{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-504.801","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 504.801","heading":"Requirement for and duties of board.","body":"1. Each corporation must have a board of directors.\n2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or subsection 3, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, and subject to the oversight of, its board of directors.\n3. The articles of incorporation may authorize a person or persons to exercise some or all of the powers which would otherwise be exercised by a board. To the extent so authorized, any such person or persons shall have the duties and responsibilities of the directors, and the directors shall be relieved to that extent from such duties and responsibilities.","path":["Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES (Ch. 486 - 504C)","Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT","Subchapter VIII - DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS","Part 1 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/504.801.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"02189b5e3e388c8674f6cdbd4793d09e8d2f454a453c5535233bfc00ef45306c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-504.800","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-504.802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}