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KRS 271B.8-010

Requirement for and duties of board of directors

Known as the Kentucky Business Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 271B.10-010 to 271B.8-580 (197 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Allied Ready Mix Co. Ex Rel. Mattingly v. Allen (1999)

Most recently applied in Allied Ready Mix Co. Ex Rel. Mattingly v. Allen (June 1999)

Effective: January 1, 1989 History: Created 1988 Ky

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, each corporation shall have a board of directors.

(2) All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, its board of directors, subject to any limitation set forth in the articles of incorporation.

(3) A corporation having fifty (50) or fewer shareholders may dispense with or limit the authority of a board of directors by describing in its articles of incorporation who will perform some or all of the duties of a board of directors.

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