Revised Code of Washington
Title 23B - Washington Business Corporation Act

23B.01.202 - Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records. - RCW 23B.01.202 Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records....

23B.01.204 - Certificate of authority from department of financial institutions—Filing of records. - RCW 23B.01.204 Certificate of authority from department of financial institutions—Filing...

23B.01.220 - Fees. - RCW 23B.01.220 Fees. Corporations are subject to the applicable fees,...

23B.01.230 - Effective time and date of document. - RCW 23B.01.230 Effective time and date of document. A document...

23B.01.240 - Correcting filed documents. - RCW 23B.01.240 Correcting filed documents. A domestic or foreign corporation...

23B.01.250 - Filing duty of secretary of state. - RCW 23B.01.250 Filing duty of secretary of state. RCW 23.95.225...

23B.01.280 - Certificate of existence or registration. - RCW 23B.01.280 Certificate of existence or registration. Any person may...

23B.01.290 - Penalty for signing false document. - RCW 23B.01.290 Penalty for signing false document. RCW 23.95.240 governs...

23B.01.300 - Powers. - RCW 23B.01.300 Powers. The secretary of state has the power...

23B.01.400 - Definitions. - RCW 23B.01.400 Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the...

23B.01.410 - Notice. - RCW 23B.01.410 Notice. (1) A notice under this title must...

23B.01.420 - Notice—Common address—Address defined—Shareholders consent. - RCW 23B.01.420 Notice—Common address—Address defined—Shareholders consent. (1) A corporation has...

23B.01.520 - Domestic corporations—Filing, initial, and annual license fees. - RCW 23B.01.520 Domestic corporations—Filing, initial, and annual license fees. For...

23B.01.540 - Foreign corporations—Filing and annual license fees. - RCW 23B.01.540 Foreign corporations—Filing and annual license fees. A foreign...

23B.01.570 - Penalty for nonpayment of annual corporate license fees and failure to file a substantially complete annual report—Payment of delinquent fees—Rules. - RCW 23B.01.570 Penalty for nonpayment of annual corporate license fees...

23B.01.590 - Public service companies entitled to deductions. - RCW 23B.01.590 Public service companies entitled to deductions. The annual...

Chapter 23B.02 - Incorporation.

23B.02.010 - Incorporators. - RCW 23B.02.010 Incorporators. One or more persons may act as...

23B.02.020 - Articles of incorporation. - RCW 23B.02.020 Articles of incorporation. (1) The articles of incorporation...

23B.02.030 - Effect of filing. - RCW 23B.02.030 Effect of filing. (1) Unless a delayed effective...

23B.02.032 - Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records. - RCW 23B.02.032 Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records....

23B.02.040 - Liability for preincorporation transactions. - RCW 23B.02.040 Liability for preincorporation transactions. All persons purporting to...

23B.02.050 - Organization of corporation. - RCW 23B.02.050 Organization of corporation. (1) After incorporation: (a) If...

23B.02.060 - Bylaws. - RCW 23B.02.060 Bylaws. (1) The incorporators or board of directors...

23B.02.070 - Emergency bylaws. - RCW 23B.02.070 Emergency bylaws. (1) Unless the articles of incorporation...

23B.02.080 - Forum selection. - RCW 23B.02.080 Forum selection. (1) The articles of incorporation or...

Chapter 23B.03 - Powers and Purposes.

23B.03.010 - Purposes. - RCW 23B.03.010 Purposes. (1) Every corporation incorporated under this title...

23B.03.020 - General powers. - RCW 23B.03.020 General powers. (1) Unless its articles of incorporation...

23B.03.030 - Emergency powers. - RCW 23B.03.030 Emergency powers. (1) In anticipation of or during...

23B.03.040 - Ultra vires. - RCW 23B.03.040 Ultra vires. (1) Except as provided in subsection...

Chapter 23B.04 - Name.

23B.04.010 - Corporate name. - RCW 23B.04.010 Corporate name. A corporate name must comply with...

23B.04.020 - Reserved name. - RCW 23B.04.020 Reserved name. A person may reserve the exclusive...

23B.04.030 - Registered name. - RCW 23B.04.030 Registered name. A foreign corporation may register its...

