Oregon Statutes 65.272 – Notice of ratification by board of directors
(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, unless the members of a corporation must approve a ratification of a defective corporate action under ORS § 65.266 (3), the corporation shall send notice of the ratification to each person, whether or not the person may vote, that is a member of the corporation on:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 65.272
- Board of directors: means the individual or individuals who are vested with overall management of the affairs of a domestic corporation or foreign corporation, irrespective of the name that designates the individual or individuals. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Contact information: means a street address, a mailing address or an electronic address at which a member or director elects to receive notices and other messages from the corporation. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Member: means a person that is entitled, under a domestic corporation's or foreign corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, to exercise any of the rights described in ORS § 65. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Notice: means a notice described in ORS § 65. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Person: means an individual or an entity. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Vote: means an authorization by written ballot or written consent, where permitted, or by another method that a corporation specifies as an authorization. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
(A) The later of the date on which the board of directors ratified the defective corporate action or the members approved the ratification; and
(B) The date of the defective corporate action.
(b) A corporation need not send notice to a person that is a member of the corporation if the corporation cannot determine from the corporation’s records the person’s identity or contact information for notice.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) of this section must:
(a) Provide a copy of the action the board of directors took and the information required under ORS § 65.266.
(b)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, state conspicuously the calendar date by which a person that wishes to challenge the ratification must bring an action in a court of this state under ORS § 65.281. The calendar date must be within 120 days after the later of the effective date of validation or the date of the notice.
(B) If at the time that the corporation sends notice under this section the corporation cannot state the calendar date by which a person must bring an action in a court of this state under ORS § 65.281, the notice must:
(i) State the date on which the corporation anticipates that a person must bring an action; or
(ii) State that a person may contact the corporation to determine the exact date by which the person must bring the action and provide the information necessary to contact the corporation.
(3) A corporation need not send a notice under this section with respect to a ratification that the corporation must submit to members for approval if the corporation sends notice in accordance with ORS § 65.269.
(4) A corporation may send a notice required under this section by any method permitted under ORS § 65.034. [2019 c.325 § 15]