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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 13, § 940: Indemnification, 1975

Some qualifying corporations may indemnify certain insiders and buy insurance for that purpose, subject to internal approval and consistency limits.

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“Some qualifying corporations may indemnify certain insiders and buy insurance for that purpose, subject to internal approval and consistency limits.”

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Some qualifying corporations may indemnify certain insiders and buy insurance for that purpose, subject to internal approval and consistency limits.

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§ 940IndemnificationProvision

Some qualifying corporations may indemnify certain insiders and buy insurance for that purpose, subject to internal approval and consistency limits.

Any domestic corporation organized without capital stock and any corporation located in Maine and chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts prior to the Articles of Separation may, by vote of its directors, trustees or managing board, however designated, or pursuant to bylaw, indemnify its trustees, directors, managing board, officers, employees and agents and may purchase and maintain insurance to indemnify any such person to the extent provided by Title 13‑C, chapter 8, subchapter 5, except where inconsistent with any specific provision of any public law or private and special act applicable thereto. This section does not apply to corporations organized under or governed by Title 13‑B. [RR 2001, c. 2, Pt. B, §26 (COR); RR 2001, c. 2, Pt. B, §58 (AFF).]
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