-14-842. Standards of conduct for officers
35-14-843. Resignation and removal of officers
35-14-844. Contract rights of officers
35-14-845. through 35-14-849 reserved
35-14-850. Definitions -- indemnification and advance for expenses
35-14-851. Permissible indemnification
35-14-852. Mandatory indemnification
35-14-853. Advance for expenses
35-14-854. Court-ordered indemnification and advance for expenses
35-14-855. Determination and authorization of indemnification
35-14-856. Indemnification of officers
35-14-858. Variation by corporate action -- application
35-14-860. Definitions -- director's conflicting interest transactions
35-14-863. Shareholders' action