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Current as of April 14, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) In discharging a duty or exercising a power, a governing person, including a governing person who is a member of a committee, may, in good faith and with ordinary care, rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, concerning a domestic entity or another person and prepared or presented by:
(1) an officer or employee of the entity;
(2) legal counsel;
(3) a certified public accountant;
(4) an investment banker;
(5) a person who the governing person reasonably believes possesses professional expertise in the matter; or
(6) a committee of the governing authority of which the governing person is not a member.
(b) A governing person may not in good faith rely on the information described by Subsection (a) if the governing person has knowledge of a matter that makes the reliance unwarranted.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Business Organizations Code - BUS ORG § 3.102. Rights of Governing Persons in Certain Cases - last updated April 14, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/business-organizations-code/bus-org-sect-3-102.html
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