Section 524.602 - Board of directors

Section 524.602 - Board of directors — election.

IA Code § 524.602 (2019) (N/A)

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524.602 Board of directors — election.

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, at the first annual meeting of shareholders and at each annual meeting thereafter the shareholders shall elect directors to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting. Directors shall hold office for one year or until their successors have been elected and qualified, unless removed in accordance with provisions of section 524.606. When the shareholders determine the number of directors at an annual meeting or at a special meeting, they shall, at the same meeting, elect a director to fill each directorship.

2. The articles of incorporation of a state bank may authorize directors to be elected to staggered terms of three years. At the first meeting of shareholders or at an annual or special meeting where the shareholders adopt staggered terms for directors, and at each annual meeting thereafter, the shareholders shall elect directors to hold office for any vacant position. A director shall hold office until the director’s term expires or until the director’s successor has been elected and qualified, unless the director is removed in accordance with the provisions of section 524.606.

[C97, §1846; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9171, 9172; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §526.14, 526.15; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.602]

95 Acts, ch 148, §61; 2010 Acts, ch 1028, §9

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