23B.04.035 - Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records. - RCW 23B.04.035 Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records....

23B.04.037 - Certificate of authority as insurance company—Registration or reservation of name. - RCW 23B.04.037 Certificate of authority as insurance company—Registration or reservation...

Chapter 23B.05 - Office and Agent.

23B.05.010 - Registered agent. - RCW 23B.05.010 Registered agent. Each corporation must continuously maintain in...

23B.05.020 - Change of registered agent. - RCW 23B.05.020 Change of registered agent. (1) A corporation may...

23B.05.030 - Resignation of registered agent. - RCW 23B.05.030 Resignation of registered agent. A registered agent may...

23B.05.040 - Service on corporation. - RCW 23B.05.040 Service on corporation. Service of process, notice, or...

23B.05.050 - Annual meeting of shareholders—Limitations—Terms of directors. - RCW 23B.05.050 Annual meeting of shareholders—Limitations—Terms of directors. A corporation...

Chapter 23B.06 - Shares and Distributions.

23B.06.010 - Authorized shares. - RCW 23B.06.010 Authorized shares. (1) The articles of incorporation must...

23B.06.020 - Terms of class or series. - RCW 23B.06.020 Terms of class or series. (1) If the...

23B.06.030 - Issued and outstanding shares. - RCW 23B.06.030 Issued and outstanding shares. (1) A corporation may...

23B.06.040 - Fractional shares. - RCW 23B.06.040 Fractional shares. (1) A corporation may: (a) Issue...

23B.06.200 - Subscription for shares before incorporation. - RCW 23B.06.200 Subscription for shares before incorporation. (1) A written...

23B.06.210 - Issuance of shares. - RCW 23B.06.210 Issuance of shares. (1) The powers granted in...

23B.06.220 - Liability of shareholders. - RCW 23B.06.220 Liability of shareholders. A purchaser from a corporation...

23B.06.230 - Share dividends. - RCW 23B.06.230 Share dividends. (1) Unless the articles of incorporation...

23B.06.240 - Share options. - RCW 23B.06.240 Share options. (1) Unless the articles of incorporation...

23B.06.250 - Certificates. - RCW 23B.06.250 Certificates. (1) Shares may, but need not, be...

23B.06.260 - Shares without certificates. - RCW 23B.06.260 Shares without certificates. (1) Unless the articles of...

23B.06.270 - Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities. - RCW 23B.06.270 Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities....

23B.06.280 - Expense of issue. - RCW 23B.06.280 Expense of issue. A corporation may pay the...

23B.06.300 - Shareholders' preemptive rights. - RCW 23B.06.300 Shareholders' preemptive rights. (1) The shareholders of a...

23B.06.310 - Corporation's acquisition of its own shares. - RCW 23B.06.310 Corporation's acquisition of its own shares. (1) A...

23B.06.400 - Distributions to shareholders. - RCW 23B.06.400 Distributions to shareholders. (1) A board of directors...

Chapter 23B.07 - Shareholders.

23B.07.010 - Annual meeting. - RCW 23B.07.010 Annual meeting. (1) Except as provided in subsections...

23B.07.020 - Special meeting. - RCW 23B.07.020 Special meeting. (1) A corporation shall hold a...

23B.07.030 - Court-ordered meeting. - RCW 23B.07.030 Court-ordered meeting. (1) The superior court of the...

23B.07.035 - Inspectors to act at meetings—Appointment—Duties—Certain corporations. - RCW 23B.07.035 Inspectors to act at meetings—Appointment—Duties—Certain corporations. (1) A...

23B.07.040 - Corporate action without a meeting or a vote. - RCW 23B.07.040 Corporate action without a meeting or a vote....

23B.07.050 - Notice of meeting. - RCW 23B.07.050 Notice of meeting. (1) A corporation shall notify...

23B.07.060 - Waiver of notice. - RCW 23B.07.060 Waiver of notice. (1) A shareholder may waive...

23B.07.070 - Record date. - RCW 23B.07.070 Record date. (1) The bylaws may fix or...

23B.07.080 - Shareholder participation by means of communication equipment. - RCW 23B.07.080 Shareholder participation by means of communication equipment. (1)...

