# RCW 32.16.080: RCW 32.16.080: Removal of trustees—Vacancies—Eligibility to reelection

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S080

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 32.16.080
- **Heading:** RCW 32.16.080: Removal of trustees—Vacancies—Eligibility to reelection
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / Section 080

## Text

(1) Whenever, in the judgment of three-fourths of the trustees, the conduct and habits of a trustee of any savings bank are of such character as to be injurious to such bank, or he or she has been guilty of acts that are detrimental or hostile to the interests of the bank, he or she may be removed from office, at any regular meeting of the trustees, by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the total number thereof: PROVIDED, That a written copy of the charges made against him or her has been served upon him or her personally at least two weeks before such meeting, that the vote of such trustees by ayes and noes is entered in the record of the minutes of such meeting, and that such removal receives the written approval of the director which shall be attached to the minutes of such meeting and form a part of the record. (2) The office of a trustee of a savings bank shall immediately become vacant whenever he or she: (a) Fails to comply with any of the provisions of RCW 32.16.020 relating to his or her official oath and declaration; (b) Becomes disqualified for any of the reasons specified in RCW 32.16.010 (2); (c) Has failed to attend the regular meetings of the board of trustees, or to perform any of his or her duties as trustee, for a period of six successive months, unless excused by the board for such failure; (d) Violates any of the provisions of RCW 32.16.070 imposing restrictions upon trustees and officers, except subsection (2)(c) thereof. (3) A trustee who has forfeited or vacated his or her office shall not be eligible to reelection, except when the forfeiture or vacancy occurred solely by reason of his or her: (a) Failure to comply with the provisions of RCW 32.16.020 , relating to his or her official oath and declaration; or (b) Neglect of his or her official duties as prescribed in subsection (2)(c) of this section; or (c) Disqualification through becoming a nonresident, or becoming a trustee, officer, clerk or other employee of another savings bank, or becoming a director of a bank, trust company, or national banking association under the circumstances specified in RCW 32.16.070 (1)(b) and such disqualification has been removed.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 32.16.010 RCW 32.16.010: Board of trustees—Number—Qualifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S010.md)
- [RCW 32.16.012 RCW 32.16.012: Age requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S012.md)
- [RCW 32.16.020 RCW 32.16.020: Oath of trustees—Declaration of incumbency—Not applicable to directors of stock savings banks.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S020.md)
- [RCW 32.16.030 RCW 32.16.030: Vacancies, when to be filled.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S030.md)
- [RCW 32.16.040 RCW 32.16.040: Quorum—Meetings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S040.md)
- [RCW 32.16.050 RCW 32.16.050: Compensation of trustees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S050.md)
- [RCW 32.16.060 RCW 32.16.060: Change in number of trustees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S060.md)
- [RCW 32.16.070 RCW 32.16.070: Restrictions on trustees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S070.md)
- [RCW 32.16.080 RCW 32.16.080: Removal of trustees—Vacancies—Eligibility to reelection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S080.md)
- [RCW 32.16.090 RCW 32.16.090: Removal of a board director, officer, or employee—Prohibition from participation in conduct of affairs—Grounds—Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S090.md)
- [RCW 32.16.093 RCW 32.16.093: Notice of intention to remove or prohibit participation in conduct of affairs—Hearing—Order of removal and/or prohibition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S093.md)
- [RCW 32.16.095 RCW 32.16.095: Removal of one or more trustees or directors—Lack of quorum—Temporary trustees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S095.md)
- [RCW 32.16.097 RCW 32.16.097: Penalty for violation of order issued under RCW 32.16.093.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S097.md)
- [RCW 32.16.100 RCW 32.16.100: Examination by trustees' committee—Report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T32_C16_S100.md)

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