Section 55A-8-21 - Action without meeting(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, action required or permitted by this Chapter to be taken at a board of directors' meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the board. The action shall be evidenced by one or more written consents signed by each director before or after the action, describing the action taken, and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. As authorized in G.S. 55A-1-70, a director's consent to action taken without meeting may be in electronic form and delivered by electronic means.(b) Action taken under this section is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.(c) A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-8-21
Amended by 2021 N.C. Sess. Laws 162,s. 2-q, eff. 9/20/2021.Amended by 2008 N.C. Sess. Laws 37,s. 7, eff. 10/1/2008. 1973,c. 314, s. 3; 1993, c. 398, s. 1.Effective Date and Applicability: Section 6 of 2021 N.C. Sess. Laws 162 provides: "This act is effective when it becomes law. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this act apply to meetings noticed on or after that date. Remote shareholder, policyholder, and member meetings noticed before the effective date of this act as a result of the state of emergency declared by Executive Order No. 116 on March 10, 2020, and complying with any subsequent executive orders authorizing remote shareholder, policy holder, or member meetings shall be deemed in compliance with this act. Section 4 of this act applies to not-for-profit corporations formed prior to July 1, 1989, existing as of the effective date of this act."