{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-16-6a-809","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 16-6a-809","heading":"Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.","body":"(1)\n(a) A court may remove a director, in an action brought by the nonprofit corporation or by voting members holding at least 10% of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of the director's successor, if the court finds that:\n(i) the director engaged in:\n(A) fraudulent or dishonest conduct; or\n(B) gross abuse of authority or discretion with respect to the nonprofit corporation; or\n(ii)\n(A) a final judgment has been entered finding that the director has violated a duty set forth in Section 16-6a-822; and\n(B) removal is in the best interests of the nonprofit corporation.\n(2) The court that removes a director may bar the director for a period prescribed by the court from:\n(a) reelection;\n(b) reappointment; or\n(c) designation.\n(3) If voting members commence a proceeding under Subsection (1), the voting members shall make the nonprofit corporation a party defendant.\n(4) A director who is removed pursuant to this section may deliver to the division for filing a statement to that effect pursuant to Section 16-6a-1608.","path":["Title 16 Corporations","Chapter 16-6a Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act","Part 16-6a-8 Directors and Officers"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter6a/16-6a-S809.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"6a6923e6dcd1cb7f69cb055ed5b7d03babfbdbe2a2659b4eefa7b5dbf649a69b","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-16-6a-808","next":"us-ut/utah-code-16-6a-810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}