Pennsylvania § 5704 Place and notice of meetings of members

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5704 — Place and notice of meetings of members

Pennsylvania·Title 15 CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS·Part PART II·Ch. 57 OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS·Subch. NOTICE AND MEETINGS GENERALLY

(a)Place.--Meetings of members may be held at a geographic location within or without this Commonwealth as may be provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws. Authority to provide for the location of a meeting of the members includes the authority to determine to hold a meeting solely by means of electronic technology in accordance with section 5708 (relating to use of conference telephone or other electronic technology), notwithstanding that the authority may refer to one or more geographic locations. Unless otherwise provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws, all meetings of the members that are not held solely by means of electronic technology shall be held at the executive office of the corporation wherever situated.

(b)Notice.--Notice in record form of every meeting of the member

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(a) Place.--Meetings of members may be held at a geographic location within or without this Commonwealth as may be provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws. Authority to provide for the location of a meeting of the members includes the authority to determine to hold a meeting solely by means of electronic technology in accordance with section 5708 (relating to use of conference telephone or other electronic technology), notwithstanding that the authority may refer to one or more geographic locations. Unless otherwise provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws, all meetings of the members that are not held solely by means of electronic technology shall be held at the executive office of the corporation wherever situated.

(b) Notice.--Notice in record form of every meeting of the members shall be given by, or at the direction of, the secretary or other authorized person to each member of record entitled to vote at the meeting at least:

(1) ten days prior to the day named for a meeting that will consider a transaction under Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions) or a fundamental change under Chapter 59 (relating to amendments, sale of assets and dissolution); or

(2) five days prior to the day named for the meeting in any other case.

(c) Contents.--In the case of a special meeting of the members, the notice shall specify the general nature of the business to be transacted, and in all cases the notice shall comply with the express requirements of this subpart. The corporation shall not have a duty to augment the notice.

(d) Alternative authority.--If the secretary or other authorized person does not give notice of a meeting within a reasonable time, a person calling the meeting may do so.

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Legislative History

(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days; July 9, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, eff. 60 days; Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days)