Washington Code — 23B
Browse 580 sections in division 23B of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 23B.01.010. Short title.
- § 23B.01.020. Reservation of power to amend or repeal.
- § 23B.01.200. Filing requirements.
- § 23B.01.202. Certificate of authority as insurance company — Filing of records.
- § 23B.01.204. Certificate of authority from department of financial institutions — Filing of records.
- § 23B.01.220. Fees.
- § 23B.01.230. Effective time and date of document.
- § 23B.01.240. Correcting filed documents.
- § 23B.01.250. Filing duty of secretary of state.
- § 23B.01.280. Certificate of existence or registration.
- § 23B.01.290. Penalty for signing false document.
- § 23B.01.300. Powers.
- § 23B.01.400. Definitions.
- § 23B.01.410. Notice.
- § 23B.01.420. Notice — Common address — Address defined — Shareholders consent.
- § 23B.01.520. Domestic corporations — Filing, initial, and annual license fees.
- § 23B.01.540. Foreign corporations — Filing and annual license fees.
- § 23B.01.570. Penalty for nonpayment of annual corporate license fees and failure to file a substantially complete annual report — Payment of delinquent fees — Rules.
- § 23B.01.590. Public service companies entitled to deductions.
- § 23B.02.010. Incorporators.
- § 23B.02.020. Articles of incorporation.
- § 23B.02.030. Effect of filing.
- § 23B.02.032. Certificate of authority as insurance company — Filing of records.
- § 23B.02.040. Liability for preincorporation transactions.
- § 23B.02.050. Organization of corporation.
- § 23B.02.060. Bylaws.
- § 23B.02.070. Emergency bylaws.
- § 23B.02.080. Forum selection.
- § 23B.03.010. Purposes.
- § 23B.03.020. General powers.
- § 23B.03.030. Emergency powers.
- § 23B.03.040. Ultra vires.
- § 23B.04.010. Corporate name.
- § 23B.04.020. Reserved name.
- § 23B.04.030. Registered name.
- § 23B.04.035. Certificate of authority as insurance company — Filing of records.
- § 23B.04.037. Certificate of authority as insurance company — Registration or reservation of name.
- § 23B.05.010. Registered agent.
- § 23B.05.020. Change of registered agent.
- § 23B.05.030. Resignation of registered agent.
- § 23B.05.040. Service on corporation.
- § 23B.05.050. Annual meeting of shareholders — Limitations — Terms of directors.
- § 23B.06.010. Authorized shares.
- § 23B.06.020. Terms of class or series.
- § 23B.06.030. Issued and outstanding shares.
- § 23B.06.040. Fractional shares.
- § 23B.06.200. Subscription for shares before incorporation.
- § 23B.06.210. Issuance of shares.
- § 23B.06.220. Liability of shareholders.
- § 23B.06.230. Share dividends.
- § 23B.06.240. Share rights, options, warrants, and awards.
- § 23B.06.250. Certificates.
- § 23B.06.260. Shares without certificates.
- § 23B.06.270. Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities.
- § 23B.06.280. Expense of issue.
- § 23B.06.300. Shareholders' preemptive rights.
- § 23B.06.310. Corporation's acquisition of its own shares.
- § 23B.06.400. Distributions to shareholders.
- § 23B.06.410. Stock split.
- § 23B.07.010. Annual meeting.
- § 23B.07.020. Special meeting.
- § 23B.07.030. Court-ordered meeting.
- § 23B.07.035. Inspectors to act at meetings — Appointment — Duties — Certain corporations.
- § 23B.07.040. Corporate action without a meeting or a vote.
- § 23B.07.050. Notice of meeting.
- § 23B.07.060. Waiver of notice.
- § 23B.07.070. Record date.
- § 23B.07.080. Shareholder participation by means of communication equipment.
- § 23B.07.200. Shareholders' list for meeting.
- § 23B.07.210. Voting entitlement of shares.
- § 23B.07.220. Proxies.
- § 23B.07.230. Shares held by nominees.
- § 23B.07.240. Corporation's acceptance or rejection of votes, ballots, consents, waivers, or proxy appointments.
