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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 3. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS · Article 8. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS · Part 1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

14-3-805. Terms of directors.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    The terms of the initial directors of a corporation expire at the first meeting of members or directors for the election of directors or for such other period as may be specified in the articles of incorporation or bylaws. The articles or bylaws may specify the terms of directors. In the absence of any term specified in the articles or bylaws, the term of each director other than initial directors shall be one year. Directors may be elected for successive terms.#

  2. (b)

    A decrease in the number of directors or term of office does not shorten an incumbent director’s term.#

  3. (c)

    A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of the director’s predecessor in office.#

  4. (d)

    Despite the expiration of a director’s term, the director continues to serve until the director’s successor is elected, designated, or appointed and qualifies, or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 14-3-805, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; 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, effective July 1, 2023, reenacted this Code section without change.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t14-(v12)-pdf.pdf, Volume V12, 2017 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 106 to 107; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b004123363dc.