35-2-450. Court-ordered indemnification. Unless limited by a corporation's articles of incorporation, a director of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding may apply for indemnification to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction. On receipt of an application, the court, after giving any notice the court considers necessary, may order indemnification in the amount it considers proper if it determines that the director:
(1) is entitled to mandatory indemnification under 35-2-448, in which case the court shall also order the corporation to pay the director's reasonable expenses incurred to obtain court-ordered indemnification; or
(2) is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not the director met the standard of conduct set forth in 35-2-447(1) or was adjudged liable as described in 35-2-447(4). If the director was adjudged liable, indemnification is limited to reasonable expenses incurred.
History: En. Sec. 105, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations
Part 4. Directors and Officers -- Indemnification
35-2-414. Requirement for and duties of board
35-2-415. Qualifications and numbers of directors
35-2-416. General standards for directors
35-2-417. Election, designation and appointment of directors
35-2-418. Director conflict of interest
35-2-419. Terms of directors generally -- staggered terms
35-2-420. Resignation of directors
35-2-421. Removal of directors elected by members or directors
35-2-422. Removal of designated or appointed directors
35-2-423. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
35-2-425. Compensation of directors
35-2-427. Regular and special meetings
35-2-428. Action without meeting
35-2-429. Call and notice of meetings
35-2-433. Committees of the board
35-2-435. Loans to or guaranties for directors and officers
35-2-436. Liability for unlawful distributions
35-2-437. and 35-2-438 reserved
35-2-440. Duties and authority of officers
35-2-441. Standards of conduct for officers
35-2-442. Resignation and removal of officers
35-2-443. Contract rights of officers
35-2-444. Officers' authority to execute documents
35-2-447. Authority to indemnify
35-2-448. Mandatory indemnification
35-2-449. Advance for expenses
35-2-450. Court-ordered indemnification
35-2-451. Determination and authorization of indemnification
35-2-452. Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents