(1) A corporation shall have the officers described in its bylaws or appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws.
(2) A duly appointed officer may appoint one (1) or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 273.227

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Directors: when applied to corporations, includes managers or trustees. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(3) The bylaws or the board of directors shall delegate to one (1) of the officers responsibility for preparing minutes of the directors’ and members’ meetings and for authenticating records of the corporation.
(4) The same individual may simultaneously hold more than one (1) office in a corporation.
(5) Each officer shall be elected or appointed at such time and in such manner and for such terms not exceeding three (3) years as may be prescribed in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. In the absence of any such provision, all officers shall be elected or appointed annually by the board of directors.
(6) The articles of incorporation or the bylaws may provide that any one (1) or more officers of the corporation shall be ex officio members of the board of directors.
(7) Every officer of a corporation, by acceptance of election or appointment as an officer, including by service, shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for any action by, in the name of, or on behalf of the corporation.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 51, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 101, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 197, effective January 1, 1989. — Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 22.