Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), each corporation must have a board of directors.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-1-33-1

  • 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.
     (b) All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, its board of directors, subject to any limitation set forth in the articles of incorporation.

     (c) A corporation having fifty (50) or fewer shareholders may dispense with the board of directors or limit the authority of the board by describing in its articles of incorporation who will perform some or all of the duties of the board of directors. If a corporation elects to dispense with or limit the authority of the board of directors, any reference to the board of directors by this article also includes those persons described in the articles of incorporation who will perform the duties of the board of directors.

As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.17.

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