title-30•Title 30 — Corporations
Idaho Code, published by the Idaho Legislative Services Office. Idaho Statutes are updated to the website July 1 following the legislative session.
For the satisfaction of any judgment against a person, firm, association, company, or corporation authorized to receive tolls, its franchise and all the rights and privileges thereof, may be levied upon and sold under execution in the same manner and with like effect as any other property.
[(30-201) R.S., sec. 2642; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2778; C.S., sec. 4761; I.C.A., sec. 29-201; am. 1941, ch. 102, sec. 1, p. 183.]
The purchaser at the sale must receive a certificate of purchase of the franchise, and be immediately let into possession of all property necessary for the exercise of the powers and the receipt of the proceeds thereof, and must thereafter conduct the business of such person, firm, association, company or corporation, with all its powers and privileges, and subject to all its liabilities, until the redemption of the same as hereinafter provided.
[(30-202) R.S., sec. 2643; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2779; C.S., sec. 4762; I.C.A., sec. 29-202; am. 1941, ch. 102, sec. 2, p. 183.]
The purchaser or his assignee is entitled to recover any penalties imposed by law and recoverable by the person, firm, association, company or corporation for an injury to the franchise or property thereof, or for any damages or other cause, occurring during the time he holds the same and may use the name of the person, firm, association, company, or corporation for the purpose of any action necessary to recover the same. A recovery for damages or any penalties thus had, is a bar to any subsequent action by or on behalf of the person, firm, association, company, or corporation for the same.
[(30-203) R.S., sec. 2644; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2780; C.S., sec. 4763; I.C.A., sec. 29-203; am. 1941, ch. 102, sec. 3, p. 183.]
The person, firm, association, company, or corporation whose franchise is sold, as in this chapter provided, in all other respects retains the same powers, is bound to discharge the same duties, and is liable to the same penalties and forfeitures as before such sale.
[(30-204) R.S., sec. 2645; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2781; C.S., sec. 4764; I.C.A., sec. 29-204; am. 1941, ch. 102, sec. 4, p. 183.]
The person, firm, association, company, or corporation may, at any time within one (1) year after such sale, redeem the franchise by paying or tendering to the purchaser thereof the sum paid therefor, with ten per cent (10%) interest thereon, but without any allowance for the toll which he may in the meantime have received; and upon such payment or tender, the franchise and all the rights and privileges thereof revert and belong to the person, firm, association, company, or corporation, as if no such sale had been made.
[(30-205) R.S., sec. 2646; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2782; C.S., sec. 4765; I.C.A., sec. 29-205; am. 1941, ch. 102, sec. 5, p. 183.]
The sale of any franchise under execution must be made in the county in which the person, firm, association, company, or corporation has its principal place of business.
[(30-206) R.S., sec. 2647; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2783; C.S., sec. 4766; I.C.A., sec. 29-206; am. 1941, ch. 102, sec. 6, p. 183.]
(1) Every corporation organized for any lawful purpose or purposes, whether a general business corporation or a designated class of corporation, shall, by the act of filing incorporation documents with the state of Idaho, acknowledge and accept the provisions of the constitution of the state of Idaho and the provisions of this chapter as binding upon that corporation.
(2) Except as expressly authorized by the legislature through the enactment of general laws or pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, the state shall not file or cause to be filed on its behalf articles of incorporation for any corporation that is provided for in subsection (1) of this section. If any articles of incorporation are filed by the state or on its behalf without the authorization of the legislature as required pursuant to this subsection, the secretary of state shall not accept such articles of incorporation. In no instance shall the state constitute the voting majority of the board of directors or members of a corporation or its subsidiary. For purposes of this section, "state" means the state of Idaho, a state officer acting in an official capacity, a state employee acting within the scope of employment, or a state agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or institution.
(3) The state shall not file or cause to be filed on its behalf articles of incorporation for a corporation to carry out a purpose or function in lieu of the state or to receive or expend appropriated funds in furtherance of such purpose or function.
(4) It is not a violation of the provisions of this section for the state to:
(a) Create or to authorize the creation of an independent public body politic and corporate; or
(b) Associate with a corporation to provide a benefit to the state, provided that the state is not an owner, stockholder, or controlling member of such corporation.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "independent public body politic and corporate" means an entity that is:
(a) Created in statute to carry out a public purpose;
(b) Devoid of any private party with the right to control the entity or manage it; and
(c) Lacking any potential for private parties to change the fundamental structure or public purpose of the entity as provided for in the statute that created it.
[30-501, added 1996, ch. 354, sec. 1, p. 1182; am. 2024, ch. 287, sec. 1, p. 980.]
(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to a corporation that:
(a) Was incorporated prior to the effective date of this section;
(b) Has assets or liabilities as of the effective date of this section or has valid contractual obligations that could be enforced against it;
(c) Was created by the state, incorporated by the state, or authorized to be created by the state through some vote or action other than a general law enacted by the legislature. For purposes of this section, "state" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 30-501, Idaho Code; and
(d) Was not dissolved or disassociated from the state prior to the effective date of this act.
(2) By January 1, 2025, a corporation shall submit a report to the office of the secretary of state that includes:
(a) The name and mailing address of the corporation;
(b) The names of the directors and officers of the corporation;
(c) Whether any of the directors are officials, employees, or agents of the state of Idaho or represent the interests of the state of Idaho on the board of directors and, if so, whether the identified directors hold a voting or non-voting position;
(d) The date that the corporation was established;
(e) Whether the corporation is in good standing with the Idaho secretary of state;
(f) A description of the corporation’s purpose;
(g) Whether the corporation continues to fulfill the purpose for which it was created and is necessary;
(h) Whether the corporation was established pursuant to approval by the legislature and, if so, evidence of such approval;
(i) Specific federal income tax type and specific classification;
(j) Internet links to the organization’s website, if any, and, if applicable, to information about the nonprofit corporation on the Idaho secretary of state’s website;
(k) A copy of the corporation’s current bylaws; and
(l) Identification of all contracts or written agreements between the corporation and the state, if any, and for any such contracts, the identification of any language addressing state obligations or liabilities or language that prevents the loaning or donation of public credit.
(3)(a) A corporation that self-reports pursuant to this section shall:
(i) By statute, be reformed by the legislature as an independent public body politic and corporate;
(ii) Dissolve or otherwise disassociate from the state by July 1, 2025; or
(iii) Reform as authorized by the legislature pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(b) A corporation may reform in a manner such that it is not an improper state corporation by:
(i) Complying with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section; and
(ii) Providing a financial report to the office of the state treasurer that shows the assets and liabilities of the corporation for the most recent fiscal year.
(4) By July 1, 2025, the office of the secretary of state shall deliver a report summarizing and containing the materials it has received pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall contain a list of corporations that have self-reported. The report may also indicate whether corporations that have self-reported intend to be reformed pursuant to subsection (3)(a)(i) of this section by the legislature as independent public bodies politic and corporate. The report may also include a list of nonprofit corporations that have voluntarily disassociated from the state of Idaho pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(5) By July 1, 2025, the office of the state treasurer shall deliver a report summarizing and containing the materials it has received pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section to the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives.
(6) A corporation that does not self-report pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section or that frustrates the reform or disassociation procedures provided for in this section shall be considered to be in violation of the provisions of section 30-501, Idaho Code, and shall not be recognized as a corporation under Idaho law.
[30-502, added 2024, ch. 287, sec. 2, p. 981.]
When a corporation is formed for the construction and maintenance of a bridge, ferry, flume or boom, or for two (2) or more of said purposes, it must not take tolls on or for the same until authority is granted therefor by the boards of county commissioners of the county or counties where its flume or abutments, landings or anchorages are situate. But after such authority is granted it may demand and receive such tolls as it is so authorized to take, and may, when necessary, secure the right of way for its flume, and the necessary chutes, raceways, landings, abutments and anchorages under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.
[(30-701) R.S. sec. 2694; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2830; C.S., sec. 4829; I.C.A., sec. 29-701.]
Every such corporation hereafter organized ceases to be a body corporate:
If, within two (2) years from filing its articles of incorporation it has not commenced the construction of its bridge, flume or boom, as the case may be, and if within three (3) years from such filing its bridge or boom is not completed.
If, when the bridge or boom of such corporation is destroyed, it is not reconstructed and ready for use within two (2) years thereafter.
If the ferry of any such corporation is not in running order within four (4) months after authority to take tolls thereon is obtained, or if at any time thereafter it ceases, for a like term consecutively, to perform the duties imposed by law.
[(30-702) R.S., sec. 2695; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2831; C.S., sec. 4830; am. 1925, ch. 165, sec. 1, p. 302; I.C.A., sec. 29-702.]
When a bridge, ferry, flume or boom is operated or owned by a natural person, this chapter is applicable to such person in like manner as it is applicable to corporations.
[(30-703) R.S., sec. 2696; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2832; C.S., sec. 4831; I.C.A., sec. 29-703.]
No corporation formed to supply any city or town with water must do so unless previously authorized by an ordinance of the authorities thereof, or unless it is done in conformity with a contract entered into between the city or town and the corporation. Contracts so made are valid and binding in law, but an exclusive right must not be granted. No contract or grant must be made for a term exceeding fifty (50) years.
[(30-801) R.S., sec. 2710; reen. R.C., sec. 2838; compiled and reen. C.L., sec. 2838; C.S., sec. 4842; I.C.A., sec. 29-801.]
Any corporation created under the provisions of this title for the purposes named in this chapter, subject to the reasonable rules and directions of the city or town authorities as to the mode or manner of using such right of way within the city or town, and subject to the reasonable rules and directions of the board of county commissioners as to the mode and manner of using any right of way outside the corporate limits of such city or town, may use so much of the streets, alleys and ways in any city or town, or the public roads and highways within the county, as may be necessary for the laying of pipes for conducting water to its consumers, or the building and maintaining of ditches, canals, pipes, flumes and aqueducts in conducting water from outside points to the corporate limits of said city or town.
[(30-802) R.S., sec. 2712; am. 1905, p. 192, sec. 2; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2840; C.S., sec. 4843; I.C.A., sec. 29-802.]
All waterworks must be so laid and constructed as not to obstruct public highways.
[(30-803) R.S., sec. 2713; am. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2841; C.S., sec. 4844; I.C.A., sec. 29-803.]
Any water users’ association which is organized in conformity with the requirements of the United States under the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and which, under its articles of incorporation, is authorized to furnish water only to its stockholders, shall be governed by the provisions of the Idaho Nonprofit Corporation Act.
[(30-804) 1905, p. 373, sec. 3; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2842; C.S., sec. 4845; I.C.A., sec. 29-804; am. 1979, ch. 159, sec. 4, p. 500.]
(1) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Escrow Act."
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the escrow industry be supervised and regulated by the department of finance in order to protect the citizens of the state and to provide that the business practices of the escrow industry are fair and orderly, with due regard to the ultimate consumers in this important area of property protection.
[30-901, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 717.]
As used in this chapter and in rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter:
(1) "Act" means the "Idaho Escrow Act," chapter 9, title 30, Idaho Code.
(2) "Department" means the Idaho department of finance.
(3) "Director" means the director of the Idaho department of finance.
(4) "Escrow" means any transaction in which any person, for the purpose of effecting the sale, transfer, encumbrance, or lease of real or personal property to another person, delivers any written instrument, money, evidence of title to real or personal property, or other thing of value to a third person to be held by that third person until the happening of a specified event or the performance of a prescribed condition, when the instrument, money, evidence of title or thing of value is then to be delivered by the third person to a grantee, grantor, promisee, promisor, obligee, obligor, bailee, bailor, or any agent or employee of any of the latter, pursuant to written instructions.
(5) "Escrow agency" means any person engaged in the business of accepting or receiving escrows for deposit or delivery by any means, including over the internet, or by any other electronic means.
(6) "Escrow agent" means any person engaged in the business of accepting or receiving escrows for deposit or delivery on behalf of an escrow agency.
(7) "License" means a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(8) "Licensee" means a person holding a valid license as an escrow agency under this chapter.
(9) "Person" means an individual, cooperative, association, company, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity, or the plural thereof, whether or not resident, nonresident or citizen.
[30-902, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 717.]
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to directly or indirectly engage in or carry on, or purport to engage in or carry on, the business of, or act in the capacity of, an escrow agency in or from Idaho without first obtaining a license under this chapter.
(2) The requirements of this chapter shall also apply to any escrow transaction effecting the sale, transfer, encumbrance or lease to another person of any real or personal property located in Idaho.
[30-903, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 718.]
No licensee under this chapter shall engage in the escrow business at any place of business for which it does not hold a license, nor shall it engage in business under any other name than that on the license. Every escrow agency licensed under this chapter shall maintain a home office as its principal location for the transaction of escrow business. The director may, on application, issue additional branch licenses to the same escrow agency licensee upon compliance with all the provisions of this chapter governing the issuance of a single escrow agency license.
[30-904, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 718.]
The requirements of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) Any person licensed to practice law in this state while engaged in the performance of his professional duties, except an attorney or law firm actively engaging in a separate business as an escrow agency;
(2) Any person licensed or chartered under the laws of any state or of the United States as a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or industrial loan company as well as wholly-owned subsidiaries and affiliates of such organizations;
(3) Title insurance companies having a valid certificate of authority, and title insurance agents having a valid license as a title insurance agent, issued by the Idaho department of insurance;
(4) Any real estate company, broker or salesperson licensed by and subject to the jurisdiction of the Idaho real estate commission, while performing acts in the course of or incidental to sales or purchases of real or personal property handled or negotiated by such real estate company, broker or salesperson;
(5) Any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian or other person acting under the supervision or order of any court of this state or of any federal court;
(6) A person licensed in this state as a certified public accountant while engaged in the performance of his professional duties who is not actively engaged in a separate business as an escrow agency;
(7) Any state or federally chartered nondepository financial institution;
(8) Regulated lenders subject to the requirements of the Idaho credit code, chapters 41 through 46, title 28, Idaho Code, to the extent not engaged in a separate business as an escrow agency;
(9) Agencies of the United States and agencies of this state and their political subdivisions;
(10) Mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders subject to the requirements of the Idaho residential mortgage practices act, chapter 31, title 26, Idaho Code, to the extent not engaged in a separate business as an escrow agency; or
(11) A mortgage company to the extent that such mortgage company is regularly engaged in the business of a mortgage company as defined in the mortgage company act, chapter 28, title 26, Idaho Code.
[30-905, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 718.]
In any proceeding or action under this chapter, the burden of proving an exemption from the requirements of this chapter is upon the person claiming the exemption.
[30-906, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 719.]
(1) The director shall receive and act upon all applications for licenses to engage in business as an escrow agency under this chapter. If the director finds that all requirements of statute and rule have been met and all applicable fees paid, and the applicant is not otherwise unqualified for licensure, the director shall issue a license to the applicant.
(2) An application for a license as an escrow agency shall be in writing and filed with the director in such form as is prescribed by the director, shall include such information as the director may reasonably require, and shall be verified on oath by the applicant. Such information shall be updated and filed with the director as necessary to keep the information current. The application for licensure shall be accompanied by an application fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350). When an application for licensure is denied or withdrawn, the director shall retain all fees paid by the applicant.
(3) An application for an escrow agency license under this chapter may be denied if the director finds that:
(a) The escrow agency’s business was or will be formed for any business other than legitimate escrow services, or proposes to use a name that is misleading or in conflict with the name of an existing licensee;
(b) Any incorporator, officer, director, member, general partner, employee, or agent of the escrow agency applicant has been convicted of, or received a withheld judgment for any crime or act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit, which crime or act is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a person engaged in an escrow business or which crime is otherwise deemed relevant in accordance with section 67-9411(1), Idaho Code;
(c) There is no natural person possessing a minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience in relation to an escrow business supervising each escrow agency office;
(d) The applicant or any officer, director, member, general partner, employee or agent of the applicant has demonstrated lack of fitness to transact escrow business;
(e) The applicant has made any false statement of a material fact in the application for a license; or
(f) The applicant, any officer, director, member, general partner or any person owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding equity securities of the applicant has violated any provision of this chapter or rules promulgated thereunder, or any similar regulatory scheme in this state or in any foreign jurisdiction.
[30-907, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 719; am. 2008, ch. 311, sec. 1, p. 858; am. 2020, ch. 175, sec. 3, p. 506.]
(1) On or before April 30 of each year, every licensee under this chapter shall pay an annual license renewal fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150), and shall file with the director a renewal form containing such information as the director may require.
(2) As a condition of renewal, each licensee shall file with the director a statement of its financial condition and status of its escrow transactions as of the preceding December 31. The financial statement must be in a form and contain the information prescribed by the director.
(3) Each license under this chapter shall remain in full force and effect unless the licensee fails to timely satisfy the renewal requirements of this section, or the license is relinquished, suspended or revoked; provided however, branch licenses shall be terminated upon the relinquishment or revocation of a home office license. Any licensee may relinquish the license by notifying the director of its relinquishment, but this relinquishment shall not affect the licensee’s liability for acts previously committed, and may not occur after the filing of a complaint for revocation or suspension of the license.
(4) Following the failure of a licensee to satisfy the renewal requirements of this section, a person previously licensed as an escrow agency may, for an additional nonrefundable fee of two hundred dollars ($200), apply for the reinstatement of its previous license provided that he satisfies the renewal requirements of this section no later than the last business day of May immediately following expiration of such license.
[30-908, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 720.]
At the time of filing an application for an escrow agency license, and at the time of any renewal or reinstatement of such license, the applicant or licensee shall provide satisfactory evidence to the director of having obtained the following as evidence of financial responsibility:
(1) A fidelity bond providing coverage in the aggregate amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) with a deductible no greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) covering the applicant or licensee, as well as each corporate officer, partner, managing member, escrow agent and employee of the applicant or licensee;
(2) An errors and omissions policy issued to the escrow agency providing coverage in the minimum aggregate amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or, alternatively, cash or securities in such amount deposited in a depository approved by the director on condition that they be available for payment of any claim payable under an equivalent errors and omissions policy in such amount; and
(3) A surety bond in an amount as set forth in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this subsection. The surety bond shall be in a form provided by the director and the applicant shall be named as principal. The bond shall be executed by the applicant as obligor and by a company authorized to do a surety business in Idaho. The bond shall be conditioned that the obligor as licensee will faithfully conform to and abide by this chapter and all rules adopted thereunder, and shall be liable for reimbursement to all persons who suffer loss by reason of a violation of this chapter or rules adopted thereunder. The surety bond provided shall be in an amount based upon the average month-end balance of the escrow trust accounts of the applicant or licensee for the preceding calendar year, in increments as described in the following subsections:
(a) For average month-end escrow trust account balances of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or less, a surety bond in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is required;
(b) For average month-end escrow trust account balances of more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) but not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), a surety bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) is required;
(c) For average month-end escrow trust account balances of more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) but not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), a surety bond in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is required;
(d) For average month-end escrow trust account balances of more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) but not more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000), a surety bond in the amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) is required;
(e) For average month-end escrow trust account balances of more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) but not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000), a surety bond in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) is required;
(f) For average month-end escrow trust account balances of more than one million dollars ($1,000,000), a surety bond in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) is required.
(4) The escrow agency licensee shall place on file with the director the surety bond and proof of its errors and omissions coverage and its fidelity bond, which bonds and insurance coverage shall be continuous during the period of licensure of the licensee whether or not the bond is renewed, continued, reinstated, reissued, or otherwise extended, replaced or modified, including increases or decreases in the penal sum. The surety upon the bond shall not be liable in an aggregate amount exceeding the penal sum set forth on the face of the bond.
(5) The surety bond shall name as beneficiaries:
(a) The state, for payment of any costs incurred and charges made in connection with any escrow agency’s insolvency or default, including costs and charges relating to an examination and receivership of any escrow agency; and
(b) Any person who has a claim against the surety on the bonds based on any default or violation of any duty or obligation of the escrow agency.
(6) In lieu of the bonds required by this section, a certificate of deposit issued by a financial institution authorized to conduct business in Idaho and made payable to the director may be provided to the director in the same principal amount as required for the bonds. The interest on the certificate of deposit shall be payable to the escrow agency licensee. The certificate of deposit shall be maintained at all times during which the licensee is authorized to engage in business as an escrow agency under this chapter, and must provide that it will remain in effect for at least three (3) years following discontinuance of operations unless released earlier by the director.
(7) The director may, in the public interest and for good cause shown, waive or modify any requirements of this section.
[30-909, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 720.]
Prior to cancellation of either the fidelity bond or the surety bond required by section 30-909, Idaho Code, or both, the escrow agency licensee shall file with the director satisfactory evidence of a new bond in the appropriate amount with no lapse in coverage from the canceled bond. Failure to do so shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the escrow agency’s license.
[30-910, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 722.]
No action may be brought on an escrow agency licensee’s bond by any person after the expiration of three (3) years from the time when the act or default complained of becomes known or should have become known.
[30-911, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 722.]
A license issued under this chapter is not transferable or assignable, and control of a license shall not be acquired through stock purchase or other device without the prior written consent of the director.
[30-912, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 722.]
Any person, except a person exempt under section 30-905, Idaho Code, who engages in activity as an escrow agency without first obtaining a license in accordance with this chapter, shall be guilty of a felony. Such person is also subject to a civil penalty in an amount no greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of this chapter or rule or order thereunder, in addition to other sanctions allowed by law.
[30-913, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 722.]
(1) Each licensee shall maintain sufficient books, accounts and records readily accessible to the department for the department to determine at any time the licensee’s financial condition, what duties and responsibilities the licensee has undertaken to perform and whether it is properly performing all such duties, and any other information considered necessary by the director to determine whether the licensee is operating in a safe, competent and lawful manner. The books, records and accounts shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and sound business practice.
(2) For each individual escrow account, the licensee shall maintain the escrow agreement and all amendments, all instructions affecting the agreement, all related correspondence, and an individual ledger reflecting all activity pertinent to that account.
(3) Each licensee shall continuously maintain the following general accounts:
(a) A general ledger reflecting assets, liabilities, income, expenses and equity accounts;
(b) An escrow liability control ledger for all escrow accounts;
(c) A cash receipts and disbursements journal; and
(d) Copies of all receipts and disbursements used as a medium of posting to individual escrow accounts.
(4) (a) Every licensee shall keep a separate escrow trust fund account established at a financial institution approved by the director, in which shall be kept separate, distinct and apart and segregated from the licensee’s own funds, all funds or moneys of clients which are being held in trust by the licensee pending the closing of an escrow transaction or the full performance of the escrow agreement. All trust funds shall be deposited not later than the first banking day following receipt thereof. Such funds, when deposited, shall be designated as "escrow accounts" or given some other appropriate designation indicating that the funds are not the funds of the licensee.
(b) Every licensee shall maintain all other assets or property received pursuant to an escrow in accordance with a written escrow agreement in a manner which will reasonably preserve and protect the property from loss, theft or damage, and which will otherwise comply with all duties and responsibilities of a fiduciary or bailee generally.
(5) The records referenced in this section shall be reconciled at least monthly.
(6) All records referenced in this section shall be maintained by the licensee for seven (7) years following the close of each account.
(7) Any interest received on funds deposited with an escrow agency in connection with an escrow must be paid over to the depositing party to the escrow and may not be transferred to an account of the escrow agency. This section shall not limit the right of the escrow agency to contract with the depositing party with respect to the interest received on the deposits by independent agreement.
[30-914, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 722; am. 2008, ch. 311, sec. 2, p. 859.]
(1) An escrow agency licensee shall act without partiality to any of the parties to the escrow. An escrow agency may not close a transaction where it has, directly or indirectly, a monetary interest in the subject property either as buyer or seller. If an escrow agency has a business interest in the escrow transaction other than as the escrow agency licensee, the relationship or interest must be disclosed in the written escrow instructions. After noting such interest, an additional statement shall appear as follows: "We call this interest to your attention for disclosure purposes. This interest will not, in our opinion, prevent us from being a fair and impartial escrow agency in this transaction, but you are, nevertheless, free to request the transaction be handled by some other escrow agency."
(2) On completion of an escrow transaction, the escrow agency licensee shall deliver to each principal a signed written closing statement. The closing statement shall show all receipts and disbursements relating to the escrow transaction. Any charges by, or disbursements to, the escrow agency shall be clearly noted.
[30-915, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 723.]
Funds or other value received by a licensee under this chapter pursuant to an escrow or trust funds are not subject to execution or attachment in any claim against the licensee.
[30-916, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 723.]
(1) The director shall examine the books, records and accounts of each licensee, within or without the state of Idaho, at intervals he deems necessary for the protection of the public. The licensee so examined shall pay a fee for the examination at the rate fixed annually by the director, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per examination hour. If it is necessary for the examination to be conducted outside of Idaho, the actual cost of travel for the examiners shall be reimbursed to the department of finance by the licensee so examined. The director, upon his prior written approval, may accept an equivalent examination of a licensee by another state or federal agency as a substitute for the examination pursuant to this section.
(2) The director may make necessary public or private investigations within or outside of Idaho to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate this chapter or any rule or order under this chapter.
(3) For the purpose of any investigation or other proceeding under this chapter, the director or any officer designated by the director may administer oaths or affirmations, and upon his own motion or upon request of any party, may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, and require the production of any matter which is relevant to the investigation or other proceeding, including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition and location of any books, documents or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons having knowledge or relevant facts, or any other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of material evidence. Upon failure to obey a subpoena or to answer questions proposed by the investigating officer and upon reasonable notice to all persons affected thereby, the director may apply to any district court for an order compelling compliance.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all proceedings under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
[30-917, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 723.]
(1) In addition to any other powers and duties of the director authorized by law, the director may issue orders and promulgate rules that, in the opinion of the director, are necessary to execute, enforce and effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
(2) The director shall also:
(a) Administer and enforce the provisions and requirements of this chapter; and
(b) Require that all funds collected by the department under this chapter be deposited into the finance administrative account pursuant to section 67-2702, Idaho Code.
[30-918, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 724.]
No escrow agency licensee or person required to be licensed under this chapter, or any of its officers, directors, members, general partners, employees or agents shall:
(1) Issue, circulate, make use of, publish or advertise, by any means of communication, that a person is engaged in accepting or receiving escrows if that person is not licensed under this chapter;
(2) Solicit or accept an escrow instruction or amended or supplemental escrow instruction containing any blank to be filled in after signing or initialing of the escrow instruction or permitting any person to make any addition to, deletion from, or alteration of an escrow instruction or amended or supplemental escrow instruction unless the addition, deletion or alteration is signed or initialed by any affected party who signed or initialed the escrow instruction or amended or supplemental escrow instruction prior to the addition, deletion or alteration;
(3) Fail to carry out an escrow transaction pursuant to the written escrow instructions unless amended by the written agreement of all parties to the escrow agreement or their assigns;
(4) Accept funds or papers in escrow without a dated, written instruction signed by the parties, or their authorized representatives, adequate to administer the escrow account and to provide for sufficient funds and documents to carry out the terms of the escrow instructions. Funds and documents deposited shall be used only in accordance with such written instruction; provided that if additional specific instructions are needed, the escrow agency shall obtain the consent of both parties or such representatives to the escrow or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the escrow parties;
(5) Fail to promptly distribute funds, deeds or other personal property or instruments pursuant to escrow instructions;
(6) Fail to submit to an examination by the department of its books, records and accounts, or refuse to provide to the department, within a reasonable time, all information requested by the department pursuant to this chapter;
(7) Fail to deliver, without reasonable cause, within a reasonable time after the close of an escrow, to the respective parties of an escrow transaction, any money, documents or other properties held in escrow in violation of the provisions of the escrow instructions;
(8) Directly or indirectly employ any scheme, device or artifice to defraud or mislead any person or engage in any unfair or deceptive practice toward any person;
(9) Fail to supervise diligently and control the escrow-related activities of its agents, employees and independent contractors;
(10) Engage in fraudulent or dishonest abstraction or misappropriation or embezzlement of funds or other property held in trust;
(11) Pay a fee or give any portion of its fees or charges, including fees for escrow services or other consideration, to any person as an inducement or as compensation for the referral of any escrow business; or
(12) Disburse funds or deliver documents from an escrow for recording or otherwise unless the escrow contains a credit balance consisting of collected funds, other than funds of the escrow agency or its affiliates, sufficient to discharge all monetary conditions of the escrow. This requirement does not apply to escrows established for the purpose of receiving two (2) or more periodic payments over a total period of time after establishment in excess of thirty (30) days.
[30-919, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 724.]
(1) Whenever it appears to the director that any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or order thereunder, is conducting its business in an unsafe and injurious manner, or that its capital or assets are impaired, the director may in his discretion:
(a) Order the person to cease and desist from the violation of any provision of this chapter, rule or order thereunder;
(b) Issue an order revoking or suspending the licensee’s escrow agency license;
(c) After notice and the opportunity for a hearing, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, issue an order imposing a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of this chapter or any rule or order thereunder;
(d) After notice and the opportunity for a hearing, issue an order of restitution to any person for loss of money or property resulting from a violation of this chapter; and
(e) Issue an order, pursuant to section 67-5247, Idaho Code, impounding the accounts, including all operating and trust accounts, of any licensee or person required to be licensed under this chapter.
(2) In addition to such remedies, the director may bring an action in the fourth district court in and for Ada county or in such other court as the director deems appropriate. Upon a proper showing, the court may:
(a) Issue a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or declaratory judgment;
(b) Order other appropriate or ancillary relief, which may include:
(i) An asset freeze, accounting, writ of attachment, writ of general or specific execution, and appointment of a receiver or conservator, that may be the director, for the defendant or the defendant’s assets;
(ii) Ordering the director to take charge and control of a defendant’s property, including investment accounts and accounts in a financial institution, rents and profits; to collect debts; and to acquire and dispose of property;
(c) Issue an order of restitution to any person for loss of money or property resulting from a violation of this chapter; and
(d) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, impose a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.
(3) The court may not require the director to post a bond.
[30-920, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 725; am. 2008, ch. 311, sec. 3, p. 860.]
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to impair or affect any statutory or common law right of any person to bring an action in any court having jurisdiction for any act involved in the transaction of an escrow business or the right of the state of Idaho to sanction any person for any violation of any provision of this chapter.
[30-931, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 726.]
If a license under this chapter is surrendered, suspended or revoked, the former licensee shall continue to be subject to the provisions of this chapter and to the duties previously undertaken for so long as it acts as a fiduciary with respect to any escrow previously undertaken.
[30-932, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 726.]
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to impair or affect the obligation of any escrow agreement that was lawfully entered into prior to the effective date of this act.
[30-933, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 726.]
The provisions of this act are hereby declared to be severable, and if any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act.
[30-934, added 2005, ch. 236, sec. 2, p. 726.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Securities Act (2004)."
[30-14-101, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 170.]
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Administrator" means the director of the Idaho department of finance or his designee.
(2) "Agent" means an individual, other than a broker-dealer, who represents a broker-dealer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of securities or who represents an issuer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of the issuer’s securities. A partner, officer, or director of a broker-dealer or issuer, or an individual having a similar status or performing similar functions, is an agent only if the individual otherwise comes within the term. The term does not include an individual excluded by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(3) "Bank" means:
(a) A banking institution organized under the laws of the United States;
(b) A member bank of the federal reserve system;
(c) Any other banking institution, whether incorporated or not, doing business under the laws of a state or of the United States, a substantial portion of the business of which consists of receiving deposits or exercising fiduciary powers similar to those permitted to be exercised by national banks under the authority of the comptroller of the currency pursuant to section 1 of public law 87-722 (12 U.S.C. 92a), and which is supervised and examined by a state or federal agency having supervision over banks, and which is not operated for the purpose of evading this chapter; and
(d) A receiver, conservator, or other liquidating agent of any institution or firm included in subparagraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subsection.
