Vermont Statutes
Chapter 8 - Directors and Officers
§ 8.45. Officers’ authority to execute documents

§ 8.45. Officers’ authority to execute documents
Any contract or other instrument in writing executed or entered into between a corporation and any other person is not invalidated as to the corporation by any lack of authority of the signing officers in the absence of actual knowledge on the part of the other person that the signing officers had no authority to execute the contract or other instrument if it is signed by either the presiding officer of the board of directors and the president or, if the corporation has no president, or if they are the same person, then by the executive director of the corporation and any other officer. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations

Chapter 8 - Directors and Officers

§ 8.01. Requirement for and duties of board

§ 8.02. Qualifications of directors

§ 8.03. Number of directors

§ 8.04. Election, designation, and appointment of directors

§ 8.05. Terms of directors generally

§ 8.06. Staggered terms for directors

§ 8.07. Resignation of directors

§ 8.08. Removal of directors elected by members or directors

§ 8.09. Removal of designated or appointed directors

§ 8.10. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding

§ 8.11. Vacancy on board

§ 8.12. Compensation of directors

§ 8.13. Financially disinterested majority—Public benefit corporations

§ 8.20. Regular and special meetings

§ 8.21. Action without meeting

§ 8.22. Call and notice of meetings

§ 8.23. Waiver of notice

§ 8.24. Quorum and voting

§ 8.25. Committees of the board

§ 8.30. General standards for directors

§ 8.31. Director conflict of interest

§ 8.32. Loans to or guarantees for directors and officers

§ 8.33. Liability for unlawful distributions; statute of limitations

§ 8.40. Required officers

§ 8.41. Duties and authority of officers

§ 8.42. Standards of conduct for officers

§ 8.43. Resignation and removal of officers

§ 8.44. Contract rights of officers

§ 8.45. Officers’ authority to execute documents

§ 8.50. Subchapter definitions

§ 8.51. Authority to indemnify

§ 8.52. Mandatory indemnification

§ 8.53. Advance for expenses

§ 8.54. Court-ordered indemnification

§ 8.55. Determination and authorization of indemnification

§ 8.56. Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents

§ 8.57. Insurance

§ 8.58. Application of subchapter