- § 23B.07.250. Quorum and voting requirements.
- § 23B.07.260. Corporate action by single and multiple voting groups.
- § 23B.07.270. Amendment to quorum or voting requirements.
- § 23B.07.280. Voting for directors — Cumulative voting.
- § 23B.07.300. Voting trusts.
- § 23B.07.310. Voting agreements.
- § 23B.07.320. Agreements among shareholders — Acquisition of shares after agreement — Liability.
- § 23B.07.400. Derivative proceedings procedure.
- § 23B.08.010. Requirement for and duties of board of directors.
- § 23B.08.020. Qualifications of directors.
- § 23B.08.030. Number and election of directors.
- § 23B.08.040. Election of directors by certain classes or series of shares.
- § 23B.08.050. Terms of directors — Generally.
- § 23B.08.060. Staggered terms for directors.
- § 23B.08.070. Resignation of directors.
- § 23B.08.080. Removal of directors by shareholders.
- § 23B.08.090. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.
- § 23B.08.100. Vacancy on board of directors.
- § 23B.08.110. Compensation of directors.
- § 23B.08.120. Gender-diverse board of directors — Board diversity discussion and analysis — Remedy for failure to comply.
- § 23B.08.200. Regular or special meetings of the board.
- § 23B.08.210. Corporate action without meeting.
- § 23B.08.220. Notice of meeting.
- § 23B.08.230. Waiver of notice.
- § 23B.08.240. Quorum and voting.
- § 23B.08.245. Corporate action — Vote of shareholders.
- § 23B.08.250. Board committees.
- § 23B.08.300. General standards for directors.
- § 23B.08.310. Liability for unlawful distributions.
- § 23B.08.320. Limitation on liability of directors.
- § 23B.08.400. Officers.
- § 23B.08.410. Duties of officers.
- § 23B.08.420. Standards of conduct for officers.
- § 23B.08.430. Resignation and removal of officers.
- § 23B.08.440. Contract rights of officers.
- § 23B.08.500. Indemnification definitions.
- § 23B.08.510. Authority to indemnify.
- § 23B.08.520. Mandatory indemnification.
- § 23B.08.530. Advance for expenses.
- § 23B.08.540. Court-ordered indemnification.
- § 23B.08.550. Determination and authorization of indemnification.
- § 23B.08.560. Shareholder authorized indemnification and advancement of expenses.
- § 23B.08.570. Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents.
- § 23B.08.580. Insurance.
- § 23B.08.590. Validity of indemnification or advance for expenses.
- § 23B.08.600. Report to shareholders.
- § 23B.08.603. Indemnification or advance for expenses — Later amendment or repeal of subject provision.
- § 23B.08.700. Definitions.
- § 23B.08.710. Judicial action.
- § 23B.08.720. Directors' action.
- § 23B.08.730. Shareholders' action.
- § 23B.08.735. Pursuit of business opportunities — Duty to corporation.
- § 23B.08.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 23B.09.005. Definitions.
- § 23B.09.010. Entity conversion.
- § 23B.09.020. Plan of entity conversion.
- § 23B.09.030. Approval of a plan of entity conversion.
- § 23B.09.040. Articles of entity conversion.
- § 23B.09.050. Effect of entity conversion.
- § 23B.09.060. Abandonment of entity conversion.
- § 23B.10.010. Authority to amend articles of incorporation.
- § 23B.10.012. Certificate of authority as insurance company — Filing of records.
- § 23B.10.020. Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of directors.
- § 23B.10.030. Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of directors and shareholders.
- § 23B.10.040. Voting on amendments to articles of incorporation by voting groups.
- § 23B.10.050. Amendment of articles of incorporation before issuance of shares.
- § 23B.10.060. Articles of amendment.
- § 23B.10.070. Restated articles of incorporation.
- § 23B.10.080. Amendment of articles of incorporation pursuant to reorganization.
- § 23B.10.090. Effect of amendment of articles of incorporation.
- § 23B.10.200. Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders.
- § 23B.10.205. Amendment of bylaws — Election of directors.
- § 23B.10.210. Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors.
