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WA Rev Code § 23.100.0612 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0612 - Action without meeting.

RCW 23.100.0612 Action without meeting.(1) Unless prohibited by the organic rules, any action that may be taken by a board of directors may be taken without a meeting if each director consents in a record to the action.(2) Consent under subsection (1) of this section may be withdrawn by a director in a record at any time before the limited cooperative association receives consent from all directors.(3) A record of consent for any action under subsection (1) of this section may specify the effective date or time of the action.[ 2019 c 37 § 612.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0613 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0613 - Meetings and notice.

RCW 23.100.0613 Meetings and notice.(1) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, a board of directors may establish a time, date, and place for regular board meetings, and notice of the time, date, place, or purpose of those meetings is not required.(2) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, notice of the time, date, and place of a special meeting of a board of directors must be given to all directors at least two days before the meeting.(3) The organic rules may require that the notice under subsection (2) of this section contain a statement of the purpose of the meeting, and may additionally require that the meeting be limited to the matters contained in the statement.[ 2019 c 37 § 613.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0614 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0614 - Waiver of notice of meeting.

RCW 23.100.0614 Waiver of notice of meeting.(1) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, a director may waive any required notice of a meeting of the board of directors in a record before, during, or after the meeting.(2) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, a director's participation in a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting unless the director objects to the meeting at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon the director's arrival at the meeting and does not thereafter vote in favor of or otherwise assent to the action taken at the meeting.[ 2019 c 37 § 614.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0615 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0615 - Quorum.

RCW 23.100.0615 Quorum.(1) Unless the articles of organization provide for a different number, a majority of the total number of directors specified by the organic rules constitutes a quorum for a meeting of the directors. The articles of organization may not provide for a quorum that is less than one-third of the total number of directors specified by the organic rules.(2) If a quorum of the board of directors is present at the beginning of a meeting, any action taken by the directors present is valid even if withdrawal of directors originally present results in the number of directors being fewer than the number required for a quorum.(3) A director present at a meeting but objecting to notice under RCW 23.100.0614(2) does not count toward a quorum.[ 2019 c 37 § 615.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0616 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0616 - Voting.

RCW 23.100.0616 Voting.(1) Each director shall have one vote for purposes of decisions made by the board of directors.(2) Unless the organic rules provide for a greater number, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present at a meeting is required for action by the board of directors.[ 2019 c 37 § 616.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0617 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0617 - Committees.

RCW 23.100.0617 Committees.(1) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, a board of directors may create one or more committees and appoint one or more individuals to serve on a committee.(2) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, an individual appointed to serve on a committee of a limited cooperative association need not be a director or member.(3) An individual who is not a director and is serving on a committee has the same rights, duties, and obligations as a director serving on the committee.(4) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, each committee of a limited cooperative association may exercise the powers delegated to it by the board of directors, but a committee may not:(a) Approve allocations or distributions except according to a formula or method prescribed by the board of directors;(b) Approve or propose to members action requiring approval of members; or(c) Fill vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees.[ 2019 c 37 § 617.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0618 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0618 - Standards of conduct and liability.

RCW 23.100.0618 Standards of conduct and liability.Except as otherwise provided in RCW 23.100.0620:(1) The discharge of the duties of a director or member of a committee of the board of directors is governed by the law applicable to directors of entities organized under Title 23B RCW; and(2) The liability of a director or member of a committee of the board of directors is governed by the law applicable to directors of entities organized under Title 23B RCW.[ 2019 c 37 § 618.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0619 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0619 - Conflict of interest.

RCW 23.100.0619 Conflict of interest.(1) The law applicable to conflicts of interest between a director of an entity organized under Title 23B RCW governs conflicts of interest between a limited cooperative association and a director or member of a committee of the board of directors.(2) A director does not have a conflict of interest under chapter 23.95 RCW and this chapter or the organic rules solely because the director's conduct relating to the duties of the director may further the director's own interest.[ 2019 c 37 § 619.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0620 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0620 - Other considerations of directors.

RCW 23.100.0620 Other considerations of directors.Unless the articles of organization otherwise provide, in considering the best interests of a limited cooperative association, a director of the association in discharging the duties of director, in conjunction with considering the long and short term interest of the association and its members, may consider any or all of:(1) The interest of employees, customers, and suppliers of the association;(2) The interest of the local, state, national, or world community in which the association operates;(3) The environment; and(4) Other cooperative principles and values that may be applied in the context of the decision.[ 2019 c 37 § 620.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0621 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0621 - Right of director or committee member to information.

RCW 23.100.0621 Right of director or committee member to information.A director or a member of a committee appointed under RCW 23.100.0617 may obtain, inspect, and copy all information regarding the state of activities and financial condition of the limited cooperative association and other information regarding the activities of the association if the information is reasonably related to the performance of the director's duties as director or the committee member's duties as a member of the committee. Information obtained in accordance with this section may not be used in any manner that would violate any duty of or to the association.[ 2019 c 37 § 621.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0622 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0622 - Appointment and authority of officer.

