Pennsylvania § 1721 Board of directors

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1721 — Board of directors

Pennsylvania § 1721

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART II

Ch. 17OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS

Subch.DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

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Bluebook

15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1721 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--Unless otherwise provided by statute or in a bylaw adopted by the shareholders, all powers enumerated in section 1502 (relating to general powers) and elsewhere in this title or otherwise vested by law in a business corporation shall be exercised by or under the authority of the board of directors, and the business and affairs of every business corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of, a board of directors. If any such provision is made in the bylaws, the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the board of directors by this title shall be exercised or performed to such extent and by such person or persons as shall be provided in the bylaws. Persons upon whom the powers and duties of directors are imposed by this section shall to that extent be subje

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(a) General rule.--Unless otherwise provided by statute or in a bylaw adopted by the shareholders, all powers enumerated in section 1502 (relating to general powers) and elsewhere in this title or otherwise vested by law in a business corporation shall be exercised by or under the authority of the board of directors, and the business and affairs of every business corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of, a board of directors. If any such provision is made in the bylaws, the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the board of directors by this title shall be exercised or performed to such extent and by such person or persons as shall be provided in the bylaws. Persons upon whom the powers and duties of directors are imposed by this section shall to that extent be subject to the liabilities imposed, and entitled to the rights and immunities conferred, by or pursuant to this part and other provisions of law upon directors of a corporation.

(b) Cross reference.--See section 2527 (relating to authority of board of directors).

Legislative History

(Apr. 27, 1990, P.L.129, No.36, eff. imd.; Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days) 2022 Amendment.Act 122 amended subsec. (a). Liability of Directors.Section 8(b) of Act 36 of 1990 provided that a director shall not be held liable for taking or omitting to take any action permitted by section 2571(b)(2), it being the intention of Act 36 that any such director may exercise absolute discretion in taking or omitting to take any such action. Cross References.Section 1721 is referred to in sections 1502, 1504, 1509 of this title.