(4) "Broker-dealer" means a person engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities for the account of others or for the person’s own account. The term does not include:
(a) An agent;
(b) An issuer;
(c) A bank, a trust company organized or chartered under the laws of this state, or a savings institution if its activities as a broker-dealer are limited to those specified in subsections 3(a)(4)(B)(i) through (vi), (viii) through (x), and (xi) if limited to unsolicited transactions; 3(a)(5)(B); and 3(a)(5)(C) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4) and (5)) or a bank that satisfies the conditions described in subsection 3(a)(4)(E) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4));
(d) An international banking institution; or
(e) A person excluded by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(5) "Depository institution" means:
(a) A bank; or
(b) A savings institution, trust company, credit union or similar institution that is organized or chartered under the laws of a state or of the United States that is authorized to receive deposits, and that is supervised and examined by an official or agency of a state or the United States if its deposits or share accounts are insured to the maximum amount authorized by statute by the federal deposit insurance corporation, the national credit union share insurance fund, or a successor authorized by federal law. The term does not include:
(i) An insurance company or other organization primarily engaged in the business of insurance;
(ii) A morris plan bank; or
(iii) An industrial loan company.
(6) "Federal covered investment adviser" means a person registered under the investment advisers act of 1940, as cited in section 30-14-103, Idaho Code.
(7) "Federal covered security" means a security that is, or upon completion of a transaction will be, a covered security under section 18(b) of the securities act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)) or rules or regulations adopted pursuant to that provision.
(8) "Filing" means the receipt under this chapter of a record by the administrator or a designee of the administrator.
(9) "Fraud," "deceit," and "defraud" are not limited to common law deceit.
(10) "Guaranteed" means guaranteed as to payment of all principal and all interest.
(11) "Institutional investor" means any of the following, whether acting for itself or for others in a fiduciary capacity:
(a) A depository institution, a trust company organized or chartered under the laws of this state, or an international banking institution;
(b) An insurance company;
(c) A separate account of an insurance company;
(d) An investment company as defined in the investment company act of 1940, as cited in section 30-14-103, Idaho Code;
(e) A broker-dealer registered under the securities exchange act of 1934, as cited in section 30-14-103, Idaho Code;
(f) An employee pension, profit-sharing, or benefit plan if the plan has total assets in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or its investment decisions are made by a named fiduciary, as defined in the employee retirement income security act of 1974, that is a broker-dealer registered under the securities exchange act of 1934, an investment adviser registered or exempt from registration under the investment advisers act of 1940, an investment adviser registered under this chapter, a depository institution, or an insurance company;
(g) A plan established and maintained by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or an agency or instrumentality of a state or a political subdivision of a state for the benefit of its employees, if the plan has total assets in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or its investment decisions are made by a duly designated public official or by a named fiduciary, as defined in the employee retirement income security act of 1974, that is a broker-dealer registered under the securities exchange act of 1934, an investment adviser registered or exempt from registration under the investment advisers act of 1940, an investment adviser registered under this chapter, a depository institution, or an insurance company;
(h) A trust, if it has total assets in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), its trustee is a depository institution, and its participants are exclusively plans of the types identified in paragraph (f) or (g) of this subsection, regardless of the size of their assets, except a trust that includes as participants self-directed individual retirement accounts or similar self-directed plans;
(i) An organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)), a corporation, a Massachusetts trust or similar business trust, a limited liability company, or a partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000);
(j) A small business investment company licensed by the small business administration under section 301(c) of the small business investment act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681(c)) with total assets in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000);
(k) A private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(22)) with total assets in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000);
(l) A federal covered investment adviser acting for its own account;
(m) A "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in rule 144A(a)(1), other than rule 144A(a)(1)(i)(H), adopted under the securities act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.144A);
(n) A "major U.S. institutional investor" as defined in rule 15a-6(b)(4)(i) adopted under the securities exchange act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.15a-6);
(o) Any other person, other than an individual, of institutional character with total assets in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) not organized for the specific purpose of evading this chapter; or
(p) Any other person specified by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(12) "Insurance company" means a company organized as an insurance company whose primary business is writing insurance or reinsuring risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a state.
(13) "Insured" means insured as to payment of all principal and all interest.
(14) "International banking institution" means an international financial institution of which the United States is a member and whose securities are exempt from registration under the securities act of 1933.
(15) "Investment adviser" means a person that, for compensation, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities or that, for compensation and as a part of a regular business, issues or promulgates analyses or reports concerning securities. The term includes a financial planner or other person that, as an integral component of other financially related services, provides investment advice to others for compensation as part of a business or that holds itself out as providing investment advice to others for compensation. The term does not include:
(a) An investment adviser representative;
(b) A lawyer, accountant, engineer or teacher whose performance of investment advice is solely incidental to the practice of the person’s profession;
(c) A broker-dealer or its agents whose performance of investment advice is solely incidental to the conduct of business as a broker-dealer and that does not receive special compensation for the investment advice;
(d) A publisher of a bona fide newspaper, news magazine, or business or financial publication of general and regular circulation;
(e) A federal covered investment adviser;
(f) A bank, a trust company organized or chartered under the laws of this state, or a savings institution;
(g) Any other person that is excluded by the investment advisers act of 1940 from the definition of investment adviser;
(h) Any person who offers accountancy services to the public and who holds a valid, unrevoked and unsuspended license under the provisions of chapter 2, title 54, Idaho Code, designating said person as a certified public accountant or a licensed public accountant; or
(i) Any other person excluded by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(16) "Investment adviser representative" means an individual employed by or associated with an investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser who makes any recommendations or otherwise gives investment advice regarding securities, manages accounts or portfolios of clients, determines which recommendation or advice regarding securities should be given, provides investment advice or holds herself or himself out as providing investment advice, receives compensation to solicit, offer, or negotiate for the sale of or for selling investment advice, or supervises employees who perform any of the foregoing. The term does not include an individual who:
(a) Performs only clerical or ministerial acts;
(b) Is an agent whose performance of investment advice is solely incidental to the individual acting as an agent and who does not receive special compensation for investment advisory services;
(c) Is employed by or associated with a federal covered investment adviser, unless the individual has a "place of business" in this state as that term is defined by rule adopted under section 203A of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-3a) and is:
(i) An "investment adviser representative" as that term is defined by rule adopted under section 203A of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-3a); or
(ii) Not a "supervised person" as that term is defined in section 202(a)(25) of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(25)); or
(d) Is excluded by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(17) "Issuer" means a person that issues or proposes to issue a security, subject to the following:
(a) The issuer of a voting trust certificate, collateral trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, or share in an investment company without a board of directors or individuals performing similar functions is the person performing the acts and assuming the duties of depositor or manager pursuant to the trust or other agreement or instrument under which the security is issued.
(b) The issuer of an equipment trust certificate or similar security serving the same purpose is the person by which the property is or will be used or to which the property or equipment is or will be leased or conditionally sold or that is otherwise contractually responsible for assuring payment of the certificate.
(c) The issuer of a fractional undivided interest in an oil, gas or other mineral lease or in payments out of production under a lease, right or royalty is the owner of an interest in the lease or in payments out of production under a lease, right or royalty, whether whole or fractional, that creates fractional interests for the purpose of sale.
(18) "Nonissuer transaction" or "nonissuer distribution" means a transaction or distribution not directly or indirectly for the benefit of the issuer.
(19) "Offer to purchase" includes an attempt or offer to obtain, or solicitation of an offer to sell, a security or interest in a security for value. The term does not include a tender offer that is subject to section 14(d) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n(d)).
(20) "Person" means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity.
(21) "Place of business" of a broker-dealer, an investment adviser, or a federal covered investment adviser means:
(a) An office at which the broker-dealer, investment adviser, or federal covered investment adviser regularly provides brokerage or investment advice or solicits, meets with, or otherwise communicates with customers or clients; or
(b) Any other location that is held out to the general public as a location at which the broker-dealer, investment adviser, or federal covered investment adviser provides brokerage or investment advice or solicits, meets with, or otherwise communicates with customers or clients.
(22) "Predecessor act" means the act repealed by section 30-14-702, Idaho Code.
(23) "Price amendment" means the amendment to a registration statement filed under the securities act of 1933 or, if an amendment is not filed, the prospectus or prospectus supplement filed under the securities act of 1933 that includes a statement of the offering price, underwriting and selling discounts or commissions, amount of proceeds, conversion rates, call prices, and other matters dependent upon the offering price.
(24) "Principal place of business" of a broker-dealer or an investment adviser means the executive office of the broker-dealer or investment adviser from which the officers, partners or managers of the broker-dealer or investment adviser direct, control and coordinate the activities of the broker-dealer or investment adviser.
(25) "Record," except in the phrases "of record," "official record," and "public record," means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(26) "Sale" includes every contract of sale, contract to sell, or disposition of, a security or interest in a security for value. "Offer to sell" includes every attempt or offer to dispose of, or solicitation of an offer to purchase, a security or interest in a security for value. Both "sale" and "offer to sell" include:
(a) A security given or delivered with, or as a bonus on account of, a purchase of securities or any other thing constituting part of the subject of the purchase and having been offered and sold for value;
(b) A gift of assessable stock involving an offer and sale; and
(c) A sale or offer of a warrant or right to purchase or subscribe to another security of the same or another issuer and a sale or offer of a security that gives the holder a present or future right or privilege to convert the security into another security of the same or another issuer, including an offer of the other security.
(27) "Securities and exchange commission" means the United States securities and exchange commission.
(28) "Security" means a note; stock; treasury stock; security future; bond; debenture; evidence of indebtedness; certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement; collateral trust certificate; preorganization certificate or subscription; transferable share; investment contract; voting trust certificate; certificate of deposit for a security; fractional undivided interest in oil, gas or other mineral rights; put, call, straddle, option or privilege on a security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities, including an interest therein or based on the value thereof; put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency; or, in general, an interest or instrument commonly known as a "security"; or a certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing. "Security":
(a) Includes both a certificated and an uncertificated security;
(b) Does not include an insurance or endowment policy or annuity contract under which an insurance company promises to pay money either in a lump sum or periodically for life or other specified period;
(c) Does not include an interest in a contributory or noncontributory pension or welfare plan subject to the employee retirement income security act of 1974;
(d) Includes as an "investment contract" an investment in a common enterprise with the expectation of profits to be derived primarily from the efforts of a person other than the investor. "Common enterprise" means an enterprise in which the fortunes of the investor are interwoven with those of either the person offering the investment, a third party, or other investors; and
(e) Includes as an "investment contract," among other contracts, an interest in a limited partnership and a limited liability company and an investment in a viatical settlement, life settlement or senior settlement or similar agreement.
(29) "Self-regulatory organization" means a national securities exchange registered under the securities exchange act of 1934, a national securities association of broker-dealers registered under the securities exchange act of 1934, a clearing agency registered under the securities exchange act of 1934, or the municipal securities rulemaking board established under the securities exchange act of 1934.
(30) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
(a) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(b) To attach or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound or process.
(31) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
[30-14-102, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 170; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 1, p. 171.]
"Securities act of 1933" (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), "securities exchange act of 1934" (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), "public utility holding company act of 1935" (15 U.S.C. 79 et seq.), "investment company act of 1940" (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.), "investment advisers act of 1940" (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.), "employee retirement income security act of 1974" (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), "national housing act" (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), "commodity exchange act" (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), "internal revenue code" (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), "securities investor protection act of 1970" (15 U.S.C. 78aaa et seq.), "securities litigation uniform standards act of 1998" (112 Stat. 3227), "small business investment act of 1958" (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and "electronic signatures in global and national commerce act" (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.) mean those statutes and the rules and regulations adopted under those statutes, as in effect on the date of enactment of this chapter.
[30-14-103, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 177.]
A reference in this chapter to an agency or department of the United States is also a reference to a successor agency or department.
[30-14-104, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 177.]
This chapter modifies, limits and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, but does not modify, limit or supersede section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7003(b)). This chapter authorizes the filing of records and signatures, when specified by provisions of this chapter or by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, in a manner consistent with section 104(a) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7004(a)).
[30-14-105, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 177.]
The following securities are exempt from the requirements of sections 30-14-301 through 30-14-306, Idaho Code, and section 30-14-504, Idaho Code:
(1) A security, including a revenue obligation or a separate security as defined in rule 131 (17 CFR 230.131) adopted under the securities act of 1933, issued, insured or guaranteed by the United States; by a state; by a political subdivision of a state; by a public authority, agency, or instrumentality of one (1) or more states; by a political subdivision of one (1) or more states; or by a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the United States under authority granted by congress; or a certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing;
(2) A security issued, insured or guaranteed by a foreign government with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations, or any of its political subdivisions, if the security is recognized as a valid obligation by the issuer, insurer or guarantor;
(3) A security issued by and representing, or that will represent, an interest in or a direct obligation of, or be guaranteed by:
(a) An international banking institution;
(b) A banking institution organized under the laws of the United States; a member bank of the federal reserve system; or a depository institution a substantial portion of the business of which consists or will consist of receiving deposits or share accounts that are insured to the maximum amount authorized by statute by the federal deposit insurance corporation, the national credit union share insurance fund, or a successor authorized by federal law, or exercising fiduciary powers that are similar to those permitted for national banks under the authority of the comptroller of currency pursuant to section 1 of public law 87-722 (12 U.S.C. 92a); or
(c) Any other depository institution, or any trust company organized or chartered under the laws of this state, unless by rule or order the administrator proceeds under section 30-14-204, Idaho Code;
(4) A security issued by and representing an interest in, or a debt of, or insured or guaranteed by, an insurance company authorized to do business in this state;
(5) A security issued or guaranteed by a railroad, other common carrier, public utility, or public utility holding company that is:
(a) Regulated in respect to its rates and charges by the United States or a state;
(b) Regulated in respect to the issuance or guarantee of the security by the United States, a state, Canada, or a Canadian province or territory; or
(c) A public utility holding company registered under the public utility holding company act of 1935 or a subsidiary of such a registered holding company within the meaning of that act;
(6) A federal covered security specified in section 18(b)(1) of the securities act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)) or by a rule adopted under that provision or a security listed or approved for listing on another securities market specified by rule under this chapter; a put or a call option contract; a warrant; a subscription right on or with respect to such securities; or an option or similar derivative security on a security or an index of securities or foreign currencies issued by a clearing agency registered under the securities exchange act of 1934 and listed or designated for trading on a national securities exchange, a facility of a national securities exchange, or a facility of a national securities association registered under the securities exchange act of 1934 or an offer or sale, of the underlying security in connection with the offer, sale, or exercise of an option or other security that was exempt when the option or other security was written or issued; or an option or a derivative security designated by the securities and exchange commission under section 9(b) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78i(b));
(7) A security issued by a person organized and operated exclusively for religious, educational, benevolent, fraternal, charitable, social, athletic or reformatory purposes, or as a chamber of commerce, and not for pecuniary profit, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of a private stockholder or other person, or a security of a company that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(10)(b) of the investment company act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)(10)(B)); except that with respect to the offer or sale of a note, bond, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness issued by such a person, a rule may be adopted under this chapter limiting the availability of this exemption by classifying securities, persons and transactions, imposing different requirements for different classes, specifying with respect to paragraph (b) of this subsection the scope of the exemption and the grounds for denial or suspension, and requiring an issuer:
(a) To file a notice specifying the material terms of the proposed offer or sale and copies of any proposed sales and advertising literature to be used and provide that the exemption becomes effective if the administrator does not disallow the exemption within the period established by the rule;
(b) To file a request for exemption authorization for which a rule under this chapter may specify the scope of the exemption, the requirement of an offering statement, the filing of sales and advertising literature, the filing of consent to service of process complying with section 30-14-611, Idaho Code, and grounds for denial or suspension of the exemption; or
(c) To register under section 30-14-304, Idaho Code;
(8) A member’s or owner’s interest in, or a retention certificate or like security given in lieu of a cash patronage dividend issued by, a cooperative organized and operated as a nonprofit membership cooperative under the cooperative laws of a state, but not a member’s or owner’s interest, retention certificate, or like security sold to persons other than bona fide members of the cooperative;
(9) An equipment trust certificate with respect to equipment leased or conditionally sold to a person, if any security issued by the person would be exempt under this section or would be a federal covered security under section 18(b)(1) of the securities act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)); and
(10) Any security issued by a domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, trust or association engaged in actual mining operations or the exploration and development of mining properties in this state, whether or not sold through a broker-dealer, provided the following conditions are met:
(a) The term "actual mining operations" within the meaning of this subsection does not include the development or production of gas or oil;
(b) The total amount of the securities to be offered and sold does not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in any twelve (12) month period;
(c) All sales brochures, pamphlets, advertisements and literature are filed with the director prior to being used;
(d) At least eighty percent (80%) of the gross amount paid by the purchasers of the securities is used in actual mining operations or for actual exploration and development expenses, including legal, accounting, engineering and geological expenses; and
(e) The issuer shall file a report in a form prescribed by the director and at such times that the director by rule may provide, not to exceed once every three (3) months, stating the number of shares or amount of other securities sold, the number of purchasers, the amount of money obtained by the issuer from the sales, and the manner in which the moneys have been expended.
[30-14-201, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 177.]
The following transactions are exempt from the requirements of sections 30-14-301 through 30-14-306, Idaho Code, and section 30-14-504, Idaho Code:
(1) An isolated nonissuer transaction, whether or not effected by or through a broker-dealer;
(2) A nonissuer transaction by or through a broker-dealer registered, or exempt from registration under this chapter, and a resale transaction by a sponsor of a unit investment trust registered under the investment company act of 1940, in a security of a class that has been outstanding in the hands of the public for at least ninety (90) days, if, at the date of the transaction:
(a) The issuer of the security is engaged in business, the issuer is not in the organizational stage or in bankruptcy or receivership, and the issuer is not a blank check, blind pool, or shell company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated that its primary business plan is to engage in a merger or combination of the business with, or an acquisition of, an unidentified person;
(b) The security is sold at a price reasonably related to its current market price;
(c) The security does not constitute the whole or part of an unsold allotment to, or a subscription or participation by, the broker-dealer as an underwriter of the security or a redistribution;
(d) A nationally recognized securities manual or its electronic equivalent designated by any rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter or a record filed with the securities and exchange commission that is publicly available and contains:
(i) A description of the business and operations of the issuer;
(ii) The names of the issuer’s executive officers and the names of the issuer’s directors, if any;
(iii) An audited balance sheet of the issuer as of a date within eighteen (18) months before the date of the transaction or, in the case of a reorganization or merger when the parties to the reorganization or merger each had an audited balance sheet, a pro forma balance sheet for the combined organization; and
(iv) An audited income statement for each of the issuer’s two (2) immediately previous fiscal years or for the period of existence of the issuer, whichever is shorter, or, in the case of a reorganization or merger when each party to the reorganization or merger had audited income statements, a pro forma income statement; and
(e) Any one (1) of the following requirements is met:
(i) The issuer of the security has a class of equity securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under section 6 of the securities exchange act of 1934 or designated for trading on the national association of securities dealers automated quotation system;
(ii) The issuer of the security is a unit investment trust registered under the investment company act of 1940;
(iii) The issuer of the security, including its predecessors, has been engaged in continuous business for at least three (3) years; or
(iv) The issuer of the security has total assets of at least two million dollars ($2,000,000) based on an audited balance sheet as of a date within eighteen (18) months before the date of the transaction or, in the case of a reorganization or merger when the parties to the reorganization or merger each had such an audited balance sheet, a pro forma balance sheet for the combined organization;
(3) A nonissuer transaction by or through a broker-dealer registered or exempt from registration under this chapter in a security of a foreign issuer that is a margin security defined in regulations or rules adopted by the board of governors of the federal reserve system;
(4) A nonissuer transaction by or through a broker-dealer registered or exempt from registration under this chapter in an outstanding security if the guarantor of the security files reports with the securities and exchange commission under the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d));
(5) A nonissuer transaction by or through a broker-dealer registered or exempt from registration under this chapter in a security that:
(a) Is rated at the time of the transaction by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization in one (1) of its four (4) highest rating categories; or
(b) Has a fixed maturity or a fixed interest or dividend, if:
(i) A default has not occurred during the current fiscal year or within the three (3) previous fiscal years of the issuer or any predecessor, in the payment of principal, interest, or dividends on the security; and
(ii) The issuer is engaged in business, is not in the organizational stage or in bankruptcy or receivership, and is not and has not been within the previous twelve (12) months a blank check, blind pool, or shell company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated that its primary business plan is to engage in a merger or combination of the business with, or an acquisition of, an unidentified person;
(6) A nonissuer transaction by or through a broker-dealer registered or exempt from registration under this chapter effecting an unsolicited order or offer to purchase;
(7) A nonissuer transaction executed by a bona fide pledgee without the purpose of evading this chapter;
(8) A nonissuer transaction by a federal covered investment adviser with investments under management in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) acting in the exercise of discretionary authority in a signed record for the account of others;
(9) A transaction in a security, whether or not the security or transaction is otherwise exempt, in exchange for one (1) or more bona fide outstanding securities, claims, or property interests, or partly in such exchange and partly for cash, if the terms and conditions of the issuance and exchange or the delivery and exchange and the fairness of the terms and conditions have been approved by the administrator after a hearing as provided in section 30-14-202A, Idaho Code, or otherwise;
(10) A transaction between the issuer or other person on whose behalf the offering is made and an underwriter, or among underwriters;
(11) A transaction in a note, bond, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness secured by a mortgage or other security agreement if the note, bond, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness is offered and sold with the mortgage or other security agreement as a unit;
(12) A transaction by an executor, administrator of an estate, sheriff, marshal, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, guardian or conservator;
(13) A sale or offer to sell to:
(a) An institutional investor;
(b) A federal covered investment adviser; or
(c) Any other person exempted by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter;
(14) A sale or an offer to sell securities of an issuer, if the transaction is part of a single issue in which:
(a) Not more than ten (10) purchasers are present in this state during any twelve (12) consecutive months, other than those designated in subsection (13) of this section;
(b) A general solicitation or general advertising is not made in connection with the offer to sell or sale of the securities;
(c) A commission or other remuneration is not paid or given, directly or indirectly, to a person other than a broker-dealer registered under this chapter or an agent registered under this chapter for soliciting a prospective purchaser in this state; and
(d) The issuer reasonably believes that all the purchasers in this state, other than those designated in subsection (13) of this section, are purchasing for investment;
(15) A transaction under an offer to existing security holders of the issuer, including persons that at the date of the transaction are holders of convertible securities, options or warrants, if a commission or other remuneration, other than a standby commission, is not paid or given, directly or indirectly, for soliciting a security holder in this state;
(16) An offer to sell, but not a sale, of a security not exempt from registration under the securities act of 1933 if:
(a) A registration or offering statement or similar record as required under the securities act of 1933 has been filed, but is not effective, or the offer is made in compliance with rule 165 adopted under the securities act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.165); and
(b) A stop order of which the offeror is aware has not been issued against the offeror by the administrator or the securities and exchange commission, and an audit, inspection or proceeding that is public and that may culminate in a stop order is not known by the offeror to be pending;
(17) An offer to sell, but not a sale, of a security exempt from registration under the securities act of 1933 if:
(a) A registration statement has been filed under this chapter, but is not effective;
(b) A solicitation of interest is provided in a record to offerees in compliance with a rule adopted by the administrator under this chapter; and
(c) A stop order of which the offeror is aware has not been issued by the administrator under this chapter and an audit, inspection or proceeding that may culminate in a stop order is not known by the offeror to be pending;
(18) A transaction involving the distribution of the securities of an issuer to the security holders of another person in connection with a merger, consolidation, exchange of securities, sale of assets, or other reorganization to which the issuer, or its parent or subsidiary and the other person, or its parent or subsidiary, are parties;
(19) A rescission offer, sale or purchase under section 30-14-510, Idaho Code;
(20) An offer or sale of a security to a person not a resident of this state and not present in this state if the offer or sale does not constitute a violation of the laws of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the offeree or purchaser is present and is not part of an unlawful plan or scheme to evade this chapter;
(21) Employees’ stock purchase, savings, option, profit-sharing, pension, or similar employees’ benefit plan, including any securities, plan interests, and guarantees issued under a compensatory benefit plan or compensation contract, contained in a record, established by the issuer, its parents, its majority-owned subsidiaries, or the majority-owned subsidiaries of the issuer’s parent for the participation of their employees including offers or sales of such securities to:
(a) Directors; general partners; trustees, if the issuer is a business trust; officers; consultants; and advisers;
(b) Family members who acquire such securities from those persons through gifts or domestic relations orders;
(c) Former employees, directors, general partners, trustees, officers, consultants and advisers if those individuals were employed by or providing services to the issuer when the securities were offered; and
(d) Insurance agents who are exclusive insurance agents of the issuer, or the issuer’s subsidiaries or parents, or who derive more than fifty percent (50%) of their annual income from those organizations;
(22) A transaction involving:
(a) A stock dividend or equivalent equity distribution, whether the corporation or other business organization distributing the dividend or equivalent equity distribution is the issuer or not, if nothing of value is given by stockholders or other equity holders for the dividend or equivalent equity distribution other than the surrender of a right to a cash or property dividend if each stockholder or other equity holder may elect to take the dividend or equivalent equity distribution in cash, property or stock;
(b) An act incident to a judicially approved reorganization in which a security is issued in exchange for one (1) or more outstanding securities, claims, or property interests, or partly in such exchange and partly for cash; or
(c) The solicitation of tenders of securities by an offeror in a tender offer in compliance with rule 162 adopted under the securities act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.162); or
(23) A nonissuer transaction in an outstanding security by or through a broker-dealer registered or exempt from registration under this chapter, if the issuer is a reporting issuer in a foreign jurisdiction designated by this subsection or by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter; has been subject to continuous reporting requirements in the foreign jurisdiction for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days before the transaction; and the security is listed on the foreign jurisdiction’s securities exchange that has been designated by this subsection or by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, or is a security of the same issuer that is of senior or substantially equal rank to the listed security or is a warrant or right to purchase or subscribe to any of the foregoing. For purposes of this subsection, Canada, together with its provinces and territories, is a designated foreign jurisdiction and the Toronto stock exchange, inc., is a designated securities exchange. After an administrative hearing in compliance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, the administrator, by rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, may revoke the designation of a securities exchange under this subsection, if the administrator finds that revocation is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
[30-14-202, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 180; am. 2008, ch. 143, sec. 1, p. 415; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 2, p. 176.]
(a) The administrator is expressly authorized to hold a hearing and consider the fairness of the terms and conditions of a transaction described in section 30-14-202(9), Idaho Code. This section 30-14-202A, Idaho Code, is intended to provide for a fairness hearing before the administrator with respect to transactions which, if approved by the administrator, will be exempt from the registration requirements of the federal securities laws under section 3(a)(10) of the securities act of 1933, or any section comparable thereto which may subsequently be enacted.
(b) An application for approval shall describe the proposed transaction and shall be in such form, contain such information and be accompanied by such documents as the administrator shall reasonably require by rule or otherwise. The applicant shall pay to the administrator a filing fee of three hundred dollars ($300) and shall file with the administrator an undertaking to defray the costs of a hearing officer and a stenographer for the hearing.
(c) An application for approval shall be set for hearing within thirty (30) days after the filing of an application. The applicant shall give notice of the hearing to all persons to whom securities are to be issued in the proposed transaction, and all such persons shall have the right to appear at the hearing.
(d) Within ten (10) days after the hearing, the administrator shall issue an order either granting or denying approval of the terms of conditions of the proposed plan. The order shall grant approval if the proposed transaction is fair, equitable and free from fraud. The order shall deny approval if the proposed transaction is unfair, inequitable or not free from fraud.
[30-14-202A, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 184.]
(1) A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may exempt a security, transaction or offer.
(2) A rule adopted under this chapter may exempt a class of securities, transactions or offers from any or all of the requirements of sections 30-14-301 through 30-14-306, Idaho Code, and section 30-14-504, Idaho Code.
(3) An order issued under this chapter may waive, in whole or in part, any or all of the conditions for an exemption or offer under sections 30-14-201 and 30-14-202, Idaho Code.
[30-14-203, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 184.]
(a) Enforcement related powers. Except with respect to a federal covered security or a transaction involving a federal covered security, an order under this chapter may deny, suspend application of, condition, limit, or revoke an exemption created under section 30-14-201(3)(c), (7) or (8), Idaho Code, or section 30-14-202, Idaho Code, or an exemption or waiver created pursuant to section 30-14-203, Idaho Code, with respect to a specific security, transaction or offer. An order under this section may be issued only pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 30-14-306(d) or 30-14-604, Idaho Code, and only prospectively.
(b) Knowledge of order required. A person does not violate section 30-14-301, 30-14-303 through 30-14-306, 30-14-504 or 30-14-510, Idaho Code, by an offer to sell, offer to purchase, sale, or purchase effected after the entry of an order issued under this section if the person did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the order.
[30-14-204, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 185.]
It is unlawful for a person to offer or sell a security in this state unless:
(a) The security is a federal covered security;
(b) The security, transaction or offer is exempted from registration under sections 30-14-201 through 30-14-203, Idaho Code; or
(c) The security is registered under this chapter.
[30-14-301, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 185.]
(a) Required filing of records. With respect to a federal covered security, as defined in section 18(b)(2) of the securities act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(2)), that is not otherwise exempt under sections 30-14-201 through 30-14-203, Idaho Code, a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require the filing of any or all of the following records:
(1) Before the initial offer of a federal covered security in this state, all records that are part of a federal registration statement filed with the securities and exchange commission under the securities act of 1933 and a consent to service of process complying with section 30-14-611, Idaho Code, signed by the issuer and the payment of a fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for mutual funds and one hundred dollars ($100) for unit investment trusts;
(2) After the initial offer of the federal covered security in this state, all records that are part of an amendment to a federal registration statement filed with the securities and exchange commission under the securities act of 1933; and
(3) To the extent necessary or appropriate to compute fees, a report of the value of the federal covered securities sold or offered to persons present in this state, if the sales data are not included in records filed with the securities and exchange commission; and
(4) Each series or portfolio of an investment company offering shall be required to make a separate notice filing. Separate notice filings for classes of an investment company are not required as long as classes are used solely as a method of distinguishing payment plans within a series or portfolio.
(b) Notice filing effectiveness and renewal. A notice filing under subsection (a) of this section is effective for one (1) year commencing on the later of the notice filing or the effectiveness of the offering filed with the securities and exchange commission. On or before expiration, the issuer may renew a notice filing by filing a copy of those records filed by the issuer with the securities and exchange commission that are required by rule or order under this chapter to be filed and by paying a renewal fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for mutual funds and one hundred dollars ($100) for unit investment trusts. A previously filed consent to service of process complying with section 30-14-611, Idaho Code, may be incorporated by reference in a renewal. A renewed notice filing becomes effective upon the expiration of the filing being renewed.
