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Mont. Code Ann. § 35-2-132

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Known as the Montana Nonprofit Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 35–35 (295 sections).

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the validity of corporate action may not be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act.

(2) A corporation's power to act may be challenged in a proceeding against the corporation to enjoin an act when a third party has not acquired rights. The proceeding may be brought by the attorney general, by a director, or by a member or members in a derivative proceeding.

(3) (a) A corporation's power to act may be challenged in a proceeding against an incumbent or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation.

(b) The proceeding may be brought:

(i) by a director;

(ii) by the corporation, directly, derivatively, or through a receiver, a trustee, or other legal representative; or

(iii) in the case of a public benefit corporation, by the attorney general.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.