Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 60 § 60.288 — Articles of validation; filing with Secretary of State
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 60 ·
Oregon Code § 60.288·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Articles of validation; filing with Secretary of State.
(1) If this chapter requires a
corporation to file a ratification or approval of a defective corporate action,
or would have required the corporation to file the ratification or approval at
the time the corporation took the defective corporate action, the corporation
shall submit to the Secretary of State articles of validation for filing. The
Secretary of States filing the articles of validation amends, supplements or
replaces, as appropriate, any previous filing with respect to the defective
corporate action.
(2) Articles of
validation must:
(a) Describe the
defective corporate action that the articles of validation seek to amend,
supplement or replace;
(b) List the
number, class and series of any putative shares the defective corporate action
purported to issue and the date or dates on which the corporation issued the
putative shares;
(c) Specify the
date of the defective corporate action;
(d) Specify the
nature of the failure of authorization or the overissue;
(e) State that
the corporations board of directors ratified the defective corporate action
and that, if necessary, the shareholders approved the ratification;
(f) List the
dates of ratification and approval; and
(g) State the
information provided in a notification under ORS 60.276.
(3)(a) If a
corporation previously filed a document related to a defective corporate action
but the articles of validation a corporation submits for filing under
subsection (1) of this section do not need to change any information in the
previously filed document to give effect to the corporations ratification of
the defective corporate action, the articles of validation must have the
information required under subsection (2) of this section and must:
(A) List the name
and title or any other method by which the corporation identifies the
previously filed document and the filing date for the previously filed
document; and
(B) Include a
copy of the previously filed document.
(b) If a
corporation previously filed a document related to a defective corporate action
and the articles of validation a corporation submits for filing under
subsection (1) of this section must change information in the previously filed
document to give effect to the corporations ratification of the defective
corporate action, the articles of validation must have the information required
under subsection (2) of this section and must:
(A) List the name
and title or any other method by which the corporation identifies the
previously filed document and the filing date for the previously filed
document; and
(B) Include a
copy of the previously filed document together with a document that specifies
the necessary corrections to the previously filed document.
(c) If a
corporation did not previously file a document related to a defective corporate
action that a provision of this chapter would have required to be filed to give
effect to the defective corporate action, the articles of validation a
corporation submits for filing under subsection (1) of this section must have
the information required under subsection (2) of this section and must include
the document the corporation should have filed previously. [2019 c.325 §8]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 60.288
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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