Filing requirements.

RCW 24.03A.060
in effect
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(1) To be entitled to filing by the secretary of state, a record delivered for filing under this chapter must: (a) Satisfy the requirements set forth in RCW 23.95.200 ; (b) Contain all information required under this chapter and chapter 23.95 RCW; (c) Be executed on behalf of the domestic or foreign entity as follows: (i) If the entity is a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, by an officer; (ii) If the entity is not a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, by a person with authority to sign for the entity; or (iii) If the entity is in the hands of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary; and (d) Satisfy the requirements of any other provision of this chapter or chapter 23.95 RCW that adds to or varies any of the requirements in this section. (2) A filed record may include additional information not in conflict with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. (3)(a) Whenever a provision of this chapter permits any of the terms of a plan or a filed record to be dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan or filed record, the following provisions apply: (i) The plan or filed record shall set forth the manner in which the facts will operate upon the terms of the plan or filed record. (ii) The facts may include: (A) Any of the following that is available in a nationally recognized news or information medium either in print or electronically: Statistical or market indices, market prices of any security or group of securities, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or similar economic or financial data; (B) A determination or action by any person or body, including the nonprofit corporation or any other party to a plan or filed record; or (C) The terms of, or actions taken under, an agreement to which the corporation is a party, or any other agreement or record. (d)[(b)] As used in this subsection [section]: (i) "Filed record" means a record filed by the secretary of state under any provision of the uniform business organizations code or any provision of this chapter except RCW 24.03A.260 through 24.03A.310 , except an annual report filed pursuant to RCW 24.03A.070 ; and (ii) "Plan" means a plan of domestication, business conversion, entity conversion, distribution, or merger. (1) To be entitled to filing by the secretary of state, a record delivered for filing under this chapter must: (a) Satisfy the requirements set forth in RCW 23.95.200 ; (b) Contain all information required under this chapter and chapter 23.95 RCW; (c) Be executed on behalf of the domestic or foreign entity as follows: (i) If the entity is a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, by an officer; (ii) If the entity is not a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, by a person with authority to sign for the entity; or (iii) If the entity is in the hands of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary; and (d) Satisfy the requirements of any other provision of this chapter or chapter 23.95 RCW that adds to or varies any of the requirements in this section. (2) A filed record may include additional information not in conflict with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. (3)(a) Whenever a provision of this chapter permits any of the terms of a plan or a filed record to be dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan or filed record, the following provisions apply: (i) The plan or filed record shall set forth the manner in which the facts will operate upon the terms of the plan or filed record. (ii) The facts may include: (A) Any of the following that is available in a nationally recognized news or information medium either in print or electronically: Statistical or market indices, market prices of any security or group of securities, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or similar economic or financial data; (B) A determination or action by any person or body, including the nonprofit corporation or any other party to a plan or filed record; or (C) The terms of, or actions taken under, an agreement to which the corporation is a party, or any other agreement or record. (d)[(b)] As used in this subsection [section]: (i) "Filed record" means a record filed by the secretary of state under any provision of the uniform business organizations code or any provision of this chapter except RCW 24.03A.260 through 24.03A.310 , except an annual report filed pursuant to RCW 24.03A.070 ; and (ii) "Plan" means a plan of domestication, business conversion, entity conversion, distribution, or merger.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=24.03A&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026

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