Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 23B.06.260 (2025)

Shares without certificates

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(1) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may approve the issuance of some or all of the shares of any or all of its classes or series without certificates. The approval does not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the corporation.
(2) Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of shares without certificates, the corporation shall deliver to the shareholder a written statement containing the information required on certificates by RCW 23B.06.250 (2) and (3), and, if applicable, RCW 23B.06.270.
[ 2020 c 57 s 45; 2009 c 189 s 10; 2002 c 297 s 18; 1989 c 165 s 54.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Biff Nelson v. Vetter, Inc., No. 80144-9 (Wash. Ct. App. Oct. 12, 2020).
Biff Nelson v. Vetter, Inc., No. 80144-9 (Wash. Ct. App. Oct. 12, 2020). · cites it 3× “5 However, under former RCW 23B.06.260 (1989), a corporation may issue shares without certificates “[u]nless the .”
Wash. Rev. Code § 23B.06.260(2): 1 case
Biff Nelson v. Vetter, Inc., No. 80144-9 (Wash. Ct. App. Oct. 12, 2020). “5 However, under former RCW 23B.06.260 (1989), a corporation may issue shares without certificates “[u]nless the .”
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