(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require that shares shall be represented by certificates, the board of directors of a corporation may authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of its classes or series without certificates. The authorization does not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the corporation.

(b) Within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, and at least annually thereafter, the corporation shall send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by subsections 6.25(b) and (c), and, if applicable, section 6.27 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)