23B.07.200 - Shareholders' list for meeting. - RCW 23B.07.200 Shareholders' list for meeting. (1) After fixing a...

23B.07.210 - Voting entitlement of shares. - RCW 23B.07.210 Voting entitlement of shares. (1) Except as provided...

23B.07.220 - Proxies. - RCW 23B.07.220 Proxies. (1) A shareholder may vote the shareholder's...

23B.07.230 - Shares held by nominees. - RCW 23B.07.230 Shares held by nominees. (1) A corporation may...

23B.07.240 - Corporation's acceptance or rejection of votes, ballots, consents, waivers, or proxy appointments. - RCW 23B.07.240 Corporation's acceptance or rejection of votes, ballots, consents,...

23B.07.250 - Quorum and voting requirements. - RCW 23B.07.250 Quorum and voting requirements. (1) Shares entitled to...

23B.07.260 - Corporate action by single and multiple voting groups. - RCW 23B.07.260 Corporate action by single and multiple voting groups....

23B.07.270 - Greater or lesser quorum or voting requirements. - RCW 23B.07.270 Greater or lesser quorum or voting requirements. (1)...

23B.07.280 - Voting for directors—Cumulative voting. - RCW 23B.07.280 Voting for directors—Cumulative voting. (1) Shareholders do not...

23B.07.300 - Voting trusts. - RCW 23B.07.300 Voting trusts. (1) One or more shareholders may...

23B.07.310 - Voting agreements. - RCW 23B.07.310 Voting agreements. (1) Two or more shareholders may...

23B.07.320 - Agreements among shareholders—Acquisition of shares after agreement—Liability. - RCW 23B.07.320 Agreements among shareholders—Acquisition of shares after agreement—Liability. (1)...

23B.07.400 - Derivative proceedings procedure. - RCW 23B.07.400 Derivative proceedings procedure. (1) A person may not...

Chapter 23B.08 - Directors and Officers.

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

23B.08.020 - Qualifications of directors. - RCW 23B.08.020 Qualifications of directors. The articles of incorporation or...

23B.08.030 - Number and election of directors. - RCW 23B.08.030 Number and election of directors. (1) A board...

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

23B.08.050 - Terms of directors—Generally. - RCW 23B.08.050 Terms of directors—Generally. (1) The terms of the...

23B.08.060 - Staggered terms for directors. - RCW 23B.08.060 Staggered terms for directors. (1) The articles of...

23B.08.070 - Resignation of directors. - RCW 23B.08.070 Resignation of directors. (1) A director may resign...

23B.08.080 - Removal of directors by shareholders. - RCW 23B.08.080 Removal of directors by shareholders. (1) The shareholders...

23B.08.090 - Removal of directors by judicial proceeding. - RCW 23B.08.090 Removal of directors by judicial proceeding. (1) The...

23B.08.100 - Vacancy on board of directors. - RCW 23B.08.100 Vacancy on board of directors. (1) Unless the...

23B.08.110 - Compensation of directors. - RCW 23B.08.110 Compensation of directors. Unless the articles of incorporation...

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

23B.08.200 - Regular or special meetings of the board. - RCW 23B.08.200 Regular or special meetings of the board. (1)...

23B.08.210 - Corporate action without meeting. - RCW 23B.08.210 Corporate action without meeting. (1) Unless the articles...

23B.08.220 - Notice of meeting. - RCW 23B.08.220 Notice of meeting. (1) Unless the articles of...

23B.08.230 - Waiver of notice. - RCW 23B.08.230 Waiver of notice. (1) A director may waive...

23B.08.240 - Quorum and voting. - RCW 23B.08.240 Quorum and voting. (1) Unless the articles of...

23B.08.245 - Corporate action—Vote of shareholders. - RCW 23B.08.245 Corporate action—Vote of shareholders. A corporation may agree...

23B.08.250 - Committees. - RCW 23B.08.250 Committees. (1) Unless the articles of incorporation or...

23B.08.300 - General standards for directors. - RCW 23B.08.300 General standards for directors. (1) A director shall...

