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2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 14 - CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER 3 - NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
ARTICLE 8 - DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
PART 1 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
§ 14-3-810 - Removal of director by court

O.C.G.A. 14-3-810 (2010)
14-3-810. Removal of director by court


(a) The superior court may remove any director of the corporation from office in a proceeding commenced either by the corporation, its members holding at least 10 percent of the voting power of any class, or, in the case of a corporation described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 14-3-1302, the Attorney General, if the court finds that:

(1) The director engaged in fraudulent or dishonest conduct, or gross abuse of authority or discretion, with respect to the corporation, or a final judgment has been entered finding that the director has violated a duty set forth in Code Section 14-3-830 or 14-3-831, or the director has been subjected to sanction for participation in a "director's conflicting interest transaction" as defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section 14-3-860; and

(2) Removal is in the best interest of the corporation.

(b) The court that removes a director may bar the director from serving on the board for a period prescribed by the court.

(c) If members or the Attorney General commence a proceeding under subsection (a) of this Code section, the corporation shall be made a party defendant.