{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-not-for-profit-corporation-law-707","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law § 707","heading":"Quorum of directors","body":"§ 707. Quorum of directors.\n  Unless a greater proportion is required by this chapter or by the\ncertificate of incorporation or by a by-law adopted by the members, a\nmajority of the entire board shall constitute a quorum for the\ntransaction of business or of any specified item of business, except\nthat the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws may fix the quorum\nat less than a majority of the entire board, provided that in the case\nof a board of fifteen members or less the quorum shall be at least\none-third of the entire number of members and in the case of a board of\nmore than fifteen members the quorum shall be at least five members plus\none additional member for every ten members (or fraction thereof) in\nexcess of fifteen.","path":["Not-for-Profit Corporation Law","Article 7. Directors and Officers"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/NPC/707","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"172e8e686fa7aabbfdc658b8572f71d75468388041f2bb6f547422e9dad5f080","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-not-for-profit-corporation-law-706","next":"us-ny/n.y.-not-for-profit-corporation-law-708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}