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Iowa Code § 490.801

Requirement for and functions of board of directors

Known as the Iowa Business Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 490–490 (245 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Myria Holdings Inc. & Subs v. Iowa Department of Revenue (2017)

Most recently applied in Myria Holdings Inc. & Subs v. Iowa Department of Revenue (March 2017)

1. Except as may be provided in an agreement authorized under section 490.732, each corporation shall have a board of directors.

2. Except as may be provided in an agreement authorized under section 490.732, and subject to any limitation in the articles of incorporation permitted by section 490.202, subsection 2, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of the board of directors, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction, and subject to the oversight, of the board of directors.

89 Acts, ch 288, §72; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §31, 125; 2013 Acts, ch 31, §24, 82; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §87, 230

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.