Alabama § 10A-3A-8.40 - Officers.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 10A-3A-8.40 — Officers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10A-3A-8.40. Officers.
(a) A nonprofit corporation has the officers described in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
(b) The board of directors may elect individuals to fill one or more offices of the nonprofit corporation.
(c) The certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or the board of directors shall assign to an officer responsibility for maintaining and authenticating the records of the nonprofit corporation required to be kept under Section 10A-3A-4.01.
(d) Unless the certificate of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the same individual may simultaneously hold more than one office in a nonprofit corporation.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10A-3A-8.40 ("Officers.") 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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