(c) Notice filings for federal covered securities under section 18(b)(4)(D) and (F). With respect to a security that is a federal covered security under section 18(b)(4)(D) and (F) of the securities act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(4)(D) and (F)), a rule or order under this chapter may require a notice filing by or on behalf of an issuer and may include a copy of form D, or other filing requirements as determined by the director of the department of finance, and the payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(d) Stop orders. Except with respect to a federal covered security under section 18(b)(1) of the securities act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)), if the administrator finds that there is a failure to comply with a notice or fee requirement of this section, the administrator may issue a stop order suspending the offer and sale of a federal covered security in this state. If the deficiency is corrected, the stop order is void as of the time of its issuance and no penalty may be imposed by the administrator.
[30-14-302, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 185; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 3, p. 180; am. 2019, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 770; am. 2022, ch. 101, sec. 1, p. 346.]
(a) Registration permitted. A security for which a registration statement has been filed under the securities act of 1933 in connection with the same offering may be registered by coordination under this section.
(b) Required records. A registration statement and accompanying records under this section must contain or be accompanied by the following records in addition to the information specified in section 30-14-305, Idaho Code, and a consent to service of process complying with section 30-14-611, Idaho Code:
(1) A copy of the latest form of prospectus filed under the securities act of 1933;
(2) A copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws or their substantial equivalents currently in effect; a copy of any agreement with or among underwriters; a copy of any indenture or other instrument governing the issuance of the security to be registered; and a specimen, copy or description of the security that is required by any rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter;
(3) Copies of any other information or any other records filed by the issuer under the securities act of 1933 requested by the administrator; and
(4) An undertaking to forward each amendment to the federal prospectus, other than an amendment that delays the effective date of the registration statement, promptly after it is filed with the securities and exchange commission.
(c) Conditions for effectiveness of registration statement. A registration statement under this section becomes effective simultaneously with or subsequent to the federal registration statement when all the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) A stop order issued pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or section 30-14-306, Idaho Code, or issued by the securities and exchange commission, is not in effect and a proceeding is not pending against the issuer under section 30-14-306, Idaho Code, and the administrator has not given written notice of deficiencies that are unresolved and that would constitute grounds for a stop order under section 30-14-306, Idaho Code; and
(2) The registration statement has been on file for at least twenty (20) days or a shorter period provided by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(d) Notice of federal registration statement effectiveness. The registrant shall promptly notify the administrator in a record of the date when the federal registration statement becomes effective and the content of any price amendment and shall promptly file a record containing the price amendment. If the notice is not timely received, the administrator may issue a stop order, without prior notice or hearing, retroactively denying effectiveness to the registration statement or suspending its effectiveness until compliance with this section. The administrator shall promptly notify the registrant of an order by telegram, telephone or electronic means and shall promptly confirm this notice by a record. If the registrant subsequently complies with the notice requirements of this section, the stop order is void as of the date of its issuance.
(e) Effectiveness of registration statement. If the federal registration statement becomes effective before each of the conditions in this section is satisfied or is waived by the administrator, the registration statement is automatically effective under this chapter when all the conditions are satisfied or waived. If the registrant notifies the administrator of the date when the federal registration statement is expected to become effective, the administrator shall promptly notify the registrant by telegram, telephone or electronic means and shall promptly confirm this notice by a record, indicating whether all the conditions are satisfied or waived and whether the administrator intends the institution of a proceeding under section 30-14-306, Idaho Code. The notice by the administrator does not preclude the institution of such a proceeding.
[30-14-303, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 186.]
(a) Registration permitted. A security may be registered by qualification under this section.
(b) Required records. A registration statement under this section must contain the information or records specified in section 30-14-305, Idaho Code, a consent to service of process complying with section 30-14-611, Idaho Code, and, if required by rule adopted under this chapter, the following information or records unless waived by the administrator for good cause shown:
(1) With respect to the issuer and any significant subsidiary, its name, address, and form of organization; the state or foreign jurisdiction and date of its organization; the general character and location of its business; a description of its physical properties and equipment; and a statement of the general competitive conditions in the industry or business in which it is or will be engaged;
(2) With respect to each director and officer of the issuer, and other person having a similar status or performing similar functions, the person’s name, address, and principal occupation for the previous five (5) years; the amount of securities of the issuer held by the person as of the thirtieth day before the filing of the registration statement; the amount of the securities covered by the registration statement to which the person has indicated an intention to subscribe; and a description of any material interest of the person in any material transaction with the issuer or a significant subsidiary effected within the previous three (3) years or proposed to be effected;
(3) With respect to persons covered by paragraph (2) of this subsection, the aggregate sum of the remuneration paid to those persons during the previous twelve (12) months and estimated to be paid during the next twelve (12) months, directly or indirectly, by the issuer, and all predecessors, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates of the issuer;
(4) With respect to a person owning of record or owning beneficially, if known, ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of equity security of the issuer, the information specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection other than the person’s occupation;
(5) With respect to a promoter, if the issuer was organized within the previous three (3) years, the information or records specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any amount paid to the promoter within that period or intended to be paid to the promoter, and the consideration for the payment;
(6) With respect to a person on whose behalf any part of the offering is to be made in a nonissuer distribution, the person’s name and address; the amount of securities of the issuer held by the person as of the date of the filing of the registration statement; a description of any material interest of the person in any material transaction with the issuer or any significant subsidiary effected within the previous three (3) years or proposed to be effected; and a statement of the reasons for making the offering;
(7) The capitalization and long-term debt, on both a current and pro forma basis, of the issuer and any significant subsidiary, including a description of each security outstanding or being registered or otherwise offered, and a statement of the amount and kind of consideration, whether in the form of cash, physical assets, services, patents, goodwill, or anything else of value, for which the issuer or any subsidiary has issued its securities within the previous two (2) years or is obligated to issue its securities;
(8) The kind and amount of securities to be offered; the proposed offering price or the method by which it is to be computed; any variation at which a proportion of the offering is to be made to a person or class of persons other than the underwriters, with a specification of the person or class; the basis on which the offering is to be made if otherwise than for cash; the estimated aggregate underwriting and selling discounts or commissions and finders’ fees, including separately cash, securities, contracts, or anything else of value to accrue to the underwriters or finders in connection with the offering or, if the selling discounts or commissions are variable, the basis of determining them and their maximum and minimum amounts; the estimated amounts of other selling expenses, including legal, engineering, and accounting charges; the name and address of each underwriter and each recipient of a finder’s fee; a copy of any underwriting or selling group agreement under which the distribution is to be made or the proposed form of any such agreement whose terms have not yet been determined; and a description of the plan of distribution of any securities that are to be offered otherwise than through an underwriter;
(9) The estimated monetary proceeds to be received by the issuer from the offering; the purposes for which the proceeds are to be used by the issuer; the estimated amount to be used for each purpose; the order or priority in which the proceeds will be used for the purposes stated; the amounts of any funds to be raised from other sources to achieve the purposes stated; the sources of the funds; and, if a part of the proceeds is to be used to acquire property, including goodwill, otherwise than in the ordinary course of business, the names and addresses of the vendors, the purchase price, the names of any persons that have received commissions in connection with the acquisition, and the amounts of the commissions and other expenses in connection with the acquisition, including the cost of borrowing money to finance the acquisition;
(10) A description of any stock options or other security options outstanding, or to be created in connection with the offering, and the amount of those options held or to be held by each person required to be named in paragraph (2), (4), (5), (6) or (8) of this subsection and by any person that holds or will hold ten percent (10%) or more in the aggregate of those options;
(11) The dates of, parties to, and general effect concisely stated of each managerial or other material contract made or to be made otherwise than in the ordinary course of business to be performed in whole or in part at or after the filing of the registration statement or that was made within the previous two (2) years, and a copy of the contract;
(12) A description of any pending litigation, action or proceeding to which the issuer is a party and that materially affects its business or assets, and any litigation, action or proceeding known to be contemplated by governmental authorities;
(13) A copy of any prospectus, pamphlet, circular, form letter, advertisement or other sales literature intended as of the effective date to be used in connection with the offering and any solicitation of interest used in compliance with section 30-14-202(17)(b), Idaho Code;
(14) A specimen or copy of the security being registered, unless the security is uncertificated; a copy of the issuer’s articles of incorporation and bylaws or their substantial equivalents, in effect; and a copy of any indenture or other instrument covering the security to be registered;
(15) A signed or conformed copy of an opinion of counsel concerning the legality of the security being registered, with an English translation if it is in a language other than English, which states whether the security when sold will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and, if a debt security, a binding obligation of the issuer;
(16) A signed or conformed copy of a consent of any accountant, engineer, appraiser or other person whose profession gives authority for a statement made by the person, if the person is named as having prepared or certified a report or valuation, other than an official record, that is public, which is used in connection with the registration statement;
(17) A balance sheet of the issuer as of a date within four (4) months before the filing of the registration statement; a statement of income and a statement of cash flows for each of the three (3) fiscal years preceding the date of the balance sheet and for any period between the close of the immediately previous fiscal year and the date of the balance sheet, or for the period of the issuer’s and any predecessor’s existence if less than three (3) years; and, if any part of the proceeds of the offering is to be applied to the purchase of a business, the financial statements that would be required if that business were the registrant; and
(18) Any additional information or records required by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(c) Conditions for effectiveness of registration statement. A registration statement under this section becomes effective thirty (30) days, or any shorter period provided by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, after the date the registration statement or the last amendment other than a price amendment is filed, if:
(1) A stop order is not in effect and a proceeding is not pending under section 30-14-306, Idaho Code;
(2) The administrator has not issued an order under section 30-14-306, Idaho Code, delaying effectiveness; and
(3) The applicant or registrant has not requested that effectiveness be delayed.
(d) Delay of effectiveness of registration statement. The administrator may delay effectiveness once for not more than ninety (90) days if the administrator determines the registration statement is not complete in all material respects and promptly notifies the applicant or registrant of that determination. The administrator may also delay effectiveness for a further period of not more than thirty (30) days if the administrator determines that the delay is necessary or appropriate.
(e) Prospectus distribution may be required. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require as a condition of registration under this section that a prospectus containing a specified part of the information or record specified in subsection (b) of this section be sent or given to each person to which an offer is made, before or concurrently, with the earliest of:
(1) The first offer made in a record to the person otherwise than by means of a public advertisement, by or for the account of the issuer or another person on whose behalf the offering is being made or by an underwriter or broker-dealer that is offering part of an unsold allotment or subscription taken by the person as a participant in the distribution;
(2) The confirmation of a sale made by or for the account of the person;
(3) Payment pursuant to such a sale; or
(4) Delivery of the security pursuant to such a sale.
[30-14-304, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 187.]
(a) Who may file. A registration statement may be filed by the issuer, a person on whose behalf the offering is to be made, or a broker-dealer registered under this chapter.
(b) Filing fee. A person filing a registration statement shall pay a filing fee of three hundred dollars ($300). If a registration statement is withdrawn before the effective date or a pre-effective stop order is issued under section 30-14-306, Idaho Code, the administrator shall retain the fee.
(c) Status of offering. A registration statement filed under section 30-14-303 or 30-14-304, Idaho Code, must specify:
(1) The amount of securities to be offered in this state;
(2) The states in which a registration statement or similar record in connection with the offering has been or is to be filed; and
(3) Any adverse order, judgment or decree issued in connection with the offering by a state securities regulator, the securities and exchange commission, or a court.
(d) Incorporation by reference. A record filed under this chapter or the predecessor act within five (5) years preceding the filing of a registration statement may be incorporated by reference in the registration statement to the extent that the record is currently accurate.
(e) Nonissuer distribution. In the case of a nonissuer distribution, information or a record may not be required under subsection (i) of this section or section 30-14-304, Idaho Code, unless it is known to the person filing the registration statement or to the person on whose behalf the distribution is to be made or unless it can be furnished by those persons without unreasonable effort or expense.
(f) Escrow and impoundment. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require as a condition of registration that a security issued within the previous five (5) years or to be issued to a promoter for a consideration substantially less than the public offering price or to a person for a consideration other than cash be deposited in escrow; and that the proceeds from the sale of the registered security in this state be impounded until the issuer receives a specified amount from the sale of the security either in this state or elsewhere. The conditions of any escrow or impoundment required under this subsection may be established by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, provided however that the administrator may not reject a depository institution solely because of its location in another state.
(g) Form of subscription. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require as a condition of registration that a security registered under this chapter be sold only on a specified form of subscription or sale contract and that a signed or conformed copy of each contract be filed under this chapter or preserved for a period specified by the rule or order, which may not be longer than five (5) years.
(h) Effective period. Except while a stop order is in effect under section 30-14-306, Idaho Code, a registration statement is effective for one (1) year after its effective date, or for any longer period designated in an order under this chapter during which the security is being offered or distributed in a nonexempted transaction by or for the account of the issuer or other person on whose behalf the offering is being made or by an underwriter or broker-dealer that is still offering part of an unsold allotment or subscription taken as a participant in the distribution. A registration statement remains effective for each additional year by filing a renewal as prescribed by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter. For the purposes of a nonissuer transaction, all outstanding securities of the same class identified in the registration statement as a security registered under this chapter are considered to be registered while the registration statement is effective. If any securities of the same class are outstanding, a registration statement may not be withdrawn until one (1) year after its effective date. A registration statement may be withdrawn only with the approval of the administrator.
(i) Periodic reports. While a registration statement is effective, a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require the person that filed the registration statement to file reports, not more often than quarterly, to keep the information or other record in the registration statement reasonably current and to disclose the progress of the offering.
(j) Posteffective amendments. A registration statement shall be amended after its effective date if there are material changes in information or documents in the registration statement. The posteffective amendment becomes effective when the administrator so orders.
[30-14-305, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 191.]
(a) Stop orders. The administrator may issue a stop order denying effectiveness to, or suspending or revoking the effectiveness of, a registration statement if the administrator finds that the order is in the public interest and that:
(1) Any of the following is incomplete in a material respect or contains a statement that, in the light of the circumstances under which it was made, was false or misleading with respect to a material fact:
(A) The registration statement as of its effective date, or before the effective date in the case of an order denying effectiveness;
(B) A posteffective amendment under section 30-14-305(j), Idaho Code, as of its effective date; or
(C) A periodic report under section 30-14-305(i), Idaho Code;
(2) This chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, or a condition imposed under this chapter, has been willfully violated in connection with the offering, by: the person filing the registration statement; the issuer, a partner, officer or director of the issuer or a person having a similar status or performing a similar function; a promoter of the issuer; or a person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by the issuer; but only if the person filing the registration statement is directly or indirectly controlled by or acting for the issuer; or by an underwriter;
(3) The security registered or sought to be registered is the subject of a permanent or temporary injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction or an administrative stop order or similar order issued under any federal, foreign or state law other than this chapter applicable to the offering, provided however the administrator may not institute a proceeding against an effective registration statement under this paragraph more than one (1) year after the date of the order or injunction on which it is based, and the administrator may not issue an order under this paragraph on the basis of an order or injunction issued under the securities act of another state unless the order or injunction was based on conduct that would constitute, as of the date of the order, a ground for a stop order under this section;
(4) The issuer’s enterprise or method of business includes or would include activities that are unlawful where performed;
(5) With respect to a security sought to be registered under section 30-14-303, Idaho Code, there has been a failure to comply with the undertaking required by section 30-14-303(b)(4), Idaho Code;
(6) The applicant or registrant has not paid the filing fee, provided however the administrator shall void the order if the deficiency is corrected; or
(7) The offering:
(A) Will work or tend to work a fraud upon purchasers or would so operate;
(B) Has been or would be made with unreasonable amounts of underwriters’ and sellers’ discounts, commissions or other compensation, or promoters’ profits or participations, or unreasonable amounts or kinds of options; or
(C) Is being made on terms that are unfair, unjust or inequitable.
(b) Enforcement. To the extent practicable, the administrator by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter shall publish standards that provide notice of conduct that violates subsection (a)(7) of this section.
(c) Institution of stop order. The administrator may not institute a stop order proceeding against an effective registration statement on the basis of conduct or a transaction known to the administrator when the registration statement became effective unless the proceeding is instituted within thirty (30) days after the registration statement became effective.
(d) Summary process. The administrator may summarily revoke, deny, postpone or suspend the effectiveness of a registration statement pending final determination of an administrative proceeding. Upon the issuance of the order, the administrator shall promptly notify each person specified in subsection (e) of this section that the order has been issued, the reasons for the revocation, denial, postponement or suspension, and that within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of a request in a record from the person the matter will be scheduled for a hearing. If a hearing is not requested and none is ordered by the administrator, within thirty (30) days after the date of service of the order, the order becomes final. If a hearing is requested or ordered, the administrator, after notice of and an opportunity for a hearing for each person subject to the order, may modify or vacate the order or extend the order until final determination.
(e) Procedural requirements for stop order. A stop order may not be issued under this section without:
(1) Appropriate notice to the applicant or registrant, the issuer, and the person on whose behalf the securities are to be or have been offered;
(2) An opportunity for a hearing; and
(3) Findings of fact and conclusions of law in a record in accordance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
(f) Modification or vacation of stop order. The administrator may modify or vacate a stop order issued under this section if the administrator finds that the conditions that caused its issuance have changed or that it is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.
[30-14-306, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 192.]
The administrator may waive or modify, in whole or in part, any or all of the requirements of sections 30-14-302, 30-14-303 and 30-14-304(b), Idaho Code, or the requirement of any information or record in a registration statement or in a periodic report filed pursuant to section 30-14-305(i), Idaho Code.
[30-14-307, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 194.]
(a) Registration requirement. It is unlawful for a person to transact business in this state as a broker-dealer unless the person is registered under this chapter as a broker-dealer or is exempt from registration as a broker-dealer under subsection (b) or (d) of this section.
(b) Exemptions from registration. The following persons are exempt from the registration requirement of subsection (a) of this section:
(1) A broker-dealer without a place of business in this state if its only transactions effected in this state are with:
(A) The issuer of the securities involved in the transactions;
(B) A broker-dealer registered as a broker-dealer under this chapter or not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under this chapter;
(C) An institutional investor;
(D) A nonaffiliated federal covered investment adviser with investments under management in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) acting for the account of others pursuant to discretionary authority in a signed record;
(E) A bona fide preexisting customer whose principal place of residence is not in this state and the person is registered as a broker-dealer under the securities exchange act of 1934 or is not required to be registered under the securities exchange act of 1934 and is registered under the securities act of the state in which the customer maintains a principal place of residence;
(F) A bona fide preexisting customer whose principal place of residence is in this state but who was not present in this state when the customer relationship was established, if:
(i) The broker-dealer is registered under the securities exchange act of 1934 or is not required to be registered under the securities exchange act of 1934 and is registered under the securities laws of the state in which the customer relationship was established and where the customer had maintained a principal place of residence; and
(ii) Within forty-five (45) days after the customer’s first transaction in this state, the person files an application for registration as a broker-dealer in this state and a further transaction is not effected more than seventy-five (75) days after the date on which the application is filed or, if earlier, the date on which the administrator notifies the person that the administrator has denied the application for registration or has stayed the pendency of the application for good cause;
(G) Not more than three (3) customers in this state during the previous twelve (12) months, in addition to those customers specified in subsections (b)(1)(A) through (b)(1)(F) and subsection (b)(1)(H) of this section, if the broker-dealer is registered under the securities exchange act of 1934 or not required to be registered under the securities exchange act of 1934 and is registered under the securities act of the state in which the broker-dealer has its principal place of business; and
(H) Any other person exempted by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter; and
(2) A person that deals solely in United States government securities and is supervised as a dealer in government securities by the board of governors of the federal reserve system, the comptroller of the currency, the federal deposit insurance corporation, or the office of thrift supervision.
(c) Limits on employment or association. It is unlawful for a broker-dealer, or for an issuer engaged in offering, offering to purchase, purchasing, or selling securities in this state, directly or indirectly, to employ or associate with an individual to engage in an activity related to securities transactions in this state if the registration of the individual is suspended or revoked or the individual is barred from employment or association with a broker-dealer, an issuer, an investment adviser, or a federal covered investment adviser by an order of the securities regulator of a state, the securities and exchange commission, or a self-regulatory organization. A broker-dealer or issuer does not violate this subsection if the broker-dealer or issuer did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the suspension, revocation or bar. Upon request from a broker-dealer or issuer and for good cause, an order under this chapter may modify or waive, in whole or in part, the application of the prohibitions of this subsection to the broker-dealer.
(d) Foreign transactions. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may permit:
(1) A broker-dealer that is registered in Canada or other foreign jurisdiction and that does not have a place of business in this state to effect transactions in securities with or for, or attempt to effect the purchase or sale of any securities by:
(A) An individual from Canada or other foreign jurisdiction who is temporarily present in this state and with whom the broker-dealer had a bona fide customer relationship before the individual entered the United States;
(B) An individual from Canada or other foreign jurisdiction who is present in this state and whose transactions are in a self-directed tax advantaged retirement plan of which the individual is the holder or contributor in that foreign jurisdiction; or
(C) An individual who is present in this state, with whom the broker-dealer customer relationship arose while the individual was temporarily or permanently resident in Canada or the other foreign jurisdiction; and
(2) An agent who represents a broker-dealer that is exempt under this subsection to effect transactions in securities or attempt to effect the purchase or sale of securities in this state as permitted for a broker-dealer described in subsection (b)(1) of this subsection.
[30-14-401, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 194.]
(a) Registration requirement. It is unlawful for an individual to transact business in this state as an agent unless the individual is registered under this chapter as an agent or is exempt from registration as an agent under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Exemptions from registration. The following individuals are exempt from the registration requirement of subsection (a) of this section:
(1) An individual who represents a broker-dealer in effecting transactions in this state limited to those described in section 15(i)(3) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(i)(3));
(2) An individual who represents a broker-dealer that is exempt under section 30-14-401(b) or (d), Idaho Code;
(3) An individual who represents an issuer with respect to an offer or sale of the issuer’s own securities or those of the issuer’s parent or any of the issuer’s subsidiaries, and who is not compensated in connection with the individual’s participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based, directly or indirectly, on transactions in those securities;
(4) An individual who represents an issuer and who effects transactions in the issuer’s securities exempted by section 30-14-202, Idaho Code, other than section 30-14-202(14), Idaho Code;
(5) An individual who represents an issuer that effects transactions solely in federal covered securities of the issuer, provided however that an individual who effects transactions in a federal covered security under section 18(b)(3), 18(b)(4)(D), or 18(b)(4)(F) of the securities act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(3), 77r(b)(4)(D), or 77r(b)(4)(F)) is not exempt if the individual is compensated in connection with the agent’s participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based, directly or indirectly, on transactions in those securities;
(6) An individual who represents a broker-dealer registered in this state under section 30-14-401(a), Idaho Code, or exempt from registration under section 30-14-401(b), Idaho Code, in the offer and sale of securities for an account of a nonaffiliated federal covered investment adviser with investments under management in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) acting for the account of others pursuant to discretionary authority in a signed record;
(7) An individual who represents an issuer in connection with the purchase of the issuer’s own securities;
(8) An individual who represents an issuer and who restricts participation to performing clerical or ministerial acts; or
(9) Any other individual exempted by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(c) Registration effective only while employed or associated. The registration of an agent is effective only while the agent is employed by or associated with a broker-dealer registered under this chapter or an issuer that is offering, selling or purchasing its securities in this state.
(d) Limit on employment or association. It is unlawful for a broker-dealer, or an issuer engaged in offering, selling or purchasing securities in this state, to employ or associate with an agent who transacts business in this state on behalf of broker-dealers or issuers unless the agent is registered under subsection (a) of this section or is exempt from registration under subsection (b) of this section.
(e) Limit on affiliations. Unless prohibited by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, an individual may act as an agent for more than one (1) broker-dealer or one (1) issuer at a time.
[30-14-402, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 196; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 4, p. 181; am. 2020, ch. 103, sec. 1, p. 274.]
(a) Registration requirement. It is unlawful for a person to transact business in this state as an investment adviser unless the person is registered under this chapter as an investment adviser or is exempt from registration as an investment adviser under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Exemptions from registration. The following persons are exempt from the registration requirement of subsection (a) of this section:
(1) A person without a place of business in this state that is registered under the securities act of the state in which the person has its principal place of business if its only clients in this state are:
(A) Federal covered investment advisers, investment advisers registered under this chapter, or broker-dealers registered under this chapter;
(B) Institutional investors;
(C) Bona fide preexisting clients whose principal places of residence are not in this state if the investment adviser is registered under the securities act of the state in which the clients maintain principal places of residence; or
(D) Any other client exempted by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter;
(2) A person without a place of business in this state if the person has had, during the preceding twelve (12) months, not more than five (5) clients that are resident in this state in addition to those specified under subsection (b)(1) of this section;
(3) A federal covered investment adviser; or
(4) Any other person exempted by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(c) Limits on employment or association. It is unlawful for an investment adviser, directly or indirectly, to employ or associate with an individual to engage in an activity related to investment advice in this state if the registration of the individual is suspended or revoked or the individual is barred from employment or association with an investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or broker-dealer by an order under this chapter, the securities and exchange commission, or a self-regulatory organization, unless the investment adviser did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the suspension, revocation or bar. Upon request from the investment adviser and for good cause, the administrator, by order, may waive, in whole or in part, the application of the prohibitions of this subsection to the investment adviser.
(d) Investment adviser representative registration required. It is unlawful for an investment adviser to employ or associate with an individual required to be registered under this chapter as an investment adviser representative who transacts business in this state on behalf of the investment adviser unless the individual is registered under section 30-14-404(a), Idaho Code, or is exempt from registration under section 30-14-404(b), Idaho Code.
[30-14-403, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 197.]
(a) Registration requirement. It is unlawful for an individual to transact business in this state as an investment adviser representative unless the individual is registered under this chapter as an investment adviser representative or is exempt from registration as an investment adviser representative under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Exemptions from registration. The following individuals are exempt from the registration requirement of subsection (a) of this section:
(1) An individual who is employed by or associated with an investment adviser that is exempt from registration under section 30-14-403(b), Idaho Code, unless the individual has a place of business in this state or is not an investment adviser representative as defined by this chapter; and
(2) Any other individual exempted by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(c) Registration effective only while employed or associated. The registration of an investment adviser representative is not effective while the investment adviser representative is not employed by or associated with an investment adviser registered under this chapter or a federal covered investment adviser that has made or is required to make a notice filing under section 30-14-405, Idaho Code.
(d) Limit on affiliations. An individual may transact business as an investment adviser representative for more than one (1) investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser unless a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter prohibits or limits an individual from acting as an investment adviser representative for more than one (1) investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser.
(e) Limits on employment or association. It is unlawful for an individual acting as an investment adviser representative, directly or indirectly, to conduct business in this state on behalf of an investment adviser or a federal covered investment adviser if the registration of the individual as an investment adviser representative is suspended or revoked or the individual is barred or enjoined from employment or association with an investment adviser or a federal covered investment adviser by an order under this chapter, the securities and exchange commission, or a self-regulatory organization, or a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon request from a federal covered investment adviser and for good cause, the administrator, by order issued, may waive, in whole or in part, the application of the requirements of this subsection to the federal covered investment adviser.
(f) Referral fees. An investment adviser registered under this chapter, a federal covered investment adviser that has filed a notice under section 30-14-405, Idaho Code, or a broker-dealer registered under this chapter, is not required to employ or associate with an individual as an investment adviser representative if the only compensation paid to the individual for a referral of investment advisory clients is paid to an investment adviser registered under this chapter, a federal covered investment adviser who has filed a notice under section 30-14-405, Idaho Code, or a broker-dealer registered under this chapter with which the individual is employed or associated as an investment adviser representative.
[30-14-404, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 198.]
(a) Notice filing requirement. Except with respect to a federal covered investment adviser described in subsection (b) of this section, it is unlawful for a federal covered investment adviser to transact business in this state as a federal covered investment adviser unless the federal covered investment adviser complies with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Notice filing requirement not required. The following federal covered investment advisers are not required to comply with subsection (c) of this section:
(1) A federal covered investment adviser without a place of business in this state if its only clients in this state are:
(A) Federal covered investment advisers, investment advisers registered under this chapter, and broker-dealers registered under this chapter;
(B) Institutional investors;
(C) Bona fide preexisting clients whose principal places of residence are not in this state; or
(D) Other clients specified by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter;
(2) A federal covered investment adviser without a place of business in this state if the person has had, during the preceding twelve (12) months, not more than five (5) clients that are resident in this state in addition to those specified under subsection (b)(1) of this section; and
(3) Any other person excluded by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(c) Notice filing procedure. A person acting as a federal covered investment adviser, not excluded under subsection (b) of this section, shall file a notice, a consent to service of process complying with section 30-14-611, Idaho Code, and such records as have been filed with the securities and exchange commission under the investment advisers act of 1940 required by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter and pay the fees specified in section 30-14-410(e), Idaho Code.
(d) Effectiveness of filing. The notice under subsection (c) of this section becomes effective upon its filing and expires on December thirty-first of each year unless renewed.
[30-14-405, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 199.]
(a) Application for initial registration. A person shall register as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative by filing an application and a consent to service of process complying with section 30-14-611, Idaho Code, and paying the fee specified in section 30-14-410, Idaho Code, and any reasonable fees charged by the designee of the administrator for processing the filing. The application must contain:
(1) The information or record required for the filing of a uniform application; and
(2) Upon request by the administrator, any other financial or other information or record that the administrator determines is appropriate.
(b) Amendment. If the information or record contained in an application filed under subsection (a) of this section is or becomes inaccurate or incomplete in a material respect, the registrant shall promptly file a correcting amendment.
(c) Effectiveness of registration. If an order is not in effect and a proceeding is not pending under section 30-14-412, Idaho Code, registration becomes effective at noon on the forty-fifth day after a completed application is filed, unless the registration is denied. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may set an earlier effective date or may defer the effective date until noon on the forty-fifth day after the filing of any amendment completing the application.
(d) Registration renewal. A registration is effective until midnight on December thirty-first of the year for which the application for registration is filed. Unless an order is in effect under section 30-14-412, Idaho Code, a registration may be automatically renewed each year by filing such records as are required by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, by paying the fee specified in section 30-14-410, Idaho Code, and by paying costs charged by the designee of the administrator for processing the filings.
(e) Additional conditions or waivers. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may impose such other conditions, not inconsistent with the national securities markets improvement act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3416). An order issued under this chapter may waive, in whole or in part, specific requirements in connection with registration as are in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
[30-14-406, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 200.]
(a) Succession. A broker-dealer or investment adviser may succeed to the current registration of another broker-dealer or investment adviser or a notice filing of a federal covered investment adviser, and a federal covered investment adviser may succeed to the current registration of an investment adviser or notice filing of another federal covered investment adviser, by filing as a successor an application for registration pursuant to section 30-14-401 or 30-14-403, Idaho Code, or a notice pursuant to section 30-14-405, Idaho Code, for the unexpired portion of the current registration or notice filing.
(b) Organizational change. A broker-dealer or investment adviser that changes its form of organization or state of incorporation or organization may continue its registration by filing an amendment to its registration if the change does not involve a material change in its financial condition or management. The amendment becomes effective when filed or on a date designated by the registrant in its filing. The new organization is a successor to the original registrant for the purposes of this chapter. If there is a material change in financial condition or management, the broker-dealer or investment adviser shall file a new application for registration. A predecessor registered under this chapter shall stop conducting its securities business other than winding down transactions and shall file for withdrawal of broker-dealer or investment adviser registration within forty-five (45) days after filing its amendment to effect succession.
