2015 Code of Alabama
Title 10A - ALABAMA BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES CODE.
Chapter 2 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS.
Article 8 - Directors and Officers.
Division D - Officers.
Section 10A-2-8.42 - Standards of conduct for officers.
(a) An officer with discretionary authority shall discharge his or her duties under that authority:
(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 he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.
(b) In discharging his or her duties an officer 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 officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; or
(2) Legal counsel, public accountants, certified public accountants, or other persons as to matters the officer reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence.
(c) An officer is not acting in good faith if he or she has knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (b) unwarranted.
(d) An officer is not liable for any action taken as an officer, or any failure to take any action, if he or she performed the duties of his or her office in compliance with this section.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-8.42; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §122.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