23B.08.310 - Liability for unlawful distributions. - RCW 23B.08.310 Liability for unlawful distributions. (1) A director who...

23B.08.320 - Limitation on liability of directors. - RCW 23B.08.320 Limitation on liability of directors. The articles of...

23B.08.400 - Officers. - RCW 23B.08.400 Officers. (1) A corporation has the officers described...

23B.08.410 - Duties of officers. - RCW 23B.08.410 Duties of officers. Each officer has the authority...

23B.08.420 - Standards of conduct for officers. - RCW 23B.08.420 Standards of conduct for officers. (1) An officer...

23B.08.430 - Resignation and removal of officers. - RCW 23B.08.430 Resignation and removal of officers. (1) An officer...

23B.08.440 - Contract rights of officers. - RCW 23B.08.440 Contract rights of officers. (1) The appointment of...

23B.08.500 - Indemnification definitions. - RCW 23B.08.500 Indemnification definitions. For purposes of RCW 23B.08.510 through...

23B.08.510 - Authority to indemnify. - RCW 23B.08.510 Authority to indemnify. (1) Except as provided in...

23B.08.520 - Mandatory indemnification. - RCW 23B.08.520 Mandatory indemnification. Unless limited by its articles of...

23B.08.530 - Advance for expenses. - RCW 23B.08.530 Advance for expenses. (1) A corporation may pay...

23B.08.540 - Court-ordered indemnification. - RCW 23B.08.540 Court-ordered indemnification. Unless a corporation's articles of incorporation...

23B.08.550 - Determination and authorization of indemnification. - RCW 23B.08.550 Determination and authorization of indemnification. (1) A corporation...

23B.08.560 - Shareholder authorized indemnification and advancement of expenses. - RCW 23B.08.560 Shareholder authorized indemnification and advancement of expenses. (1)...

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

23B.08.580 - Insurance. - RCW 23B.08.580 Insurance. A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance...

23B.08.590 - Validity of indemnification or advance for expenses. - RCW 23B.08.590 Validity of indemnification or advance for expenses. (1)...

23B.08.600 - Report to shareholders. - RCW 23B.08.600 Report to shareholders. If a corporation indemnifies or...

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

23B.08.700 - Definitions. - RCW 23B.08.700 Definitions. For purposes of RCW 23B.08.710 through 23B.08.735:...

23B.08.710 - Judicial action. - RCW 23B.08.710 Judicial action. (1) A transaction effected or proposed...

23B.08.720 - Directors' action. - RCW 23B.08.720 Directors' action. (1) Directors' action respecting a transaction...

23B.08.730 - Shareholders' action. - RCW 23B.08.730 Shareholders' action. (1) Shareholders' action respecting a transaction...

23B.08.735 - Pursuit of business opportunities—Duty to corporation. - RCW 23B.08.735 Pursuit of business opportunities—Duty to corporation. (1) If...

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

Chapter 23B.09 - Corporate Entities—Conversions.

23B.09.005 - Definitions. - RCW 23B.09.005 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout...

23B.09.010 - Entity conversion. - RCW 23B.09.010 Entity conversion. (1) A domestic corporation may become...

23B.09.020 - Plan of entity conversion. - RCW 23B.09.020 Plan of entity conversion. (1) A plan of...

23B.09.030 - Approval of a plan of entity conversion. - RCW 23B.09.030 Approval of a plan of entity conversion. In...

23B.09.040 - Articles of entity conversion. - RCW 23B.09.040 Articles of entity conversion. (1) After a plan...

23B.09.050 - Effect of entity conversion. - RCW 23B.09.050 Effect of entity conversion. (1) An entity that...

23B.09.060 - Abandonment of entity conversion. - RCW 23B.09.060 Abandonment of entity conversion. (1) Unless otherwise provided...

Chapter 23B.10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

23B.10.010 - Authority to amend articles of incorporation. - RCW 23B.10.010 Authority to amend articles of incorporation. (1) A...

23B.10.012 - Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records. - RCW 23B.10.012 Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records....

23B.10.020 - Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of directors. - RCW 23B.10.020 Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of...

23B.10.030 - Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of directors and shareholders. - RCW 23B.10.030 Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of...

