Sec. 5. (a) A corporation shall give notice of meetings of members in a fair and reasonable manner.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-17-10-5

  • 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.
  • veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) A notice that conforms to the requirements of subsection (c) is fair and reasonable. However, other means of giving notice may also be fair and reasonable when all the circumstances are considered if notice of matters referred to in subsection (c)(2) is given as provided in subsection (c).

     (c) Unless fair and reasonable notice is otherwise specified in a corporation’s bylaws, notice is fair and reasonable if the following occur:

(1) The corporation notifies the corporation’s members of the place, date, and time of each annual, regular, and special meeting of members not less than ten (10) days, or, if notice is mailed by other than first class or registered mail, thirty (30) days to sixty (60) days, before the meeting date.

(2) Notice of an annual or a regular meeting includes a description of any matter or matters to be considered at the meeting that must be approved by the members under IC 23-17-13-2.5, IC 23-17-16-13, IC 23-17-17-5, IC 23-17-19-4, IC 23-17-20-2, or IC 23-17-22-2.

(3) Notice of a special meeting includes a description of the purpose for which the meeting is called.

(4) A corporation provides notice by:

(A) communicating in person;

(B) mail or other method of delivery; or

(C) other electronic means capable of verification.

(5) For a corporation, other than a veteran‘s organization, having more than one thousand (1,000) members, notice of the place, date, and time of an annual, a regular, or a special meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose of the special meeting, may be given by one (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in English, in the county in which the corporation has the corporation’s principal office if the publication is made not less than ten (10) days and not more than thirty (30) days before the meeting date.

     (d) Unless the bylaws require otherwise, if an annual, a regular, or a special meeting of members is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice is not required to be given of the new date, time, or place if the new date, time, or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is or must be fixed under section 7 of this chapter, however, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given under this section to persons who are members as of the new record date.

As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.110-2008, SEC.4.