55-8-21. Action without meeting.
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, action required or permitted by this Chapter to be taken at a board of directors' meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the board. The action must be evidenced by one or more unrevoked written consents signed by each director before or after such action, describing the action taken, and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. To the extent the corporation has agreed pursuant to G.S. 55-1-50, a director's consent to action taken without meeting or revocation thereof may be in electronic form and delivered by electronic means.
(b) Action taken under this section is effective when one or more unrevoked consents signed by all of the directors are delivered to the corporation, unless the consents specify a different effective date. A director's consent to action may be revoked in a writing signed by the director and delivered to the corporation prior to the action becoming effective.
(c) A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document. (1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1959, c. 1316, s. 8; 1969, c. 751, s. 12; 1973, c. 469, ss. 8-10; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; 2001-387, s. 15; 2005-268, s. 9.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 55 - North Carolina Business Corporation Act
Article 8 - Directors and Officers.
§ 55-8-01 - Requirement for and duties of board of directors.
§ 55-8-02 - Qualifications of directors.
§ 55-8-03 - Number and election of directors.
§ 55-8-04 - Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders.
§ 55-8-05 - Terms of directors generally.
§ 55-8-06 - Staggered terms for directors.
§ 55-8-07 - Resignation of directors.
§ 55-8-08 - Removal of directors by shareholders.
§ 55-8-09 - Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.
§ 55-8-11 - Compensation of directors.
§ 55-8-21 - Action without meeting.
§ 55-8-22 - Notice of meeting.
§ 55-8-24 - Quorum and voting.
§ 55-8-26 - Submission of matters for shareholder vote.
§ 55-8-30 - General standards for directors.
§ 55-8-31 - Director conflict of interest.
§ 55-8-32 - Loans to directors.
§ 55-8-33 - Liability for unlawful distributions.
§ 55-8-41 - Duties of officers.
§ 55-8-42 - Standards of conduct for officers.
§ 55-8-43 - Resignation and removal of officers.
§ 55-8-44 - Contract rights of officers.
§ 55-8-50 - Policy statement and definitions.
§ 55-8-51 - Authority to indemnify.
§ 55-8-52 - Mandatory indemnification.
§ 55-8-53 - Advance for expenses.
§ 55-8-54 - Court-ordered indemnification.
§ 55-8-55 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.
§ 55-8-56 - Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents.