Oregon Chapter 60

Chapter 60 — Private Corporations

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Chapter 60 — Private Corporations

 

2007 EDITION

 

PRIVATE CORPORATIONS

 

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

(Definitions)

 

60.001       Definitions

 

(Filing Documents)

 

60.004       Filing requirements

 

60.007       Filing, service, copying and certification fees

 

60.011       Effective time and date of document

 

60.014       Correcting filed document

 

60.016       Forms; rules

 

60.017       Filing duty of Secretary of State

 

60.021       Appeal from Secretary of State’s refusal to file document

 

60.024       Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document

 

60.027       Certificate of existence or authorization

 

(Secretary of State)

 

60.031       Powers

 

(Notice)

 

60.034       Notice

 

INCORPORATION

 

60.044       Incorporators

 

60.047       Articles of incorporation

 

60.051       Incorporation

 

60.054       Liability for preincorporation transactions

 

60.057       Organization of corporation

 

60.061       Bylaws

 

60.064       Emergency bylaws

 

PURPOSES AND POWERS

 

60.074       Purposes

 

60.077       General powers

 

60.081       Emergency powers

 

60.084       Validity of corporate acts

 

NAME

 

60.094       Corporate name

 

60.097       Reserved name

 

60.101       Registered name

 

OFFICE AND AGENT

 

60.111       Registered office and registered agent

 

60.114       Change of registered office or registered agent

 

60.117       Resignation of registered agent

 

60.121       Service on corporation

 

SHARES AND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

(Shares)

 

60.131       Authorized shares

 

60.134       Terms of class or series determined by board of directors

 

60.137       Issued and outstanding shares

 

60.141       Fractional shares

 

(Issuance of Shares)

 

60.144       Subscription for shares before incorporation

 

60.147       Issuance of shares

 

60.151       Liability of shareholders

 

60.154       Share dividends

 

60.157       Share rights, options and warrants

 

60.161       Form and content of certificates

 

60.164       Shares without certificates

 

60.167       Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities

 

60.171       Expense of issue

 

(Subsequent Acquisition of Shares by Shareholders and Corporation)

 

60.174       Preemptive rights of shareholders

 

60.177       Corporation’s acquisition of its own shares

 

(Distributions)

 

60.181       Distributions to shareholders

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

(Meetings)

 

60.201       Annual meeting

 

60.204       Special meeting

 

60.207       Court-ordered meeting

 

60.209       Meeting chairperson; closing of polls

 

60.211       Action without meeting

 

60.214       Notice of meeting

 

60.217       Waiver of notice

 

60.219       Adjournment of meeting

 

60.221       Record date

 

60.222       Participation at meeting

 

60.223       Meeting inspectors; duties

 

(Voting)

 

60.224       Shareholders’ list for meeting

 

60.227       Voting entitlement of shares

 

60.231       Proxies

 

60.234       Shares held by nominees

 

60.237       Corporations’ acceptance of votes

 

60.241       Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups

 

60.244       Action by single and multiple voting groups

 

60.247       Modification of quorum or voting requirements

 

60.251       Voting for directors

 

(Voting Trusts and Agreements)

 

60.254       Voting trusts

 

60.257       Voting agreements

 

(Derivative Proceedings)

 

60.261       Derivative proceedings

 

(Shareholder Agreements)

 

60.265       Validity of shareholder agreements inconsistent with chapter; purposes; notice of agreement; effect on liability

 

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

(Board of Directors)

 

60.301       Requirement for and duties of board of directors

 

60.304       Qualifications of directors

 

60.307       Number and election of directors

 

60.311       Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders

 

60.314       Terms of directors generally

 

60.317       Staggered terms for directors

 

60.321       Resignation of directors

 

60.324       Removal of directors by shareholders

 

60.327       Removal of directors by judicial proceeding

 

60.331       Vacancy on board

 

60.334       Compensation of directors

 

(Meetings and Action of Board)

 

60.337       Meetings

 

60.341       Action without meeting

 

60.344       Notice of meeting

 

60.347       Waiver of notice

 

60.351       Quorum and voting

 

60.354       Committees; powers; limitations

 

(Standards of Conduct)

 

60.357       General standards for directors

 

60.361       Conflict of interest

 

60.364       Loans to directors

 

60.367       Liability for unlawful distributions

 

(Officers)

 

60.371       Required officers

 

60.374       Duties of officers

 

60.377       Standard of conduct for officers

 

60.381       Resignation and removal of officers

 

60.384       Contract right of officers

 

(Indemnification)

 

60.387       Definitions for ORS 60.387 to 60.414

 

60.391       Authority to indemnify directors

 

60.394       Mandatory indemnification

 

60.397       Advance for expenses

 

60.401       Court-ordered indemnification

 

60.404       Determination and authorization of indemnification

 

60.407       Indemnification of officers, employees and agents

 

60.411       Insurance

 

60.414       Application of ORS 60.387 to 60.411

 

AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

 

(Amendment of Articles of Incorporation)

 

60.431       Authority

 

60.434       Amendment by board of directors

 

60.437       Amendment by board of directors and shareholders

 

60.441       Voting on amendments by voting groups

 

60.444       Amendment before issuance of shares

 

60.447       Articles of amendment

 

60.451       Restated articles of incorporation

 

60.454       Amendment pursuant to reorganization

 

60.457       Effect of amendment

 

(Amendment of Bylaws)

 

60.461       Amendment or repeal by board of directors or shareholders

 

60.464       Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for shareholders

 

60.467       Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors

 

CONVERSION, MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE

 

60.470       Definitions for ORS 60.470 to 60.501

 

60.472       Conversion

 

60.474       Action on plan of conversion

 

60.476       Articles of conversion

 

60.478       Effect of conversion; assumed business name

 

60.481       Merger

 

60.484       Share exchange

 

60.487       Action on plan of merger or share exchange

 

60.491       Merger with subsidiary

 

60.494       Articles of merger or share exchange

 

60.497       Effect of merger or share exchange

 

60.501       Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation

 

SALE OF ASSETS

 

60.531       Sale of assets in regular course of business; mortgage of assets

 

60.534       Sale of assets other than in regular course of business

 

DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS

 

(Right to Dissent and Obtain Payment for Shares)

 

60.551       Definitions for ORS 60.551 to 60.594

 

60.554       Right to dissent

 

60.557       Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners

 

(Procedure for Exercise of Rights)

 

60.561       Notice of dissenters’ rights

 

60.564       Notice of intent to demand payment

 

60.567       Dissenters’ notice

 

60.571       Duty to demand payment

 

60.574       Share restrictions

 

60.577       Payment

 

60.581       Failure to take action

 

60.584       After-acquired shares

 

60.587       Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer

 

(Judicial Appraisal of Shares)

 

60.591       Court action

 

60.594       Court costs and counsel fees

 

DISSOLUTION

 

(Voluntary Dissolution)

 

60.621       Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors

 

60.624       Voluntary dissolution by consent of shareholders

 

60.627       Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders

 

60.631       Articles of dissolution

 

60.634       Revocation of dissolution

 

60.637       Effect of dissolution

 

60.641       Known claims against dissolved corporation

 

60.644       Unknown claims against dissolved corporation

 

60.645       Enforcement of claims against dissolved corporation

 

(Administrative Dissolution)

 

60.647       Grounds for administrative dissolution

 

60.651       Procedure; effect of administrative dissolution

 

60.654       Reinstatement following administrative dissolution

 

60.657       Appeal from denial of reinstatement

 

(Judicial Dissolution)

 

60.661       Grounds for judicial dissolution

 

60.664       Procedure for judicial dissolution

 

60.667       Receivership or custodianship

 

60.671       Judgment of dissolution

 

(Disposition of Assets)

 

60.674       Asset distribution; deposit with Department of State Lands; claims

 

FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

 

(Authority to Transact Business)

 

60.701       Authority to transact business required

 

60.704       Consequences of transacting business without authority

 

60.707       Application for authority to transact business

 

60.711       Amendment to application for authority

 

60.714       Effect of authority

 

60.717       Corporate name of foreign corporation

 

60.721       Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation

 

60.724       Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation

 

60.727       Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation

 

60.731       Service on foreign corporation

 

(Withdrawal)

 

60.734       Withdrawal of foreign corporation

 

(Revocation of Authority)

 

60.737       Grounds for revocation

 

60.741       Procedure for and effect of revocation

 

60.744       Appeal from revocation

 

60.747       Reinstatement of authority

 

RECORDS AND REPORTS

 

(Records)

 

60.771       Corporate records

 

60.774       Inspection of records by shareholders

 

60.777       Scope of inspection right

 

60.781       Court-ordered inspection

 

(Reports)

 

60.784       Reports to shareholders of indemnification

 

60.787       Annual report

 

REGULATION OF CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS

 

60.801       Definitions for ORS 60.801 to 60.816

 

60.804       Applicability of ORS 60.801 to 60.816

 

60.807       Voting rights of control shares

 

60.810       Acquiring person statement; shareholder meeting

 

60.813       Dissenters’ rights

 

60.816       Short title

 

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