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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The affairs of the mutual association must be managed by a board of directors consisting of no fewer than three persons. At least two-thirds of the board must be residents of this state. Directors need not be members of the corporation unless required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws. A person who has been convicted of a felony may not be elected a director.
(2)(a) The directors must be elected for a term of 1 year at the annual meeting of the members. The annual meeting must be held before April 15 of each calendar year. If the election is not held on the day fixed for the annual meeting, the corporation is not dissolved, but an election may be held at any other time agreeable to the bylaws of the corporation, and the persons elected will hold their office until successors are elected and qualified.
(b) Every director shall take and subscribe an oath that the director will diligently and honestly perform the director's duty in the office and that the director will not knowingly violate or permit a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. The oaths must be made in duplicate. One copy must be transmitted to and filed with the department, and one copy must be kept on file in the office of the mutual association.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 32. Financial Institutions § 32-2-820. Board of directors--qualifications, tenure, and vacancies - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-32-financial-institutions/mt-st-32-2-820/
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