The business and affairs of a corporation must be managed by or under the direction of a board of directors. All directors are entitled to vote and have equal rights and preferences except as otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws. The members of the first board may be named in the articles, designated or appointed pursuant to the articles, or elected by the incorporators under section 317A.171 .
Minn. Stat. § 317A.201
BOARD.
Known as the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act
The act spans §§ 317A.001 to 317A.909 (134 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Rehn v. Fischley (1997)
Most recently applied in Medical Staff of Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center v. Marshall (December 2014)
1989 c 304 s 27; 1990 c 488 s 14
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.