Indiana § 23-1-21-5 - Organizational meeting

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§ 23-1-21-5. Organizational meeting

Sec. 5. (a) After incorporation:

(1) if initial directors are named in the articles of incorporation, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by electing or appointing officers, adopting bylaws, and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting;

(2) if initial directors are not named in the articles of incorporation, the incorporator or incorporators shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators to elect a board of directors who shall complete the organization of the corporation; and

(3) if a corporation, under IC 23-1-33-1(c), will not have a board of directors, the subscribers shall hold an organizational meeting to complete the organization of the corporation.

(b) An action required or permitted by this article to be taken by incorporators or subscribers at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one (1) or more written consents that describe the action taken and that are signed by each incorporator or subscriber.

(c) An organizational meeting may be held in or out of Indiana.

As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.226-1989, SEC.2.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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