23B.10.040 - Voting on amendments to articles of incorporation by voting groups. - RCW 23B.10.040 Voting on amendments to articles of incorporation by...

23B.10.050 - Amendment of articles of incorporation before issuance of shares. - RCW 23B.10.050 Amendment of articles of incorporation before issuance of...

23B.10.060 - Articles of amendment. - RCW 23B.10.060 Articles of amendment. A corporation amending its articles...

23B.10.070 - Restated articles of incorporation. - RCW 23B.10.070 Restated articles of incorporation. (1) Any officer of...

23B.10.080 - Amendment of articles of incorporation pursuant to reorganization. - RCW 23B.10.080 Amendment of articles of incorporation pursuant to reorganization....

23B.10.090 - Effect of amendment of articles of incorporation. - RCW 23B.10.090 Effect of amendment of articles of incorporation. An...

23B.10.200 - Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders. - RCW 23B.10.200 Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or...

23B.10.205 - Amendment of bylaws—Election of directors. - RCW 23B.10.205 Amendment of bylaws—Election of directors. (1) Unless the...

23B.10.210 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors. - RCW 23B.10.210 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors....

Chapter 23B.11 - Merger and Share Exchange.

23B.11.010 - Merger. - RCW 23B.11.010 Merger. (1) One or more corporations may merge...

23B.11.020 - Share exchange. - RCW 23B.11.020 Share exchange. (1) A corporation may acquire all...

23B.11.030 - Approval of plan of merger or share exchange. - RCW 23B.11.030 Approval of plan of merger or share exchange....

23B.11.035 - Plan of merger or share exchange—Separate voting group. - RCW 23B.11.035 Plan of merger or share exchange—Separate voting group....

23B.11.040 - Merger of or into subsidiary. - RCW 23B.11.040 Merger of or into subsidiary. (1) A parent...

23B.11.050 - Articles of merger or share exchange. - RCW 23B.11.050 Articles of merger or share exchange. (1) After...

23B.11.060 - Effect of merger or share exchange. - RCW 23B.11.060 Effect of merger or share exchange. (1) When...

23B.11.070 - Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation. - RCW 23B.11.070 Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation. (1)...

23B.11.080 - Merger. - RCW 23B.11.080 Merger. (1) One or more domestic corporations may...

23B.11.090 - Articles of merger. - RCW 23B.11.090 Articles of merger. After a plan of merger...

23B.11.100 - Merger—Corporation is surviving entity. - RCW 23B.11.100 Merger—Corporation is surviving entity. (1) When a merger...

23B.11.110 - Merger with foreign and domestic entities—Effect. - RCW 23B.11.110 Merger with foreign and domestic entities—Effect. (1) One...

Chapter 23B.12 - Sale of Assets.

23B.12.010 - Sale of property and assets in usual and regular course of business or for benefit of creditors. - RCW 23B.12.010 Sale of property and assets in usual and...

23B.12.020 - Sale of property and assets other than in the usual and regular course of business. - RCW 23B.12.020 Sale of property and assets other than in...

Chapter 23B.13 - Dissenters' Rights.

23B.13.010 - Definitions. - RCW 23B.13.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Corporation"...

23B.13.020 - Right to dissent. - RCW 23B.13.020 Right to dissent. (1) A shareholder is entitled...

23B.13.030 - Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners. - RCW 23B.13.030 Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners. (1) A...

23B.13.200 - Notice of dissenters' rights. - RCW 23B.13.200 Notice of dissenters' rights. (1) If proposed corporate...

23B.13.210 - Notice of intent to demand payment. - RCW 23B.13.210 Notice of intent to demand payment. (1) If...

23B.13.220 - Dissenters' rights—Notice. - RCW 23B.13.220 Dissenters' rights—Notice. (1) If proposed corporate action creating...

23B.13.230 - Duty to demand payment. - RCW 23B.13.230 Duty to demand payment. (1) A shareholder sent...

23B.13.240 - Share restrictions. - RCW 23B.13.240 Share restrictions. (1) The corporation may restrict the...

23B.13.250 - Payment. - RCW 23B.13.250 Payment. (1) Except as provided in RCW 23B.13.270,...

