{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-8-02","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-8-02","heading":"Qualifications of directors.","body":"The articles of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors. 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. (1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1989, c. 265, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 55. North Carolina Business Corporation Act.","Article 8. Directors and Officers.","Part 1. Board of Directors."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55/GS_55-8-02.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:05:57Z","sha256":"22456daed84874f0fa67287e59a4e8a8c86dd9cc120983146363776fab69c3a1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-8-01","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-8-03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}