(c) Name change. A broker-dealer or investment adviser that changes its name may continue its registration by filing an amendment to its registration. The amendment becomes effective when filed or on a date designated by the registrant.
(d) Change of control. A change of control of a broker-dealer or investment adviser may be made in accordance with a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
[30-14-407, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 200.]
(a) Notice of termination. If an agent registered under this chapter terminates employment by or association with a broker-dealer or issuer, or if an investment adviser representative registered under this chapter terminates employment by or association with an investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser, or if either registrant terminates activities that require registration as an agent or investment adviser representative, the broker-dealer, issuer, investment adviser, or federal covered investment adviser shall promptly file a notice of termination. If the registrant learns that the broker-dealer, issuer, investment adviser, or federal covered investment adviser has not filed the notice, the registrant may do so.
(b) Transfer of employment or association. If an agent registered under this chapter terminates employment by or association with a broker-dealer registered under this chapter and begins employment by or association with another broker-dealer registered under this chapter; or if an investment adviser representative registered under this chapter terminates employment by or association with an investment adviser registered under this chapter or a federal covered investment adviser that has filed a notice under section 30-14-405, Idaho Code, and begins employment by or association with another investment adviser registered under this chapter or a federal covered investment adviser that has filed a notice under section 30-14-405, Idaho Code; then upon the filing by or on behalf of the registrant, within thirty (30) days after the termination, of an application for registration that complies with the requirement of section 30-14-406(a), Idaho Code, and payment of the filing fee required under section 30-14-410, Idaho Code, the registration of the agent or investment adviser representative is:
(1) Immediately effective as of the date of the completed filing, if the agent’s central registration depository record or successor record or the investment adviser representative’s investment adviser registration depository record or successor record does not contain a new or amended disciplinary disclosure within the previous twelve (12) months; or
(2) Temporarily effective as of the date of the completed filing, if the agent’s central registration depository record or successor record or the investment adviser representative’s investment adviser registration depository record or successor record contains a new or amended disciplinary disclosure within the preceding twelve (12) months.
(c) Withdrawal of temporary registration. The administrator may withdraw a temporary registration if there are or were grounds for discipline as specified in section 30-14-412, Idaho Code, and the administrator does so within thirty (30) days after the filing of the application. If the administrator does not withdraw the temporary registration within the thirty (30) day period, registration becomes automatically effective on the thirty-first day after filing.
(d) Power to prevent registration. The administrator may prevent the effectiveness of a transfer of an agent or investment adviser representative under subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section based on the public interest and the protection of investors.
(e) Termination of registration or application for registration. If the administrator determines that a registrant or applicant for registration is no longer in existence or has ceased to act as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser or investment adviser representative, or is the subject of an adjudication of incapacity or is subject to the control of a committee, conservator or guardian, or cannot reasonably be located, a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require the registration be canceled or terminated or the application denied. The administrator may reinstate a canceled or terminated registration, with or without hearing, and may make the registration retroactive.
[30-14-408, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 201.]
Withdrawal of registration by a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser or investment adviser representative becomes effective sixty (60) days after the filing of the application to withdraw or within any shorter period as provided by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter unless a revocation or suspension proceeding is pending when the application is filed. If a proceeding is pending, withdrawal becomes effective when and upon such conditions as required by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter. The administrator may institute a revocation or suspension proceeding under section 30-14-412, Idaho Code, within one (1) year after the withdrawal became effective automatically and issue a revocation or suspension order as of the last date on which registration was effective if a proceeding is not pending.
[30-14-409, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 202.]
(a) Broker-dealers. A person shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars ($200) when initially filing an application for registration as a broker-dealer and a fee of two hundred dollars ($200) when filing a renewal of registration as a broker-dealer. If the filing results in a denial or withdrawal, the administrator shall retain the fee.
(b) Agents. The fee for an individual is fifty dollars ($50.00) when filing an application for registration as an agent, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) when filing a renewal of registration as an agent, and a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) when filing for a change of registration as an agent. If the filing results in a denial or withdrawal, the administrator shall retain the fee.
(c) Investment advisers. A person shall pay a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) when filing an application for registration as an investment adviser and a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) when filing a renewal of registration as an investment adviser. If the filing results in a denial or withdrawal, the administrator shall retain the fee.
(d) Investment adviser representatives. The fee for an individual is thirty dollars ($30.00) when filing an application for registration as an investment adviser representative, a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) when filing a renewal of registration as an investment adviser representative, and a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) when filing a change of registration as an investment adviser representative. If the filing results in a denial or withdrawal, the administrator shall retain the fee.
(e) Federal covered investment advisers. A federal covered investment adviser required to file a notice under section 30-14-405, Idaho Code, shall pay an initial fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) and an annual notice fee of thirty dollars ($30.00).
(f) Payment. A person required to pay a filing or notice fee under this section may transmit the fee through or to a designee as a rule or order provides under this chapter.
(g) Dual agent/investment adviser representative. An investment adviser representative who is registered as an agent under section 30-14-402, Idaho Code, and who represents a person that is both registered as a broker-dealer under section 30-14-401, Idaho Code, and registered as an investment adviser under section 30-14-403, Idaho Code, or required as a federal covered investment adviser to make a notice filing under section 30-14-405, Idaho Code, is not required to pay an initial or annual registration fee for registration as an investment adviser representative.
[30-14-410, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 202.]
(a) Financial requirements. Subject to section 15(i) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(i)) or section 222 of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-18a), a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may establish minimum financial requirements for broker-dealers registered or required to be registered under this chapter and investment advisers registered or required to be registered under this chapter.
(b) Financial reports. Subject to section 15(i) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(i)) or section 222(b) of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-18a), a broker-dealer registered or required to be registered under this chapter and an investment adviser registered or required to be registered under this chapter shall file such financial reports as are required by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter. If the information contained in a record filed under this subsection is or becomes inaccurate or incomplete in a material respect, the registrant shall promptly file a correcting amendment.
(c) Recordkeeping. Subject to section 15(i) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(i)) or section 222 of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-18a):
(1) A broker-dealer registered or required to be registered under this chapter and an investment adviser registered or required to be registered under this chapter shall make and maintain the accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books and other records required by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter;
(2) Broker-dealer records required to be maintained under subsection (c)(1) of this section may be maintained in any form of data storage acceptable under section 17(a) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78q(a)) if they are readily accessible to the administrator; and
(3) Investment adviser records required to be maintained under subsection (c)(1) of this section may be maintained in any form of data storage required by a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(d) Audits or inspections. The records of every person issuing or guaranteeing any securities subject to the provisions of this chapter, if such person is registered or required to be registered under this chapter, and of every broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser or investment adviser representative registered or required to be registered under this chapter are subject to such reasonable periodic, special or other audits or inspections by a representative of the administrator, within or without this state, as the administrator considers necessary or appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors. An audit or inspection may be made at any time and without prior notice. The administrator may copy, and may remove for audit or inspection copies of, all records the administrator reasonably considers necessary or appropriate to conduct the audit or inspection. The administrator may assess a reasonable charge for conducting an audit or inspection under this subsection.
(e) Custody and discretionary authority bond or insurance. Subject to section 15(i) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(i)) or section 222 of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-18a), a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require a broker-dealer or investment adviser that has custody of or discretionary authority over funds or securities of a customer or client to obtain insurance or post a bond or other satisfactory form of security in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). The administrator may determine the requirements of the insurance, bond or other satisfactory form of security. Insurance or a bond or other satisfactory form of security may not be required of a broker-dealer registered under this chapter whose net capital exceeds, or of an investment adviser registered under this chapter whose minimum financial requirements exceed, the amounts required by rule or order under this chapter. The insurance, bond or other satisfactory form of security must permit an action by a person to enforce any liability on the insurance, bond or other satisfactory form of security if instituted within the time limitations in section 30-14-509(j)(2), Idaho Code.
(f) Requirements for custody. Subject to section 15(i) of the securities exchange act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(i)) or section 222 of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-18a), an agent may not have custody of funds or securities of a customer except under the supervision of a broker-dealer and an investment adviser representative may not have custody of funds or securities of a client except under the supervision of an investment adviser or a federal covered investment adviser. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may prohibit, limit, or impose conditions on a broker-dealer regarding custody of funds or securities of a customer and on an investment adviser regarding custody of securities or funds of a client.
(g) Investment adviser brochure rule. With respect to an investment adviser registered or required to be registered under this chapter, a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require that information or other record be furnished or disseminated to clients or prospective clients in this state as necessary or appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors and advisory clients.
(h) Continuing education. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require an individual registered under section 30-14-402 or 30-14-404, Idaho Code, to participate in a continuing education program approved by the securities and exchange commission and administered by a self-regulatory organization or, in the absence of such a program, a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require continuing education for an individual registered under section 30-14-404, Idaho Code.
[30-14-411, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 203; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 17, p. 191; am. 2020, ch. 103, sec. 2, p. 275.]
(a) Disciplinary conditions — Applicants. If the administrator finds that the order is in the public interest and subsection (d) of this section authorizes the action, an order issued under this chapter may deny an application, or may condition or limit registration of an applicant to be a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser or investment adviser representative, and, if the applicant is a broker-dealer or investment adviser, of any partner, officer, director or person having a similar status or performing similar functions, or a person directly or indirectly in control, of the broker-dealer or investment adviser.
(b) Disciplinary conditions — Registrants. If the administrator finds that the order is in the public interest and subsection (d) of this section authorizes the action, an order issued under this chapter may revoke, suspend, condition or limit the registration of a registrant and, if the registrant is a broker-dealer or investment adviser, of any partner, officer, director or person having a similar status or performing similar functions, or a person directly or indirectly in control, of the broker-dealer or investment adviser. Provided however, the administrator may not:
(1) Institute a revocation or suspension proceeding under this subsection based on an order issued under a law of another state that is reported to the administrator or a designee of the administrator more than one (1) year after the date of the order on which it is based; or
(2) Under subsection (d)(5)(A) or (B) of this section, issue an order on the basis of an order issued under the securities act of another state unless the other order was based on conduct for which subsection (d) of this section would authorize the action had the conduct occurred in this state.
(c) Disciplinary penalties — Registrants. If the administrator finds that the order is in the public interest and subsections (d)(1) through (6), (8), (9), (10), (12) or (13) of this section authorizes the action, an order under this chapter may censure, impose a bar or suspension from association with a broker-dealer or investment adviser registered in this state, or impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation, on a registrant and, if the registrant is a broker-dealer or investment adviser, a partner, officer, director or person having a similar status or performing similar functions, or a person directly or indirectly in control, of the broker-dealer or investment adviser.
(d) Grounds for discipline. A person may be disciplined under subsections (a) through (c) of this section if the person:
(1) Has filed an application for registration in this state under this chapter or the predecessor act within the previous ten (10) years, which, as of the effective date of registration or as of any date after filing in the case of an order denying effectiveness, was incomplete in any material respect or contained a statement that, in light of the circumstances under which it was made, was false or misleading with respect to a material fact;
(2) Willfully violated or willfully failed to comply with this chapter or the predecessor act or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter or the predecessor act within the previous ten (10) years;
(3) Has been convicted of any felony or within the previous ten (10) years has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving a security, a commodity future or option contract, or an aspect of a business involving securities, commodities, investments, franchises, insurance, banking or finance;
(4) Is enjoined or restrained by a court of competent jurisdiction in an action instituted by the administrator under this chapter or the predecessor act, a state, the securities and exchange commission, or the United States from engaging in or continuing an act, practice or course of business involving an aspect of a business involving securities, commodities, investments, franchises, insurance, banking or finance;
(5) Is the subject of an order, issued after notice and opportunity for hearing by:
(A) The securities, depository institution, insurance or other financial services regulator of a state or by the securities and exchange commission or other federal agency denying, revoking, barring or suspending registration as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or investment adviser representative;
(B) The securities regulator of a state or the securities and exchange commission against a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, investment adviser representative, or federal covered investment adviser;
(C) The securities and exchange commission or a self-regulatory organization suspending or expelling the registrant from membership in the self-regulatory organization;
(D) A court adjudicating a United States postal service fraud order;
(E) The insurance regulator of a state denying, suspending or revoking registration as an insurance agent; or
(F) A depository institution regulator suspending or barring the person from the depository institution business;
(6) Is the subject of an adjudication or determination, after notice and opportunity for hearing, by the securities and exchange commission, the commodity futures trading commission; the federal trade commission; a federal depository institution regulator, or a depository institution, insurance or other financial services regulator of a state that the person willfully violated the securities act of 1933, the securities exchange act of 1934, the investment advisers act of 1940, the investment company act of 1940, or the commodity exchange act, the securities or commodities law of a state, or a federal or state law under which a business involving investments, franchises, insurance, banking or finance is regulated;
(7) Is insolvent, either because the person’s liabilities exceed the person’s assets or because the person cannot meet the person’s obligations as they mature, provided however that the administrator may not enter an order against an applicant or registrant under this paragraph (7) without a finding of insolvency as to the applicant or registrant;
(8) Refuses to allow or otherwise impedes the administrator from conducting an audit or inspection under section 30-14-411(d), Idaho Code, or refuses access to a registrant’s office to conduct an audit or inspection under section 30-14-411(d), Idaho Code;
(9) Has failed to reasonably supervise an agent, investment adviser representative or other individual, if the agent, investment adviser representative or other individual was subject to the person’s supervision and committed a violation of this chapter or the predecessor act or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter or the predecessor act within the previous ten (10) years;
(10) Has not paid the proper filing fee within thirty (30) days after having been notified by the administrator of a deficiency, provided however that the administrator shall vacate an order under this paragraph (10) when the deficiency is corrected;
(11) After notice and opportunity for a hearing, has been found within the previous ten (10) years:
(A) By a court of competent jurisdiction to have willfully violated the laws of a foreign jurisdiction under which the business of securities, commodities, investment, franchises, insurance, banking or finance is regulated;
(B) To have been the subject of an order of a securities regulator of a foreign jurisdiction denying, revoking or suspending the right to engage in the business of securities as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, investment adviser representative or similar person; or
(C) To have been suspended or expelled from membership by or participation in a securities exchange or securities association operating under the securities laws of a foreign jurisdiction;
(12) Is the subject of a cease and desist order issued by the securities and exchange commission or issued under the securities, commodities, investment, franchise, banking, finance or insurance laws of a state;
(13) Has engaged in dishonest or unethical practices in the securities, commodities, investment, franchise, banking, finance or insurance business within the previous ten (10) years; or
(14) Is not qualified on the basis of factors such as training, experience and knowledge of the securities business. Provided however, in the case of an application by an agent for a broker-dealer that is a member of a self-regulatory organization or by an individual for registration as an investment adviser representative, a denial order may not be based on this paragraph (14) if the individual has successfully completed all examinations required by subsection (e) of this section. The administrator may require an applicant for registration under section 30-14-402 or 30-14-404, Idaho Code, who has not been registered in a state within the two (2) years preceding the filing of an application in this state to successfully complete an examination.
(e) Examinations. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require that an examination, including an examination developed or approved by an organization of securities regulators, be successfully completed by a class of individuals or all individuals. An order issued under this chapter may waive, in whole or in part, an examination as to an individual and a rule adopted under this chapter may waive, in whole or in part, an examination as to a class of individuals if the administrator determines that the examination is not necessary or appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
(f) Summary process. The administrator may suspend or deny an application summarily; restrict, condition, limit or suspend a registration; or censure, bar, or impose a civil penalty on a registrant before final determination of an administrative proceeding. Upon the issuance of an order, the administrator shall promptly notify each person subject to the order that the order has been issued, the reasons for the action, and that within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of a request in a record from the person the matter will be scheduled for a hearing. If a hearing is not requested and none is ordered by the administrator within thirty (30) days after the date of service of the order, the order becomes final by operation of law. If a hearing is requested or ordered, the administrator, after notice of and opportunity for hearing to each person subject to the order, may modify or vacate the order or extend the order until final determination.
(g) Procedural requirements. An order issued may not be issued under this section, except under subsection (f) of this section, without:
(1) Appropriate notice to the applicant or registrant;
(2) Opportunity for hearing; and
(3) Findings of fact and conclusions of law in a record in accordance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
(h) Control person liability. A person that controls, directly or indirectly, a person not in compliance with this section may be disciplined by order of the administrator under subsections (a) through (c) of this section to the same extent as the noncomplying person, unless the controlling person did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of conduct that is a ground for discipline under this section.
(i) Limit on investigation or proceeding. The administrator may not institute a proceeding under subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section based solely on material facts actually known by the administrator unless an investigation or the proceeding is instituted within one (1) year after the administrator actually acquires knowledge of the material facts.
[30-14-412, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 205; am. 2008, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 420; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 5, p. 182; am. 2022, ch. 101, sec. 2, p. 347.]
It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, directly or indirectly:
(1) To employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(2) To make an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(3) To engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person; or
(4) To divert investor money to the personal use of the issuer, offeror or seller, or to pay prior investors without specifically disclosing that use before receiving the investor’s money.
[30-14-501, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 209; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 6, p. 185.]
(a) Fraud in providing investment advice. It is unlawful for a person that advises others for compensation, either directly or indirectly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities or that, for compensation and as part of a regular business, issues or promulgates analyses or reports relating to securities:
(1) To employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud another person;
(2) To engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person; or
(3) To divert investor money to the personal use of the issuer, offeror or seller, or to pay prior investors without specifically disclosing that use before receiving the investor’s money.
(b) Rules defining fraud. A rule adopted under this chapter may define an act, practice, or course of business of an investment adviser or an investment adviser representative, as fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative, and prescribe means reasonably designed to prevent investment advisers and investment adviser representatives, from engaging in acts, practices, and courses of business defined as fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative.
(c) Rules specifying contents of advisory contract. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may specify the contents of an investment advisory contract entered into, extended or renewed by an investment adviser.
[30-14-502, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 209; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 7, p. 185.]
(a) Civil. In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption or exclusion has the burden to prove the applicability of the claim.
(b) Criminal. In a criminal proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption or exclusion has the burden of going forward with evidence of the claim.
[30-14-503, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 209.]
(a) Filing requirement. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may require the filing of a prospectus, pamphlet, circular, form letter, advertisement, sales literature or other advertising record relating to a security or investment advice, addressed or intended for distribution to prospective investors, including clients or prospective clients of a person registered or required to be registered as an investment adviser under this chapter.
(b) Excluded communications. This section does not apply to sales and advertising literature specified in subsection (a) of this section which relates to a federal covered security, a federal covered investment adviser, or a security or transaction exempted by section 30-14-201, 30-14-202 or 30-14-203, Idaho Code, except as required pursuant to section 30-14-201(7), Idaho Code.
[30-14-504, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 209.]
It is unlawful for a person to make or cause to be made, in a record that is used in an action or proceeding or filed under this chapter, a statement that, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading in a material respect, or, in connection with the statement, to omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement made, in the light of the circumstances under which it was made, not false or misleading.
[30-14-505, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 210.]
The filing of an application for registration, a registration statement, a notice filing under this chapter, the registration of a person, the notice filing by a person, or the registration of a security under this chapter does not constitute a finding by the administrator that a record filed under this chapter is true, complete, and not misleading. The filing or registration or the availability of an exemption, exception, preemption or exclusion for a security or a transaction does not mean that the administrator has passed upon the merits or qualifications of, or recommended or given approval to, a person, security or transaction. It is unlawful to make, or cause to be made, to a purchaser, customer, client, or prospective customer or client a representation inconsistent with this section.
[30-14-506, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 210.]
A broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or investment adviser representative is not liable to another broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or investment adviser representative for defamation relating to a statement that is contained in a record required by the administrator, or designee of the administrator, the securities and exchange commission or a self-regulatory organization, unless the person knew, or should have known at the time that the statement was made, that it was false in a material respect or the person acted in reckless disregard of the statement’s truth or falsity.
[30-14-507, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 210.]
(a) Criminal penalties. A person that willfully violates this chapter, or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, except section 30-14-504, Idaho Code, or the notice filing requirements of section 30-14-302 or 30-14-405, Idaho Code, or that willfully violates section 30-14-505, Idaho Code, knowing the statement made to be false or misleading in a material respect, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both. An individual convicted of violating a rule or order under this chapter may be fined, but may not be imprisoned, if the individual did not have knowledge of the rule or order.
(b) A person that willfully violates section 30-14-501 or 30-14-502(a), Idaho Code, and in connection with that violation, the violator knowingly accepts any money representing:
(1) Equity in a person’s home;
(2) A withdrawal from any individual retirement account or similar retirement account; or
(3) A withdrawal from any qualified retirement plan as defined in the Internal Revenue Code,
shall upon conviction be punished by imprisonment for not less than three (3) years or more than fifteen (15) years if, at the time the crime was committed, the property, money or thing unlawfully obtained or sought to be obtained was worth ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more.
(c) If, in the commission of an offense described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the victim is an elder or dependent adult, and the violator has knowledge that the victim is an elder or dependent adult, the defendant shall receive an additional term of imprisonment as follows:
(1) Three (3) years if the victim is under seventy (70) years of age.
(2) Five (5) years if the victim is seventy (70) years of age or older.
(d) As used in this section, "elder" means any person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older.
(e) As used in this section, "dependent adult" means any person who is between the ages of eighteen (18) and sixty-four (64) years, who has physical or mental limitations which restrict the person’s ability to carry out normal activities or to protect the person’s rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have physical or developmental disabilities or whose physical or mental abilities have diminished because of age.
(f) No indictment or information may be returned under this chapter more than five (5) years after the alleged violation.
(g) Criminal reference not required. The attorney general or the proper prosecuting attorney with or without a reference from the administrator, may institute criminal proceedings under this chapter.
(h) No limitation on other criminal enforcement. This chapter does not limit the power of this state to punish a person for conduct that constitutes a crime under other laws of this state.
[30-14-508, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 210.]
(a) Securities litigation uniform standards act. Enforcement of civil liability under this section is subject to the securities litigation uniform standards act of 1998, as cited in section 30-14-103, Idaho Code.
(b) Liability of seller to purchaser. A person is liable to the purchaser if the person sells a security in violation of section 30-14-301, Idaho Code, or, by means of an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which it is made, not misleading, the purchaser not knowing the untruth or omission and the seller not sustaining the burden of proof that the seller did not know and, in the exercise of reasonable care, could not have known of the untruth or omission. An action under this subsection is governed by the following:
(1) The purchaser may maintain an action to recover the consideration paid for the security, less the amount of any income received on the security, and interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the purchase, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees determined by the court, upon the tender of the security, or for actual damages as provided in subsection (b)(3) of this section.
(2) The tender referred to in subsection (b)(1) of this section may be made any time before entry of judgment. Tender requires only notice in a record of ownership of the security and willingness to exchange the security for the amount specified. A purchaser that no longer owns the security may recover actual damages as provided in subsection (b)(3) of this section.
(3) Actual damages in an action arising under this subsection are the amount that would be recoverable upon a tender less the value of the security when the purchaser disposed of it, and interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the purchase, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees determined by the court.
(c) Liability of purchaser to seller. A person is liable to the seller if the person buys a security by means of an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which it is made, not misleading, the seller not knowing of the untruth or omission, and the purchaser not sustaining the burden of proof that the purchaser did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care, could not have known of the untruth or omission. An action under this subsection is governed by the following:
(1) The seller may maintain an action to recover the security, and any income received on the security, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees determined by the court, upon the tender of the purchase price, or for actual damages as provided in subsection (c)(3) of this section.
(2) The tender referred to in subsection (c)(1) of this section may be made any time before entry of judgment. Tender requires only notice in a record of the present ability to pay the amount tendered and willingness to take delivery of the security for the amount specified. If the purchaser no longer owns the security, the seller may recover actual damages as provided in subsection (c)(3) of this section.
(3) Actual damages in an action arising under this subsection are the difference between the price at which the security was sold and the value the security would have had at the time of the sale in the absence of the purchaser’s conduct causing liability, and at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the sale of the security, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees determined by the court.
(d) Liability of unregistered broker-dealer and agent. A person acting as a broker-dealer or agent that sells or buys a security in violation of section 30-14-401(a), 30-14-402(a) or 30-14-506, Idaho Code, is liable to the customer. The customer, if a purchaser, may maintain an action for recovery of actual damages as specified in subsections (b)(1) through (3) of this section, or, if a seller, for a remedy as specified in subsections (c)(1) through (3) of this section.
(e) Liability of unregistered investment adviser and investment adviser representative. A person acting as an investment adviser or investment adviser representative that provides investment advice for compensation in violation of section 30-14-403(a), 30-14-404(a) or 30-14-506, Idaho Code, is liable to the client. The client may maintain an action to recover the consideration paid for the advice, interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of payment, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees determined by the court.
(f) Liability for investment advice. A person that receives directly or indirectly any consideration for providing investment advice to another person and that employs a device, scheme or artifice to defraud the other person or engages in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on the other person, is liable to the other person. An action under this subsection is governed by the following:
(1) The person defrauded may maintain an action to recover the consideration paid for the advice and the amount of any actual damages caused by the fraudulent conduct, interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the fraudulent conduct, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees determined by the court, less the amount of any income received as a result of the fraudulent conduct.
(2) This subsection does not apply to a broker-dealer or its agents if the investment advice provided is solely incidental to transacting business as a broker-dealer and no special compensation is received for the investment advice.
(g) Joint and several liability. The following persons are liable jointly and severally with and to the same extent as persons liable under subsections (b) through (f) of this section:
(1) A person that directly or indirectly controls a person liable under subsections (b) through (f) of this section, unless the controlling person sustains the burden of proof that the person did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of conduct by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist;
(2) An individual who is a managing partner, executive officer, or director of a person liable under subsections (b) through (f) of this section, including an individual having a similar status or performing similar functions, unless the individual sustains the burden of proof that the individual did not know and, in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of conduct by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist;
(3) An individual who is an employee of or associated with a person liable under subsections (b) through (f) of this section and who materially aids the conduct giving rise to the liability, unless the individual sustains the burden of proof that the individual did not know and, in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of conduct by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist; and
(4) A person that is a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative that materially aids the conduct giving rise to the liability under subsections (b) through (f) of this section, unless the person sustains the burden of proof that the person did not know and, in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of conduct by reason of which liability is alleged to exist.
(h) Right of contribution. A person liable under this section has a right of contribution as in cases of contract against any other person liable under this section for the same conduct.
(i) Survival of cause of action. A cause of action under this section survives the death of an individual who might have been a plaintiff or defendant.
(j) Statute of limitations. A person may not obtain relief:
(1) Under subsection (b) of this section for violation of section 30-14-301, Idaho Code, or under subsection (d) or (e) of this section, unless the action is instituted within three (3) years after the violation occurred; or
(2) Under subsection (b) of this section, other than for violation of section 30-14-301, Idaho Code, or under subsection (c) or (f) of this section, unless the action is instituted within three (3) years after a violation was discovered or would have been discovered with the exercise of reasonable care.
(k) No enforcement of violative contract. A person that has made, or has engaged in the performance of, a contract in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, or that has acquired a purported right under the contract with knowledge of conduct by reason of which its making or performance was in violation of this chapter, may not base an action on the contract.
(l) No contractual waiver. A condition, stipulation, or provision binding a person purchasing or selling a security or receiving investment advice to waive compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter is void.
(m) Survival of other rights or remedies. The rights and remedies provided by this chapter are in addition to any other rights or remedies that may exist, but this chapter does not create a cause of action not specified in this section or section 30-14-411(e), Idaho Code.
[30-14-509, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 211; am. 2022, ch. 101, sec. 3, p. 350.]
A purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice may not maintain an action under section 30-14-509, Idaho Code, if:
(a) The purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice receives in a record, before the action is instituted:
(1) An offer stating the respect in which liability under section 30-14-509, Idaho Code, may have arisen and fairly advising the purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice of that person’s rights in connection with the offer, and any financial or other information necessary to correct all material misrepresentations or omissions in the information that was required by this chapter to be furnished to that person at the time of the purchase, sale, or investment advice;
(2) If the basis for relief under this section may have been a violation of section 30-14-509(b), Idaho Code, an offer to repurchase the security for cash, payable on delivery of the security, equal to the consideration paid, and interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the purchase, less the amount of any income received on the security, or, if the purchaser no longer owns the security, an offer to pay the purchaser upon acceptance of the offer damages in an amount that would be recoverable upon a tender, less the value of the security when the purchaser disposed of it, and interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the purchase in cash equal to the damages computed in the manner provided in this subsection;
(3) If the basis for relief under this section may have been a violation of section 30-14-509(c), Idaho Code, an offer to tender the security, on payment by the seller of an amount equal to the purchase price paid, less income received on the security by the purchaser and interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the sale; or if the purchaser no longer owns the security, an offer to pay the seller upon acceptance of the offer, in cash, damages in the amount of the difference between the price at which the security was purchased and the value the security would have had at the time of the purchase in the absence of the purchaser’s conduct that may have caused liability and interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the sale;
(4) If the basis for relief under this section may have been a violation of section 30-14-509(d), Idaho Code; and if the customer is a purchaser, an offer to pay as specified in subsection (b) of this section; or, if the customer is a seller, an offer to tender or to pay as specified in subsection (c) of this section;
(5) If the basis for relief under this section may have been a violation of section 30-14-509(e), Idaho Code, an offer to reimburse in cash the consideration paid for the advice and interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of payment; or
(6) If the basis for relief under this section may have been a violation of section 30-14-509(f), Idaho Code, an offer to reimburse in cash the consideration paid for the advice, the amount of any actual damages that may have been caused by the conduct, and interest at the annual rate of interest set forth in section 28-22-104(2), Idaho Code, from the date of the violation causing the loss;
(b) The offer under subsection (a)(1) of this section states that it must be accepted by the purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice within thirty (30) days after the date of its receipt by the purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice or any shorter period, of not less than three (3) days, that the administrator, by order, specifies;
(c) The offeror has the present ability to pay the amount offered or to tender the security under subsection (a)(1) of this section;
(d) The offer under subsection (a)(1) of this section is delivered to the purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice, or sent in a manner that ensures receipt by the purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice; and
(e) The purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice that accepts the offer under subsection (a)(1) of this section in a record within the period specified under subsection (a)(2) of this section is paid in accordance with the terms of the offer.
[30-14-510, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 214.]
(a) Administration. The administration of the provisions of this chapter shall be under the general supervision and control of the administrator.
(b) Unlawful use of records or information. It is unlawful for the administrator or an officer, employee, or designee of the administrator to use for personal benefit or the benefit of others records or other information obtained by or filed with the administrator that are not public under section 30-14-607(b), Idaho Code. This chapter does not authorize the administrator or an officer, employee, or designee of the administrator to disclose the record or information, except in accordance with section 30-14-602, 30-14-607(c) or 30-14-608, Idaho Code.
(c) No privilege or exemption created or diminished. This chapter does not create or diminish a privilege or exemption that exists at common law, by statute or rule, or otherwise.
(d) Investor education. The administrator may develop and implement investor education initiatives to inform the public about investing in securities, with particular emphasis on the prevention and detection of securities fraud. In developing and implementing these initiatives, the administrator may collaborate with public and nonprofit organizations with an interest in investor education. The administrator may accept a grant or donation from a person that is not affiliated with the securities industry or from a nonprofit organization, regardless of whether the organization is affiliated with the securities industry, to develop and implement investor education initiatives. This subsection does not authorize the administrator to require participation or monetary contributions of a registrant in an investor education program.
