{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-8-10","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-8-10","heading":"Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.","body":"(a)\tThe superior court of the county where a corporation's principal office (or, if there is none in this State, its registered office) is located may remove any director of the corporation from office in a proceeding commenced either by the corporation or by its members holding at least ten percent (10%) of the votes entitled to be cast of any class of members, if the court finds that:\n(1)\tThe director engaged in fraudulent or dishonest conduct, or gross abuse of authority or discretion, with respect to the corporation, or a final judgment has been entered finding that the director has violated a duty set forth in G.S. 55A-8-30 through G.S. 55A-8-33, and\n(2)\tRemoval is in the best interest of the corporation.\n(b)\tThe court that removes a director may bar the director from serving on the board of directors for a period prescribed by the court.\n(c)\tIf members commence a proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, the corporation shall be made a party defendant. (1993, c. 398, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 55A North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act.","Article 8. Directors and Officers.","Part 1. Board of Directors."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55A/GS_55A-8-10.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:02Z","sha256":"8b8fe9a56e2b458f0f6039cfbe2bb071268a92da5c4b63f825d17725a45e4333","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-8-09","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-8-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}