Texas Statutes
Subchapter R. Ratification of Defective Corporate Acts or Shares; Proceedings
Section 21.917. Statute of Limitations

Sec. 21.917. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. (a) This section does not apply to:
(1) an action asserting that a ratification was not accomplished in accordance with this subchapter; or
(2) any person to whom notice of the ratification was not given as required by Sections 21.906 and 21.911.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter:
(1) an action claiming that a defective corporate act or putative shares are void or voidable due to a failure of authorization identified in the resolutions adopted in accordance with Section 21.903 may not be filed in or must be dismissed by any court after the applicable validation effective time; and
(2) an action claiming that a court of appropriate jurisdiction, in its discretion, should declare that a ratification in accordance with this subchapter not take effect or that the ratification take effect only on certain conditions may not be filed with the court after the expiration of the 120th day after the later of the validation effective time or the time that any notice required to be given under Section 21.911 is given with respect to the ratification.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by a corporation's governing documents, for purposes of this section, notice under Section 21.911 that is:
(1) mailed is considered to be given on the date the notice is deposited in the United States mail with postage paid in an envelope addressed to the holder at the holder's address appearing or most recently appearing, as appropriate, in the records of the corporation; and
(2) transmitted by facsimile or electronic message is considered to be given when the facsimile or electronic message is transmitted to a facsimile number or an electronic message address provided by the holder, or to which the holder consents, for the purpose of receiving notice.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 32 (S.B. 860), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 75 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2017.

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