Sec. 5245.
(1) A majority of the board of directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and the acts of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present are the acts of the board of directors.
(2) On written notice of the time and place and purpose or purposes of any special meeting, any of the directors, in-between regular meetings of the board of directors, may consent in writing to any specific action to be taken by the corporation, and if approved by a majority of the directors at the special meeting, including those consenting in writing, the action is as valid a corporation action as though authorized at a regular meeting of the directors. The minutes of approval and action must be fully recorded, each written consent must be made a part of the minutes, and the minutes and written consent must be reviewed at the next regular meeting of the board of directors.
(3) Unless prohibited by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, action required or permitted to be taken under authorization voted at a meeting of the board or a committee of the board may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, all members of the board then in office or of the committee consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission. The written consents must be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board or committee. The consent has the same effect as a vote of the board or committee for all purposes.
(4) The board of directors may permit 1 or more directors to participate in a regular or special meeting of the board, or a committee of the board, or conduct the meeting, by means of electronic communication devices that enable all participants in the meeting to communicate with each other. A director participating in a meeting under this subsection is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. This subsection does not apply after September 30, 2022.
History: Add. 1966, Act 170, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 290, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020 Popular Name: Act 218
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956
Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)
Section 500.5200 - Applicability of Chapter.
Section 500.5202 - Life, Accident or Sickness Insurers; Reorganization Under Code.
Section 500.5204 - Companies Deemed Bodies Corporate and Politic; Corporation Law Applicable.
Section 500.5205 - Proof of Corporate Existence and Authority to Insure.
Section 500.5206 - Corporate Powers; Enumeration; Exercise by Board of Directors.
Section 500.5209 - Insurer's Name; Restrictions.
Section 500.5210 - Dealing in Commodities Prohibited; Exception.
Section 500.5214 - Articles of Incorporation; Amendment.
Section 500.5220 - Blank Forms for Amending Articles.
Section 500.5222 - Corporate Life; Extension.
Section 500.5224 - Corporate Life; Expiration, Liquidation.
Section 500.5228 - Bylaws; Adoption; Filing.
Section 500.5230 - Special Meetings of Stockholders or Members; Notice of Meetings.
Section 500.5232 - Voting Rights; Stockholders, Members, Proxies, Fiduciaries, Pledgees.
Section 500.5234 - Stockholders and Members; Voting Rights, Quorum.
Section 500.5236 - Voting Rights; Inspectors of Election.
Section 500.5239 - Repealed. 1988, Act 290, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
Section 500.5241 - Indemnification Against Expenses of Action, Suit, or Proceeding Generally.
Section 500.5242d - “Corporation” Defined for Purposes of MCL 500.5241 to 500.5242c.
Section 500.5243 - Repealed. 1988, Act 290, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
Section 500.5244 - Liability for Payment Under Invalid Law or Ordinance.
Section 500.5246 - Officers and Agents; Appointment, Removal, Bond.
Section 500.5248 - Directors, Officers, and Employees of Domestic Insurer; Compensation.
Section 500.5258 - Acknowledgments.
Section 500.5260 - Stock Certificates; Substitutions.
Section 500.5264 - Expenditures, Vouchers, and Affidavits.
Section 500.5266 - Dividends to Stockholders; General Provision.
Section 500.5267 - Dividends to Stockholders; Domestic Fire Insurance Company.
Section 500.5270 - Insurer's Rights as Stockholder in Other Corporations.
Section 500.5274 - Domestic Fire Insurance Company; Assessment of Stockholders.
Section 500.5280 - Domestic Mutual Insurer; Assets; Deficiency; Liability of Director.
Section 500.5282 - Domestic Stock Insurer; Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Equity Securities.
Section 500.5283c - Stock Purchase Plan; Limitations.
Section 500.5284 - Securities Not Owned; Sale; Failure to Deliver to Transferee; Exception.
Section 500.5285 - Nonapplication of Sections to Certain Transactions.
Section 500.5286 - Foreign or Domestic Arbitrage Transactions; Exemptions.
Section 500.5287 - Equity Security; Definition.
Section 500.5288 - Registered Equity Securities; Exemptions; Conditions.
Section 500.5289 - Insurance Commissioner; Regulatory Powers; Effect of Good Faith.
Section 500.5290 - Unlawful Solicitation; Use of Name to Solicit Proxies or Consents.