REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

1. (a) A director shall discharge his or her duties as a director, including duties as a member of a committee:

   1. (1) In good faith;
   2. (2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; and
   3. (3) In a manner the director believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.

2. (b) In discharging his or her duties, a director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by:

   1. (1) One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters;
   2. (2) Legal counsel, public accountants, certified public accountants, or other persons as to matters the director reasonably believes are within the person’s professional or expert competence; or
   3. (3) A committee of the board of directors of which he or she is not a member if the director reasonably believes the committee merits confidence.
3. (c) A director is not acting in good faith if he or she has knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (b) unwarranted.
4. (d) A director is not liable for any action taken as a director, or any failure to take any action, if the director performed the duties of his or her office in compliance with this section.
5. (e) The above standards are subject to any provision of the articles of incorporation that may be adopted pursuant to Section 10A-2-2.02(b)(3).

(Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-8.30; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §120.)