Sec. 33-1073. Corporation's acceptance or rejection of votes. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 33-1073. Corporation's acceptance or rejection of votes. (a) If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment corresponds to the name of a member, the corporation if acting in good faith is entitled to accept the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the member.

      (b) If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment does not correspond to the name of a member, the corporation if acting in good faith is nevertheless entitled to accept the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the member if:

      (1) The member is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

      (2) The name signed purports to be that of an attorney-in-fact, administrator, executor, guardian or conservator representing the member and, if the corporation requests, evidence of such status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment;

      (3) The name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the member and, if the corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment;

      (4) Two or more persons are comembers or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one of such persons and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all of such persons.

      (c) The corporation is entitled to reject a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment if the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on it or about the signatory's authority to sign for the member.

      (d) The corporation and its officer or agent who accepts or rejects a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment in good faith and in accordance with the standards of this section or subsection (b) of section 33-1072 are not liable in damages to the member for the consequences of the acceptance or rejection.

      (e) Corporate action based on the acceptance or rejection of a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment under this section or subsection (b) of section 33-1072 is valid unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.

      (P.A. 96-256, S. 51, 209; P.A. 98-137, S. 42, 62; 98-219, S. 33, 34.)

      History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 98-137 amended Subsecs. (d) and (e) to add reference to Sec. 33-1072(b), effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 98-219 revised effective date of P.A. 98-137, but without affecting this section.