2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 16, Chapters 705 - 752
ORS Chapter 716
716.840 Liability of directors voting improper dividend.


OR Rev Stat § 716.840 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

If any dividend is declared and credited in excess of profits earned together with surplus and undivided profits since the last declaration of dividends and appearing to the credit of the Oregon nonstock bank, after making the deduction for expenses and the guaranty fund as provided in ORS 716.780 and 716.830, the directors voting for the dividend shall be jointly and severally liable to the Oregon nonstock bank for the amount of the excess so declared and credited. [Amended by 1973 c.797 391; 1975 c.544 49a; 1997 c.631 357]

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