(e) The securities investor education and training fund. The securities investor education and training fund is hereby created to provide funds for the purposes specified in subsection (d) of this section. All moneys received by the state by reason of civil penalties and administrative fines collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the securities investor education and training fund up to but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year. The administrator may use funds in this account in a manner consistent with the duties of the department of finance under this chapter.
[30-14-601, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 216.]
(a) Authority to investigate. The administrator may:
(1) Conduct public or private investigations within or outside of this state which the administrator considers necessary or appropriate to determine whether a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, or to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or in the adoption of rules and forms under this chapter;
(2) Require or permit a person to testify, file a statement, or produce a record, under oath or otherwise as the administrator determines, as to all the facts and circumstances concerning a matter to be investigated or about which an action or proceeding is to be instituted; and
(3) Publish a record concerning an action, proceeding, or an investigation under, or a violation of, this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter if the administrator determines it is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
(b) Administrator powers to investigate. For the purpose of an investigation or proceeding under this chapter, the administrator or its designated officer may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, seek compulsion of attendance, take evidence, require the filing of statements, and require the production of any records that the administrator considers relevant or material to the investigation or proceeding.
(c) Procedure and remedies for noncompliance. If a person does not appear or refuses to testify, file a statement, produce records, or otherwise does not obey a subpoena as required by the administrator under this chapter, the administrator may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction or a court of another state for an order to enforce compliance. The court may:
(1) Hold the person in contempt;
(2) Order the person to appear before the administrator;
(3) Order the person to testify about the matter under investigation or in question;
(4) Order the production of records;
(5) Grant injunctive relief, including restricting or prohibiting the offer or sale of securities or the providing of investment advice;
(6) Impose a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation; and
(7) Grant any other necessary or appropriate relief.
(d) Application for relief. This section does not preclude a person from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction or a court of another state for relief from a request to appear, testify, file a statement, produce records, or obey a subpoena.
(e) Use immunity procedure. An individual is not excused from attending, testifying, filing a statement, producing a record or other evidence, or obeying a subpoena of the administrator under this chapter or in an action or proceeding instituted by the administrator under this chapter on the ground that the required testimony, statement, record, or other evidence, directly or indirectly, may tend to incriminate the individual or subject the individual to a criminal fine, penalty, or forfeiture. If the individual refuses to testify, file a statement, or produce a record or other evidence on the basis of the individual’s privilege against self-incrimination, the administrator may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to compel the testimony, the filing of the statement, the production of the record, or the giving of other evidence. The testimony, record, or other evidence compelled under such an order may not be used, directly or indirectly, against the individual in a criminal case, except in a prosecution for perjury or contempt or otherwise failing to comply with the order.
(f) Assistance to securities regulator of another jurisdiction. At the request of a law enforcement or other governmental or regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, the administrator may provide assistance if the requesting entity states that it is conducting an investigation to determine whether a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate a law or rule of the other state or foreign jurisdiction relating to securities matters that the requesting regulator administers or enforces. The administrator may provide the assistance by using the authority to investigate and the powers conferred by this section as the administrator determines is necessary or appropriate. The assistance may be provided without regard to whether the conduct described in the request would also constitute a violation of this chapter or other law of this state if occurring in this state. In deciding whether to provide the assistance, the administrator may consider whether the requesting regulator is permitted and has agreed to provide assistance reciprocally within its state, federal or foreign jurisdiction to the administrator on securities matters when requested; whether compliance with the request would violate or prejudice the public policy of this state; and the availability of resources and employees of the administrator to carry out the request for assistance.
[30-14-602, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 216.]
(a) Civil action instituted by administrator. If the administrator believes that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter or that a person has, is, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business that materially aids a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, the administrator may maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the act, practice, or course of business and to enforce compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(b) Relief available. In an action under this section and on a proper showing, the court may:
(1) Issue a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or declaratory judgment;
(2) Order other appropriate or ancillary relief, which may include:
(A) An asset freeze, accounting, writ of attachment, writ of general or specific execution, and appointment of a receiver or conservator, that may be the administrator, for the defendant or the defendant’s assets;
(B) Ordering the administrator to take charge and control of a defendant’s property, including investment accounts and accounts in a depository institution, rents, and profits; to collect debts; and to acquire and dispose of property;
(C) Imposing a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation; an order of rescission, restitution, or disgorgement directed to a person that has engaged in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this chapter or the predecessor act or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter or the predecessor act; and
(D) Ordering the payment of prejudgment and postjudgment interest; or
(3) Order such other relief as the court considers appropriate.
(c) No bond required. The administrator shall not be required to post a bond in an action or proceeding under this chapter.
(d) Statute of limitation. If the administrator brings a civil action under this section, such action must be instituted within three (3) years from the discovery by the administrator of the facts constituting the alleged violation.
[30-14-603, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 218; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 8, p. 186.]
(a) Issuance of an order or notice. If the administrator determines that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter or that a person has materially aided, is materially aiding, or is about to materially aid an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter, the administrator may:
(1) Issue an order directing the person to cease and desist from engaging in the act, practice, or course of business or to take other action necessary or appropriate to comply with this chapter;
(2) Issue an order denying, suspending, revoking, or conditioning the exemptions for a broker-dealer under section 30-14-401(b)(1)(D) or (F), Idaho Code, or an investment adviser under section 30-14-403(b)(1)(C), Idaho Code; or
(3) Issue an order under section 30-14-204, Idaho Code.
(b) Summary process. An order under subsection (a) of this section is effective on the date of issuance. Upon issuance of the order, the administrator shall promptly serve each person subject to the order with a copy of the order and a notice that the order has been entered. The order must include a statement whether the administrator will seek a civil penalty or costs of the investigation, a statement of the reasons for the order, and notice that, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a request in a record from the person, the matter will be scheduled for a hearing. If a person subject to the order does not request a hearing and none is ordered by the administrator within thirty (30) days after the date of service of the order, the order, which may include a civil penalty or costs of the investigation if a civil penalty or costs were sought in the statement accompanying the order, becomes final as to that person by operation of law. If a hearing is requested or ordered, the administrator, after notice of and opportunity for hearing to each person subject to the order, may modify or vacate the order or extend it until final determination.
(c) Procedure for final order. If a hearing is requested or ordered pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, a hearing must be held pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code. A final order may not be issued unless the administrator makes findings of fact and conclusions of law in a record pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code. The final order may make final, vacate, or modify the order issued under subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Civil penalty. In a final order under subsection (c) of this section, the administrator may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.
(e) Costs. In a final order, the administrator may charge the actual cost of an investigation or proceeding for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter.
(f) Filing of certified final order with court — Effect of filing. If a petition for judicial review of a final order is not filed in accordance with section 30-14-609, Idaho Code, the administrator may file a certified copy of the final order with the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction. The order so filed has the same effect as a judgment of the court and may be recorded, enforced, or satisfied in the same manner as a judgment of the court.
(g) Enforcement by court — Further civil penalty. If a person does not comply with an order under this section, the administrator may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the order. The court may not require the administrator to post a bond in an action or proceeding under this section. If the court finds, after service and opportunity for hearing, that the person was not in compliance with the order, the court may adjudge the person in civil contempt of the order. The court may impose a further civil penalty against the person for contempt in an amount not less than five hundred dollars ($500) but not greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation and may grant any other relief the court determines is just and proper in the circumstances.
[30-14-604, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 218.]
(a) Issuance and adoption of forms, orders, and rules. The administrator may:
(1) Issue forms and orders and, after notice and comment, may adopt and amend rules necessary or appropriate to carry out this chapter and may repeal rules, including rules and forms governing registration statements, applications, notice filings, reports, and other records;
(2) By rule, define terms, whether or not used in this chapter, but those definitions may not be inconsistent with this chapter; and
(3) By rule, classify securities, persons, and transactions and adopt different requirements for different classes.
(b) Findings and cooperation. Under this chapter, a rule or form may not be adopted or amended, or an order issued or amended, unless the administrator finds that the rule, form, order, or amendment is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors and is consistent with the purposes intended by this chapter. In adopting, amending, and repealing rules and forms, section 30-14-608, Idaho Code, applies in order to achieve uniformity among the states and coordination with federal laws in the form and content of registration statements, applications, reports, and other records, including the adoption of uniform rules, forms, and procedures.
(c) Financial statements. Subject to section 15(i) of the securities exchange act (15 U.S.C. 78o(i)) and section 222 of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-18a), the administrator may require that a financial statement filed under this chapter be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and comply with other requirements specified by rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may establish:
(1) Subject to section 15(i) of the securities exchange act (15 U.S.C. 78o(i)) and section 222 of the investment advisers act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-18a), the form and content of financial statements required under this chapter;
(2) Whether unconsolidated financial statements must be filed; and
(3) Whether required financial statements must be audited by an independent certified public accountant.
(d) Interpretative opinions. The administrator may provide interpretative opinions or issue determinations that the administrator will not institute a proceeding or an action under this chapter against a specified person for engaging in a specified act, practice, or course of business if the determination is consistent with this chapter. A rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter may establish a reasonable charge for interpretative opinions or determinations that the administrator will not institute an action or a proceeding under this chapter.
(e) Effect of compliance. A penalty under this chapter may not be imposed for, and liability does not arise from, conduct that is engaged in or omitted in good faith believing it conforms to a rule, form, or order of the administrator under this chapter.
(f) Presumption for public hearings. A hearing in an administrative proceeding under this chapter must be conducted in public unless the administrator for good cause consistent with this chapter determines that the hearing will not be so conducted.
[30-14-605, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 220; am. 2020, ch. 103, sec. 3, p. 277; am. 2022, ch. 101, sec. 4, p. 353.]
(a) Public register of filings. The administrator shall maintain, or designate a person to maintain, a register of applications for registration of securities; registration statements; notice filings; applications for registration of broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives; notice filings by federal covered investment advisers that are or have been effective under this chapter or the predecessor act; notices of claims of exemption from registration or notice filing requirements contained in a record; orders issued under this chapter or the predecessor act; and interpretative opinions or no action determinations issued under this chapter.
(b) Public availability. The administrator shall make all rules, forms, interpretative opinions, and orders available to the public.
(c) Copies of public records. The administrator shall furnish a copy of a record that is a public record or a certification that the public record does not exist to a person that so requests. A rule adopted under this chapter may establish a reasonable charge for furnishing the record or certification. A copy of the record certified or a certificate by the administrator of a record’s nonexistence is prima facie evidence of a record or its nonexistence.
[30-14-606, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 221.]
(a) Presumption of public records. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, records obtained by the administrator or filed under this chapter, including a record contained in or filed with a registration statement, application, notice filing, or report, are public records and are available for public examination.
(b) Nonpublic records. Records as set forth in section 74-111, Idaho Code, are not public records and are not available for public examination under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Administrator discretion to disclose. If disclosure is for the purpose of a civil, administrative, or criminal investigation, action, or proceeding or to a person specified in section 30-14-608(a), Idaho Code, the administrator may disclose a record obtained in connection with an audit or inspection under section 30-14-411(d), Idaho Code, or a record obtained in connection with an investigation under section 30-14-602, Idaho Code.
[30-14-607, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 221; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 52, p. 419.]
(a) Objective of uniformity. The administrator shall, in its discretion, cooperate, coordinate, consult, and, subject to section 30-14-607, Idaho Code, share records and information with the securities regulator of another state, Canada, a Canadian province or territory, a foreign jurisdiction, the securities and exchange commission, the United States department of justice, the commodity futures trading commission, the federal trade commission, the securities investor protection corporation, a self-regulatory organization, a national or international organization of securities regulators, a federal or state banking or insurance regulator, and a governmental law enforcement or regulatory agency to effectuate greater uniformity in securities matters among the federal government, self-regulatory organizations, states, and foreign governments.
(b) Policies to consider. In cooperating, coordinating, consulting, and sharing records and information under this section and in acting by rule, order, or waiver under this chapter, the administrator shall, in the administrator’s discretion, take into consideration in carrying out the public interest the following general policies:
(1) Maximizing effectiveness of regulation for the protection of investors;
(2) Maximizing uniformity in federal and state regulatory standards; and
(3) Minimizing burdens on the business of capital formation, without adversely affecting essentials of investor protection.
(c) Subjects for cooperation. The cooperation, coordination, consultation, and sharing of records and information authorized by this section include:
(1) Establishing or employing one (1) or more designees as a central depository for registration and notice filings under this chapter and for records required or allowed to be maintained under this chapter;
(2) Developing and maintaining uniform forms;
(3) Conducting a joint examination or investigation;
(4) Holding a joint administrative hearing;
(5) Instituting and prosecuting a joint civil or administrative proceeding;
(6) Sharing and exchanging personnel;
(7) Coordinating registrations under section 30-14-301, Idaho Code, and sections 30-14-401 through 30-14-404, Idaho Code, and exemptions under section 30-14-203, Idaho Code;
(8) Sharing and exchanging records, subject to section 30-14-607, Idaho Code;
(9) Formulating rules, statements of policy, guidelines, forms, and interpretative opinions and releases;
(10) Formulating common systems and procedures;
(11) Notifying the public of proposed rules, forms, statements of policy, and guidelines;
(12) Attending conferences and other meetings among securities regulators, which may include representatives of governmental and private sector organizations involved in capital formation, deemed necessary or appropriate to promote or achieve uniformity; and
(13) Developing and maintaining a uniform exemption from registration for small issuers, and taking other steps to reduce the burden of raising investment capital by small businesses.
[30-14-608, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 221.]
Judicial review of orders. A final order issued by the administrator under this chapter is subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
[30-14-609, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 222.]
(a) Sales and offers to sell. Sections 30-14-301, 30-14-302, 30-14-401(a), 30-14-402(a), 30-14-403(a), 30-14-404(a), 30-14-501, 30-14-506, 30-14-509 and 30-14-510, Idaho Code, do not apply to a person that sells or offers to sell a security unless the offer to sell or the sale is made in this state or the offer to purchase or the purchase is made and accepted in this state.
(b) Purchases and offers to purchase. Sections 30-14-401(a), 30-14-402(a), 30-14-403(a), 30-14-404(a), 30-14-501, 30-14-506, 30-14-509 and 30-14-510, Idaho Code, do not apply to a person that purchases or offers to purchase a security unless the offer to purchase or the purchase is made in this state or the offer to sell or the sale is made and accepted in this state.
(c) Offers in this state. For the purpose of this section, an offer to sell or to purchase a security is made in this state, whether or not either party is then present in this state, if the offer:
(1) Originates from within this state; or
(2) Is directed by the offeror to a place in this state and received at the place to which it is directed.
(d) Acceptances in this state. For the purpose of this section, an offer to purchase or to sell is accepted in this state, whether or not either party is then present in this state, if the acceptance:
(1) Is communicated to the offeror in this state and the offeree reasonably believes the offeror to be present in this state and the acceptance is received at the place in this state to which it is directed; and
(2) Has not previously been communicated to the offeror, orally or in a record, outside this state.
(e) Publications, radio, television, or electronic communications. An offer to sell or to purchase is not made in this state when a publisher circulates or there is circulated on the publisher’s behalf in this state a bona fide newspaper or other publication of general, regular, and paid circulation that is not published in this state, or that is published in this state but has had more than two-thirds (2/3) of its circulation outside this state during the previous twelve (12) months or when a radio or television program or other electronic communication originating outside this state is received in this state. A radio or television program, or other electronic communication is considered as having originated in this state if either the broadcast studio or the originating source of transmission is located in this state, unless:
(1) The program or communication is syndicated and distributed from outside this state for redistribution to the general public in this state;
(2) The program or communication is supplied by a radio, television, or other electronic network with the electronic signal originating from outside this state for redistribution to the general public in this state;
(3) The program or communication is an electronic communication that originates outside this state and is captured for redistribution to the general public in this state by a community antenna or cable, radio, cable television, or other electronic system; or
(4) The program or communication consists of an electronic communication that originates in this state, but which is not intended for distribution to the general public in this state.
(f) Investment advice and misrepresentations. Sections 30-14-403(a), 30-14-404(a), 30-14-405(a), 30-14-502, 30-14-505 and 30-14-506, Idaho Code, apply to a person if the person engages in an act, practice, or course of business instrumental in effecting prohibited or actionable conduct in this state, whether or not either party is then present in this state.
[30-14-610, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 223.]
(a) Signed consent to service of process. A consent appointing the administrator the person’s agent for service of process in a noncriminal action or proceeding against the person, or the person’s successor or personal representative under this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter after the consent is filed, has the same force and validity as if the service were made personally on the person filing the consent. Registrants shall be required to submit a consent to service of process only if there has been a material change.
(b) Conduct constituting appointment of agent for service. If a person, including a nonresident of this state, engages in an act, practice, or course of business prohibited or made actionable by this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter and the person has not filed a consent to service of process under subsection (a) of this section, the act, practice, or course of business constitutes the appointment of the administrator as the person’s agent for service of process in a noncriminal action or proceeding against the person or the person’s successor or personal representative.
(c) Procedure for service of process. Service under subsection (a) or (b) of this section may be made by providing a copy of the process to the office of the administrator, but it is not effective unless:
(1) The plaintiff, which may be the administrator, promptly sends notice of the service and a copy of the process, return receipt requested, to the defendant or respondent at the address set forth in the consent to service of process or, if a consent to service of process has not been filed, at the last known address, or takes other reasonable steps to give notice; and
(2) The plaintiff files an affidavit of compliance with this subsection in the action or proceeding on or before the return day of the process, if any, or within the time that the court, or the administrator in a proceeding before the administrator, allows.
(d) Service in administrative proceedings or civil actions by administrator. Service pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may be used in a proceeding before the administrator or by the administrator in a civil action in which the administrator is the moving party.
(e) Opportunity to defend. If process is served under subsection (c) of this section, the court, or the administrator in a proceeding before the administrator, shall order continuances as are necessary or appropriate to afford the defendant or respondent reasonable opportunity to defend.
[30-14-611, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 224; am. 2008, ch. 143, sec. 3, p. 423; am. 2012, ch. 65, sec. 9, p. 187.]
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
[30-14-612, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 225.]
This act takes effect on September 1, 2004.
[30-14-701, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 225.]
The following chapter is repealed: The Idaho securities act, chapter 14, title 30, Idaho Code.
[30-14-702, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 225.]
(a) Applicability of predecessor act to pending proceedings and existing rights. The predecessor act exclusively governs all actions or proceedings that are pending on the effective date of this act or may be instituted on the basis of conduct occurring before the effective date of this act, but a civil action may not be maintained to enforce any liability under the predecessor act unless instituted within any period of limitation that applied when the cause of action accrued or within five (5) years after the effective date of this act, whichever is earlier.
(b) Continued effectiveness under predecessor act. All effective registrations under the predecessor act, all administrative orders relating to the registrations, rules, statements of policy, interpretative opinions, declaratory rulings, no action determinations, and conditions imposed on the registrations under the predecessor act remain in effect while they would have remained in effect if this act had not been enacted. They are considered to have been filed, issued, or imposed under this act, but are exclusively governed by the predecessor act.
(c) Applicability of predecessor act to offers or sales. The predecessor act exclusively applies to an offer or sale made within one (1) year after the effective date of this act pursuant to an offering made in good faith before the effective date of this act on the basis of an exemption available under the predecessor act.
[30-14-703, added 2004, ch. 45, sec. 2, p. 225.]
(1) "Board of trade" means any person or group of persons engaged in buying or selling any commodity or receiving the same for sale on consignment, whether such person or group of persons is characterized as a board of trade, exchange or other form of marketplace.
(2) "CFTC rule" means any rule, regulation or order of the commodity futures trading commission in effect on the effective date of this chapter and all subsequent amendments, additions or other revisions thereto, unless the director, within thirty (30) days following the effective date of any such amendment, addition or revision, disallows the application thereof to any provision of this chapter by rule, regulation or order.
(3) "Commodity" means, except as otherwise specified by the director by rule, regulation or order, any agricultural, grain or livestock product or by-product, any metal or mineral including a precious metal as defined in subsection (13) of this section, any gem or gemstone whether characterized as precious, semiprecious or otherwise, any fuel whether liquid, gaseous or otherwise, any foreign currency, and all other goods, articles, products or items of any kind of any other commodity as defined in the commodity exchange act or commodity futures trading commission rules; provided that the term commodity shall not include:
(a) A numismatic coin whose fair market value is at least fifteen per cent (15%) higher than the value of the metal it contains;
(b) Real property or any timber, agricultural or livestock product grown or raised on real property and offered or sold by the owner or lessee of such real property; or
(c) Any work of art offered or sold by art dealers, at public auction or offered or sold through a private sale by the owner thereof.
(4) "Commodity contract" means:
(a) Any account, agreement or contract for the purchase or sale, primarily for speculation or investment purposes and not for use or consumption by the offeree or purchaser, of one or more commodities, whether for immediate or subsequent delivery or whether delivery is intended by the parties, and whether characterized as a cash contract, deferred shipment or deferred delivery contract, forward contract, futures contract, installment or margin contract, leverage contract or otherwise. Any commodity contract offered or sold shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be presumed to be offered or sold for speculation or investment purposes; and
(b) Does not include any contract or agreement which requires, and under which the purchaser receives, within twenty-eight (28) calendar days from the payment in good funds of any portion of the purchase price, physical delivery of the total amount of each commodity to be purchased under the contract or agreement.
(5) "Commodity exchange act" means the act of congress known as the commodity exchange act, as amended, codified at 7 U.S.C. section 1, et seq. and all subsequent amendments, additions or other revisions thereto, unless the director, within thirty (30) days following the effective date of any such amendment, addition or revision, disallows the application thereof to any provision of this chapter by rule, regulation or order.
(6) "Commodity futures trading commission" means the independent regulatory agency established by congress to administer the commodity exchange act.
(7) "Commodity merchant" means any of the following as defined or described in the commodity exchange act or by CFTC rule:
(a) Futures commission merchant,
(b) Commodity pool operator,
(c) Commodity trading adviser,
(d) Introducing broker,
(e) Leverage transaction merchant,
(f) An associated person of any of the foregoing,
(g) Floor broker, and
(h) Any other person, other than a futures association, required to register with the commodity futures trading commission.
(8) "Commodity option" means:
(a) Any account, agreement or contract giving a party thereto the right, but not the obligation, to purchase or sell one or more commodities or one or more commodity contracts, whether characterized as an option, privilege, indemnity, bid, offer, put, call, advance guaranty, decline guaranty or otherwise; and
(b) Does not include an option traded on a national securities exchange registered with the United States securities and exchange commission.
(9) "Director" means the director of the Idaho department of finance or an agent or employee authorized to act on the director’s behalf.
(10) "Financial institution" means a bank, savings institution or trust company organized under, or supervised pursuant to the laws of the United States or this state.
(11) "Offer" includes every offer to sell, offer to purchase, or offer to enter into a commodity contract or commodity option.
(12) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust where the interests of the beneficiaries are evidenced by a security, an unincorporated organization, a government, or a political subdivision of a government, but shall not include a contract market designated by the commodity futures trading commission or any clearinghouse thereof or a national securities exchange registered with the securities and exchange commission, or any employee, officer or director of such contract market, clearinghouse or exchange acting solely in that capacity.
(13) "Precious metal" means the following in either coin, bullion or other form:
(a) Silver,
(b) Gold,
(c) Platinum,
(d) Palladium,
(e) Copper, and
(f) Such other items as the director may specify by rule.
(14) "Sale" or "sell" includes every sale, contract of sale, contract to sell, or disposition, for value.
[30-1501, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1007.]
Except as otherwise provided in sections 30-1503 or 30-1504, Idaho Code, no person shall sell or purchase or offer to sell or purchase any commodity under any commodity contract or under any commodity option or offer to enter into or enter into as seller or purchaser any commodity contract or any commodity option.
[30-1502, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1009.]
(1) The prohibitions in section 30-1502, Idaho Code, shall not apply to any transaction offered by and in which any of the following persons or any employee, officer or director thereof, acting solely in that capacity is the purchaser or seller:
(a) A person registered with the commodity futures trading commission as a futures commission merchant or as a leverage transaction merchant whose activities require such registration;
(b) A person registered with the securities and exchange commission or under the laws of this state as a securities broker-dealer whose activities require such registration;
(c) A person affiliated with, and whose obligations and liabilities under the transaction are guaranteed by a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection;
(d) A person who is a member of a contract market designated by the commodity futures trading commission or any clearinghouse thereof; or
(e) A financial institution.
(2) The exemption provided in this section shall not apply to any transaction or activity which is prohibited by the commodity exchange act or CFTC rule.
[30-1503, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1009.]
(1) The prohibitions in section 30-1502, Idaho Code, shall not apply to the following:
(a) An account, agreement or transaction within the exclusive jurisdiction of the commodity futures trading commission as granted under the commodity exchange act;
(b) A commodity contract for the purchase of one or more precious metals which requires, and under which the purchaser receives, within seven (7) calendar days from the payment in good funds of any portion of the purchase price, physical delivery of the quantity of the precious metals purchased by such payment, provided that, for purposes of this paragraph, physical delivery shall be deemed to have occurred if, within such seven (7) day period, such quantity of precious metals purchased by such payment is delivered whether in specifically segregated or fungible bulk form into the possession of a depository, other than the seller, which is either:
(i) A financial institution,
(ii) A depository the warehouse receipts of which are recognized for delivery purposes for any commodity on a contract market designated by the commodity futures trading commission,
(iii) A storage facility licensed or regulated by the United States or any agency thereof, or
(iv) A depository designated by the director, and such depository or other person which itself qualifies as a depository as aforesaid, issues and the purchaser receives, a certificate, document of title, confirmation or other instrument evidencing that such quantity of precious metals has been delivered to the depository and is being and will continue to be held by the depository on the purchaser’s behalf, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, other than liens of the purchaser, tax liens, liens agreed to by the purchaser, or liens of the depository for fees and expenses, which have previously been disclosed to the purchaser;
(c) A commodity contract solely between persons engaged in producing, processing, using commercially or handling as merchants, each commodity subject thereto, or any by-product; or
(d) A commodity contract under which the offeree or the purchaser is a person referred to in section 30-1503, Idaho Code, an insurance company, or an investment company as defined in the investment company act of 1940.
(2) The director may issue rules, regulations or orders prescribing the terms and conditions of all transactions and contracts covered by the provisions of this chapter which are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the commodity futures trading commission as granted by the commodity exchange act, exempting any person or transaction from any provision of this chapter conditionally or unconditionally and otherwise implementing the provisions of this chapter for the protection of purchasers and sellers of commodities.
[30-1504, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1009.]
(1) No person shall engage in a trade or business or otherwise act as a commodity merchant unless such person:
(a) Is registered or temporarily licensed with the commodity futures trading commission for each activity constituting such person as a commodity merchant and such registration or temporary license shall not have expired, nor been suspended nor revoked; or
(b) Is exempt from such registration by virtue of the commodity exchange act or of a CFTC rule.
(2) No board of trade shall trade, or provide a place for the trading of, any commodity contract or commodity option required to be traded on or subject to the rules of a contract market designated by the commodity futures trading commission unless such board of trade has been so designated for such commodity contract or commodity option and such designation shall not have been vacated, nor suspended nor revoked.
[30-1505, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1010.]
(1) It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, in connection with a commodity contract or commodity option:
(a) To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud;
(b) To make any false report, enter any false record or make any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(c) To engage in any transaction, act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; or
(d) To misappropriate or convert the funds, security or property of any other person.
(2) The act, omission or failure of any person acting for any individual, association, partnership, corporation or trust within the scope of the person’s employment or office shall be deemed the act, omission or failure of the individual, association, partnership, corporation or trust, as well as of the person.
(3) Every person who directly or indirectly controls another person liable under any provision of this chapter, every partner, officer, or director of such other person, every person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, every employee of such other person who materially aids in the violation is also liable jointly and severally with and to the same extent as such other person, unless the person who is also liable by virtue of this provision sustains the burden of proof that he did not know, and in exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of the facts by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist.
[30-1506, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1011.]
Nothing in this chapter shall impair, derogate or otherwise affect the authority or powers of the director under the Idaho securities act or the application of any provision thereof to any person or transaction subject thereto.
[30-1507, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1011.]
The provisions of this chapter may be construed and implemented to effectuate the general purpose to protect investors, to prevent and prosecute illegal and fraudulent schemes involving commodity contracts and to maximize coordination with federal law and laws of other states and the administration and enforcement thereof. The provisions of this chapter are not intended to create any rights or remedies upon which actions may be brought by private persons against persons who violate the provisions of this chapter.
[30-1508, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1011.]
(1) The director may make investigations, within or outside this state, as the director deems necessary or appropriate to:
(a) Determine whether any person has violated, or is about to violate, any provision of this chapter or any rule or order hereunder; or
(b) Aid in enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The director may publish information concerning any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or order of the director.
(3) For purposes of any investigation or proceeding under this chapter, the director or any officer or employee designated by him, may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records which the director deems to be relevant or material to the inquiry.
(4) (a) If a person does not give testimony or produce the documents required by the director pursuant to an administrative subpoena, the director may apply for a court order compelling compliance with the subpoena or the giving of the required testimony.
(b) The request for order of compliance may be addressed to any court of competent jurisdiction, within or outside the state.
[30-1509, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1011.]
(1) If the director believes, whether or not based upon an investigation conducted under section 30-1509, Idaho Code, that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, the director may:
(a) Issue a cease and desist order;
(b) Issue an order imposing a civil penalty in an amount which may not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for any single violation or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for multiple violations in a single proceeding or a series of related proceedings; or
(c) Initiate any of the actions specified in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The director may institute any of the following actions in the appropriate courts of this state, or in the appropriate courts of another state, in addition to any legal or equitable remedies otherwise available:
(a) An action for a declaratory judgment;
(b) An action for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or writ of mandamus to enjoin the violation and to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter or any rule or order of the director;
(c) An action for disgorgement and other equitable remedies; and
(d) An action for appointment of a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant’s assets.
[30-1510, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1012.]
(1) (a) Upon a showing by the director that a person has violated, or is about to violate, any provision of this chapter or any rule or order of the director, the court may grant appropriate legal or equitable remedies.
(b) Upon a showing of violation of the provisions of this chapter or a rule or order of the director, the court, in addition to traditional legal and equitable remedies, including temporary restraining orders, permanent or temporary injunctions, and writs of prohibition or mandamus, may grant the following special remedies:
(i) Imposition of a civil penalty in an amount which may not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for any single violation or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for multiple violations in a single proceeding or a series of related proceedings;
(ii) Disgorgement;
(iii) Declaratory judgment;
(iv) Restitution to investors wishing restitution; and
(v) Appointment of a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant’s assets.
(c) Appropriate remedies when the defendant is shown only about to violate the provisions of this chapter or a rule or order of the director shall be limited to:
(i) A temporary restraining order;
(ii) A temporary or permanent injunction;
(iii) A writ of prohibition or mandamus; or
(iv) An order appointing a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant’s assets.
(2) The court shall not require the director to post a bond in any official action under this chapter.
(3) (a) Upon a proper showing by the director or securities or commodity agency of another state that a person, other than a government or governmental agency or instrumentality, has violated, or is about to violate, any provision of the commodity act of that state or any rule or order of the director or securities or commodity agency of that state, the court may grant appropriate legal and equitable remedies.