RCW 23.100.0622 Appointment and authority of officer.(1) A limited cooperative association has the officers:(a) Provided in the organic rules; or(b) Established by the board of directors in a manner not inconsistent with the organic rules.(2) The organic rules may designate or, if the organic rules do not designate, the board of directors shall designate, one of the association's officers for preparing all records required by RCW 23.100.0110 and for the authentication of records.(3) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, the board of directors shall appoint the officers of the limited cooperative association.(4) Officers of a limited cooperative association shall perform the duties the organic rules prescribe or as authorized by the board of directors in a manner consistent with the organic rules.(5) The election or appointment of an officer of a limited cooperative association does not of itself create a contract between the association and the officer.(6) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, an individual may simultaneously hold more than one office in a limited cooperative association.[ 2019 c 37 § 622.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0623 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0623 - Resignation and removal of officers.

RCW 23.100.0623 Resignation and removal of officers.(1) The board of directors may remove an officer at any time with or without cause.(2) An officer of a limited cooperative association may resign at any time by giving notice in a record to the association. Unless the notice specifies a later time, the resignation is effective when the notice is given.[ 2019 c 37 § 623.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0701 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0701 - Indemnification and advancement of expenses—Insurance.

RCW 23.100.0701 Indemnification and advancement of expenses—Insurance.(1) Indemnification and advancement of expenses of an individual who has incurred liability or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to litigation because of the performance of a duty to, or activity on behalf of, a limited cooperative association is governed by Title 23B RCW.(2) A limited cooperative association may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any individual against liability asserted against or incurred by the individual to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as provided by Title 23B RCW.[ 2019 c 37 § 701.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0801 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0801 - Members' contributions.

RCW 23.100.0801 Members' contributions.Unless the organic rules establish the amount, manner, or method of determining any contribution requirements for members, the board of directors may establish the amount, manner, or other method of determining any contribution requirements for members.[ 2019 c 37 § 801.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0802 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0802 - Contribution and validation.

RCW 23.100.0802 Contribution and validation.(1) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, the contributions of a member to a limited cooperative association may consist of property transferred to, services performed for, or another benefit provided to the association or an agreement to transfer property to, perform services for, or provide another benefit to the association.(2) The receipt and acceptance of contributions and the valuation of contributions must be reflected in a limited cooperative association's records.(3) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, the board of directors shall determine the value of a member's contributions received or to be received and the determination by the board of directors of valuation is conclusive for purposes of determining whether the member's contribution obligation has been met.[ 2019 c 37 § 802.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0803 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0803 - Allocation of profits and losses.

RCW 23.100.0803 Allocation of profits and losses.(1) The organic rules may provide for allocating profits of a limited cooperative association among members, among persons that are not members but conduct business with the association, to an unallocated account, or to any combination thereof. Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, losses of the association must be allocated in the same proportion as profits.(2) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, all profits and losses of a limited cooperative association must be allocated to patron members.(3) If a limited cooperative association has investor members, the organic rules may not reduce the allocation to patron members to less than fifty percent of profits. For purposes of this subsection, the following rules apply:(a) Amounts paid or due on contracts for the delivery to the association by patron members of products, goods, or services are not considered amounts allocated to patron members.(b) Amounts paid, due, or allocated to investor members as a stated fixed return on equity are considered amounts allocated to investor members.(4) Unless prohibited by the organic rules, in determining the profits for allocation under subsections (1) through (3) of this section, the board of directors may first deduct and set aside a part of the profits to create or accumulate:(a) An unallocated capital reserve; and(b) Reasonable unallocated reserves for specific purposes, including expansion and replacement of capital assets; education, training, and cooperative development; creation and distribution of information concerning principles of cooperation; and community responsibility.(5) Subject to subsections (2) and (6) of this section and the organic rules, the board of directors shall allocate the amount remaining after any deduction or setting aside of profits for unallocated reserves under subsection (4) of this section:(a) To patron members in the ratio of each member's patronage to the total patronage of all patron members during the period for which allocations are to be made; and(b) To investor members, if any, in the ratio of each investor member's contributions to the total contributions of all investor members.(6) For purposes of allocation of profits and losses or specific items of profits or losses of a limited cooperative association to members, the organic rules may establish allocation units or methods based on separate classes of members or, for patron members, on class, function, division, district, department, allocation units, pooling arrangements, members' contributions, or other equitable methods.[ 2019 c 37 § 803.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0804 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0804 - Distributions.

RCW 23.100.0804 Distributions.(1) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide and subject to RCW 23.100.0806, the board of directors may authorize, and the limited cooperative association may make, distributions to members.(2) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, distributions to members may be made in any form, including money, capital credits, allocated patronage equities, revolving fund certificates, and the limited cooperative association's own or other securities.[ 2019 c 37 § 804.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0805 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0805 - Redemption or repurchase.

