Quorum of board; effect of majority vote; presumption of assent to action taken; right of dissent or abstention
Ind. Code § 28-13-10-5
in effectSec. 5. (a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater number, a quorum of a board of directors consists of:
(1) a majority of the fixed number of directors if the corporation has a fixed board size; or
(2) a majority of the number of directors prescribed under IC 28-13-9-3(b).
(b) If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the board of directors unless a greater number is required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(c) A director who is present at a meeting of the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors when corporate action is taken is considered to have assented to the action taken unless:
(1) the director objects at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon the director's arrival to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;
(2) the director's dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or
(3) the director delivers written notice of the director's dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before the meeting's adjournment or to the secretary of the corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting.
(d) The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.
As added by P.L.14-1992, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.42-1993, SEC.95.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/28Fetched: 10/17/2026