La. Rev. Stat. § 6:649.1
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Relation and liability of directors and officers to a credit union and its members
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A. Credit union officers and directors shall be deemed to stand in a fiduciary relationship to their credit union and its members and shall discharge the duties of their respective positions in good faith and with the diligence, care, judgment, and skill as provided for in Subsection B of this Section. Nothing herein contained shall derogate from any indemnification otherwise provided for such officers and directors by law. Indemnification of such officers and directors may be provided for in the credit union's articles or bylaws in the manner and to the extent allowed officers and directors of corporations under the Louisiana Business Corporation Law, R.S. 12:1 et seq.
B. A director or officer of a credit union shall not be held personally liable to the corporation, the shareholders, or members thereof for monetary damages unless the director or officer acted in a grossly negligent manner as defined in R.S. 6:2(8) or engaged in conduct which demonstrates a greater disregard of the duty of care than gross negligence, including intentional tortious conduct or intentional breach of his fiduciary duty.
C. A director of a credit union shall, in the performance of his duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the credit union, and upon such information, opinions, reports, or statements presented to him, the credit union, the board of directors, or any committee thereof by any of the credit union's officers or employees, or by any committee of the board of directors, or by any counsel, appraiser, engineer, or independent or certified public accountant selected with reasonable care by the board of directors or any committee thereof or any officer having the authority to make such selection, or by any other person as to matters the director reasonably believes are within such other person's professional or expert competence and which person is selected with reasonable care by the board of directors or any committee thereof or any officer having the authority to make such selection.
D. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall be the sole and exclusive law governing the relation and liability of directors and officers to their credit union, or members thereof, or to any other person or entity, except that the provisions of the Louisiana Business Corporation Law, R.S. 12:1 et seq., regarding indemnification of directors and officers shall be applicable to directors and officers of credit unions.
E. Any person who unsuccessfully attempts to impose a higher standard of responsibility or liability than that provided by this Section may be liable for attorney fees incurred in the defense of such attempt and for damages.
Acts 1993, No. 517, §1, eff. June 10, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 703, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 517, §2.}}
B. A director or officer of a credit union shall not be held personally liable to the corporation, the shareholders, or members thereof for monetary damages unless the director or officer acted in a grossly negligent manner as defined in R.S. 6:2(8) or engaged in conduct which demonstrates a greater disregard of the duty of care than gross negligence, including intentional tortious conduct or intentional breach of his fiduciary duty.
C. A director of a credit union shall, in the performance of his duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the credit union, and upon such information, opinions, reports, or statements presented to him, the credit union, the board of directors, or any committee thereof by any of the credit union's officers or employees, or by any committee of the board of directors, or by any counsel, appraiser, engineer, or independent or certified public accountant selected with reasonable care by the board of directors or any committee thereof or any officer having the authority to make such selection, or by any other person as to matters the director reasonably believes are within such other person's professional or expert competence and which person is selected with reasonable care by the board of directors or any committee thereof or any officer having the authority to make such selection.
D. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall be the sole and exclusive law governing the relation and liability of directors and officers to their credit union, or members thereof, or to any other person or entity, except that the provisions of the Louisiana Business Corporation Law, R.S. 12:1 et seq., regarding indemnification of directors and officers shall be applicable to directors and officers of credit unions.
E. Any person who unsuccessfully attempts to impose a higher standard of responsibility or liability than that provided by this Section may be liable for attorney fees incurred in the defense of such attempt and for damages.
Acts 1993, No. 517, §1, eff. June 10, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 703, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 517, §2.}}
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