- § 23B.12.010. Sale of property and assets in usual and regular course of business or for benefit of creditors.
- § 23B.12.020. Sale of property and assets other than in the usual and regular course of business.
- § 23B.13.010. Definitions.
- § 23B.13.020. Right to dissent.
- § 23B.13.030. Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.
- § 23B.13.200. Notice of dissenters' rights.
- § 23B.13.210. Notice of intent to demand payment.
- § 23B.13.220. Dissenters' rights — Notice.
- § 23B.13.230. Duty to demand payment.
- § 23B.13.240. Share restrictions.
- § 23B.13.250. Payment.
- § 23B.13.260. Failure to take corporate action.
- § 23B.13.270. After-acquired shares.
- § 23B.13.280. Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.
- § 23B.13.300. Court action.
- § 23B.13.310. Court costs and counsel fees.
- § 23B.14.010. Dissolution by initial directors, incorporators, or board of directors.
- § 23B.14.020. Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders.
- § 23B.14.030. Articles of dissolution — Publication of notice.
- § 23B.14.040. Revocation of dissolution.
- § 23B.14.050. Effect of dissolution.
- § 23B.14.060. Known claims against a dissolved corporation.
- § 23B.14.065. Form and adequacy of satisfaction of claims — Application to and determination by court.
- § 23B.14.070. Holder of an unpaid claim — Proceeding against dissolved corporation to collect amount of claim.
- § 23B.14.200. Administrative dissolution — Grounds.
- § 23B.14.220. Reinstatement following administrative dissolution — Application.
- § 23B.14.300. Judicial dissolution — Grounds.
- § 23B.14.310. Judicial dissolution or supervision of voluntary dissolution — Procedure.
- § 23B.14.320. General or custodial receivership.
- § 23B.14.330. Decree of dissolution — Other orders, decrees, and injunctions — Revenue clearance certificate.
- § 23B.14.340. Survival of remedy after dissolution.
- § 23B.14.390. Secretary of state — List of corporations dissolved.
- § 23B.14.392. Certificate of authority as insurance company — Filing of records.
- § 23B.14.394. Certificate of authority from department of financial institutions — Filing of records.
- § 23B.14.400. Deposit with state treasurer.
- § 23B.15.010. Authority to transact business required.
- § 23B.15.020. Consequences of transacting business without registering.
- § 23B.15.030. Foreign registration statement.
- § 23B.15.032. Certificate of authority as insurance company — Filing of records.
- § 23B.15.040. Amended foreign registration statement.
- § 23B.15.050. Effect of registration — Right of state to terminate — Governing law.
- § 23B.15.060. Corporate name of foreign corporation.
- § 23B.15.070. Registered agent of foreign corporation.
- § 23B.15.080. Change of registered agent of foreign corporation.
- § 23B.15.090. Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.
- § 23B.15.100. Service on foreign corporation.
- § 23B.15.200. Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
- § 23B.15.300. Termination — Grounds.
- § 23B.16.010. Corporate records.
- § 23B.16.020. Inspection of records by shareholders.
- § 23B.16.030. Scope of inspection right.
- § 23B.16.040. Court-ordered inspection.
- § 23B.16.200. Financial statements for shareholders.
- § 23B.16.220. Initial and annual reports for secretary of state.
- § 23B.17.010. Application to existing corporations.
- § 23B.17.015. Alternative quorum and voting requirements.
- § 23B.17.030. Limitation on liability of directors — Indemnification.
- § 23B.18.010. Ownership and enforcement of notes secured by real estate mortgages.
- § 23B.18.020. Mortgage foreclosure.
- § 23B.18.030. Transacting business.
- § 23B.18.040. Service of process.
- § 23B.18.060. Venue.
- § 23B.19.010. Legislative findings — Intent.
- § 23B.19.020. Definitions.
- § 23B.19.030. Transaction excluded from chapter — Inadvertent acquisition.
- § 23B.19.040. Approval of significant business transaction required — Violation.
- § 23B.19.050. Provisions of chapter additional to other requirements.
- § 23B.19.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 23B.25.005. Becoming or ceasing to be a social purpose corporation.
- § 23B.25.010. Powers, rights, and obligations — Definition — Application of RCW 23B.03.010.
- § 23B.03.010. Purposes.
- § 23B.25.020. General social purposes.
- § 23B.25.030. Specific social purposes.
- § 23B.25.040. Articles of incorporation — Required and optional provisions — Notice — Availability of copies.
- § 23B.25.050. Duties of director — Standards — Liabilities.
- § 23B.25.060. Duties of officer — Standards — Liabilities.
- § 23B.25.070. Shares — Represented by certificate — Not represented by certificate.
- § 23B.25.080. Instituting or maintaining proceedings — Shareholders only.
- § 23B.25.090. Amendment to articles of incorporation — Change to social purposes — Voting requirements.
- § 23B.25.100. Plan of merger or share exchange — Status as social purpose corporation — Voting requirements.
- § 23B.25.110. Selling, leasing, exchanging, or disposing of property — Voting requirements.
- § 23B.25.120. Shareholder dissent — Payment of fair value, when.
- § 23B.25.130. Corporation converting to a social purpose corporation — Plan of election — Effect.
- § 23B.25.140. Corporation ceasing to be a social purpose corporation — Conditions — Election.
- § 23B.25.150. Social purpose report required — Timing — Information — Failure to comply.
- § 23B.30.010. Definitions.
- § 23B.30.020. Chapter not exclusive.
- § 23B.30.030. Ratification.
- § 23B.30.040. Ratification — Quorum — Voting.
- § 23B.30.050. Ratification and validation — Notice.
- § 23B.30.060. Ratification and validation — Effect.
- § 23B.30.070. Defective corporate action — Filings — Articles of validation.
- § 23B.30.080. Judicial proceedings to validate or challenge ratification.
- § 23B.900.010. Savings provisions — 1989 c 165.
- § 23B.900.030. Repealer — 1989 c 165.
- § 23B.900.040. Effective date — 1989 c 165.
- § 23B.900.050. Section headings — 1989 c 165.
- § 64.34.005. Findings — Intent — 2004 c 201. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.010. Applicability. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.020. Definitions. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.030. Variation by agreement. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.040. Separate interests — Taxation. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.050. Local ordinances, regulations, and building codes — Applicability. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.060. Condemnation. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.070. Law applicable — General principles. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.073. Application of chapter 64.55 RCW. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.076. Application to common interest communities. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.080. Contracts — Unconscionability. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.090. Obligation of good faith. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.100. Remedies liberally administered. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.110. New declaration minimum density. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.120. New declaration — Accessory dwelling units. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.200. Creation of condominium. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.202. Reservation of condominium name. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.204. Unit boundaries. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.208. Declaration and bylaws — Construction and validity. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.212. Description of units. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.216. Contents of declaration. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.220. Leasehold condominiums. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.224. Common element interests, votes, and expenses — Allocation. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.228. Limited common elements. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.232. Survey maps and plans. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.236. Development rights. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.240. Alterations of units. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.244. Relocation of boundaries — Adjoining units. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.248. Subdivision of units. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.252. Monuments as boundaries. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.256. Use by declarant. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.260. Easement rights — Common elements. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.264. Amendment of declaration. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.268. Termination of condominium. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.272. Rights of secured lenders. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.276. Master associations. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.278. Delegation of power to subassociations. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.280. Merger or consolidation. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.300. Unit owners' association — Organization. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.304. Unit owners' association — Powers. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.308. Board of directors and officers. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.312. Control of association — Transfer. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.316. Special declarant rights — Transfer. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.320. Contracts and leases — Declarant — Termination. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.324. Bylaws. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.328. Upkeep of condominium. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.336. Quorums. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.340. Voting — In person, absentee ballots, proxies. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.344. Tort and contract liability. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.348. Common elements — Conveyance — Encumbrance. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.352. Insurance. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.354. Insurance — Conveyance. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.356. Surplus funds. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.360. Common expenses — Assessments. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.364. Lien for assessments — Notice of delinquency — Second notice. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.368. Liens — General provisions. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 64.34.372. Association records — Funds — Requirements for retaining. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)