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Iowa Code § 490.861

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Known as the Iowa Business Corporation Act

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

2013 Acts, ch 31, §41, 82; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §120, 230

1. A transaction effected or proposed to be effected by the corporation, or by an entity controlled by the corporation, shall not be the subject of equitable relief, or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions against a director of the corporation, in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in the right of the corporation, on the ground that the director has an interest respecting the transaction, if it is not a director’s conflicting interest transaction.

2. A director’s conflicting interest transaction shall not be the subject of equitable relief, or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions against a director of the corporation, in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in the right of the corporation, on the ground that the director has an interest respecting the transaction, if any of the following apply:

a. Directors’ action respecting the transaction was taken in compliance with section 490.862 at any time.

b. Shareholders’ action respecting the transaction was taken in compliance with section 490.863 at any time.

c. The transaction, judged according to the circumstances at the relevant time, is established to have been fair to the corporation.

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