§ 8.56. Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents
Unless a corporation’s articles of incorporation limit indemnification of an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation:
(1) an officer of the corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under section 8.52 of this title, and is entitled to apply for court-ordered indemnification under section 8.54 of this title, in each case to the same extent as a director;
(2) the corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this subchapter to an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation who is not a director to the same extent as a director. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 11A - Vermont Business Corporations
Chapter 8 - Directors and Officers
§ 8.01. Requirement for and duties of board of directors
§ 8.02. Qualifications of directors
§ 8.03. Number and election of directors
§ 8.04. Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders
§ 8.05. Terms of directors generally
§ 8.06. Staggered terms for directors
§ 8.07. Resignation of directors
§ 8.08. Removal of directors by shareholders
§ 8.09. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
§ 8.11. Compensation of directors
§ 8.21. Action without meeting
§ 8.30. General standards for directors
§ 8.33. Liability for unlawful distributions; statute of limitations
§ 8.43. Resignation and removal of officers
§ 8.44. Contract rights of officers
§ 8.50. Subchapter definitions
§ 8.51. Authority to indemnify
§ 8.52. Mandatory indemnification
§ 8.54. Court-ordered indemnification
§ 8.55. Determination and authorization of indemnification
§ 8.56. Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents