North Carolina § 55A-7-04 - Action by written consent.
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§ 55A-7-04. Action by written consent.
Action required or permitted by this Chapter to be taken at a meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members entitled to vote on the action. The action shall be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed before or after such action by all members entitled to vote thereon, and delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. To the extent the corporation has agreed pursuant to G.S. 55A-1-70, a member's consent to action taken without a meeting may be in electronic form and delivered by electronic means. If not otherwise determined under G.S. 55A-7-03 or G.S. 55A-7-07, the record date for determining members entitled to take action without a meeting is the date the first member signs the consent under subsection (a) of this section. A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document. History (1977, c. 193, s. 2; 1993, c. 398, s. 1; 2008-37, s. 4.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2008-37, s. 4, effective October 1, 2008, added the last sentence in subsection (a).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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