10A-2-8.30
Section 10A-2-8.30 General standards for directors. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A director shall discharge his or her duties as a director, including duties as a member of a committee: (1) In good faith; (2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; and (3) In a manner the director believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. (b) In discharging his or her duties, a director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (1) One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters; (2) Legal counsel, public accountants, certified public accountants, or other persons as to matters the director reasonably believes are within the...
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10A-2A-11.04
Section 10A-2A-11.04 Action on a plan of merger or stock exchange. In the case of a corporation that is a constituent organization or the acquired entity in a stock exchange, the plan of merger or stock exchange shall be adopted in the following manner: (a) The plan of merger or stock exchange shall first be adopted by the board of directors. (b) Except as provided in subsections (h), (j), and (l) and in Section 10A-2A-11.05, the plan of merger or stock exchange shall then be approved by the stockholders. In submitting the plan of merger or stock exchange to the stockholders for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the stockholders approve the plan or, in the case of an offer referred to in subsection (j)(2), that the stockholders tender their stock to the offeror in response to the offer, unless (i) the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make a recommendation or (ii) Section...
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27-29-10
Section 27-29-10 Violations and penalties; criminal proceedings. (a) Any insurer failing, without just cause, to file any registration statement as required in this chapter shall be required, after notice and hearing, to pay a penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day's delay, to be recovered by the commissioner and the penalty so recovered shall be paid into the state General Fund. The maximum penalty under this section is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The commissioner may reduce the penalty if the commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, determines it is equitable to do so or the insurer demonstrates to the commissioner that the imposition of the penalty would constitute a financial hardship to the insurer. (b) Every director or officer of an insurance holding company system who knowingly violates, participates in, or permits any of the officers or agents of the insurer to engage in transactions or make investments that have not been properly...
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32-7-9
Section 32-7-9 Application to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, unregistered motor vehicles and accidents in other states. (a) In case the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license or registration or is a nonresident, he shall not be allowed a license or registration until he or she has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, he or she had held a license and registration. (b) When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended pursuant to Section 32-7-6 or Section 32-7-8, the director shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates in the state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in subsection (c) of this section. (c) Upon receipt of such certification...
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10A-2-7.30
Section 10A-2-7.30 Voting trust. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) One or more shareholders may create a voting trust, conferring on a trustee the right to vote or otherwise act for them, by signing an agreement setting out the provisions of the trust, which may include anything consistent with its purpose, and transferring their shares to the trustee. When a voting trust agreement is signed, the trustee shall prepare a list of the names and addresses of all owners of beneficial interests in the trust, together with the number and class of shares each transferred to the trust, and deliver copies of the list and agreement to the corporation's principal office. (b) A voting trust becomes effective on the date the first shares subject to the trust are registered in the trustee's name. A voting trust is valid for not more than 10 years after its effective date unless extended under subsection (c)....
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10A-2A-13.02
Section 10A-2A-13.02 Right to appraisal. (a) A stockholder is entitled to appraisal rights, and to obtain payment of the fair value of that stockholder's stock, in the event of any of the following corporate actions: (1) consummation of a merger to which the corporation is a party (i) if the corporation is a subsidiary and the merger is governed by Section 10A-2A-11.05 or (ii) if stockholder approval is required for the merger by Section 10A-2A-11.04, or would be required but for the provisions of Section 10A-2A-11.04(j), except that appraisal rights shall not be available to any stockholder of the corporation with respect to stock of any class or series that remain outstanding after consummation of the merger; (2) consummation of a stock exchange to which the corporation is a party the stock of which will be acquired, except that appraisal rights shall not be available to any stockholder of the corporation with respect to any class or series of stock of the corporation that is not...
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13A-11-91
Section 13A-11-91 Liability of employers, etc., for damages resulting from presence of firearms. (a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 13A-11-90, an employer and the owner and/or lawful possessor of the property on which the employer is situated shall be absolutely immune from any claim, cause of action or lawsuit that may be brought by any person seeking any form of damages that are alleged to arise, directly or indirectly, as a result of any firearm brought onto the property of the employer, owner, or lawful possessor by an employee, including a firearm that is transported in an employee's privately owned motor vehicle. (b) The presence of a firearm or ammunition on an employer's property under the authority of Act 2013-283 does not, by itself, constitute the failure by the employer to provide a safe workplace. (c) For the purposes of Act 2013-283, a public or private employer, or the employer's principal, officer, director, employee, or agent, does not have a duty: (1)...
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27-31A-3.1
Section 27-31A-3.1 Risk retention groups to comply with governance standards. (a) By January 1, 2016, existing risk retention groups shall be in compliance with the governance standards set forth in this section. New risk retention groups shall be in compliance with these standards at the time of licensure. (b) The board of directors or board, as used in this section, means the governing body of the risk retention group elected by the shareholders or members to establish policy, elect or appoint officers and committees, and make other governing decisions. Director, as used in this section, means a natural person designated in the articles of the risk retention group, or designated, elected, or appointed by any other manner, name, or title to act as a member of the board of directors. (c)(1) The board of directors of the risk retention group shall have a majority of independent directors. If the risk retention group is a reciprocal, then the attorney-in-fact would be required to adhere...
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10A-1-8.02
Section 10A-1-8.02 Mergers of entities. (a) A merger of two or more entities, whether the other entity or entities are the same or another form of entity, may be accomplished as provided in this section. (1) CORPORATIONS. a. In the case of a corporation, other than a nonprofit corporation, that is a party to a merger, a plan of merger must be approved in accordance with the procedures and by the stockholder vote required by Article 11 of Chapter 2A. If the governing documents of the corporation provide for approval of a merger by less than all of the corporation's stockholders, approval of the merger shall constitute corporate action subject to appraisal rights pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 2A, as applicable. No merger of a corporation into a general or limited partnership may be effected without the consent in writing of each stockholder who will have personal liability with respect to the surviving entity, notwithstanding any provision in the governing documents of the...
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10A-2-8.23
Section 10A-2-8.23 Waiver of notice. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A director may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided by subsection (b), the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director entitled to notice, and filed with the minutes or corporate records. (b) A director's attendance at or participation in a meeting: (1) Waives objection to lack of any required notice to him or her or defective notice of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his or her arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting, and (2) Waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes...
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