(a) Except to the extent that the certificate of incorporation or bylaws require that action by the board of directors be taken at a meeting, action required or permitted by this chapter to be taken by the board of directors may be taken without a meeting if each director signs a consent in a record describing the action to be taken and delivers it to the nonprofit corporation.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-3A-8.21

  • certificate of incorporation: as used in this chapter is synonymous to the term certificate of formation used in Chapter 1. See Alabama Code 10A-3A-1.02
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(b) Action taken under this section is the act of the board of directors when one or more consents signed by all the directors are delivered to the nonprofit corporation. Any director executing a consent may provide, whether through instruction to an agent or otherwise, that the consent will be effective at a future time, including a time determined upon the happening of an event, occurring not later than 60 days after the instruction is given or the provision is made, if evidence of the instruction or provision is provided to the nonprofit corporation. A director’s consent may be withdrawn by a revocation signed by the director and delivered to the nonprofit corporation before delivery to the nonprofit corporation of unrevoked consents signed by all the directors.
(c) A consent signed under this section has the effect of action taken at a meeting of the board of directors and may be described as such in any document.
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