(b) Upon a showing of a violation of the securities or commodity act of the foreign state or a rule or order of the director or securities or commodity agency of the foreign state, the court, in addition to traditional legal or equitable remedies including temporary restraining orders, permanent or temporary injunctions and writs of prohibition or mandamus, may grant the following special remedies:
(i) Disgorgement; and
(ii) Appointment of a receiver, conservator, or ancillary receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant’s assets located in the state.
(c) Appropriate remedies when the defendant is shown only about to violate the securities or commodity act of the foreign state or a rule or order of the director or securities or commodity agency of the foreign state shall be limited to:
(i) A temporary restraining order;
(ii) A temporary or permanent injunction;
(iii) A writ of prohibition or mandamus; or
(iv) An order appointing a receiver, conservator, or ancillary receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant’s assets located in this state.
[30-1511, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1012.]
(1) Any person who willfully violates:
(a) Any provision of this chapter; or
(b) Any rule or order of the director under this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or imprisoned for not more than ten (10) years, or both, for each violation.
(2) Any person convicted of violating a rule or order under this chapter may be fined, but may not be imprisoned, if the person proves he had no knowledge of the rule or order.
(3) The director may refer such evidence as is available concerning violations of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or order of the director to the attorney general of this state or the proper prosecuting attorney, who may, with or without such a reference from the director, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this chapter.
[30-1512, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1013.]
(1) The administration of the provisions of this chapter shall be under the general supervision and control of the director. The director may from time to time make, amend and rescind such rules and forms as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. No rule or form may be made unless the director finds that the action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors and consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(2) Neither the director nor any employees of the director shall use any information which is filed with or obtained by the director which is not public information for personal gain or benefit, nor shall the director nor any employees of the director conduct any securities or commodity dealings whatsoever based upon any such information, even though public, if there has not been a sufficient period of time for the securities or commodity markets to assimilate such information.
(3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, all information collected, assembled or maintained by the director is public information and is available for the examination of the public.
(b) The following items are not public information and are deemed to be confidential:
(i) Information or documents obtained by the director concerning any matter or party under investigation;
(ii) Information designated as confidential by any rule or order of the director;
(iii) Information obtained from federal agencies which may not be disclosed under federal law.
(c) The director in his discretion may disclose any information made confidential under paragraph (b)(i) of this subsection to persons identified in section 30-1514, Idaho Code.
(d) No provision of this chapter either creates or derogates any privilege which exists at common law, by statute or otherwise when any documentary or other evidence is sought under subpoena directed to the director or any employee of the director.
[30-1513, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1014.]
To encourage uniform application and interpretation of the provisions of this chapter and securities regulation and enforcement in general, the director and the employees of the director may cooperate, including bearing the expense of the cooperation, with the securities agencies or director of another jurisdiction, Canadian province or territory or such other agencies administering the provisions of this chapter, the commodity futures trading commission, the securities and exchange commission, any self-regulatory organization established under the commodity exchange act or the securities exchange act of 1934, any national or international organization of commodities or securities officials or agencies, and any governmental law enforcement agency.
[30-1514, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1015.]
When a person including a nonresident of this state, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by the provisions of this chapter or any rule or order of the director, such conduct shall constitute the appointment of the director and his successors as the person’s attorney to receive service of any lawful process in a noncriminal proceeding against the person, a successor, or personal representative, which grows out of that conduct and which is brought under this chapter or any rule or order of the director with the same force and validity as if served personally.
[30-1515, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1015.]
(1) Sections 30-1502, 30-1505 and 30-1506, Idaho Code, apply to persons who sell or offer to sell when:
(a) An offer to sell is made in this state, or
(b) An offer to buy is made and accepted in this state.
(2) Sections 30-1502, 30-1505 and 30-1506, Idaho Code, apply to persons who buy or offer to buy when:
(a) An offer to buy is made in this state, or
(b) An offer to sell is made and accepted in this state.
(3) For the purposes of this section, an offer to sell or to buy is made in this state, whether or not either party is then present in this state, when the offer:
(a) Originates from this state, or
(b) Is directed by the offeror to this state and received at the place to which it is directed or at any post office in this state in the case of a mailed offer.
(4) For the purpose of this section, an offer to buy or to sell is accepted in this state when acceptance:
(a) Is communicated to the offeror in this state, and
(b) Has not previously been communicated to the offeror, orally or in writing, outside this state; and acceptance is communicated to the offeror in this state, whether or not either party is then present in this state, when the offeree directs it to the offeror in this state, reasonably believing the offeror to be in this state and it is received at the place to which it is directed or at any post office in this state in the case of a mailed acceptance.
(5) An offer to sell or to buy is not made in this state when:
(a) The publisher circulates or there is circulated on his behalf in this state any bona fide newspaper or other publication of general, regular, and paid circulation which is not published in this state, or which is published in this state, but more than two-thirds of the publication’s circulation has been outside this state during the previous twelve (12) months, or
(b) A radio or television program originating outside this state is received in this state.
[30-1516, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1015.]
(1) The director shall commence an administrative proceeding under this chapter by entering either a notice of intent to do a contemplated act or a summary order. The notice of intent or summary order may be entered without notice, without opportunity for hearing, and need not be supported by findings of fact or conclusions of law, but must be in writing.
(2) Upon entry of a notice of intent or summary order, the director shall promptly notify all interested parties that the notice or summary order has been entered and the reasons therefor. If the proceeding is pursuant to a notice of intent, the director shall inform all interested parties of the date, time and place set for the hearing on the notice. If the proceeding is pursuant to a summary order, the director shall inform all interested parties that they have thirty (30) business days from the entry of the order to file a written request for a hearing on the matter with the director and that the hearing will be scheduled to commence within thirty (30) business days after the receipt of the written request.
(3) If the proceeding is pursuant to a summary order, the director, whether or not a written request for a hearing is received from any interested party, may set the matter down for hearing on the director’s own motion.
(4) If no hearing is requested and none is ordered by the director, the summary order will automatically become a final order after thirty (30) business days.
(5) If a hearing is requested or ordered, the director, after notice of an opportunity for hearing to all interested persons, may modify or vacate the order or extend it until final determination.
(6) No final order or order after hearing may be returned without:
(a) Appropriate notice to all interested persons;
(b) Opportunity for hearing by all interested persons; and
(c) Entry of written findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Every hearing in an administrative proceeding under the provisions of this chapter shall be public unless the director grants a request joined in by all the respondents that the hearing be conducted privately.
[30-1517, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1016.]
Any person aggrieved by a final order of the director may obtain judicial review of the order pursuant to the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
[30-1518, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1016; am. 1993, ch. 216, sec. 15, p. 597.]
It shall not be necessary to negative any of the exemptions in this chapter in any complaint, information or indictment, or any writ or proceeding brought under this chapter, and the burden of proof of any such exemption shall be upon the party claiming the same.
[30-1519, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1016.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Commodity Code."
[30-1520, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1017.]
In this chapter the following terms have the meaning specified:
(1) "Acquiring person" means a person that makes or proposes to make a control share acquisition. If two (2) or more persons act as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, relationship, understanding or otherwise, whether or not in writing, for the purposes of acquiring, owning or voting shares of an issuing public corporation, all members of the partnership, syndicate or other group constitute a "person." An "acquiring person" does not include a licensed broker or dealer or licensed underwriter that purchases shares of an issuing public corporation solely for purposes of resale to the public and is not acting in concert with an acquiring person.
(2) "Affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a specified person.
(3) "Associate," when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means:
(a) Any corporation or organization of which the person is an officer, director or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten per cent (10%) or more of any class or series of shares entitled to vote or other equity interests;
(b) Any trust or estate in which the person has a ten per cent (10%) or more beneficial interest or as to which the person serves as trustee or personal representative or in a similar fiduciary capacity; or
(c) Any relative or spouse of the person, or any relative of the spouse, residing in the home of the person.
(4) "Beneficial owner," when used with respect to shares or other securities, includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any agreement, arrangement, relationship, understanding or otherwise, whether or not in writing, has or shares the power to vote, or direct the voting of, the shares or securities or has or shares the power to dispose of, or direct the disposition of, the shares or securities, except that:
(a) A person is not deemed the beneficial owner of shares or securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by the person or any of the person’s affiliates or associates until the tendered shares or securities are accepted for purchase or exchange or payment, or purchased or exchanged; and
(b) A person is not deemed the beneficial owner of shares or securities with respect to which the person has the power to vote or direct the voting arising solely from a revocable proxy given in response to a proxy solicitation made in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not then reportable under that act on a schedule 13D or comparable report under that act.
(5) "Beneficial ownership" includes the right to acquire shares or securities through the exercise of options, warrants or rights, the conversion of convertible securities or otherwise, regardless of whether exercisable only after the passage of time (whether or not less than sixty (60) days) or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a future event. The shares or securities subject to the options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges held by a person are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding shares or securities of the class or series owned by the person but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the class or series owned by any other person. A person is deemed the beneficial owner of shares and securities beneficially owned by an affiliate or associate of the person.
(6) "Business combination," when used in reference to any issuing public corporation and any interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation, means:
(a) Any merger or consolidation of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation with either:
The interested shareholder; or
Any other domestic or foreign corporation, whether or not itself an interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation, that is, or after the merger would be, an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, except that the foregoing does not include the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the issuing public corporation into the issuing public corporation or the merger of two (2) or more wholly owned subsidiaries of the issuing public corporation; or
(b) Any exchange, pursuant to a plan of exchange under the laws of this state or a comparable statute of any other state or jurisdiction, of shares of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation for shares of either:
The interested shareholder; or
Any other domestic or foreign corporation, whether or not itself an interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation, that is, or after the exchange would be, an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder; or
(c) Any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition, in a single transaction or a series of transactions, to or with the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation to which any of the following applies:
Has an aggregate market value equal to ten per cent (10%) or more of the aggregate market value of all the assets, determined on a consolidated basis, of the issuing public corporation;
Has an aggregate market value equal to ten per cent (10%) or more of the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares of the issuing public corporation; or
Represents ten per cent (10%) or more of the earning power or net income, determined on a consolidated basis, of the issuing public corporation; or
(d) Any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation, in a single transaction or a series of transactions, of any shares of the issuing public corporation that have an aggregate market value equal to five per cent (5%) or more of the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares of the issuing public corporation to the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, except pursuant to the exercise of warrants or rights to purchase shares offered or distributed or a dividend or distribution paid or made pro rata to all shareholders of the issuing public corporation, and except pursuant to the exercise or conversion of securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the interested stockholder became such; or
(e) The adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the issuing public corporation, or any reincorporation of the issuing public corporation in another state or jurisdiction, proposed by, on behalf of or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder; or
(f) Any transaction involving any reclassification of securities, including any share dividend or split, reverse share split or other distribution of shares in respect of shares, recapitalization of the issuing public corporation, merger or consolidation of the issuing public corporation with any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation, exchange of shares of the issuing public corporation with any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation or other transaction, whether or not with or into or otherwise involving the interested shareholder, proposed by, on behalf of or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associates of the interested shareholder that has the effect directly, or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class or series of shares entitled to vote, or securities that are exchangeable for or convertible into or that carry a right to acquire shares entitled to vote, of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation that is, directly or indirectly, owned by the interested shareholder of any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments; or
(g) Any receipt by the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly, except proportionately as a shareholder of the issuing public corporation, of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or any tax credits or other tax advantages provided by or through the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation.
(7) "Control," "controlling," "controlled by" or "under common control with" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or to cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. A person’s beneficial ownership of ten per cent (10%) or more of the voting power of a corporation’s outstanding shares entitled to vote in the election of directors creates a presumption that the person has control of the corporation. A person is not considered to have control of a corporation if the person holds voting power, in good faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this chapter, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one (1) or more beneficial owners who do not individually or as a group have control of the corporation.
(8) "Control share acquisition" means an acquisition, directly or indirectly, by an acquiring person of beneficial ownership of shares of an issuing public corporation that, except for the provisions of this chapter, would, when added to all other shares of the issuing public corporation, beneficially owned by the acquiring person, entitle the acquiring person, immediately after the acquisition, to exercise or direct the exercise of a new range of voting power within any of the ranges specified in section 30-1604(1)(d), Idaho Code, but does not include any of the following:
(a) An acquisition by a donee pursuant to an inter vivos gift not made to avoid the provisions of this chapter or by a distributee as defined in section 15-1-201, Idaho Code;
(b) An acquisition pursuant to a security agreement not created to avoid the provisions of this chapter;
(c) An acquisition from the issuing public corporation; and
(d) An acquisition for the benefit of others by a person acting in good faith and not made to avoid the provisions of this chapter to the extent that the person may not exercise or direct the exercise of voting power or disposition of the shares except on the instruction of others.
All shares, the beneficial ownership of which is acquired within a one hundred twenty (120) day period, and all shares, the beneficial ownership of which is acquired pursuant to a plan to make a control share acquisition, are deemed to have been acquired in the same acquisition.
(9) "Day" means a calendar day and shall consist of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00 midnight, Idaho time.
(10) "Interested shareholder," when used in reference to any issuing public corporation, means any person, other than the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation, that is either:
(a) The beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten per cent (10%) or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote of the issuing public corporation; or
(b) An affiliate or associate of the issuing public corporation.
(11) "Interested shares" mean the shares of an issuing public corporation with respect to which any of the following persons may exercise or direct the exercise of voting power in the election of directors of the issuing public corporation:
(a) An acquiring person;
(b) Any officer of the issuing public corporation; or
(c) Any director of the issuing public corporation.
(12) "Issuing public corporation" means a publicly held corporation which has at least fifty (50) shareholders and which either:
(a) Is incorporated under the laws of this state; or
(b) (i) Has a place of business or its principal executive office located in this state, (ii) owns or controls assets located within this state that have a fair market value of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000), (iii) has more than two hundred fifty (250) employees residing in this state, and (iv) has either (X) more than ten per cent (10%) of its shareholders resident in this state, or (Y) more than ten per cent (10%) of its shares owned of record by state residents. For purposes of this subsection, the number of employees shall be computed by including all employees of subsidiaries or affiliates of the publicly held corporation. For purposes of this subsection, the record date for determining the percentages and number of shareholders and shares shall be the last shareholder record date before the event requiring that the determination be made, except that if a shareholder record date has not been fixed by the board of directors of the issuing public corporation within the preceding four (4) months, the determination shall be made as of the end of the issuing public corporation’s most recent fiscal quarter. The residence of a shareholder is presumed to be the address appearing in the records of the issuing public corporation. Shares held of record by banks (except as trustee or guardian), brokers, or nominees shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating percentages and numbers described in this subsection. Shares of an issuing public corporation allocated to the account of an employee or former employee or beneficiaries of employees or former employees of an issuing public corporation held in a plan that is qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is a defined contribution plan within the meaning of section 414(i) of the code, shall be deemed for purposes of this subsection, to be held of record by the employee to whose account such shares are allocated.
(13) "Market value," when used in reference to shares or property of any issuing public corporation or any of its subsidiaries, means:
(a) In the case of shares, the highest closing sale price during the thirty (30) day period immediately preceding the date in question of a share of the composite tape for New York Stock Exchange listed shares or, if the shares are not quoted on the composite tape or not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on which the shares are listed or, if the shares are not listed on any such exchange, on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations National Market System or, if the shares are not quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations National Market System, the highest closing bid quotation during the thirty (30) day period preceding the date in question of a share on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or any system then in use or, if no such quotation is available, the fair market value on the date in question of a share as determined in good faith by the board of the issuing public corporation; and
(b) In the case of property other than cash or shares, the fair market value of the property on the date in question as determined in good faith by the board of the issuing public corporation.
(14) "Publicly held corporation" means a corporation that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 or is subject to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
[30-1601, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 148; am. 1989, ch. 139, sec. 1, p. 320.]
In discharging the duties of the position of director of an issuing public corporation, a director, in considering the best interests of the corporation, shall consider the long-term as well as the short-term interests of the corporation and its shareholders including the possibility that these interests may be best served by the continued independence of the corporation. In addition, a director may consider the interests of Idaho employees, suppliers, customers and communities in discharging his duties.
[30-1602, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 153.]
(1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a control share acquisition if:
(a) The acquiring person was an acquiring person on, or became an acquiring person pursuant to a tender offer commenced prior to, the day following the effective date of this act, and remained such;
(b) The original articles or bylaws of the issuing public corporation contain a provision expressly electing not to be subject to this chapter;
(c) The issuing public corporation, by action of its board of directors, adopts an amendment to its bylaws expressly electing not to be subject to this chapter; or
(d) The issuing public corporation, by action of its shareholders, adopts an amendment to its articles of incorporation or bylaws approved by the shareholders holding sixty-six and two-thirds per cent (66 2/3%) of the outstanding voting power of all shares entitled to vote, excluding the shares of interested shareholders and their affiliates and associates, under which the issuing public corporation by such shareholder action expressly elects not to be subject to this chapter, and such amendment provides that it is not to be effective until eighteen (18) months after the effective date of this chapter.
(2) The shares of an issuing public corporation acquired by an acquiring person in a control share acquisition that exceed the threshold of voting power of any of the ranges specified in section 30-1604(1)(d), Idaho Code, have only the voting rights accorded them pursuant to section 30-1607, Idaho Code, and then only as provided in such section, and will not otherwise have any voting rights regardless of the terms thereof.
(3) This chapter does not apply to insurance companies regulated under Title 41, Idaho Code.
[30-1603, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 153.]
(1) An acquiring person shall deliver to the issuing public corporation at its principal executive office an information statement containing all the following:
(a) The identity of the acquiring person, including the identity of each member of any partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group constituting the acquiring person and the identity of each affiliate and associate of the acquiring person, including the identity of each affiliate and associate of each member of such partnership, syndicate or other group;
(b) A reference that the information is made under the provisions of this section;
(c) The number and class or series of shares of the issuing public corporation beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, before the control share acquisition by each of the persons identified pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection;
(d) The number and class or series of shares of the issuing public corporation acquired or proposed to be acquired pursuant to the control share acquisition by each of the persons identified pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection and specification of which of the following ranges of voting power in the election of directors that, except for the provisions of this chapter, the acquiring person in good faith believes resulted or would result from consummation of control share acquisition:
At least twenty percent (20%) but less than thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%);
At least thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) but less than or equal to fifty percent (50%); or
Over fifty per cent (50%); and
(e) The terms of the control share acquisition or proposed control share acquisition, including the source of moneys or other consideration and the material terms of the financial arrangements for the control share acquisition, plans or proposals of the acquiring person, including plans or proposals under consideration to enter into a business combination or combinations involving the issuing public corporation, to liquidate or dissolve the issuing public corporation, to sell all or a substantial part of its assets or merge or consolidate it or exchange its shares with any other person, to change the location of its principal place of business or its principal executive office or of a material portion of its business activities, to change materially its management or policies of employment, to change materially its charitable or community contributions or its policies, programs or practices relating thereto, to change materially its relationship with suppliers or customers or the communities in which it operates or to make any other material change in its business, corporate structure, management or personnel and such other objective facts as would be substantially likely to affect the decision of a shareholder with respect to voting on the control share acquisition.
(2) If any material change occurs in the facts set forth in the information statement, including any material increase or decrease in the number of shares of the issuing public corporation acquired or proposed to be acquired by the persons identified pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, the acquiring person shall promptly deliver to the issuing public corporation at its principal executive office an amendment to the information statement containing information relating to such material change. An increase or decrease or proposed increase or decrease equal, in the aggregate for all persons identified pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, to one percent (1%) or more of the total number of outstanding shares of any class or series of the issuing public corporation is deemed material for purposes of this subsection. An increase or decrease or proposed increase or decrease of less than this amount may be material, depending on the facts and circumstances.
[30-1604, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 153; am. 2014, ch. 97, sec. 17, p. 279.]
If the acquiring person so requests in writing at the time of delivery of an information statement pursuant to section 30-1604, Idaho Code, and has made, or has made a bona fide written offer to make, a control share acquisition and gives a written undertaking to pay or reimburse the issuing public corporation’s expenses of a special meeting, except the expenses of the issuing public corporation in opposing approval of the control share acquisition, within ten (10) days after receipt by the issuing public corporation of the information statement, a special meeting of the shareholders of the issuing public corporation shall be called for the purpose of considering the voting rights to be accorded to shares referred to in section 30-1603(2), Idaho Code, acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the control share acquisition. The special meeting shall be held no later than fifty-five (55) days after receipt of the information statement, unless the acquiring person agrees to a later date. If no request for a special meeting is made, consideration of the voting rights to be accorded to shares referred to in section 30-1603(2), Idaho Code, acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the control share acquisition shall be presented at the next special or annual meeting of the shareholders, which takes place more than fifty-five (55) days after the receipt of the information statement by the issuing public corporation, unless the matter of the voting rights becomes moot. The notice of the meeting shall be accompanied at a minimum by a copy of the information statement and a copy of any amendment to the information statement previously delivered to the issuing public corporation and a statement disclosing that the board of the issuing public corporation recommends approval of, expresses no opinion and is remaining neutral toward, recommends rejection of or is unable to take a position with respect to according voting rights to shares referred to in section 30-1603(2), Idaho Code, acquired or to be acquired in the control shares acquisition. The notice of meeting shall be given at least ten (10) days before the meeting.
[30-1605, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 155.]
No call of a special meeting of the shareholders of the issuing public corporation is required to be made pursuant to section 30-1605, Idaho Code, and no consideration of the voting rights to be accorded to shares referred to in section 30-1603(2), Idaho Code, acquired or to be acquired pursuant to a control share acquisition shall be presented at any special or annual meeting of the shareholders of the issuing public corporation unless at the time of delivery of the information statement pursuant to section 30-1604, Idaho Code, the acquiring person has entered into and has delivered to the issuing public corporation a copy or copies of a definitive financing agreement or agreements with one (1) or more responsible financial institutions or other entities having the necessary financial capacity for any financing of the control share acquisition not to be provided by moneys of the acquiring person.
[30-1606, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 155.]
(1) Shares referred to in section 30-1603(2), Idaho Code, acquired in a control share acquisition have the same voting rights as were accorded the shares before the control share acquisition but only if and to the extent approved by a resolution of shareholders of the issuing public corporation at a special or annual meeting of shareholders pursuant to section 30-1605, Idaho Code.
(2) The resolution of shareholders must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of sixty-six and two-thirds per cent (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote excluding all interested shares.
(3) A class or series of shares of the issuing public corporation is entitled to vote separately as a class or series if any provision of the control share acquisition would, if contained in a proposed amendment to the articles of the issuing public corporation, entitle the class or series to vote separately as a class or series.
(4) To have the voting rights accorded by approval of a resolution of shareholders, any proposed control share acquisition not consummated before the time of the shareholder approval must be consummated within one hundred eighty (180) days after the shareholders’ approval.
(5) Any shares referred to in section 30-1603(2), Idaho Code, acquired in a control share acquisition that do not have voting rights accorded to them by approval of a resolution of shareholders shall regain their voting rights on transfer to a person other than the acquiring person or any affiliate or associate of the acquiring person unless the acquisition of the shares by the other person constitutes a control share acquisition, in which case the voting rights of the shares are subject to the provisions of this chapter.
[30-1607, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 156.]
(1) An acquiring person, an issuing public corporation and shareholders of an issuing public corporation may sue at law or in equity to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The issuing public corporation may make application to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain a declaration of the issuing public corporation’s and other persons’ obligations and rights under the act, and the court in any such action may, to the extent it deems appropriate, modify the timing requirements under this act during the time the court is determining the matter, provided, however, that, consistent with the proper adjudication of the matter, courts of this state will determine the matter in the most expeditious manner practicable.
[30-1608, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 156.]
(1) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the articles or in bylaws of an issuing public corporation, the issuing public corporation may call for redemption of all but not less than all shares referred to in section 30-1603(2), Idaho Code, acquired in a control share acquisition at a redemption price equal to the market value of the shares at the time the call for redemption is given if either:
(a) An information statement has not been delivered to the issuing public corporation by the acquiring person by the tenth day after the control share acquisition; or
(b) An information statement has been delivered but the shareholders have voted not to accord voting rights to such shares pursuant to section 30-1607(2), Idaho Code.
(2) The issuing public corporation shall give the call for redemption within thirty (30) days after the event giving the issuing public corporation the option to call the shares for redemption and the shares shall be redeemed within sixty (60) days after the call is given.
[30-1609, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 156.]
(1) Nothing contained in this chapter is intended or shall be construed in any way to limit, modify or restrict an issuing public corporation’s authority to take any action which the directors may appropriately determine to be in furtherance of the protection of the interests of the corporation and its shareholders, including without limitation the authority to adopt or enter into plans, arrangements or instruments that deny rights, privileges, power or authority to the holder or holders of at least a specified number of shares or percentage of share ownership or voting power in certain circumstances.
(2) The requirements imposed by this chapter are to be in addition to, and not in lieu of, requirements imposed on a transaction by any provision in the articles or the bylaws of the issuing public corporation, or otherwise.
[30-1610, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 157.]
(1) If the jurisdiction under the laws of which the issuing public corporation is organized has adopted or adopts any law comparable to this chapter which imposes limitations on the voting rights of any person in the event that the person acquires or proposes to acquire shares of the issuing public corporation which exceed or meet any level or range of ownership or voting powers specified in such law, and that law contains provisions which are expressly inconsistent with, or cannot practically be applied in a manner consistent with, the provisions of this chapter as applicable to the issuing public corporation, the provisions of this chapter shall be inapplicable to the issuing public corporation to the extent necessary to resolve such inconsistency.
(2) If any jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction under the laws of which the issuing public corporation is organized has adopted or adopts any law comparable to the provisions of this chapter which imposes limitations on the voting rights of any person in the event that the person acquires or proposes to acquire shares of the issuing public corporation which exceed or meet any level or range of ownership specified in such law and that law contains provisions which are expressly inconsistent with, or cannot practically be applied in a manner consistent with, the provisions of this chapter as applicable to the issuing public corporation, the provisions of this chapter shall be inapplicable to the issuing public corporation to the extent that (i) a greater percentage of shareholders of the issuing public corporation reside in that jurisdiction than in this state, computed in accordance with provisions of section 30-1601(12), Idaho Code, and then, only to the extent necessary to resolve such inconsistency or (ii) the director of the department of finance determines within three (3) business days from the date on which this chapter’s provisions are first applicable to a particular control share acquisition that the other jurisdiction’s law adequately provides for the protection of Idaho shareholders.
[30-1611, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 157.]
The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of remaining portions of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. The invalidity of any provision of this act shall not affect the remaining provisions of this act.
[30-1612, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 158.]
Any publicly held corporation which meets the requirements specified in section 30-1601(12)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii), Idaho Code, may, by action of its board of directors, adopt an amendment to its bylaws electing to be subject to this chapter, provided such corporation has one thousand (1,000) or more shareholders of record in this state, and thereby shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter as an issuing public corporation.
[30-1613, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 158.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Control Share Acquisition Law."
[30-1614, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 158.]
In this chapter the following terms have the meaning specified:
(1) "Affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a specified person.
(2) "Announcement date," when used in reference to any business combination, means the date of the first public announcement of a definitive proposal for the business combination.
(3) "Associate," when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means:
(a) Any corporation or organization of which the person is an officer, director or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten per cent (10%) or more of any class or series of shares entitled to vote or other equity interests;
(b) Any trust or estate in which the person has a ten per cent (10%) or more beneficial interest or as to which the person serves as trustee or personal representative or in a similar fiduciary capacity; or
(c) Any relative or spouse of the person, or any relative of the spouse, residing in the home of the person.
(4) "Beneficial owner," when used with respect to shares or other securities, includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any agreement, arrangement, relationship, understanding or otherwise, whether or not in writing, has or shares the power to vote, or direct the voting of, the shares or securities or has or shares the power to dispose of, or direct the disposition of, the shares or securities, except that:
(a) A person is not deemed the beneficial owner of shares or securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by the person or any of the person’s affiliates or associates until the tendered shares or securities are accepted for purchase or exchange or payment, or purchased or exchanged; and
(b) A person is not deemed the beneficial owner of shares or securities with respect to which the person has the power to vote or direct the voting arising solely from a revocable proxy given in response to a proxy solicitation made in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not then reportable under that act on a schedule 13D or comparable report under that act.
(5) "Beneficial ownership" includes the right to acquire shares or securities through the exercise of options, warrants or rights, the conversion of convertible securities or otherwise, regardless of whether exercisable only after the passage of time (whether or not less than sixty (60) days) or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a future event. The shares or securities subject to the options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges held by a person are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding shares or securities of the class or series owned by the person but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the class or series owned by any other person. A person is deemed the beneficial owner of shares and securities beneficially owned by an affiliate or associate of the person.
(6) "Business combination," when used in reference to any issuing public corporation and any interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation, means:
(a) Any merger or consolidation of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation with either:
The interested shareholder; or
Any other domestic or foreign corporation, whether or not itself an interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation, that is, or after the merger would be, an affiliate or associates of the interested shareholder, except that the foregoing does not include the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the issuing public corporation into the issuing public corporation or the merger of two (2) or more wholly owned subsidiaries of the issuing public corporation; or
(b) Any exchange, pursuant to a plan of exchange under the laws of this state or a comparable statute of any other state or jurisdiction, of shares of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation for shares of either:
The interested shareholder; or
Any other domestic or foreign corporation, whether or not itself an interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation, that is, or after the exchange would be, an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder; or
(c) Any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition, in a single transaction or a series of transactions, to or with the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation to which any of the following applies:
Has an aggregate market value equal to ten per cent (10%) or more of the aggregate market value of all the assets, determined on a consolidated basis, of the issuing public corporation;
Has an aggregate market value equal to ten per cent (10%) or more of the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares of the issuing public corporation; or
Represents ten per cent (10%) or more of the earning power or net income, determined on a consolidated basis, of the issuing public corporation; or
(d) Any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation, in a single transaction or a series of transactions, of any shares of the issuing public corporation that have an aggregate market value equal to five per cent (5%) or more of the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares of the issuing public corporation to the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, except pursuant to the exercise of warrants or rights to purchase shares offered or distributed or a dividend or distribution paid or made pro rata to all shareholders of the issuing public corporation, and except pursuant to the exercise or conversion of securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the interested stockholder became such; or
(e) The adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the issuing public corporation, or any reincorporation of the issuing public corporation in another state or jurisdiction, proposed by, on behalf of or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder; or
(f) Any transaction involving any reclassification of securities, including any share dividend or split, reverse share split or other distribution of shares in respect of shares, recapitalization of the issuing public corporation, merger or consolidation of the issuing public corporation with any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation, exchange of shares of the issuing public corporation with any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation or other transaction, whether or not with or into or otherwise involving the interested shareholder, proposed by, on behalf of or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class or series of shares entitled to vote, or securities that are exchangeable for or convertible into or that carry a right to acquire shares entitled to vote, of the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation that is, directly or indirectly, owned by the interested shareholder of any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments; or
(g) Any receipt by the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly, except proportionately as a shareholder of the issuing public corporation, of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or any tax credits or other tax advantages provided by or through the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation.
(7) "Consummation," with respect to any business combination, means the date of consummation of the business combination or, in the case of a business combination as to which a shareholder vote is taken, the later of:
(a) The business day before the vote; or
(b) Twenty (20) days before the date of consummation of the business combination.
(8) "Control," "controlling," "controlled by" or "under common control with" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or to cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. A person’s beneficial ownership of ten per cent (10%) or more of the voting power of a corporation’s outstanding shares entitled to vote in the election of directors creates a presumption that the person has control of the corporation. A person is not considered to have control of a corporation if the person holds voting power, in good faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this chapter, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one (1) or more beneficial owners who do not individually or as a group have control of the corporation.
(9) "Day" means a calendar day and shall consist of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00 midnight, Idaho time.
(10) "Interested shareholder," when used in reference to any issuing public corporation, means any person, other than the issuing public corporation or any subsidiary of the issuing public corporation, that is either:
(a) The beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten per cent (10%) or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote of the issuing public corporation; or
(b) An affiliate or associate of the issuing public corporation.
(11) "Issuing public corporation" means a publicly held corporation which has at least fifty (50) shareholders and which either:
(a) Is incorporated under the laws of this state; or
(b) (i) Has a place of business or its principal executive office located in this state, (ii) owns or controls assets located within this state that have a fair market value of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000), (iii) has more than two hundred fifty (250) employees residing in this state, and (iv) has either (X) more than ten per cent (10%) of its shareholders resident in this state, or (Y) more than ten per cent (10%) of its shares owned of record by state residents. For purposes of this subsection, the number of employees shall be computed by including all employees of subsidiaries or affiliates of the publicly held corporation. For purposes of this subsection, the record date for determining the percentages and number of shareholders and shares shall be the last shareholder record date before the event requiring that the determination be made, except that if a shareholder record date has not been fixed by the board of directors of the issuing public corporation within the preceding four (4) months, the determination shall be made as of the end of the issuing public corporation’s most recent fiscal quarter. The residence of a shareholder is presumed to be the address appearing in the records of the issuing public corporation. Shares held of record by banks (except as trustee or guardian), brokers, or nominees shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating percentages and numbers described in this subsection. Shares of an issuing public corporation allocated to the account of an employee or former employee or beneficiaries of employees or former employees of an issuing public corporation held in a plan that is qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is a defined contribution plan within the meaning of section 414(i) of the code, shall be deemed for purposes of this subsection, to be held of record by the employee to whose account such shares are allocated.
(12) "Market value," when used in reference to shares or property of any issuing public corporation or any of its subsidiaries, means:
(a) In the case of shares, the highest closing sale price during the thirty (30) day period immediately preceding the date in question of a share of the composite tape for New York Stock Exchange listed shares or, if the shares are not quoted on the composite tape or not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on which the shares are listed or, if the shares are not listed on any such exchange, on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations National Market System or, if the shares are not quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations National Market System, the highest closing bid quotation during the thirty (30) day period preceding the date in question of a share on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or any system then in use or, if no such quotation is available, the fair market value on the date in question of a share as determined in good faith by the board of the issuing public corporation; and
(b) In the case of property other than cash or shares, the fair market value of the property on the date in question as determined in good faith by the board of the issuing public corporation.
(13) "Publicly held corporation" means a corporation that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 or is subject to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(14) "Share acquisition date," with respect to any person and any issuing public corporation, means the date that the person first becomes an interested shareholder.
[30-1701, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 158; am. 1989, ch. 139, sec. 2, p. 325.]
In discharging the duties of the position of director of an issuing public corporation, a director, in considering the best interests of the corporation, shall consider the long-term as well as the short-term interests of the corporation and its shareholders including the possibility that these interests may be best served by the continued independence of the corporation. In addition, a director may consider the interests of Idaho employees, suppliers, customers and communities in discharging his duties.
[30-1702, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 163.]
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to an interested shareholder if:
(1) The interested shareholder was an interested shareholder on, or became an interested shareholder pursuant to a tender offer commenced prior to, the day following the effective date of this act, and remained such;
(2) The original articles or bylaws of the issuing public corporation contain a provision expressly electing not to be subject to the provisions of this chapter;
(3) The issuing public corporation, by action of its board of directors, adopts an amendment to its bylaws expressly electing not to be subject to the provisions of this chapter; or
(4) The issuing public corporation, by action of its shareholders, adopts an amendment to its articles of incorporation or bylaws approved by the shareholders holding sixty-six and two-thirds per cent (66 2/3%) of the outstanding voting power of all shares entitled to vote, excluding the shares of interested shareholders and their affiliates and associates, under which the issuing public corporation by such shareholder action expressly elects not to be subject to this chapter, and such amendment provides that it is not to be effective until eighteen (18) months after the effective date of this chapter.
(5) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any business combination of an issuing public corporation with an interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation who became an interested shareholder inadvertently, if the interested shareholder both:
(a) As soon as practicable, divests itself of a sufficient amount of the shares entitled to vote of the issuing public corporation so that it no longer is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten per cent (10%) or more of the outstanding shares entitled to vote of the issuing public corporation; and
(b) Would not at any time within the three (3) year period preceding the announcement date with respect to the business combination have been an interested shareholder except for the inadvertent acquisition.
(6) This chapter does not apply to insurance companies regulated under title 41, Idaho Code.
[30-1703, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 163.]
(1) Except as provided in section 30-1703, Idaho Code, and notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in this title, an issuing public corporation may not engage in any business combination or vote, consent or otherwise act to authorize a subsidiary of the issuing public corporation to engage in any business combination with respect to, proposed by or on behalf of or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with, any interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder for a period of three (3) years after the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date, unless the business combination or the acquisition of shares made by the interested shareholder on the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date is approved by a committee of the board of the issuing public corporation before the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date. The committee shall be formed in accordance with subsection (4) of this section.
(2) If a good faith definitive proposal regarding a business combination is made in writing to the board of the issuing public corporation, a committee of the board formed in accordance with subsection (4) of this section shall consider and take action on the proposal and respond in writing within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the proposal by the issuing public corporation, setting forth its decision regarding the proposal.
(3) If a good faith definitive proposal to acquire shares is made in writing to the board of the issuing public corporation, a committee of the board, formed in accordance with subsection (4) of this section, shall consider and take action on the proposal. Unless the committee responds affirmatively in writing within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the proposal by the issuing public corporation, the committee shall be considered to have disapproved the shares acquisition.
(4) When a business combination or acquisition of shares is proposed pursuant to this section, the board shall promptly form a committee, which may be a committee of the entire board of directors, a majority of which shall be disinterested directors. The committee shall take action on the proposal by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the committee members. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-1703, Idaho Code, the committee is not subject to any direction or control by the board with respect to the committee’s consideration of or any action concerning a business combination or acquisition of shares pursuant to this section. For purposes of this subsection, a director or person is disinterested if the director or person (a) is not a present or former officer or employee of the issuing public corporation or a majority owned subsidiary of the issuing public corporation, or (b) is not an officer, director, employee, affiliate or associate of an interested shareholder.
[30-1704, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 164.]
Except as provided in sections 30-1703 and 30-1704, Idaho Code, and notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in this title, an issuing public corporation may not engage at any time in any business combination or vote, consent or otherwise act to authorize a subsidiary of the issuing public corporation to engage in any business combination with respect to, proposed by or on behalf of or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with an interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder other than a business combination meeting all the requirements of this chapter, the articles of the issuing public corporation and the requirements specified in any of the following:
(1) A business combination approved by the board of the issuing public corporation before the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date, or as to which the acquisition of shares made by the interested shareholder on the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date had been approved by the board of the issuing public corporation before the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date.
(2) A business combination approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the outstanding shares entitled to vote not beneficially owned by the interested shareholder proposing the business combination or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder proposing the business combination at a meeting called for that purpose no earlier than three (3) years after the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date.
(3) A business combination, with respect to which the consummation date is no earlier than three (3) years after the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date, that meets all the following conditions:
(a) The aggregate amount of the cash and the market value as of the consummation date of consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of outstanding common shares of the issuing public corporation in the business combination is at least equal to the higher of the following:
The highest per share price, including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes, and soliciting dealers’ fees, paid by the interested shareholder, at a time when the interested shareholder was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares entitled to vote of the issuing public corporation, for any common shares of the same class or series acquired by it within the three (3) year period immediately before the announcement date with respect to the business combination or within the three (3) year period immediately before, or in, the transaction in which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder, whichever is higher, plus, in either case, interest compounded annually from the earliest date on which the highest per share acquisition price was paid through the consummation date at the rate for one (1) year United States treasury obligations from time to time in effect less the aggregate amount of cash dividends paid, and the market value of any dividends paid other than in cash, per common share since the earliest date, up to the amount of the interest; and
The market value per common share on the announcement date with respect to the business combination or on the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date, whichever is higher, plus interest compounded annually from that date through the consummation date at the rate for one (1) year United States treasury obligations from time to time in effect less the aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid and the market value of any dividends paid other than in cash, per common share since that date, up to the amount of the interest.
(b) The aggregate amount of the cash and the market value as of the consummation date of consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of outstanding shares of any class or series of shares, other than common shares, of the issuing public corporation in the business combination is at least equal to the highest of the following, whether or not the interested shareholder has previously acquired any shares of the class or series:
The highest per share price, including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes, and soliciting dealers’ fees, paid by the interested shareholder, at a time when the interested shareholder was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares entitled to vote of the issuing public corporation, for any shares of the class or series acquired by it within the three (3) year period immediately before the announcement date with respect to the business combination or within the three (3) year period immediately before, or in, the transaction in which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder, whichever is higher, plus, in either case, interest compounded annually from the earliest date on which the highest per share acquisition price was paid through the consummation date at the rate for one (1) year United States treasury obligations from time to time in effect less the aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid and the market value of any dividends paid other than in cash, per share of the class or series since such earliest date, up to the amount of the interest;
The highest preferential amount per share to which the holders of shares of the class or series are entitled in the event of any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the issuing public corporation, plus the aggregate amount of any unpaid dividends declared or due as to which the holders are entitled before payment of dividends on some other class or series of shares unless the aggregate amount of the dividends is included in the preferential amount; and
The market value per share of the class or series on the announcement date with respect to the business combination or on the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date, whichever is higher, plus interest compounded annually from that date through the consummation date at the rate for one (1) year United States treasury obligations from time to time in effect less the aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid and the market value of any dividends paid other than in cash, per share of the class or series since that date, up to the amount of the interest.
(c) The consideration to be received by holders of a particular class or series of outstanding shares, including common shares, of the issuing public corporation in the business combination is in cash or in the same form as the interested shareholder has used to acquire the largest number of shares of the class or series of shares previously acquired by it and the consideration is distributed promptly.
(d) The holders of all outstanding shares of the issuing public corporation not beneficially owned by the interested shareholder immediately before the consummation date with respect to the business combination are entitled to receive in the business combination cash or other consideration for the shares in compliance with paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection.
(e) After the interested shareholder’s share acquisition date and before the consummation date with respect to the business combination, the interested shareholder has not become the beneficial owner of any additional shares entitled to vote of the issuing public corporation except:
As part of the transaction that resulted in the interested shareholder becoming an interested shareholder;
By virtue of proportionate share splits, share dividends or other distributions of shares in respect of shares not constituting a business combination;
Through a business combination meeting all of the conditions of section 30-1704, Idaho Code, and this subsection; and
Through purchase by the interested shareholder at any price that, if the price had been paid in an otherwise permissible business combination the announcement date and consummation date of which were the date of the purchase, would have satisfied the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection.
[30-1705, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 165; am. 2014, ch. 97, sec. 18, p. 280.]
(1) Nothing contained in this chapter is intended or shall be construed in any way to limit, modify or restrict an issuing public corporation’s authority to take any action which the directors may appropriately determine to be in furtherance of the protection of the interests of the corporation and its shareholders, including without limitation the authority to adopt or enter into plans, arrangements or instruments that deny rights, privileges, power or authority to the holder or holders of at least a specified number of shares or percentage of share ownership or voting power in certain circumstances.
(2) The requirements imposed by this chapter are to be in addition to, and not in lieu of, requirements imposed on a transaction by any provision in the articles or the bylaws of the issuing public corporation, or otherwise.
[30-1706, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 167.]
(1) If the jurisdiction under the laws of which the issuing public corporation is organized has adopted or adopts any law comparable to this chapter which imposes special requirements applicable to any business combination, and that law contains provisions which are expressly inconsistent with, or cannot practically be applied in a manner consistent with, the provisions of this chapter as applicable to the issuing public corporation, the provisions of this chapter shall be inapplicable to the issuing public corporation to the extent necessary to resolve such inconsistency.
(2) If any jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction under the laws of which the issuing public corporation is organized has adopted or adopts any law comparable to the provisions of this chapter which imposes special requirements applicable to any business combination, and that law contains provisions which are expressly inconsistent with, or cannot practically be applied in a manner consistent with, the provisions of this chapter as applicable to the issuing public corporation, the provisions of this chapter shall be inapplicable to the issuing public corporation to the extent that (i) a greater percentage of shareholders of the issuing public corporation reside in that jurisdiction than in this state, computed in accordance with provisions of subsection 30-1701(14) and then, only to the extent necessary to resolve such inconsistency or (ii) the director of the department of finance determines within three (3) business days from the date on which this chapter’s provisions are first applicable to a business combination that the other jurisdiction’s law adequately provides for the protection of Idaho shareholders.
[30-1707, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 168.]
The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of remaining portions of this act that can give effect without the invalid provision or application. The invalidity of any provision of this act shall not affect the remaining provisions of this act.
[30-1708, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 168.]
Any publicly held corporation which meets the requirements specified in section 30-1701(11)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii), Idaho Code, may, by action of its board of directors, adopt an amendment to its bylaws electing to be subject to this chapter, provided such corporation has one thousand (1,000) or more shareholders of record in this state, and thereby shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter as an issuing public corporation.
[30-1709, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 168.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Business Combination Law."
[30-1710, added 1988, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 168.]
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Successor Corporation Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act."
[30-1901, added 2012, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 520.]
As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Asbestos claim" means any claim, wherever or whenever made, for damages, losses, indemnification, contribution or other relief arising out of, based on, or in any way related to asbestos, including:
(a) The health effects of exposure to asbestos, including a claim for:
(i) Personal injury or death;
(ii) Mental or emotional injury;
(iii) Risk of disease or other injury; or
(iv) The costs of medical monitoring or surveillance;
(b) Any claim made by, or on behalf of, any person exposed to asbestos, or a representative, spouse, parent, child or other relative of the person; and
(c) Any claim for damage or loss caused by the installation, presence, or removal of asbestos.
(2) "Corporation" means a corporation for profit, including a domestic corporation organized under the laws of this state or a foreign corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state.
(3) "Successor" means a corporation that assumes or incurs or has assumed or incurred successor asbestos-related liabilities that is a successor and became a successor before January 1, 1972, or is any of that successor corporation’s successors.
(4) "Successor asbestos-related liabilities" means any liabilities, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due, that are related in any way to asbestos claims and were assumed or incurred by a corporation as a result of or in connection with a merger or consolidation, or the plan of merger or consolidation related to the merger or consolidation with or into another corporation, or that are related in any way to asbestos claims based on the exercise of control or the ownership of stock of the corporation before the merger or consolidation. The term includes liabilities that, after the time of the merger or consolidation for which the fair market value of total gross assets is determined pursuant to section 30-1905, Idaho Code, were or are paid or otherwise discharged, or committed to be paid or otherwise discharged, by or on behalf of the corporation, or by a successor of the corporation, or by or on behalf of a transferor, in connection with settlements, judgments, or other discharges in this state or another jurisdiction.
(5) "Transferor" means a corporation from which the successor asbestos-related liabilities are or were assumed or incurred.
[30-1902, added 2012, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 520.]
(1) The limitations in section 30-1904, Idaho Code, shall apply to any successor corporation.
(2) The limitations of section 30-1904, Idaho Code, shall not apply to:
(a) Worker’s compensation benefits paid by, or on behalf of, an employer to an employee under the provisions of title 72, Idaho Code, or a comparable worker’s compensation law of another jurisdiction;
(b) Any claim against a corporation that does not constitute a successor asbestos-related liability;
(c) Any obligation under the national labor relations act, 29 U.S.C. section 151 et seq., as amended, or under any collective bargaining agreement; or
(d) A successor that, after a merger or consolidation, continued in the business of mining asbestos or in the business of selling or distributing asbestos fibers or in the business of manufacturing, distributing, removing, or installing asbestos-containing products that were the same as those products previously manufactured, distributed, removed, or installed by the transferor.
[30-1903, added 2012, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 521.]
(1) Except as further limited in subsection (2) of this section, the cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities of a successor corporation are limited to the fair market value of the total gross assets of the transferor determined as of the time of the merger or consolidation. The successor corporation does not have responsibility for successor asbestos-related liabilities in excess of this limitation.
(2) If the transferor has assumed or incurred successor asbestos-related liabilities in connection with a prior merger or consolidation with a prior transferor, then the fair market value of the total assets of the prior transferor determined as of the time of the earlier merger or consolidation shall be substituted for the limitation set forth in subsection (1) of this section for purposes of determining the limitation of liability of a successor corporation.
[30-1904, added 2012, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 521.]
(1) A successor corporation may establish the fair market value of total gross assets for the purpose of the limitations under section 30-1904, Idaho Code, through any method reasonable under the circumstances, including:
(a) By reference to the going concern value of the assets or to the purchase price attributable to or paid for the assets in an arms-length transaction; or
(b) In the absence of other readily available information from which the fair market value can be determined, by reference to the value of the assets recorded on a balance sheet.
(2) Total gross assets include intangible assets.
(3) To the extent total gross assets include any liability insurance that was issued to the transferor whose assets are being valued for purposes of this section, the applicability, terms, conditions and limits of such insurance shall not be affected by this statute, nor shall this statute otherwise affect the rights and obligations of an insurer, transferor or successor under any insurance contract and/or any related agreements, including, without limitation, preenactment settlements resolving coverage-related disputes, and the rights of an insurer to seek payment for applicable deductibles, retrospective premiums or self-insured retentions or to seek contribution from a successor for uninsured or self-insured periods or periods where insurance is uncollectible or otherwise unavailable. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent total gross assets include any such liability insurance, a settlement of a dispute concerning any such liability insurance coverage entered into by a transferor or successor with the insurers of the transferor before the effective date of this act shall be determinative of the total coverage of such liability insurance to be included in the calculation of the transferor’s total gross assets.
[30-1905, added 2012, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 521.]
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) through (4) of this section, the fair market value of total gross assets at the time of the merger or consolidation shall increase annually at a rate equal to the sum of:
(a) The prime rate as listed in the first edition of the Wall Street Journal published for each calendar year since the merger or consolidation, unless the prime rate is not published in that edition of the Wall Street Journal, in which case any reasonable determination of the prime rate on the first day of the year may be used; and
(b) One percent (1%).
(2) The rate enumerated in subsection (1) of this section shall not be compounded.
(3) The adjustment of the fair market value of total gross assets shall continue as provided in subsection (1) of this section until the date the adjusted value is first exceeded by the cumulative amounts of successor asbestos-related liabilities paid or committed to be paid by, or on behalf of, the successor corporation or a predecessor or by, or on behalf of, a transferor after the time of the merger or consolidation for which the fair market value of total gross assets is determined.
(4) No adjustment of the fair market value of total gross assets shall be applied to any liability insurance that may be included in the definition of total gross assets by subsection (3) of section 30-1905, Idaho Code.
[30-1906, added 2012, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 522.]
(1) The courts of this state shall construe the provisions of this act liberally with regard to successors.
(2) This act shall apply to all asbestos claims filed against a successor on or after the effective date of this act and to any pending asbestos claims against a successor in which trial has not commenced as of the effective date of this act, except that any provisions of these sections which would be unconstitutional if applied retroactively shall be applied prospectively.
[30-1907, added 2012, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 522.]
(1) This chapter may be known and cited as the "Idaho Benefit Corporation Act."
(2) This chapter shall be applicable to all benefit corporations.
(3) The existence of a provision of this chapter shall not of itself create an implication that a contrary or different rule of law is applicable to a business corporation that is not a benefit corporation. This chapter shall not affect a statute or rule of law that is applicable to a business corporation that is not a benefit corporation.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Idaho business corporation act shall be generally applicable to all benefit corporations. A benefit corporation may be subject simultaneously to this chapter and other chapters of this title. The provisions of this chapter shall control over other provisions of this title, including chapters 1 and 13 of this title.
(5) A provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a benefit corporation may not limit, be inconsistent with or supersede a provision of this chapter.
[30-2001, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 673.]
In this chapter:
(1) "Benefit corporation" means a business corporation that has elected to become subject to this chapter and the status of which as a benefit corporation has not been terminated.
(2) "Benefit director" means the director designated as the benefit director of a benefit corporation under section 30-2008, Idaho Code.
(3) "Benefit enforcement proceeding" means any claim, action or proceeding for failure of a benefit corporation to pursue or create general public benefit or a specific public benefit purpose as set forth in its articles, or violation of any obligation, duty or standard of conduct under this chapter.
(4) "Benefit officer" means the individual designated as the benefit officer of a benefit corporation under section 30-2010, Idaho Code.
(5) "General public benefit" means a material positive impact on society and the environment, taken as a whole, as assessed under a third-party standard, resulting from the business and operations of a benefit corporation.
(6) "Independent" means having no material relationship with a benefit corporation or a subsidiary of the benefit corporation; provided however, that serving as a benefit director or benefit officer does not by itself preclude a person from being independent. A material relationship between an individual and a benefit corporation or any of its subsidiaries will be conclusively presumed to exist if any of the following apply:
(a) The individual is or has been within the last three (3) years an employee other than a benefit officer of the benefit corporation or a subsidiary.
(b) An immediate family member of the individual is or has been within the last three (3) years an executive officer other than a benefit officer of the benefit corporation or a subsidiary.
(c) There is beneficial or record ownership of five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of the benefit corporation, calculated as if all outstanding rights to acquire equity interests in the benefit corporation had been exercised, by:
(i) The individual; or
(ii) An entity:
Of which the individual is a director, an officer or a manager; or
In which the individual owns beneficially or of record five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding equity interests, calculated as if all outstanding rights to acquire equity interests in the entity had been exercised.
(7) "Minimum status vote" means:
(a) In the case of a business corporation, in addition to any other required approval or vote, the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) The shareholders of every class or series shall be entitled to vote as a separate voting group on the corporate action regardless of a limitation stated in the articles of incorporation or bylaws on the voting rights of any class or series.
(ii) The corporate action must be approved by vote of the shareholders of each class or series entitled to cast at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes that all shareholders of the class or series are entitled to cast on the action.
(b) In the case of a domestic entity other than a business corporation, in addition to any other required approval, vote or consent, the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) The holders of every class or series of equity interest in the entity that are entitled to receive a distribution of any kind from the entity shall be entitled to vote on or consent to the action regardless of any otherwise applicable limitation on the voting or consent rights of any class or series.
(ii) The action must be approved by vote or consent of the holders entitled to cast at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes or consents that all of those holders are entitled to cast on the action.
(8) "Publicly traded corporation" means a business corporation that has shares listed on a national securities exchange or traded in a market maintained by one (1) or more members of a national securities association.
(9) "Specific public benefit" includes:
(a) Providing low-income or underserved individuals or communities with beneficial products or services;
(b) Promoting economic opportunity for individuals or communities beyond the creation of jobs in the normal course of business;
(c) Protecting or restoring the environment;
(d) Improving human health;
(e) Promoting the arts, sciences or advancement of knowledge;
(f) Increasing the flow of capital to entities with a purpose to benefit society or the environment; or
(g) Conferring any other particular benefit on society or the environment.
(10) "Subsidiary" means, in relation to a person, an entity in which the person owns beneficially or of record fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding equity interests, calculated as if all outstanding rights to acquire equity interests in the entity had been exercised.
(11) "Third-party standard" means a recognized standard for defining, reporting and assessing corporate social and environmental performance that is:
(a) Comprehensive in that it assesses the effect of the business and its operations on the interests listed in section 30-2007(1), Idaho Code;
(b) Developed by an entity that is not controlled by the benefit corporation;
(c) Credible in that it is developed by an entity that both has access to necessary expertise to assess overall corporate social and environmental performance, and uses a balanced multi-stakeholder approach to develop the standard, including a reasonable public comment period; and
(d) Transparent in that information about the standard is publicly available, including information about:
(i) The criteria and weighting of such criteria used in the standard;
(ii) The identity of those who developed or revised the standard; and
(iii) An accounting of the revenue and sources of financial support for the entity that developed the standard, with sufficient detail to disclose any relationships that could reasonably be considered to present a potential conflict of interest.
[30-2002, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 673.]
A benefit corporation shall be incorporated in accordance with part 2, chapter 29, title 30, Idaho Code, but its articles of incorporation must also state that it is a benefit corporation.
[30-2003, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 675; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 6, p. 106.]
(1) An existing business corporation may become a benefit corporation under this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation so that they contain a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. In order to be effective, the amendment must be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.
(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, if a domestic entity that is not a benefit corporation is a party to a merger or conversion or the exchanging entity in an interest exchange and the surviving or converted entity in the merger, conversion or interest exchange is to be a benefit corporation, the plan of merger, conversion or interest exchange must be approved by the domestic entity by at least the minimum status vote.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply in the case of a corporation that is a party to a merger if the shareholders of the corporation are not entitled to vote on the merger pursuant to section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code.
[30-2004, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 675; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 7, p. 106.]
(1) A benefit corporation may terminate its status as such and cease to be subject to this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation to delete the provision adopting benefit corporation status. In order to be effective, the amendment must be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.
(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, if a plan of merger, conversion or share exchange would have the effect of terminating the status of a business corporation as a benefit corporation, the plan must be adopted by at least the minimum status vote in order to be effective.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply in the case of a corporation that is a party to a merger if the shareholders of the corporation are not entitled to vote on the merger pursuant to section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code.
(3) Any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a benefit corporation, unless the transaction is in the usual and regular course of business, shall not be effective unless the transaction is approved by at least the minimum status vote.
[30-2005, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 675; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 8, p. 106.]
(1) A benefit corporation shall have a purpose of creating general public benefit. This purpose is in addition to its purpose under section 30-29-301, Idaho Code.
(2) The articles of incorporation of a benefit corporation may identify one (1) or more specific public benefits that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create in addition to its purposes under section 30-29-301, Idaho Code, and subsection (1) of this section. The identification of a specific public benefit under this subsection does not limit the purpose of a benefit corporation to create general public benefit under subsection (1) of this subsection.
(3) The creation of general public benefit and specific public benefits under subsections (1) and (2) of this section is in the best interests of the benefit corporation.
(4) A benefit corporation may amend its articles of incorporation to add, amend or delete the identification of a specific public benefit that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create. In order to be effective, the amendment must be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.
(5) A professional corporation that is a benefit corporation does not violate section 30-29-1303(b), Idaho Code, by having the purpose to create general public benefit or a specific public benefit.
[30-2006, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 676; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 9, p. 107; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 172, p. 334.]
(1) In discharging the duties of their respective positions and in considering the best interests of the benefit corporation, the board of directors, committees of the board and individual directors of a benefit corporation shall consider the effects of any action or inaction on:
(a) The shareholders of the benefit corporation;
(b) The employees of the benefit corporation;
(c) The subsidiaries and suppliers of the benefit corporation;
(d) The interests of customers as beneficiaries of the general public benefit or specific public benefit purposes of the benefit corporation;
(e) Community and social factors, including those of each community in which offices or facilities of the benefit corporation, its subsidiaries, or its suppliers are located;
(f) The local and global environment;
(g) The short-term and long-term interests of the benefit corporation, including benefits that may accrue to the benefit corporation from its long-term plans and the possibility that these interests may be best served by the continued independence of the benefit corporation; and
(h) The ability of the benefit corporation to accomplish its general public benefit purpose and any specific public benefit purpose.
(2) In discharging the duties of their respective positions and in considering the best interests of the benefit corporation, the board of directors, committees of the board and individual directors of a benefit corporation may also consider any other pertinent factors or the interests of any group that they deem appropriate.
(3) The board of directors, committees of the board and individual directors of a benefit corporation need not give priority to a particular interest or factor referred to in subsection (1) or (2) of this section over any other interest or factor unless the benefit corporation has stated in its articles of incorporation its intention to give priority to certain interests or factors related to its accomplishment of its general public benefit or of a specific public benefit purpose identified in its articles of incorporation.
(4) The consideration of interests and factors in the manner required by this section does not constitute a violation of section 30-29-830, Idaho Code.
(5) Except as provided in the articles of incorporation, a director is not personally liable for monetary damages for:
(a) Any action or inaction in the course of performing the duties of a director under subsection (1) of this section if the director performed the duties of office in compliance with section 30-29-830, Idaho Code, and this section; or
(b) Failure of the benefit corporation to pursue or create general public benefit or specific public benefit.
(6) A director does not have a duty to a person that is a beneficiary of the general public benefit purpose or a specific public benefit purpose of a benefit corporation arising from the status of the person as a beneficiary.
[30-2007, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 676; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 10, p. 107.]
(1) The board of directors of a benefit corporation that is a publicly traded corporation shall, and the board of any other benefit corporation may, include a director who shall be designated the benefit director, and shall have, in addition to the powers, duties, rights and immunities of the other directors of the benefit corporation, the powers, duties, rights and immunities provided in this chapter.
(2) The benefit director shall be elected and may be removed in the manner provided in sections 30-29-803 through 30-29-809, Idaho Code. Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, the benefit director shall be an individual who is independent. The benefit director may serve as the benefit officer at the same time as serving as the benefit director. The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a benefit corporation may prescribe additional qualifications of the benefit director not inconsistent with this subsection.
(3) The benefit director shall prepare and the benefit corporation shall include in the annual benefit report to shareholders required by section 30-2012, Idaho Code, the opinion of the benefit director on the following:
(a) Whether the benefit corporation acted in accordance with its general public benefit purpose and any specific public benefit purpose in all material respects during the period covered by the report;
(b) Whether the directors and officers complied with sections 30-2007 and 30-2009, Idaho Code, respectively; and
(c) If, in the opinion of the benefit director, the benefit corporation or its directors or officers failed to act or comply in the manner described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a description of the ways in which the benefit corporation or its directors or officers failed to act or comply.
(4) The act or inaction of an individual in the capacity of a benefit director shall constitute for all purposes an act or inaction of that individual in the capacity of a director of the benefit corporation.
(5) Regardless of whether the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a benefit corporation include a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors authorized by section 30-29-202, Idaho Code, a benefit director shall not be personally liable for an act or omission in the capacity of a benefit director unless the act or omission constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or a knowing violation of law.
(6) The benefit director of a professional corporation organized under chapter 13, title 30, Idaho Code, does not need to be independent.
[30-2008, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 677; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 11, p. 108.]
(1) Each officer of a benefit corporation shall consider the interests and factors as provided in section 30-2007, Idaho Code, if the officer has discretion to act with respect to a matter, and it reasonably appears to the officer that the matter may have a material effect on the creation by the benefit corporation of general public benefit or a specific public benefit identified in the articles of incorporation.
(2) The consideration of interests and factors as provided in subsection (1) of this section shall not constitute a violation of sections 30-29-841 and 30-29-842, Idaho Code.
