Georgia § 14-3-857 - Insurance.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 14-3-857 — Insurance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-3-857. Insurance.
A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or who, while a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, serves at the corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign business or nonprofit corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity against liability asserted against or incurred by the individual in that capacity or arising from the individual's status as a director, officer, employee, or agent, whether or not the corporation would have power to indemnify or advance expenses to the individual against the same liability under this part. (Code 1981, § 14-3-857 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1165, § 14.)
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 14-3-857 cover?
Section 14-3-857 ("Insurance.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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