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S.C. Code Ann. § 33-31-856

Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents

Known as the South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 33–33 (186 sections).

1994 Act No. 384, SECTION 1.

Unless limited by a corporation's articles of incorporation:

(1) an officer of the corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under Section 33-31-852 and is entitled to apply for court-ordered indemnification under Section 33-31-854 in each case, to the same extent as a director;

(2) the corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this chapter to an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation who is not a director to the same extent as to a director; and

(3) a corporation also may indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee, or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent with public policy, that may be provided by its articles of incorporation, bylaws, general or specific action of its board of directors, or contract.

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