23B.13.260 - Failure to take corporate action. - RCW 23B.13.260 Failure to take corporate action. (1) If the...

23B.13.270 - After-acquired shares. - RCW 23B.13.270 After-acquired shares. (1) A corporation may elect to...

23B.13.280 - Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer. - RCW 23B.13.280 Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer....

23B.13.300 - Court action. - RCW 23B.13.300 Court action. (1) If a demand for payment...

23B.13.310 - Court costs and counsel fees. - RCW 23B.13.310 Court costs and counsel fees. (1) The court...

Chapter 23B.14 - Dissolution.

23B.14.010 - Dissolution by initial directors, incorporators, or board of directors. - RCW 23B.14.010 Dissolution by initial directors, incorporators, or board of...

23B.14.020 - Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders. - RCW 23B.14.020 Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders. (1)...

23B.14.030 - Articles of dissolution—Publication of notice. - RCW 23B.14.030 Articles of dissolution—Publication of notice. (1) At any...

23B.14.040 - Revocation of dissolution. - RCW 23B.14.040 Revocation of dissolution. (1) A corporation may revoke...

23B.14.050 - Effect of dissolution. - RCW 23B.14.050 Effect of dissolution. (1) A dissolved corporation continues...

23B.14.060 - Known claims against a dissolved corporation. - RCW 23B.14.060 Known claims against a dissolved corporation. (1) A...

23B.14.065 - Form and adequacy of satisfaction of claims—Application to and determination by court. - RCW 23B.14.065 Form and adequacy of satisfaction of claims—Application to...

23B.14.070 - Holder of an unpaid claim—Proceeding against dissolved corporation to collect amount of claim. - RCW 23B.14.070 Holder of an unpaid claim—Proceeding against dissolved corporation...

23B.14.200 - Administrative dissolution—Grounds. - RCW 23B.14.200 Administrative dissolution—Grounds. The secretary of state may administratively...

23B.14.220 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution—Application. - RCW 23B.14.220 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution—Application. (1) A corporation administratively...

23B.14.300 - Judicial dissolution—Grounds. - RCW 23B.14.300 Judicial dissolution—Grounds. The superior courts may dissolve a...

23B.14.310 - Judicial dissolution or supervision of voluntary dissolution—Procedure. - RCW 23B.14.310 Judicial dissolution or supervision of voluntary dissolution—Procedure. (1)...

23B.14.320 - General or custodial receivership. - RCW 23B.14.320 General or custodial receivership. A court in a...

23B.14.330 - Decree of dissolution—Other orders, decrees, and injunctions—Revenue clearance certificate. - RCW 23B.14.330 Decree of dissolution—Other orders, decrees, and injunctions—Revenue clearance...

23B.14.340 - Survival of remedy after dissolution. - RCW 23B.14.340 Survival of remedy after dissolution. The dissolution of...

23B.14.390 - Secretary of state—List of corporations dissolved. - RCW 23B.14.390 Secretary of state—List of corporations dissolved. On the...

23B.14.392 - Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records. - RCW 23B.14.392 Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records....

23B.14.394 - Certificate of authority from department of financial institutions—Filing of records. - RCW 23B.14.394 Certificate of authority from department of financial institutions—Filing...

23B.14.400 - Deposit with state treasurer. - RCW 23B.14.400 Deposit with state treasurer. Following its dissolution, the...

Chapter 23B.15 - Foreign Corporations.

23B.15.010 - Authority to transact business required. - RCW 23B.15.010 Authority to transact business required. (1) Unless it...

23B.15.020 - Consequences of transacting business without registering. - RCW 23B.15.020 Consequences of transacting business without registering. Unless it...

23B.15.030 - Foreign registration statement. - RCW 23B.15.030 Foreign registration statement. A foreign corporation may register...

23B.15.032 - Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records. - RCW 23B.15.032 Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of records....

23B.15.040 - Amended foreign registration statement. - RCW 23B.15.040 Amended foreign registration statement. A foreign corporation registered...

23B.15.050 - Effect of registration—Right of state to terminate—Governing law. - RCW 23B.15.050 Effect of registration—Right of state to terminate—Governing law....

