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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-3-807. Resignation of directors.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-3-807. Resignation of directors.

(a) A director may resign at any time by delivering notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the presiding officer of the board of directors, the secretary, or the chief executive officer or in such other manner as the articles or bylaws may provide.

(b) A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined by the happening of an event.

(c) A resignation that is conditioned upon the happening of an event may provide that such resignation is irrevocable.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-3-807, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 39; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

## Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, substituted “to the presiding officer of the board of directors, secretary, or the chief executive officer or in such” for “to the board of directors, its presiding officer, or to the president or secretary, or in such” in subsection (a); added “or an effective date determined by the happening of an event” at the end of subsection (b); and added subsection (c).