{"data":{"id":"us-me/13-c-m.r.s.-802","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"13-C M.R.S. §802","heading":"Qualifications of directors","body":"1.  General.  The corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors or for nominees for directors.\n2.  Residency, shareholder.  A director need not be a resident of this State or a shareholder of the corporation unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws so prescribe.\n3.  Timing and application of nominee qualifications.  A qualification for nomination for director prescribed before a person's nomination applies to such person at the time of nomination.  A qualification for nomination for director prescribed after a person's nomination does not apply to such person with respect to such nomination.\n4.  Timing and application of director qualifications.  A qualification for director prescribed before the start of a director's term applies only at the time an individual becomes a director or may apply during a director's term.  A qualification prescribed during a director's term does not apply to that director before the end of that term.","path":["TITLE 13-C: MAINE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT","CHAPTER 8: DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER 1: BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/13-C/title13-Csec802.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"bcadc7f2b43ce1ae7674199a026cf00983afad735212bb55199e8bf7855eb3c6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/13-c-m.r.s.-801","next":"us-me/13-c-m.r.s.-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}