RCW 23.100.0805 Redemption or repurchase.Property distributed to a member by a limited cooperative association, other than money, may be redeemed or repurchased as provided in the organic rules but a redemption or repurchase may not be made without authorization by the board of directors. The board may withhold authorization for any reason in its sole discretion. A redemption or repurchase is treated as a distribution for purposes of RCW 23.100.0806.[ 2019 c 37 § 805.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0807 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0807 - Liability for improper distributions—Limitation of action.

RCW 23.100.0807 Liability for improper distributions—Limitation of action.(1) A director of a limited cooperative association who votes for or assents to a distribution made in violation of RCW 23.100.0806 or the association's articles of organization is personally liable to the association for the amount of the distribution that exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without violating RCW 23.100.0806 or the articles of organization if it is established that the director did not perform the director's duties in compliance with RCW 23.100.0618. In any proceeding commenced under this section, a director has all of the defenses ordinarily available to a director.(2) A director held liable under subsection (1) of this section for an unlawful distribution is entitled to contribution:(a) From every other director who could be held liable under subsection (1) of this section for the unlawful distribution; and(b) From each member for the amount the member accepted knowing the distribution was made in violation of RCW 23.100.0806 or the articles of organization.(3) A member who accepts a distribution made in violation of RCW 23.100.0806 or the articles of organization is personally liable to the corporation for the amount of any distribution received by the member to the extent it exceeds the amount that could have been distributed to the member without violating RCW 23.100.0806 or the articles of organization, if it is established that the member accepted the distribution knowing that it was made in violation of RCW 23.100.0806 or the articles of organization.(4) A member held liable under subsection (3) of this section for an unlawful distribution is entitled to contribution from every other member who could be held liable under subsection (3) of this section for the unlawful distribution.(5) A proceeding under this section is barred unless it is commenced prior to the earlier of (a) the expiration of two years after the date on which the effect of the distribution was measured under RCW 23.100.0806(4), or (b) the expiration of the period specified in RCW 23.100.1010(3).[ 2019 c 37 § 807.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0808 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0808 - Relation to state securities law.

RCW 23.100.0808 Relation to state securities law.A patron member's interest in a limited cooperative association has the same exemption as provided for substantially similar interests in cooperatives under RCW 21.20.320(16).[ 2019 c 37 § 808.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0809 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0809 - Alternative distribution of unclaimed property, distributions, redemptions, or payments.

RCW 23.100.0809 Alternative distribution of unclaimed property, distributions, redemptions, or payments.A limited cooperative association may distribute unclaimed property, distributions, redemptions, or payments under chapter 23.86 RCW.[ 2019 c 37 § 809.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0902 - Effect of dissociation.

RCW 23.100.0902 Effect of dissociation.(1) When a person is dissociated as a member:(a) The person's right to participate as a member in the management and conduct of the limited cooperative association's activities and affairs terminates; and(b) Subject to RCW 23.100.0903, any financial rights owned by the person in the person's capacity as a member immediately before dissociation are owned by the person as a transferee.(2) A person's dissociation as a member does not of itself discharge the person from any debt, obligation, or other liability to the limited cooperative association or the other members which the person incurred while a member.[ 2019 c 37 § 902.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.0903 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.0903 - Power of legal representative of deceased member.

RCW 23.100.0903 Power of legal representative of deceased member.If a member dies, the deceased member's legal representative may exercise for the purposes of settling the estate, the rights the deceased member had under RCW 23.100.0405.[ 2019 c 37 § 903.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.1001 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.1001 - Dissolution and winding up.

RCW 23.100.1001 Dissolution and winding up.A limited cooperative association is dissolved only as provided in this section and RCW 23.100.1002 through 23.100.1013 and upon dissolution winds up in accordance with this section and RCW 23.100.1002 through 23.100.1013.[ 2019 c 37 § 1001.]
WA Rev Code § 23.100.1002 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)|Chapter 23.100 - Limited Cooperative Associations.|23.100.1002 - Nonjudicial dissolution.

RCW 23.100.1002 Nonjudicial dissolution.Except as otherwise provided in RCW 23.100.1003 and 23.95.615, a limited cooperative association is dissolved and its activities must be wound up:(1) Upon the occurrence of an event or at a time specified in the articles of organization;(2) Upon the action of the association's organizers, board of directors, or members under RCW 23.100.1004 or 23.100.1005; or(3) Ninety days after the dissociation of a member, which results in the association having one patron member and no other members, unless the association:(a) Has a sole member that is a cooperative; or(b) Not later than the end of the ninety-day period, admits at least one member in accordance with the organic rules and has at least two members, at least one of which is a patron member.[ 2019 c 37 § 1002.]