(1) The officers and members of the supreme governing body or any subordinate body of a society shall not be personally liable for any benefits provided by a society.
Any person may be indemnified and reimbursed by any society for expenses reasonably incurred by, and liabilities imposed upon, such person in connection with or arising out of any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, or threat thereof, in which the person may be involved by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society or of any firm, corporation, or organization which such person served in any capacity at the request of the society. A person shall not be so indemnified or reimbursed in relation to any matter in such action, suit, or proceeding as to which such person is finally adjudged to be or have been guilty of breach of a duty as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society or in relation to any matter in such action, suit, or proceeding, or threat thereof, which has been made the subject of a compromise settlement, unless in either case the person acted in good faith for a purpose the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the society and, in a criminal action or proceeding, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful. The determination whether the conduct of such person met the standard required to justify indemnification and reimbursement in relation to any matter described in this subsection (2) may only be made by the supreme governing body or board of directors by a majority vote or a quorum consisting of persons who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding or by a court of competent jurisdiction. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of no contest as to such person shall not in itself create a conclusive presumption that the person did not meet the standard of conduct required to justify indemnification and reimbursement. The right of indemnification and reimbursement pursuant to this subsection (2) shall not be exclusive of other rights to which such person may be entitled as a matter of law and shall inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors, and administrators.
A society shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of anyperson who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society, or who is or was serving at the request of the society as a director, officer, employee, or agent of any other firm, corporation, or organization against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the society would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under this section.
No director, officer, employee, member, or volunteer of a society serving withoutcompensation shall be liable, and no cause of action may be brought, for damages resulting from the exercise of judgment or discretion in connection with the duties or responsibilities of such person for the society unless such act or omission involved willful or wanton misconduct.
Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 589, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 10-14-120 as it existed prior to 1993. 10-14-204. Waiver. The governing documents of the society may provide that no subordinate body nor any of its subordinate officers or members shall have the power or authority to waive any of the provisions of the governing documents of the society. Such provision shall be binding on the society and every member and beneficiary of a member.
Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 590, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 10-14-121 as it existed prior to 1993.