23B.15.060 - Corporate name of foreign corporation. - RCW 23B.15.060 Corporate name of foreign corporation. The corporate name...

23B.15.070 - Registered agent of foreign corporation. - RCW 23B.15.070 Registered agent of foreign corporation. Each foreign corporation...

23B.15.080 - Change of registered agent of foreign corporation. - RCW 23B.15.080 Change of registered agent of foreign corporation. (1)...

23B.15.090 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation. - RCW 23B.15.090 Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation. The...

23B.15.100 - Service on foreign corporation. - RCW 23B.15.100 Service on foreign corporation. Service of any process,...

23B.15.200 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation. - RCW 23B.15.200 Withdrawal of foreign corporation. A foreign corporation registered...

23B.15.300 - Termination—Grounds. - RCW 23B.15.300 Termination—Grounds. The secretary of state may terminate the...

Chapter 23B.16 - Records and Reports.

23B.16.010 - Corporate records. - RCW 23B.16.010 Corporate records. (1) A corporation shall keep as...

23B.16.020 - Inspection of records by shareholders. - RCW 23B.16.020 Inspection of records by shareholders. (1) A shareholder...

23B.16.030 - Scope of inspection right. - RCW 23B.16.030 Scope of inspection right. (1) A shareholder's agent...

23B.16.040 - Court-ordered inspection. - RCW 23B.16.040 Court-ordered inspection. (1) If a corporation does not...

23B.16.200 - Financial statements for shareholders. - RCW 23B.16.200 Financial statements for shareholders. (1) Not later than...

23B.16.220 - Initial and annual reports for secretary of state. - RCW 23B.16.220 Initial and annual reports for secretary of state....

Chapter 23B.17 - Miscellaneous Provisions.

23B.17.010 - Application to existing corporations. - RCW 23B.17.010 Application to existing corporations. (1) Unless otherwise provided,...

23B.17.015 - Alternative quorum and voting requirements. - RCW 23B.17.015 Alternative quorum and voting requirements. (1) A corporation...

23B.17.030 - Limitation on liability of directors—Indemnification. - RCW 23B.17.030 Limitation on liability of directors—Indemnification. The provisions of...

Chapter 23B.18 - Nonadmitted Organizations.

23B.18.010 - Ownership and enforcement of notes secured by real estate mortgages. - RCW 23B.18.010 Ownership and enforcement of notes secured by real...

23B.18.020 - Mortgage foreclosure. - RCW 23B.18.020 Mortgage foreclosure. Such nonadmitted organizations shall have the...

23B.18.030 - Transacting business. - RCW 23B.18.030 Transacting business. The activities authorized by RCW 23B.18.010...

23B.18.040 - Service of process. - RCW 23B.18.040 Service of process. In any action in law...

23B.18.060 - Venue. - RCW 23B.18.060 Venue. Suit upon causes of action arising against...

Chapter 23B.19 - Significant Business Transactions.

23B.19.010 - Legislative findings—Intent. - RCW 23B.19.010 Legislative findings—Intent. The legislature finds that: (1) Corporations...

23B.19.020 - Definitions. - RCW 23B.19.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout...

23B.19.030 - Transaction excluded from chapter—Inadvertent acquisition. - RCW 23B.19.030 Transaction excluded from chapter—Inadvertent acquisition. This chapter does...

23B.19.040 - Approval of significant business transaction required—Violation. - RCW 23B.19.040 Approval of significant business transaction required—Violation. (1)(a) Notwithstanding...

23B.19.050 - Provisions of chapter additional to other requirements. - RCW 23B.19.050 Provisions of chapter additional to other requirements. The...

23B.19.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. - RCW 23B.19.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c...

Chapter 23B.25 - Social Purpose Corporations.

23B.25.005 - Becoming or ceasing to be a social purpose corporation. - RCW 23B.25.005 Becoming or ceasing to be a social purpose...

23B.25.010 - Powers, rights, and obligations—Definition—Application of RCW 23B.03.010. - RCW 23B.25.010 Powers, rights, and obligations—Definition—Application of RCW 23B.03.010. (1)...

