Meetings and Action of the Board.

D.C. Code div. V, tit. 29, ch. 4, subch. VI, pt. B

in effect

D.C. Code § 29-406.20 Meetings.

29-406.20. Meetings. (a) The board of directors may hold regular or special meetings in or outside of the District. (b) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board of directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means shall be considered to be present in person at the meeting. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

D.C. Code § 29-406.21 Action without meeting.

29-406.21. Action without meeting. (a) Except to the extent that the articles of incorporation or bylaws require that action by the board of directors be taken at a meeting, action required or permitted by this chapter to be taken by the board of directors may be taken without a meeting if each director signs a consent in the form of a record describing the action to be taken and delivers it to the nonprofit corporation. (b) Action taken under this section shall be the act of the board of directors when one or more consents signed by all the directors are delivered to the nonprofit corporation. The consent may specify the time at which the action taken in the consent is to be effective. A director’s consent may be withdrawn by a revocation in the form of a record signed by the director and delivered to the corporation prior to delivery to the corporation of unrevoked consents signed by all the directors. (c) A consent signed under this section has the effect of action taken at a meeting of the board of directors and may be described as such in any document. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

D.C. Code § 29-406.22 Call and notice of meeting.

29-406.22. Call and notice of meeting. (a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held with notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of the meeting; provided, that at the beginning of each one-year period, the corporation may provide a single notice of all regularly scheduled meetings for that year, or for a lesser period, without having to give notice of each meeting individually. (b) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for a longer or shorter period, special meetings of the board of directors shall be preceded by at least 2 days’ notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting. The notice need not describe the purpose of the special meeting unless required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws. (c) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the chair of the board, the highest ranking officer of the corporation, or 20% of the directors then in office may call and give notice of a meeting of the board of directors. (d) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may authorize oral notice of meetings of the board of directors. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

D.C. Code § 29-406.23 Waiver of notice.

29-406.23. Waiver of notice. (a) A director may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the waiver shall be in the form of a record, signed by the director entitled to the notice, and filed with the minutes or corporate records. (b) A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting shall waive any required notice to the director of the meeting, unless the director at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon arrival, objects to holding the meeting or transacting at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

D.C. Code § 29-406.24 Quorum and voting.

29-406.24. Quorum and voting. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, a quorum of the board of directors shall consist of a majority of the directors in office before a meeting begins. (b) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may authorize a quorum of the board of directors to consist of no fewer than the greater of 1/3 of the number of directors in office or 2 directors. (c) If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present shall be the act of the board of directors unless a greater vote is required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws. (d) A director who is present at a meeting of the board of directors when corporate action is taken shall be considered to have assented to the action taken unless one of the following applies: (1) The director objects at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon arrival, to holding it or transacting at the meeting; or (2) The director dissents or abstains from the action and: (A) The dissent or abstention is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or (B) The director delivers notice in the form of a record of the director’s dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the corporation promptly after adjournment of the meeting. (e) The right of dissent or abstention shall not be available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

D.C. Code § 29-406.25 Board and advisory committees.

29-406.25. Board and advisory committees. (a) Unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws provide otherwise, a board of directors may create one or more committees of the board that consist of one or more directors. (b) Unless this chapter otherwise provides, the creation of a committee and appointment of directors to it shall be approved by the greater of: (1) A majority of all the directors in office when the action is taken; or (2) The number of directors required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws to take action under § 29-406.24. (c) Sections 29-406.20 through 29-406.24 shall apply both to committees of the board and to their members. (d) To the extent specified by the board of directors or in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, each committee may exercise the powers of the board of directors under § 29-406.01 except as limited by subsection (e) of this section. (e) A committee shall not: (1) Authorize distributions; (2) In the case of a membership corporation, approve or propose to members action that this chapter requires be approved by members; (3) Fill vacancies on the board of directors or, subject to subsection (g) of this section, on any of its committees; or (4) Adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws. (f) The creation of, delegation of authority to, or action by a committee shall not alone constitute compliance by a director with the standards of conduct described in § 29-406.30. (g) The board of directors may appoint one or more directors as alternate members of any committee to replace any absent or disqualified member during the member’s absence or disqualification. (h) A nonprofit corporation may create or authorize the creation of one or more advisory committees whose members need not be directors. An advisory committee shall not: (1) Be a committee of the board; and (2) Exercise any of the powers of the board. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

Source: Council of the District of Columbia (code.dccouncil.gov)URL: https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/titles/29/chapters/4/subchapters/VI/parts/BFetched: 10/21/2026