Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 65 § 65.263 — (2), a corporations board of directors may ratify a defective corporate
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 65 ·
Oregon Code § 65.263·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
(2), a corporations board of directors may ratify a defective corporate
action only in accordance with this section. In a notice of a proposal to
ratify the defective corporate action, the corporation shall:
(a) Identify the
defective corporate action the proposal seeks to ratify;
(b) State the
date on which the defective corporate action occurred;
(c) Describe the
nature of the failure of authorization that resulted in the corporate action
becoming a defective corporate action; and
(d) State that
the board of directors intends to ratify the defective corporate action.
(2) If the board
of directors proposes to ratify a defective corporate action that relates to
the election under ORS 65.057 of an initial board of directors, a majority of
the individuals who are exercising the powers of the corporations directors,
in a notice of the proposal to ratify the defective corporate action, shall:
(a) Identify the
person or persons who first took action in the name of the corporation as the
initial board of directors;
(b) State the
date on which, as appropriate, the person or persons:
(A) First took
the action; or
(B) Were
purportedly elected as the initial board of directors;
(c) Describe the
nature of the failure of authorization that resulted in the corporate action
becoming a defective corporate action; and
(d) State that
the board of directors intends to ratify the defective corporate action.
(3) If the board
of directors takes action to ratify a defective corporate action, the board
shall submit the ratification to the members of the corporation, if any, for
approval in accordance with ORS 65.269 if a provision of this chapter, the
corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws, a resolution or any plan or
agreement to which the corporation is a party requires member approval of the
ratification or would have required member approval of the defective corporate
action on the date of the defective corporate action.
(4) Unless the
proposal for ratification under subsection (1) of this section provides
otherwise, after the board of directors ratifies the defective corporate action
and the members, if required, approve the ratification, the board of directors
may abandon the ratification at any time before the effective date of
validation without further action from the members. [2019 c.325 §13]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 65.263
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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