23B.25.020 - General social purposes. - RCW 23B.25.020 General social purposes. Every corporation governed by this...

23B.25.030 - Specific social purposes. - RCW 23B.25.030 Specific social purposes. In addition to the general...

23B.25.040 - Articles of incorporation—Required and optional provisions—Notice—Availability of copies. - RCW 23B.25.040 Articles of incorporation—Required and optional provisions—Notice—Availability of copies....

23B.25.050 - Duties of director—Standards—Liabilities. - RCW 23B.25.050 Duties of director—Standards—Liabilities. (1) A director of a...

23B.25.060 - Duties of officer—Standards—Liabilities. - RCW 23B.25.060 Duties of officer—Standards—Liabilities. (1) An officer of a...

23B.25.070 - Shares—Represented by certificate—Not represented by certificate. - RCW 23B.25.070 Shares—Represented by certificate—Not represented by certificate. (1) Shares...

23B.25.080 - Instituting or maintaining proceedings—Shareholders only. - RCW 23B.25.080 Instituting or maintaining proceedings—Shareholders only. (1) No proceeding...

23B.25.090 - Amendment to articles of incorporation—Change to social purposes—Voting requirements. - RCW 23B.25.090 Amendment to articles of incorporation—Change to social purposes—Voting...

23B.25.100 - Plan of merger or share exchange—Status as social purpose corporation—Voting requirements. - RCW 23B.25.100 Plan of merger or share exchange—Status as social...

23B.25.110 - Selling, leasing, exchanging, or disposing of property—Voting requirements. - RCW 23B.25.110 Selling, leasing, exchanging, or disposing of property—Voting requirements....

23B.25.120 - Shareholder dissent—Payment of fair value, when. - RCW 23B.25.120 Shareholder dissent—Payment of fair value, when. In addition...

23B.25.130 - Corporation converting to a social purpose corporation—Conditions—Election. - RCW 23B.25.130 Corporation converting to a social purpose corporation—Conditions—Election. (1)...

23B.25.140 - Corporation ceasing to be a social purpose corporation—Conditions—Election. - RCW 23B.25.140 Corporation ceasing to be a social purpose corporation—Conditions—Election....

23B.25.150 - Social purpose report required—Timing—Information—Failure to comply. - RCW 23B.25.150 Social purpose report required—Timing—Information—Failure to comply. (1) The...

Chapter 23B.30 - Defective Corporate Actions.

23B.30.010 - Definitions. - RCW 23B.30.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Date...

23B.30.020 - Chapter not exclusive. - RCW 23B.30.020 Chapter not exclusive. (1) A defective corporate action...

23B.30.030 - Ratification. - RCW 23B.30.030 Ratification. (1) Except as otherwise required by subsection...

23B.30.040 - Ratification—Quorum—Voting. - RCW 23B.30.040 Ratification—Quorum—Voting. (1) The quorum and voting requirements applicable...

23B.30.050 - Ratification and validation—Notice. - RCW 23B.30.050 Ratification and validation—Notice. (1) If the ratification of...

23B.30.060 - Ratification and validation—Effect. - RCW 23B.30.060 Ratification and validation—Effect. From and after the validation...

23B.30.070 - Defective corporate action—Filings—Articles of validation. - RCW 23B.30.070 Defective corporate action—Filings—Articles of validation. (1) If a...

23B.30.080 - Judicial proceedings to validate or challenge ratification. - RCW 23B.30.080 Judicial proceedings to validate or challenge ratification. (1)...

Chapter 23B.900 - Construction.

23B.900.010 - Savings provisions—1989 c 165. - RCW 23B.900.010 Savings provisions—1989 c 165. (1) Except as provided...

23B.900.030 - Repealer—1989 c 165. - RCW 23B.900.030 Repealer—1989 c 165. See 1989 c 165 s...

23B.900.040 - Effective date—1989 c 165. - RCW 23B.900.040 Effective date—1989 c 165. This title shall take...

23B.900.050 - Section headings—1989 c 165. - RCW 23B.900.050 Section headings—1989 c 165. Section headings as used...

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Revised Code of Washington Title 23B - Washington Business Corporation Act

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Title 23B - Washington Business Corporation Act