Louisiana § RS 12:1-843 - Resignation and removal of officers
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:1-843 — Resignation and removal of officers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 12:1-843. Resignation and removal of officers
A. An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is effective unless the notice specifies a later effective time. If a resignation is made effective at a later time and the board or the appointing officer accepts the future effective time, the board or the appointing officer may fill the pending vacancy before the effective time if the board or the appointing officer provides that the successor does not take office until the effective time.
B. An officer may be removed at any time with or without cause by any of the following:
(1) The board of directors.
(2) The appointing officer, unless the bylaws or the board of directors provide otherwise.
(3) Any other officer if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors.
C. In this Section, "appointing officer" means the officer, including any successor to that officer, who appointed the officer resigning or being removed.
Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:1-843 ("Resignation and removal of officers") 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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