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Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Chapter 355

< > Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote bottom

  355.136.  Emergency powers. — 1.  In anticipation of or during an emergency as defined in subsection 4 of this section, the board of directors of a corporation may modify lines of succession to accommodate the incapacity of any director, officer, employee or agent and relocate the principal office, designate alternative principal offices or regional offices, or authorize the officers to do so.

  2.  During an emergency as defined in subsection 4 of this section, unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise:

  (1)  Notice of a meeting of the board of directors need be given only to those directors whom it is practicable to reach and may be given in any practicable manner, including by publication and radio; and

  (2)  One or more officers of the corporation present at a meeting of the board of directors may be deemed to be directors for the meeting, in order of rank and within the same rank in order of seniority, as necessary to achieve a quorum.

  3.  Corporate action taken in good faith during an emergency under this section to further the ordinary affairs of the corporation binds the corporation.

  4.  An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation's directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.

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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)

Effective 7-01-95


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