Louisiana § RS 12:1-706 - Waiver of notice
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§ RS 12:1-706. Waiver of notice
A. A shareholder may waive any notice required by this Chapter, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.
B. A shareholder's attendance at a meeting does both of the following:
(1) Waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.
(2) Waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.
C. A shareholder attends a meeting if the shareholder is present at the meeting in person or by proxy. If a shareholder attends a meeting by proxy, then for purposes of Subsection B of this Section, an objection by the shareholder's proxy has the same effect as an objection by the shareholder.
Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:1-706 ("Waiver of notice") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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