Alabama § 10A-3A-8.02 - Qualifications of Directors.
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§ 10A-3A-8.02. Qualifications of Directors.
(a) The certificate of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors or for nominees for directors. Qualifications must be reasonable as applied to the nonprofit corporation and be lawful. Qualifications may include not being or having been subject to specified criminal, civil, or regulatory sanctions or not having been removed as a director by judicial action or for cause.
(b) A director shall be a natural person of the age of at least 19 years but need not be a resident of this state or a member unless the certificate of incorporation or bylaws so prescribe.
(c) A qualification for nomination, election, or appointment for director prescribed before the earlier of a person’s nomination, election, or appointment shall apply to that person at the time of the earlier of that person’s nomination, election, or appointment and shall apply to that director during that director’s term. A qualification for nomination, election, or appointment for director prescribed after the earlier of a person’s nomination, election, or appointment shall not apply to that person with respect to that person’s nomination, election, or appointment and shall not apply to that director during that director’s term.
(d) A person who did not meet a qualification for nomination, election, or appointment, but who is elected or appointed as a director, may serve as a director until removed in accordance with Section 10A-3A-8.08 or 10A-3A-8.09.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10A-3A-8.02 ("Qualifications of Directors.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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