Unless a nonprofit corporation‘s articles of incorporation provide otherwise:

(1) to the same extent as a director, an officer of the nonprofit corporation is entitled to:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 16-6a-907

  • agent: include any person who, while serving the indicated relationship to the nonprofit corporation, at the nonprofit corporation's request, is or was serving as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary, or agent of:
              (5)(a)(i) another domestic or foreign corporation;
              (5)(a)(ii) another person; or
              (5)(a)(iii) an employee benefit plan. See Utah Code 16-6a-901
  • Articles of incorporation: include :
         (3)(a) amended articles of incorporation;
         (3)(b) restated articles of incorporation;
         (3)(c) articles of merger; and
         (3)(d) a document of a similar import to the documents described in Subsections (3)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • board of directors: means the body authorized to manage the affairs of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Bylaws: includes :
              (6)(b)(i) amended bylaws; and
              (6)(b)(ii) restated bylaws. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Director: includes , unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director. See Utah Code 16-6a-901
  • Employee: includes an officer of a nonprofit corporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Expenses: includes attorneys' fees. See Utah Code 16-6a-901
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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
  • Nonprofit corporation: includes any domestic or foreign entity that is a predecessor of a nonprofit corporation by reason of a merger or other transaction in which the predecessor's existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction. See Utah Code 16-6a-901
     (1)(a) mandatory indemnification under Section 16-6a-903; and
     (1)(b) apply for court-ordered indemnification under Section 16-6a-905;
(2) a nonprofit corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent of the nonprofit corporation to the same extent as to a director; and
(3) a nonprofit corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent who is not a director to a greater extent if:

     (3)(a) not inconsistent with public policy; and
     (3)(b) provided for by:

          (3)(b)(i) its articles of incorporation or bylaws;
          (3)(b)(ii) general or specific action of its board of directors; or
          (3)(b)(iii) contract.