Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 904
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 904
- Director: means a director of a mutual benefit enterprise. See
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
§ 904. Advance for expenses
(a) An enterprise may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding if:
(1) the director furnishes the enterprise a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that the director has met the standard of conduct described in section 902 of this title;
(2) the director furnishes the enterprise a written undertaking, executed personally or on the director’s behalf, to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that the director did not meet the standard of conduct; and
(3) a determination is made that the facts then known to those making the determination would not preclude indemnification under this article.
(b) The undertaking required by subdivision (a)(2) of this section shall be an unlimited general obligation of the director but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment.
(c) Determinations and authorizations of payments under this section shall be made in the manner specified in section 906 of this title. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)