Tennessee § 48-58-201 - Regular and special meetings.
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§ 48-58-201. Regular and special meetings.
If the time and place of a directors' meeting is fixed by the bylaws or the board, the meeting is a regular meeting. All other meetings are special meetings. A board of directors may hold regular or special meetings in or out of this state. Unless the charter or bylaws otherwise provide, special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the presiding officer of the board, the president, or any two (2) directors. Unless the charter or bylaws provide otherwise, a board may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. Acts 1987, ch. 242, § 8.20.
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Section 48-58-201 ("Regular and special meetings.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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