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Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 7-06

Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 7-06

  • articles: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See
  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules (other than the articles) adopted pursuant to this title for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation, stored or depicted in any tangible or electronic medium, and irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See
  • Delegates: means those persons elected or appointed to vote in a representative assembly for the election of a director or directors or on other matters. See
  • filing: means filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. See
  • Meeting: means any structured communications conducted by participants in person or through the use of an electronic or telecommunications medium permitting simultaneous or sequentially structured communications. See
  • Member: means (without regard to what a person is called in the articles or bylaws) any person or persons who on more than one occasion, pursuant to a provision of a corporation's articles or bylaws, have the right to vote for the election of a director or directors. See

§ 7.06. Waiver of notice

(a) A member may waive any notice required by this title, the articles, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the member entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.

(b) A member’s attendance at a meeting:

(1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the member makes timely objection to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the member makes timely objection to considering the matter when it is presented, or when the member thereafter becomes aware that the matter has been presented.

(c) The provisions in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall also be applicable to delegates. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)

Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 7-06

Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 7-06

  • Articles of incorporation: include amended and restated articles of incorporation, articles of merger, and special charters. See
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Meeting: means any structured communications conducted by participants in person or through the use of electronic or telecommunications medium permitting simultaneous or sequentially structured communications for the purpose of reaching a collective agreement. See
  • Shareholder: means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of a corporation or upon presentation for registration are entitled to be registered in the records of a corporation. See

§ 7.06. Waiver of notice

(a) A shareholder may waive any notice required by this title, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.

(b) A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting:

(1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder makes timely objection to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder makes timely objection to considering the matter when it is presented, or when the shareholder thereafter becomes aware that the matter has been presented.

(c) An objection made under subsection (b) of this section preserves the right of the shareholder to file a judicial action to challenge the validity of the meeting, transaction, or other matter under consideration. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)