(a) A board of directors must consist of three or more individuals, with the number specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(b) The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by amendment to, or in the manner provided in, the articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(c) The initial board of directors is to be designated in the articles of incorporation or elected at the organizational meeting of the corporation. Thereafter, if the corporation has members entitled to vote for directors, directors are to be elected at the first meeting of the members held for that purpose and at each subsequent annual meeting, except as provided in section eight hundred four of this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 31E. West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act
Article 8. Directors and Officers
§31E-8-801. Requirement for and Duties of Board of Directors
§31E-8-802. Qualifications of Directors
§31E-8-803. Number and Election of Directors
§31E-8-804. Special Provisions Regarding Directors
§31E-8-805. Election of Directors by Certain Classes of Members
§31E-8-806. Terms of Directors Generally
§31E-8-807. Staggered Terms for Directors
§31E-8-808. Resignation of Directors
§31E-8-809. Removal of Directors by Members or Directors
§31E-8-810. Removal of Directors by Judicial Proceeding
§31E-8-812. Compensation of Directors
§31E-8-821. Action Without Meeting
§31E-8-826. Court-Ordered Meeting of Directors
§31E-8-830. Standards of Conduct for Directors
§31E-8-831. Standards of Liability for Directors
§31E-8-833. Directors' Liability for Unlawful Distributions
§31E-8-841. Duties of Officers
§31E-8-842. Standards of Conduct for Officers
§31E-8-843. Resignation and Removal of Officers
§31E-8-844. Contract Rights of Officers
§31E-8-851. Permissible Indemnification
§31E-8-852. Mandatory Indemnification
§31E-8-853. Advance for Expenses
§31E-8-854. Circuit Court-Ordered Indemnification and Advance for Expenses
§31E-8-855. Determination and Authorization of Indemnification
§31E-8-856. Indemnification of Officers
§31E-8-858. Variation by Corporate Action; Application of Part