History. Code 1981, § 14-2-803 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 946, § 31; Ga. L. 2016, p. 225, § 1-2/SB 128.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: “The articles of incorporation or bylaws may authorize the shareholders or the board of directors to fix or change the number of directors or may establish a variable range for the size of the board of directors by fixing a minimum and maximum number of directors. If a variable range is established, the number of directors may be fixed or changed from time to time, within the minimum and maximum, by the shareholders or, if the articles or bylaws so provide, by the board of directors.”
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For article, “The Dynamics Among Shareholders, Directors, and Officers in Corporate Organizations Under Georgia Law,” see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 79 (1985).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 2 - Business Corporations
Article 8 - Directors and Officers
§ 14-2-801. Requirement for and Functions of Board of Directors
§ 14-2-802. Qualifications of Directors
§ 14-2-803. Number and Election of Directors
§ 14-2-804. Election of Directors by Certain Classes of Shareholders
§ 14-2-805. Terms of Directors Generally
§ 14-2-806. Staggered Terms for Directors
§ 14-2-807. Resignation of Directors