{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-21-1977","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-1977","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-1977","body":"(a) The district court of the county where a corporation's principal office (or, if 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, its members holding at least ten percent of the voting power of any class, or the Attorney General in the case of a public benefit corporation, if it finds that (1)(i) the director engaged in fraudulent or dishonest conduct, (ii) the director engaged in a gross abuse of authority or discretion, with respect to the corporation, or (iii) a final judgment has been entered finding that the director has violated a duty set forth in sections 21-1986 to 21-1989 and (2) removal is in the best interest of the corporation.\n\n(b) The district court may bar the removed director from serving on the board for a period prescribed by the court.\n\n(c) If members or the Attorney General commence a proceeding under subsection (a) of this section the corporation shall be made a party defendant.\n\n(d) If a public benefit corporation or its members commence a proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, they shall give the Attorney General written notice of the proceeding.\n\n(e) The articles or bylaws of a religious corporation may limit or prohibit the application of this section.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-1977","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"d73826dab137569a48aa31eec8835e17c6ec9a340884e2d632e8e3d3386fc05b","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-21-1976","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-21-1978"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}