eLaws of Florida

  SECTION 607.0207. Emergency bylaws.  


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  • 1(1) 2Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the board of directors may adopt bylaws to be effective only in an emergency defined in subsection (5). The emergency bylaws, which are subject to amendment or repeal by the shareholders, may make all provisions necessary for managing the corporation during an emergency, including:
    53(a) 54Procedures for calling a meeting of the board of directors;
    64(b) 65Quorum requirements for the meeting; and
    71(c) 72Designation of additional or substitute directors.
    78(2) 79The board of directors, either before or during any such emergency, may provide, and from time to time modify, lines of succession in the event that during such emergency any or all officers or agents of the corporation are for any reason rendered incapable of discharging their duties.
    127(3) 128All provisions of the regular bylaws not inconsistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.
    155(4) 156Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws:
    168(a) 169Binds the corporation; and
    173(b) 174May not be used to impose liability on a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation.
    191(5) 192An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the board of directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.
History.-s. 22, ch. 89-154; s. 22, ch. 2019-90.

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