Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 23B.08 - Directors and Officers.
23B.08.430 - Resignation and removal of officers.

RCW 23B.08.430
Resignation and removal of officers.

(1) An officer may resign at any time by delivering a written notice to the board of directors, its chairperson, or to the appointing officer or the secretary of the corporation. A resignation is effective as provided in RCW 23B.01.410(9) unless the notice provides for a delayed effectiveness, including effectiveness determined upon 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) The board of directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause. An officer or assistant officer may be removed by:
(a) An appointing officer at any time with or without cause, unless the bylaws or the board of directors provide otherwise; or
(b) 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.

[ 2020 c 57 § 62; 1989 c 165 § 103.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 23B - Washington Business Corporation Act

Chapter 23B.08 - Directors and Officers.

23B.08.010 - Requirement for and duties of board of directors.

23B.08.020 - Qualifications of directors.

23B.08.030 - Number and election of directors.

23B.08.040 - Election of directors by certain classes or series of shares.

23B.08.050 - Terms of directors—Generally.

23B.08.060 - Staggered terms for directors.

23B.08.070 - Resignation of directors.

23B.08.080 - Removal of directors by shareholders.

23B.08.090 - Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.

23B.08.100 - Vacancy on board of directors.

23B.08.110 - Compensation of directors.

23B.08.120 - Gender-diverse board of directors—Board diversity discussion and analysis—Remedy for failure to comply.

23B.08.200 - Regular or special meetings of the board.

23B.08.210 - Corporate action without meeting.

23B.08.220 - Notice of meeting.

23B.08.230 - Waiver of notice.

23B.08.240 - Quorum and voting.

23B.08.245 - Corporate action—Vote of shareholders.

23B.08.250 - Committees.

23B.08.300 - General standards for directors.

23B.08.310 - Liability for unlawful distributions.

23B.08.320 - Limitation on liability of directors.

23B.08.400 - Officers.

23B.08.410 - Duties of officers.

23B.08.420 - Standards of conduct for officers.

23B.08.430 - Resignation and removal of officers.

23B.08.440 - Contract rights of officers.

23B.08.500 - Indemnification definitions.

23B.08.510 - Authority to indemnify.

23B.08.520 - Mandatory indemnification.

23B.08.530 - Advance for expenses.

23B.08.540 - Court-ordered indemnification.

23B.08.550 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.

23B.08.560 - Shareholder authorized indemnification and advancement of expenses.

23B.08.570 - Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents.

23B.08.580 - Insurance.

23B.08.590 - Validity of indemnification or advance for expenses.

23B.08.600 - Report to shareholders.

23B.08.603 - Indemnification or advance for expenses—Later amendment or repeal of subject provision.

23B.08.700 - Definitions.

23B.08.710 - Judicial action.

23B.08.720 - Directors' action.

23B.08.730 - Shareholders' action.

23B.08.735 - Pursuit of business opportunities—Duty to corporation.

23B.08.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.