30-29-810. VACANCY ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, if a vacancy occurs on a board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors:
(1) The shareholders may fill the vacancy;
(2) The board of directors may fill the vacancy; or
(3) If the directors remaining in office are fewer than a quorum, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office.
(b) If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders, and only the remaining directors elected by that voting group, even if fewer than a quorum, are entitled to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the directors.
(c) A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under section 30-29-807(b), Idaho Code, or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
History:
[30-29-810, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 929; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 82, p. 273.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 29 - GENERAL BUSINESS CORPORATIONS
Part 8 - DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 30-29-801 - REQUIREMENT FOR AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-802 - QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-803 - NUMBER AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-804 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS BY CERTAIN CLASSES OR SERIES OF SHARES.
Section 30-29-805 - TERMS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY.
Section 30-29-806 - STAGGERED TERMS FOR DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-807 - RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-808 - REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS BY SHAREHOLDERS.
Section 30-29-809 - REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS BY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING.
Section 30-29-810 - VACANCY ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-811 - COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-821 - ACTION WITHOUT MEETING.
Section 30-29-822 - NOTICE OF MEETING.
Section 30-29-823 - WAIVER OF NOTICE.
Section 30-29-824 - QUORUM AND VOTING.
Section 30-29-825 - BOARD COMMITTEES.
Section 30-29-826 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS FOR SHAREHOLDER VOTE.
Section 30-29-830 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-831 - STANDARDS OF LIABILITY FOR DIRECTORS.
Section 30-29-832 - DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY FOR UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTIONS.
Section 30-29-841 - FUNCTIONS OF OFFICERS.
Section 30-29-842 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR OFFICERS.
Section 30-29-843 - RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS.
Section 30-29-844 - CONTRACT RIGHTS OF OFFICERS.
Section 30-29-850 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 30-29-851 - PERMISSIBLE INDEMNIFICATION.
Section 30-29-852 - MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION.
Section 30-29-853 - ADVANCE FOR EXPENSES.
Section 30-29-854 - COURT-ORDERED INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE FOR EXPENSES.
Section 30-29-855 - DETERMINATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION.
Section 30-29-856 - INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS.
Section 30-29-857 - INSURANCE.
Section 30-29-858 - VARIATION BY CORPORATE ACTION — APPLICATION OF INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS.
Section 30-29-859 - EXCLUSIVITY.
Section 30-29-860 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 30-29-861 - JUDICIAL ACTION.
Section 30-29-862 - DIRECTORS’ ACTION.