Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 851
( 14-3-851)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, a corporation
may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because
the individual is or was a director against liability incurred in
the proceeding if: (1) He or she conducted himself or herself in good faith; and (2) He or she reasonably believed: (A) In the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that
his or her conduct was in the best interests of the corporation; (B) In all other cases, that his or her conduct was at least not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (C) In the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. (b) A director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan
for a purpose the director believed in good faith to be in the
interests of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is
conduct that satisfies the requirements of subsection (a) of this
Code section. (c) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent is
not, of itself, determinative that the director did not meet the
standard of conduct described in this Code section. (d) A corporation may not indemnify a director under this Code
section: (1) In connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met
the relevant standard of conduct under this Code section; or (2) In connection with any other proceeding with respect to
conduct for which the director was adjudged liable on the basis
that personal benefit was improperly received by the director,
whether or not involving action in the director's official
capacity. |