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24.03 - Washington nonprofit corporation act.

• 24.03.005 - Definitions.
• 24.03.007 - Standards for electronic filing -- Rules.
• 24.03.008 - Records submitted for filing -- Exact or conformed copies.
• 24.03.009 - Notice by electronic transmission -- Consent required -- When effective.
• 24.03.010 - Applicability.
• 24.03.015 - Purposes.
• 24.03.017 - Corporation may elect to have chapter apply to it -- Procedure.
• 24.03.020 - Incorporators.
• 24.03.025 - Articles of incorporation.
• 24.03.027 - Filing false statements -- Penalty.
• 24.03.030 - Limitations.
• 24.03.035 - General powers.
• 24.03.040 - Defense of ultra vires.
• 24.03.043 - Indemnification of agents of any corporation authorized.
• 24.03.045 - Corporate name.
• 24.03.046 - Reservation of exclusive right to use a corporate name.
• 24.03.047 - Registration of corporate name.
• 24.03.048 - Renewal of registration of corporate name.
• 24.03.050 - Registered office and registered agent.
• 24.03.055 - Change of registered office or registered agent.
• 24.03.060 - Service of process on corporation.
• 24.03.065 - Members -- Member committees.
• 24.03.070 - Bylaws.
• 24.03.075 - Meetings of members and committees of members.
• 24.03.080 - Notice of members' meetings.
• 24.03.085 - Voting.
• 24.03.090 - Quorum.
• 24.03.095 - Board of directors.
• 24.03.100 - Number and election or appointment of directors.
• 24.03.103 - Removal of directors.
• 24.03.1031 - Judicial removal of directors.
• 24.03.105 - Vacancies.
• 24.03.110 - Quorum of directors.
• 24.03.113 - Assent presumed -- Procedures for dissent or abstention.
• 24.03.115 - Committees.
• 24.03.120 - Place and notice of directors' meetings.
• 24.03.125 - Officers.
• 24.03.127 - Duties of a director.
• 24.03.130 - Removal of officers.
• 24.03.135 - Required documents in the form of a record -- Inspection -- Copying.
• 24.03.140 - Loans to directors and officers prohibited.
• 24.03.145 - Filing of articles of incorporation.
• 24.03.150 - Effect of filing the articles of incorporation.
• 24.03.155 - Organization meetings.
• 24.03.160 - Right to amend articles of incorporation.
• 24.03.165 - Procedure to amend articles of incorporation.
• 24.03.170 - Articles of amendment.
• 24.03.175 - Filing of articles of amendment.
• 24.03.180 - Effect of filing of articles of amendment.
• 24.03.183 - Restated articles of incorporation.
• 24.03.185 - Procedure for merger.
• 24.03.190 - Procedure for consolidation.
• 24.03.195 - Approval of merger or consolidation.
• 24.03.200 - Articles of merger or consolidation.
• 24.03.205 - Merger or consolidation -- When effective.
• 24.03.207 - Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporation.
• 24.03.210 - Effect of merger or consolidation.
• 24.03.215 - Sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of assets not in the ordinary course of business.
• 24.03.217 - Sale, lease, exchange, or disposition of assets in course of business -- Mortgage and pledge of assets.
• 24.03.220 - Voluntary dissolution.
• 24.03.225 - Distribution of assets.
• 24.03.230 - Plan of distribution.
• 24.03.235 - Revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedings.
• 24.03.240 - Articles of dissolution.
• 24.03.245 - Filing of articles of dissolution.
• 24.03.250 - Involuntary dissolution.
• 24.03.255 - Notification to attorney general.
• 24.03.260 - Venue and process.
• 24.03.266 - Dissolution of a nonprofit corporation -- Superior courts.
• 24.03.271 - Dissolution of a nonprofit corporation -- Venue -- Proceedings -- Court's authority -- Distribution of assets.
• 24.03.276 - Dissolution of a nonprofit corporation -- Decree.
• 24.03.295 - Filing of decree of dissolution.
• 24.03.300 - Survival of remedy after dissolution -- Extension of duration of corporation.
• 24.03.302 - Administrative dissolution -- Grounds -- Notice -- Reinstatement--Fee set by rule -- Corporate name -- Survival of actions.
• 24.03.3025 - Administrative dissolution or revocation of a certificate of authority -- Corporation name not distinguishable from name of governmental entity -- Application by governmental entity.
• 24.03.303 - Reinstatement under certain circumstances -- Request for relief.
• 24.03.305 - Admission of foreign corporation.
• 24.03.307 - Foreign degree-granting institution branch campus -- Acts not deemed transacting business in state.
• 24.03.310 - Powers of foreign corporation.
• 24.03.315 - Corporate name of foreign corporation -- Fictitious name.
• 24.03.320 - Change of name by foreign corporation.
• 24.03.325 - Application for certificate of authority.
• 24.03.330 - Filing of application for certificate of authority.
• 24.03.332 - Certificate of authority as insurance company -- Filing of records.
• 24.03.334 - Certificate of authority as insurance company -- Registration or reservation of name.
• 24.03.335 - Effect of certificate of authority.
• 24.03.340 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
• 24.03.345 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.
• 24.03.350 - Service on foreign corporation.
• 24.03.360 - Merger of foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state.
• 24.03.365 - Amended certificate of authority.
• 24.03.370 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
• 24.03.375 - Filing of application for withdrawal.
• 24.03.380 - Revocation of certificate of authority -- Notice.
• 24.03.385 - Issuance of certificate of revocation.
• 24.03.386 - Foreign corporations -- Application for reinstatement.
• 24.03.388 - Foreign corporations -- Fees for application for reinstatement -- Filing current annual report -- Penalties established by rule.
• 24.03.390 - Conducting affairs without certificate of authority.
• 24.03.395 - Annual report of domestic and foreign corporations -- Biennial filing may be authorized.
• 24.03.400 - Filing of annual or biennial report of domestic and foreign corporations -- Notice -- Reporting dates.
• 24.03.405 - Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.
• 24.03.410 - Miscellaneous fees.
• 24.03.415 - Disposition of fees.
• 24.03.417 - Fees for services by secretary of state.
• 24.03.420 - Penalties imposed upon corporation.
• 24.03.425 - Penalties imposed upon directors and officers.
• 24.03.430 - Interrogatories by secretary of state.
• 24.03.435 - Confidential nature of information disclosed by interrogatories.
• 24.03.440 - Power and authority of secretary of state.
• 24.03.445 - Appeal from disapproval of secretary of state.
• 24.03.450 - Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence.
• 24.03.455 - Greater voting requirements.
• 24.03.460 - Waiver of notice.
• 24.03.465 - Action by members or directors without a meeting.
• 24.03.470 - Unauthorized assumption of corporate powers.
• 24.03.480 - Postsecondary education loans -- Interest rates.
• 24.03.490 - Public benefit nonprofit corporation designation established.
• 24.03.500 - Public benefit nonprofit corporations -- Temporary designation.
• 24.03.510 - Public benefit nonprofit corporations -- Application.
• 24.03.520 - Public benefit nonprofit corporations -- Renewal.
• 24.03.530 - Public benefit nonprofit corporations -- Fees.
• 24.03.540 - Public benefit nonprofit corporations -- Removal of status.
• 24.03.900 - Short title.
• 24.03.905 - Savings -- 1967 c 235.
• 24.03.910 - Severability -- 1967 c 235.
• 24.03.915 - Notice to existing corporations.
• 24.03.920 - Repealer -- Exception.
• 24.03.925 - Effective date -- 1967 c 235.