South Carolina Statutes
§ 33-8-101 — Requirement for and duties of board of directors.
Unless otherwise provided in:
(a)Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title;
(b)the articles of incorporation; or (c) an agreement unanimously approved by the shareholders and disclosed in the articles of incorporation and on the corporation's share certificates, all corporate powers must be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of a corporation must be managed under the direction of, a board of directors. If the authority of the board is dispensed with or limited by a provision in the articles of incorporation under (b) or by a shareholder agreement under (c), the articles or the agreement shall describe who is to perform some or all of the duties of a board of directors.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code SECTION 33-11-220 [1962 Code SECTION 12-16.22; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 21; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2], and SECTION 33-13-10 [1962 Code SECTION 12-18.1; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-8-102
Qualifications of directors.§ 33-8-103
Number and election of directors.§ 33-8-105
Terms of directors generally.§ 33-8-106
Staggered terms for directors.§ 33-8-107
Resignation of directors.§ 33-8-108
Removal of directors by shareholders.§ 33-8-110
Vacancy on board.§ 33-8-111
Compensation of directors.§ 33-8-200
Meetings.§ 33-8-210
Action without meeting.§ 33-8-220
Notice of meeting.§ 33-8-230
Waiver of notice.