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Ind. Code § 23-1-36-1

Officers; election or appointment; secretary

Known as the Indiana Business Corporation Law

The act spans §§ 23-1-17-1 to 23-1-55-3 (253 sections).

As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.20.

Sec. 1. (a) A corporation has the officers described in its bylaws or elected or appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws or appointed by a duly elected or appointed officer in accordance with the bylaws. However, a corporation must have at least one (1) officer.

(b) A duly elected or appointed officer may appoint one (1) or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors.

(c) The bylaws or the board of directors shall delegate to one (1) of the officers responsibility for preparing minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and for authenticating records of the corporation, and that officer is considered the secretary of the corporation for purposes of this article.

(d) The same individual may simultaneously hold more than one (1) office in a corporation.

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