(a) A director may resign at any time by delivering a written resignation to the board of directors or its chairperson or to the secretary of the corporation.
(b) A resignation is effective when the resignation is delivered unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events. A resignation that is conditioned upon failing to receive a specified vote for election as a director may provide that it is irrevocable.
(P.A. 94-186, S. 89, 215; P.A. 97-246, S. 84, 99; P.A. 09-55, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, effective June 27, 1997; P.A. 09-55 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “written notice” with “a written resignation”, replace “chairman of the board of directors” with “its chairperson” and replace “the corporation” with “the secretary of the corporation” and amended Subsec. (b) to replace “notice” with “resignation”, add exception to resignation being effective upon delivery if resignation specifies “an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events” and add provision re irrevocability of resignation conditioned upon failing to receive specified vote.