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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-3-709. Remote communication by members.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-3-709. Remote communication by members.

When authorized by the board of directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as such board of directors may adopt, members not physically present at a meeting of the corporation may, by means of remote communication:

(1) Participate in a meeting of members; and

(2) Be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of members, whether such meeting is held at a designated place or held wholly by means of remote communication, provided that:

(A) The corporation implements reasonable procedures to verify that each person deemed present at the meeting by means of remote communication is a member or holder of a proxy; and

(B) When any member or holder of a proxy votes at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or such other action shall be maintained by the corporation.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-3-709, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 115, § 6/HB 306; Ga. L. 2022, p. 352, § 14/HB 1428; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, reenacted this Code section without change.

## Amendments

The 2022 amendment, effective May 2, 2022, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subparagraph (2)(A).

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective April 29, 2021.