Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.005
Application of chapter
Effective August 1, 2009, a corporation sole may not be formed or incorporated under this chapter.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 24.12 — Corporations Sole
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 24.12 · 9 active provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.010
Corporations sole—Church and religious societies
Any person, being the bishop, overseer, or presiding elder of any church or religious denomination in this state, may, in conformity with the constitution, canons, rules, regulations, or discipline of such church or denomination, become a corporation sole, in the manner prescribed in this chapter, as nearly as may be;…
Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.020
Corporate powers
Every corporation sole shall, for the purpose of the trust, have power to contract in the same manner and to the same extent as a natural person, and may sue and be sued, and may defend in all courts and places, in all matters and proceedings whatever, and shall have authority to borrow money and give promissory notes…
Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.025
Indemnification of agents of any corporation authorized
See RCW 23B.17.030.
Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.030
Filing articles—Property held in trust
Articles of incorporation shall be filed in like manner as provided by law for corporations aggregate, and therein shall be set forth the facts authorizing such incorporation, and declare the manner in which any vacancy occurring in the incumbency of such bishop, overseer, or presiding elder, as the case may be, is req…
Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.040
Existing corporations sole
Any corporation sole heretofore organized and existing under the laws of this state may elect to continue its existence under *this title [chapter] by filing a certificate to that effect, under its corporate seal and the hand of its incumbent, or by filing amended articles of incorporation, in the form, as near as may…
Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.045
Annual report—Secretary of state's powers
(1) Each corporation sole registered in this state shall deliver an annual report to the secretary of state in accordance with RCW 23.95.255. The report shall be executed by the corporation sole by an officer of the corporation sole or, if the corporation sole is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, it shall be execu…
Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.051
Notice of annual report requirement—Rules
The secretary of state shall send to each corporation sole a notice in accordance with RCW 23.95.255 that its annual report must be filed as required by this chapter.
Wash. Rev. Code § 24.12.055
Failure to file annual report—Reinstatement after administrative dissolution
(1) The secretary of state shall, when exigent or mitigating circumstances are presented, reinstate to full active status any corporation sole previously in good standing that would otherwise be penalized or lose its active status. Any corporation sole desiring to seek relief under this section shall, within five years…