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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-3-746. Payment of expenses of proceeding.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-3-746. Payment of expenses of proceeding.

On termination of the derivative proceeding the court may:

(1) Order the corporation to pay the plaintiff’s reasonable expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred in the proceeding if it finds that the proceeding has resulted in a substantial benefit to the corporation; or

(2) Order the plaintiff to pay any defendant’s reasonable expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred in defending the proceeding if it finds that the proceeding was commenced or maintained without reasonable cause or for an improper purpose.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-3-746, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

## Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, substituted “including attorney’s fees” for “including attorneys’ fees” in paragraphs (1) and (2).