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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-802. Qualifications of directors.

Directors shall be natural persons who are 18 years of age or older but need not be residents of this state nor shareholders of the corporation unless the articles of incorporation so require. The articles of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications for directors.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-802, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.