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Florida Statute 607.0807 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 607.0807 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 607.0807 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
607.0807 Resignation of directors.
(1) A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice of resignation to the board of directors or its chair or to the secretary of the corporation.
(2) A resignation is effective when the notice of resignation is delivered unless the notice of resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the subsequent happening of an event or events. If a resignation is made effective at a later date or upon the subsequent happening of an event or events, the board of directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date occurs if the board of directors provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.
(3) A resignation that specifies a later effective date or that is conditioned upon the subsequent happening of an event or events or upon failing to receive a specified vote for election as a director may provide that the resignation is irrevocable.
History.s. 74, ch. 89-154; s. 21, ch. 97-102; s. 2, ch. 2009-205; s. 89, ch. 2019-90.

Cases Citing F.S. 607.0807

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Pain Reduction Concepts, Inc. v. Frisbie, 147 So. 3d 12 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 1749423, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 6579

...Section 607.0842(1), Florida Statutes (2009), provides that “[a]n officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the corporation” and that “[a] resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.” Section 607.0807, Florida Statutes (2009), provides that “[a] director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors or its chair or to the corporation” and that “[a] resignation is effective when the notice is d...
...As such, reliance on Delaware law in this context is unnecessary. With respect to the facts of this case, Appellee Frisbie was both an officer and director of Appellant. As a director, Fris-bie had to deliver written notice to Appellant of his resignation pursuant to section 607.0807....

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