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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. Discretionary authority. An officer of a corporation with discretionary authority shall discharge that officer's duties under that authority:
A. In good faith;
B. With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; and
C. In a manner the officer reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation and its members.
2. Rely on information. In discharging the officer's duties, an officer of a corporation is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by:
A. One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; or
B. Legal counsel or a public accountant or other person as to matters the officer reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence.
An officer is not acting in good faith if the officer relies on information, opinions, reports or statements that the officer knows or has reason to believe are unwarranted.
3. Compliance. An officer of a corporation is not liable to a corporation, any member or other person for any action taken or not taken as an officer if the officer acted in compliance with this section and, if a conflict-of-interest transaction is involved, the transaction was fair to the corporation or was approved pursuant to section 718.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 13-B. Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act § 720. General standards for officers - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-13-b-maine-nonprofit-corporation-act/me-rev-st-tit-13-b-sect-720/
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