Tennessee § 43-38-516 - Action without a meeting on written consent.

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§ 43-38-516. Action without a meeting on written consent.

Unless the articles provide otherwise, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting by action on written consent as provided in § 43-38-517 or on recommendation of the board of directors as provided in § 43-38-518. Any action taken pursuant to § 43-38-517 or § 43-38-518 has the effect of a meeting and vote and may be described as such in any document. Any requirement in this chapter for action at a meeting will be satisfied by an action taken in accordance with § 43-38-517 or § 43-38-518. If this chapter, the articles or bylaws require that notice of proposed action be given to members and the action is to be taken by members pursuant to § 43-38-517 or § 43-38-518, then the cooperative must give its members who would not be entitled to vote on the matter a written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before action is taken on written consent or at the same time notice is given to the members entitled to vote under § 43-38-518. The notice must contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to members in a notice of meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the members for action. Acts 2004, ch. 534, § 21.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 43-38-516 ("Action without a meeting on written consent.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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