A corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
History. Code 1981, § 14-2-852 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1203, § 5.
Law reviews.
For review of 1996 corporation, partnership, and association legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 70.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 2 - Business Corporations
Article 8 - Directors and Officers
§ 14-2-851. Authority to Indemnify
§ 14-2-852. Mandatory Indemnification
§ 14-2-853. Advance for Expenses
§ 14-2-854. Court Ordered Indemnification and Advances for Expenses
§ 14-2-855. Determination and Authorization of Indemnification
§ 14-2-856. Shareholder Approved Indemnification
§ 14-2-857. Indemnification of Officers, Employees, and Agents