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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-843. Resignation and removal of officers.

(a) An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future later effective time. A copy of the notice of resignation as delivered to the corporation may be filed with the Secretary of State.

(b) An officer may be removed at any time with or without cause by:

(1) The board of directors;

(2) The officer who appointed such officer, unless the bylaws or the board of directors provide otherwise; or

(3) Any other officer if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-843, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 482, § 5; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1203, § 4; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 16; Ga. L. 2016, p. 225, § 1-9/SB 128.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘The Dynamics Among Shareholders, Directors, and Officers in Corporate Organizations Under Georgia Law,’’ see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 79 (1985).

## Other Notes

The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, in subsection (a), in the first sentence, substituted ‘‘notice to the corporation’’ for ‘‘notice in writing or by electronic transmission’’, and substituted ‘‘is delivered unless the notice specifies a future later effective time’’ for ‘‘is effective unless the notice specifies a future effective date’’ in the second sentence; and substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: ‘‘A board of directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause. Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, any officer or assistant officer appointed by an authorized officer pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 14-2-840 may be removed at any time with or without cause by any officer having authority to appoint such officer or assistant officer.’’