(3) Except as provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, an officer is not personally liable for monetary damages for:
(a) An action or inaction as an officer in the course of performing the duties of an officer under subsection (1) of this section if the officer performed the duties of the position in compliance with sections 30-29-841 and 30-29-842, Idaho Code, and this section; or
(b) Failure of the benefit corporation to pursue or create general public benefit or specific public benefit.
(4) An officer does not have a duty to a person that is a beneficiary of the general public benefit purpose or a specific public benefit purpose of a benefit corporation arising from the status of the person as a beneficiary.
[30-2009, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 678; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 12, p. 109.]
A benefit corporation may have an officer designated the benefit officer. The benefit officer shall have:
(1) The powers and duties relating to the purpose of the corporation to create general public benefit or specific public benefit provided by the bylaws or, absent controlling provisions by the bylaws, by resolutions or orders of the board of directors; and
(2) The duty to prepare the benefit report required in section 30-2012, Idaho Code.
[30-2010, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 678.]
(1) Except in a benefit enforcement proceeding, no person may bring an action or assert a claim against a benefit corporation or its directors or officers with respect to the corporation’s failure to pursue or create general public benefit or a specific public benefit set forth in its articles of incorporation, or the corporation’s violation of an obligation, duty or standard of conduct under this chapter.
(2) A benefit corporation shall not be liable for monetary damages under this chapter for any failure of the benefit corporation to pursue or create general public benefit or a specific public benefit.
(3) A benefit enforcement proceeding may be commenced or maintained directly by the benefit corporation, or derivatively by:
(a) A person or group of persons that owned beneficially or of record at least two percent (2%) of the total number of shares of a class or series outstanding at the time of the act or omission complained of;
(b) A director;
(c) A person or group of persons that owned beneficially or of record five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding equity interests in an entity of which the benefit corporation is a subsidiary at the time of the act or omission complained of; or
(d) Other persons as specified in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the benefit corporation.
(4) For purposes of this section, a person is the beneficial owner of shares or equity interests if the shares or equity interests are held in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of the beneficial owner.
[30-2011, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 678.]
(1) A benefit corporation shall prepare an annual benefit report including the following:
(a) A narrative description of:
(i) The ways in which the benefit corporation pursued general public benefit during the year and the extent to which general public benefit was created;
(ii) The ways in which the benefit corporation pursued a specific public benefit that the articles of incorporation describe as the purpose of the benefit corporation to create, and the extent to which the specific public benefit was created;
(iii) Any circumstances that hindered the creation by the benefit corporation of either general public benefit or specific public benefit; and
(iv) The process and rationale for selecting or changing the third-party standard used to prepare the benefit report.
(b) An assessment of the overall social and environmental performance of the benefit corporation under a third-party standard applied consistently with any application of that standard in prior benefit reports, or accompanied by an explanation of the reasons for any inconsistent application, or the change to that standard from the one used in the immediate prior report.
(c) The name of the benefit director and the benefit officer, if any, and the address to which correspondence to each of them may be directed.
(d) The compensation paid by the benefit corporation during the year to each director in the capacity of a director.
(e) The opinion of the benefit director described in section 30-2008(3), Idaho Code.
(f) A statement of any connection between the organization that established the third-party standard, or its directors, officers or any holder of five percent (5%) or more of the governance interests in the organization, and the benefit corporation or its directors, officers or any holder of five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of the benefit corporation, including any financial or governance relationship that might materially affect the credibility of the use of the third-party standard.
(g) If the benefit corporation has dispensed with or restricted the discretion or powers of the board of directors, a description of the persons who exercise the powers, duties, and rights and who have the immunities of the board of directors, and the benefit director.
(2) If, during the year covered by a benefit report, a benefit director resigned from or refused to stand for reelection to the position of benefit director, or was removed from the position of benefit director, and the benefit director furnished the benefit corporation with any written correspondence concerning the circumstances surrounding the resignation, refusal or removal, the benefit report shall include that correspondence as an exhibit.
(3) Neither the benefit report nor the assessment of the performance of the benefit corporation in the benefit report required in subsection (1) of this section needs to be audited or certified by a third party.
[30-2012, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 679.]
(1) A benefit corporation shall send its annual benefit report to each shareholder either one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the fiscal year of the benefit corporation, or at the same time that the benefit corporation delivers any other annual report to its shareholders, whichever is earlier.
(2) A benefit corporation shall post all of its benefit reports on the public portion of its website, if any; but the compensation paid to directors and financial or proprietary information included in the benefit reports may be omitted from the benefit reports as posted.
(3) If a benefit corporation does not have a website, the benefit corporation shall provide a copy of its most recent benefit report, without charge, to any person who requests a copy, provided however, that the compensation paid to directors and financial or proprietary information included in the benefit report may be omitted from the copy of the benefit report provided.
[30-2013, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 679; am. 2016, ch. 157, sec. 1, p. 428.]
(a) This act may be cited as the "Idaho Uniform Business Organizations Code."
(b) This chapter may be cited as the "Idaho Uniform Business Organizations Code — Preliminary Provisions."
(c) Part 4 of this chapter may be cited as the "Idaho Registered Agent of Entity Act."
(d) Part 8 of this chapter may be cited as the "Idaho Assumed Business Names Act."
[30-21-101, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 7, p. 758.]
In this act, except as otherwise provided in definitions of the same terms in other articles of this act:
(1) "Act" means the Idaho uniform business organizations code.
(2) "Annual report" means the report required by section 30-21-213, Idaho Code.
(3) "Business corporation" means a domestic business corporation incorporated under or subject to chapter 29, title 30, Idaho Code, or a foreign business corporation.
(4) "Business trust" means a trust formed under the statutory law of another state that is not a foreign statutory trust and does not have a predominately donative purpose.
(5) "Commercial registered agent" means a person listed under section 30-21-405, Idaho Code.
(6) "Common-law business trust" means a common-law trust that does not have a predominately donative purpose.
(7) "Debtor in bankruptcy" means a person that is the subject of:
(A) An order for relief under 11 U.S.C. or a comparable order under a successor statute of general application; or
(B) A comparable order under federal, state or foreign law governing insolvency.
(8) "Distributional interest" means the right under an unincorporated entity’s organic law and organic rules to receive distributions from the entity.
(9) "Domestic," with respect to an entity, means governed as to its internal affairs by the law of this state.
(10) "Effective date," when referring to a record filed by the secretary of state, means the time and date determined in accordance with section 30-21-203, Idaho Code.
(11) "Entity":
(A) Means:
(i) A business corporation;
(ii) A nonprofit corporation;
(iii) A general partnership, including a limited liability partnership;
(iv) A limited partnership, including a limited liability limited partnership;
(v) A limited liability company;
(vi) A general cooperative association;
(vii) A limited cooperative association;
(viii) An unincorporated nonprofit association;
(ix) A statutory trust, business trust, or common-law business trust; or
(x) Any other person that has:
(I) A legal existence separate from any interest holder of that person; or
(II) The power to acquire an interest in real property in its own name; and
(B) Does not include:
(i) An individual;
(ii) A trust with a predominately donative purpose or a charitable trust;
(iii) An association or relationship that is not listed in paragraph (A) of this subsection and is not a partnership under the rules stated in section 30-23-202(c), Idaho Code, or a similar provision of the law of another jurisdiction;
(iv) A decedent’s estate; or
(v) A government or a governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality.
(12) "Entity filing" means a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this act.
(13) "Filed record" means a record filed by the secretary of state pursuant to this act.
(14) "Filing entity" means an entity whose formation requires the filing of a public organic record. The term does not include a limited liability partnership.
(15) "Foreign," with respect to an entity, means governed as to its internal affairs by the law of a jurisdiction other than this state.
(16) "General cooperative association" means a foreign general cooperative association.
(17) "General partnership" means a domestic general partnership formed under or subject to chapter 23 of this act or a foreign general partnership. The term includes a limited liability partnership.
(18) "Governance interest" means a right under the organic law or organic rules of an unincorporated entity, other than as a governor, agent, assignee or proxy, to:
(A) Receive or demand access to information concerning, or the books and records of, the entity;
(B) Vote for or consent to the election of the governors of the entity; or
(C) Receive notice of or vote on or consent to an issue involving the internal affairs of the entity.
(19) "Governor" means:
(A) A director of a business corporation;
(B) A director or trustee of a nonprofit corporation;
(C) A general partner of a general partnership;
(D) A general partner of a limited partnership;
(E) A manager of a manager-managed limited liability company;
(F) A member of a member-managed limited liability company;
(G) A director of a general cooperative association;
(H) A director of a limited cooperative association;
(I) A manager of an unincorporated nonprofit association;
(J) A trustee of a statutory trust, business trust or common-law business trust; or
(K) Any other person under whose authority the powers of an entity are exercised and under whose direction the activities and affairs of the entity are managed pursuant to the organic law and organic rules of the entity.
(20) "Interest" means:
(A) A share in a business corporation;
(B) A membership in a nonprofit corporation;
(C) A governance interest in a general partnership;
(D) A governance interest in a limited partnership;
(E) A governance interest in a limited liability company;
(F) A share in a general cooperative association;
(G) A member’s interest in a limited cooperative association;
(H) A membership in an unincorporated nonprofit association;
(I) A beneficial interest in a statutory trust, business trust or common-law business trust; or
(J) A governance interest or distributional interest in any other type of unincorporated entity.
(21) "Interest holder" means:
(A) A shareholder of a business corporation;
(B) A member of a nonprofit corporation;
(C) A general partner of a general partnership;
(D) A general partner of a limited partnership;
(E) A limited partner of a limited partnership;
(F) A member of a limited liability company;
(G) A shareholder of a general cooperative association;
(H) A member of a limited cooperative association;
(I) A member of an unincorporated nonprofit association;
(J) A beneficiary or beneficial owner of a statutory trust, business trust or common-law business trust; or
(K) Any other direct holder of an interest.
(22) "Jurisdiction," used to refer to a political entity, means the United States, a state, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of a foreign country.
(23) "Jurisdiction of formation" means the jurisdiction whose law includes the organic law of an entity.
(24) "Limited cooperative association" means a foreign limited cooperative association.
(25) "Limited liability company" means a domestic limited liability company formed under or subject to chapter 25, title 30, Idaho Code, or a foreign limited liability company.
(26) "Limited liability limited partnership" means a domestic limited liability limited partnership formed under or subject to chapter 24, title 30, Idaho Code, or a foreign limited liability limited partnership.
(27) "Limited liability partnership" means a domestic limited liability partnership registered under or subject to chapter 23, title 30, Idaho Code, or a foreign limited liability partnership.
(28) "Limited partnership" means a domestic limited partnership formed under or subject to chapter 24, title 30, Idaho Code, or a foreign limited partnership. The term includes a limited liability limited partnership.
(29) "Noncommercial registered agent" means a person that is not a commercial registered agent and is:
(A) An individual or domestic or foreign entity that serves in this state as the registered agent of an entity; or
(B) An individual who holds the office or other position in an entity which is designated as the registered agent pursuant to section 30-21-404(a)(2)(B), Idaho Code.
(30) "Nonfiling entity" means an entity whose foundation does not require the filing of a public organic record.
(31) "Nonprofit corporation" means a domestic nonprofit corporation incorporated under or subject to chapter 30, title 30, Idaho Code, or a foreign nonprofit corporation.
(32) "Nonregistered foreign entity" means a foreign entity that is not registered to do business in this state pursuant to a statement of registration filed by the secretary of state.
(33) "Organic law" means the law of an entity’s jurisdiction of formation governing the internal affairs of the entity.
(34) "Organic rules" means the public organic record and private organic rules of an entity.
(35) "Person" means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, statutory trust, business trust, common-law business trust, estate trust, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(36) "Principal office" means the principal executive office of an entity, whether or not the office is located in this state.
(37) "Private organic rules" means the rules, whether or not in a record, that govern the internal affairs of an entity, are binding on all its interest holders, and are not part of its public organic record, if any. The term includes:
(A) The bylaws of a business corporation;
(B) The bylaws of a nonprofit corporation;
(C) The partnership agreement of a general partnership;
(D) The partnership agreement of a limited partnership;
(E) The operating agreement of a limited liability company;
(F) The bylaws of a general cooperative association;
(G) The bylaws of a limited cooperative association;
(H) The governing principles of an unincorporated nonprofit association; and
(I) The trust instrument of a statutory trust or similar rules of a business trust or common-law business trust.
(38) "Proceeding" includes a civil action, arbitration, mediation, administrative proceeding, criminal prosecution and investigatory action.
(39) "Professional entity" means an entity formed for the sole and specific purpose of rendering professional services, allied professional services, and services ancillary to the professional services and that has as its interest holders only:
(A) Natural persons who themselves are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render one (1) or more of the same professional services as the professional entity; and
(B) Other professional entities.
(40) "Professional service" means any type of service to the public that can be rendered by a member of any profession within the purview of the member’s profession.
(41) "Property" means all property, whether real, personal, or mixed or tangible or intangible, or any right or interest therein.
(42) "Public organic record" means the record, the filing of which by the secretary of state is required to form an entity, and any amendment to or restatement of that record. The term includes:
(A) The articles of incorporation of a business corporation;
(B) The articles of incorporation of a nonprofit corporation;
(C) The certificate of limited partnership of a limited partnership;
(D) The certificate of organization of a limited liability company;
(E) The articles of incorporation of a general cooperative association;
(F) The articles of organization of a limited cooperative association; and
(G) The certificate of trust of a statutory trust or similar record of a business trust.
(43) "Receipt," as used in this chapter, means actual receipt. "Receive" has a corresponding meaning.
(44) "Record," used as a noun, means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(45) "Registered agent" means an agent of an entity that is authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity. The term includes a commercial registered agent and a noncommercial registered agent.
(46) "Registered foreign entity" means a foreign entity that is registered to do business in this state pursuant to a statement of registration filed by the secretary of state.
(47) "Sign" means with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
(A) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(B) To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound or process.
(48) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(49) "Statutory trust" means a trust formed under the statutory law of a jurisdiction other than this state.
(50) "Transfer" includes:
(A) An assignment;
(B) A conveyance;
(C) A sale;
(D) A lease;
(E) An encumbrance, including a mortgage or security interest;
(F) A gift; and
(G) A transfer by operation of law.
(51) "Type of entity" means a generic form of entity:
(A) Recognized at common law; or
(B) Formed under an organic law, whether or not some entities formed under that law are subject to provisions of that law that create different categories of the form of entity.
(52) "Unincorporated nonprofit association" means a domestic unincorporated nonprofit association formed under or subject to chapter 27, title 30, Idaho Code, or a nonprofit association formed under or subject to the law of a jurisdiction other than this state that would be an unincorporated nonprofit association if formed under or subject to the law of this state.
(53) "Written" means inscribed on a tangible medium. "Writing" has a corresponding meaning.
[30-21-102, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 7, p. 758.]
This part applies to an entity formed under or subject to this act.
[30-21-103, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 7, p. 763.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, permissible means of delivery of a record includes delivery by hand, mail, conventional commercial practice, and electronic transmission.
(b) Delivery to the secretary of state is effective only when a record is received by the secretary of state.
[30-21-104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 7, p. 763.]
The secretary of state may:
(1) Adopt rules to administer this act in accordance with the administrative procedure act; and
(2) Prescribe procedures that are reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of the secretary of state under this act and are not required by the administrative procedure act to be adopted as rules.
[30-21-105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 7, p. 763.]
(a) To be filed by the secretary of state pursuant to this act, an entity filing must be received by the secretary of state, comply with this act, and satisfy the following:
(1) The entity filing must be required or permitted by this act.
(2) The entity filing must be physically delivered in written form unless and to the extent the secretary of state permits electronic delivery of entity filings.
(3) The words in the entity filing must be in English, and numbers must be in Arabic or Roman numerals, but the name of the entity need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals.
(4) The entity filing must be signed by or on behalf of a person authorized or required under this chapter to sign the filing.
(5) The entity filing must state the name and capacity, if any, of each individual who signed it, either on behalf of the individual or the person authorized or required to sign the filing, but need not contain a seal, attestation, acknowledgment or verification.
(b) If law other than this chapter prohibits the disclosure by the secretary of state of information contained in an entity filing, the secretary of state shall file the entity filing if the filing otherwise complies with this chapter but may redact the information.
(c) When an entity filing is delivered to the secretary of state for filing, any fee required under this part and any fee, tax, interest, or penalty required to be paid under this part or law other than this act must be paid in a manner permitted by the secretary of state.
(d) The secretary of state may require that an entity filing delivered in written form be accompanied by an identical or conformed copy.
[30-21-201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 763.]
(a) The secretary of state may provide forms for entity filings required or permitted to be made by this act, but, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, their use is not required.
(b) The secretary of state may require that a cover sheet for an entity filing and an annual report be on forms prescribed by the secretary of state.
[30-21-202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 764.]
Except as otherwise provided in this act and subject to section 30-21-205(d), Idaho Code, an entity filing is effective:
(1) On the date and at the time of its filing by the secretary of state as provided in section 30-21-206, Idaho Code;
(2) On the date of filing and at the time specified in the entity filing as its effective time, if later than the time under subsection (1) of this section;
(3) If permitted by this act, at a specified delayed effective date and time, which may not be more than ninety (90) days after the date of filing; or
(4) If a delayed effective date as permitted by this act is specified, but no time is specified, at 12:01 a.m. on the date specified, which may not be more than ninety (90) days after the date of filing.
[30-21-203, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 764.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing may be withdrawn before it takes effect by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of withdrawal.
(b) A statement of withdrawal must:
(1) Be signed by each person that signed the record being withdrawn, except as otherwise agreed by those persons;
(2) Identify the record to be withdrawn; and
(3) If signed by fewer than all the persons that signed the record being withdrawn, state that the record is withdrawn in accordance with the agreement of all the persons that signed the record.
(c) On filing by the secretary of state of a statement of withdrawal, the action or transaction evidenced by the original filed record does not take effect.
[30-21-204, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 764.]
(a) A person on whose behalf a filed record was delivered to the secretary of state for filing may correct the record if:
(1) The record at the time of filing was inaccurate;
(2) The record was defectively signed; or
(3) The electronic transmission of the record to the secretary of state was defective.
(b) To correct a filed record, a person on whose behalf the record was delivered to the secretary of state must deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of correction.
(c) A statement of correction:
(1) May not state a delayed effective date;
(2) Must be signed by the person correcting the filed record;
(3) Must identify the filed record to be corrected;
(4) Must specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected; and
(5) Must correct the inaccuracy or defect.
(d) A statement of correction is effective as of the effective date of the filed record that it corrects except as to persons relying on the uncorrected filed record and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, the statement of correction is effective when filed.
[30-21-205, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 764.]
(a) The secretary of state shall file an entity filing delivered to the secretary of state for filing that satisfies this act. The duty of the secretary of state under this section is ministerial.
(b) When the secretary of state files an entity filing, the secretary of state shall record it as filed on the date and at the time of its delivery. After filing an entity filing, the secretary of state shall deliver to the person that submitted the filing a copy of the filing with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing.
(c) If the secretary of state refuses to file an entity filing, the secretary of state, not later than five (5) business days after the filing is delivered, shall:
(1) Return the entity filing or notify the person that submitted the filing of the refusal; and
(2) Provide a brief explanation in a record of the reason for the refusal.
(d) If the secretary of state refuses to file an entity filing, the person that submitted the filing may petition the district court to compel its filing. The filing and the explanation of the secretary of state of the refusal to file must be attached to the petition. The court may decide the matter in a summary proceeding.
(e) The filing of or refusal to file an entity filing does not:
(1) Affect the validity or invalidity of the filing in whole or in part; or
(2) Create a presumption that the information contained in the filing is correct or incorrect.
[30-21-206, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 764.]
A certification from the secretary of state accompanying a copy of a filed record is conclusive evidence that the copy is an accurate representation of the original record on file with the secretary of state.
[30-21-207, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 765.]
(a) On request of any person, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of good standing for a domestic filing entity or a certificate of registration for a registered foreign entity.
(b) A certificate under subsection (a) of this section must state:
(1) The domestic filing entity’s name or the registered foreign entity’s name used in this state;
(2) In the case of a domestic filing entity:
(A) That its public organic record has been filed and has taken effect;
(B) The date the public organic record became effective;
(C) That the records of the secretary of state do not reflect that the entity has been dissolved;
(3) In the case of a registered foreign entity, that it is registered to do business in this state.
(c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the secretary of state under subsection (a) of this section may be relied upon as conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
[30-21-208, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 765.]
(a) Signing an entity filing is an affirmation under the penalties of perjury that the facts stated in the filing are true in all material respects.
(b) A record filed under this act may be signed by an agent. Whenever this act requires a particular individual to sign an entity filing and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the filing may be signed by a legal representative of the individual.
(c) A person that signs a record as an agent or legal representative affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record.
[30-21-209, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 765.]
(a) If a person required by this act to sign or deliver a record to the secretary of state for filing under this act does not do so, any other person that is aggrieved may petition the district court to order:
(1) The person to sign the record;
(2) The person to deliver the record to the secretary of state for filing; or
(3) The secretary of state to file the record unsigned.
(b) If the petitioner under subsection (a) of this section is not the entity to which the record pertains, the petitioner shall make the entity a party to the action.
(c) A record filed under subsection (a)(3) of this section is effective without being signed.
[30-21-210, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 766.]
If a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this act and filed by the secretary of state contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers a loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from a person that signed the record or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf and knew at the time the record was signed that the information was inaccurate.
[30-21-211, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 766.]
Except as otherwise provided by section 30-21-412, Idaho Code, or by law of this state other than this chapter, the secretary of state may deliver a record to a person by delivering it:
(1) In person to the person that submitted it for filing;
(2) To the principal office address of the person;
(3) By means of electronic transmission, pursuant to the uniform electronic transactions act, chapter 50, title 28, Idaho Code;
(4) To another address the person provides to the secretary of state for delivery; or
(5) To the address of the person’s registered agent.
[30-21-212, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 766; am. 2017, ch. 144, sec. 1, p. 340.]
(a) A domestic filing entity, domestic limited liability partnership, or registered foreign entity shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that states:
(1) The name of the entity and its jurisdiction of formation;
(2) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(3) The street and mailing addresses of the entity’s principal office; and
(4) The name of at least one (1) governor.
(b) Information in an annual report must be current as of the date the report is signed by the entity.
(c) The annual report must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing each year before the end of the month during which the public organic record of a domestic filing entity became effective, the statement of qualification of a domestic limited liability partnership became effective, or a foreign filing entity registered to do business in this state. Beginning one (1) year after the public organic record of a domestic filing entity became effective, the statement of qualification of a domestic limited liability partnership became effective, or a foreign filing entity registered to do business in this state, and each year thereafter, the annual report must be received in the office of the secretary of state not later than the close of business on the final day of the applicable month. If the secretary of state finds that such report conforms to the requirements of this chapter, he shall file the same.
(d) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting entity in a record and return the report for correction.
(e) If an annual report contains the name or address of a registered agent that differs from the information shown in the records of the secretary of state immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is considered a statement of change under section 30-21-407, Idaho Code.
[30-21-213, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 766.]
(a) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed record:
(1) Twenty-five cents (25¢) per page for copying; and
(2) Ten dollars ($10.00) for the certification.
(b) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees when an entity filing is delivered for filing:
(1) Statement of merger
(2) Statement of withdrawal
(3) Statement of interest exchange
(4) Statement of abandonment
(5) Statement of conversion
(6) Statement of domestication
(7) Annual report
(8) Articles of incorporation of a business corporation
(9) Articles of incorporation of a nonprofit corporation
(10) Statement of qualification of a limited liability partnership
.
(11) Certificate of amendment to certificate of assumed business name
.
(12) Certificate of amendment to certificate of assumed business name with only an address change
(13) Certificate of assumed business name
(14) Certificate of cancellation of a certificate of assumed business name
(15) Certificate of limited partnership of a limited partnership
.
(16) Certificate of organization of a limited liability company
.
(17) Other public organic documents or a statement not otherwise specified herein
(18) Commercial registered agent listing statement
(19) Commercial registered agent termination statement
(20) Commercial registered agent statement of change
(21) Registered agent statement of resignation
(22) Statement designating a registered agent
(23) Foreign entity registration statement
(24) Amendment of foreign entity registration statement
(25) Statement of withdrawal of foreign entity registration statement
.
(26) Statement of correction
(27) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution
(28) Statement of dissolution of a limited liability company
(29) Statement of partnership authority
(30) Certificate of existence
(31) Application for use of deceptively similar name
(32) Application for reserved name
(33) Notice of transfer of reserved name
(34) Application for registered name
(35) Application for renewal of registered name
(36) Amendment of articles of incorporation
(37) Restatement of articles of incorporation with amendment of articles
(38) Articles of dissolution
(39) Articles of revocation of dissolution
(40) Certificate of administrative action
(41) Certificate of judicial dissolution
(42) Statement of termination
(c) The withdrawal under section 30-21-204, Idaho Code, of a filed record before it is effective or the correction of a filed record under section 30-21-205, Idaho Code, does not entitle the person on whose behalf the record was filed to a refund of the filing fee.
(d) The secretary of state shall collect a surcharge of forty dollars ($40.00) for providing evidence of filing an entity filing within eight (8) working hours after the entity filing is delivered, either in person or electronically, for filing.
(e) The secretary of state shall collect a surcharge of one hundred dollars ($100) for providing evidence of filing an entity filing that is submitted to the secretary of state before 1:00 p.m. mountain time and that requests expedited service within the same working day that the filing is submitted.
(f) The secretary of state shall collect a surcharge of twenty dollars ($20.00) for filing any form that is not generated by the secretary of state’s electronic filing system and that requires manual data entry; provided, however, that no surcharge for manual data entry shall be collected under this subsection for any form that is not available for online filing by the secretary of state’s electronic filing system.
[30-21-214, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 8, p. 767; am. 2017, ch. 34, sec. 1, p. 54; am. 2018, ch. 25, sec. 1, p. 45; am. 2019, ch. 204, sec. 1, p. 623.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) or (f) of this section, the name of a domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership, and the name under which a foreign entity may register to do business in this state, must be distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from any:
(1) Name of an existing domestic filing entity which at the time is not administratively dissolved for more than six (6) months;
(2) Name of a limited liability partnership whose statement of qualification is in effect;
(3) Name under which a foreign entity registered to do business in this state under part 5 of this chapter;
(4) Name reserved under section 30-21-303, Idaho Code; or
(5) Name registered under section 30-21-304, Idaho Code.
(b) If an entity consents in a record to the use of its name and submits an undertaking in a form satisfactory to the secretary of state to change its name to a name that is distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from any name in any category of names in subsection (a) of this section, the name of the consenting entity may be used by the person to which the consent was given.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, in determining whether a name is the same as or not distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the name of another entity, words, phrases, or abbreviations indicating the type of entity, such as "corporation," "corp.," "incorporated," "Inc.," "professional corporation," "PC," "P.C.," "professional association," "PA," "P.A.," "Limited," "Ltd.," "limited partnership," "LP," "L.P.," "limited liability partnership," "LLP," "L.L.P.," "registered limited liability partnership," "RLLP," "R.L.L.P.," "limited liability limited partnership," "LLLP," "L.L.L.P.," "registered limited liability limited partnership," "RLLLP," "R.L.L.L.P.," "limited liability company," "LLC" or "L.L.C." may not be taken into account.
(d) An entity may consent in a record to the use of a name that is not distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from its name except for the addition of a word, phrase, or abbreviation indicating the type of entity or as provided in subsection (c) of this section. In such a case, the entity need not change its name pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(e) An entity name may not contain language falsely stating or implying government affiliation or stating or implying that the entity is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by this act.
(f) An entity may use a name that is not distinguishable from a name described in subsection (a)(1) through (5) of this section if the entity delivers to the secretary of state a certified copy of a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the right of the entity to use the name in this state.
(g) Nothing in this section shall abrogate or limit the law as to unfair competition or unfair practice in the use of trade names, nor derogate from the common law, the principles of equity, or the statutes of this state or of the United States with respect to the right to acquire and protect trade names.
(h) The use of a name in violation of this part shall not affect or vitiate the entity existence, but the courts of this state, having equity jurisdiction, may, upon the application of the state, or of any person interested or affected, enjoin such entity in violation from doing business under any name assumed in violation of this part.
[30-21-301, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 9, p. 768.]
(a) The name of a business corporation must contain the word "corporation," "incorporated," "company," or "limited," or the abbreviation "Corp.," "Inc.," "Co.," or "Ltd.," or words or abbreviations of similar import in another language; provided however, that if the word "company" or its abbreviation is used it shall not be immediately preceded by the word "and" or by an abbreviation of or symbol representing the word "and." If the business corporation is a professional entity, the name may alternatively contain the word "chartered," "professional association," or "professional corporation," or the abbreviation "P.A.," "P.C.," or "CHTD" or words or abbreviations of similar import in another language.
(b) The name of a limited partnership may contain the name of any partner. The name of a limited partnership that is not a limited liability limited partnership must contain the phrase "limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.P." or "LP" and may not contain the phrase "limited liability limited partnership" or "registered limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.L.P.," "LLLP," "R.L.L.L.P.," or "RLLLP." If the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership, the name must contain the phrase "limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.L.P.," "LLLP," "R.L.L.L.P.," or "RLLLP" and may not contain the abbreviation "L.P." or "LP." If the limited partnership is a professional entity, the name may include the word "professional" before the word "limited" or the letter "P" at the beginning of any of the permitted abbreviations.
(c) The name of a limited liability partnership must contain the words "limited liability partnership" or "registered limited liability partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.P.," "R.L.L.P.," "LLP," or "RLLP." If the limited liability partnership is a professional entity, the name may include the word "professional" before the word "limited" or the letter "P" at the beginning of any of the permitted abbreviations.
(d) The name of a limited liability company must contain the phrase "limited liability company" or "limited company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C.," "LLC," "L.C.," or "LC." "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd.," and "company" may be abbreviated as "Co." If the limited liability company is a professional entity, the name may include the word "professional" before the word "limited" or the letter "P" at the beginning of any of the permitted abbreviations.
(e) The name of a limited cooperative association must contain the words "limited cooperative association" or "limited cooperative" or the abbreviation "L.C.A." or "LCA." "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd." "Cooperative" may be abbreviated as "Co-op.," "Coop.," "Co op," or "Coop." "Association" may be abbreviated as "Assoc.," "Assoc," "Assn.," or "Assn."
(f) The name of a statutory trust may contain the words "company," "association," "club," "foundation," "fund," "institute," "society," "union," "syndicate," "limited," or "trust," or words or abbreviations of similar import, and may contain the name of a beneficial owner, a trustee, or any other person.
[30-21-302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 9, p. 769.]
(a) A person may reserve the exclusive use of an entity name by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must state the name and address of the applicant and the name to be reserved. If the secretary of state finds that the entity name is available, the secretary of state shall reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for one hundred twenty (120) days.
(b) The owner of a reserved entity name may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the secretary of state a signed notice in a record of the transfer that states the name and address of the transferee.
[30-21-303, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 9, p. 770.]
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership not registered to do business in this state under part 5 of this chapter may register its name, or an alternate name adopted pursuant to section 30-21-506, Idaho Code, if the name is distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the names that are not available under section 30-21-301, Idaho Code.
(b) To register its name or an alternate name adopted pursuant to section 30-21-506, Idaho Code, a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must deliver to the secretary of state for filing an application stating the entity’s name, the jurisdiction and date of its formation, and any alternate name adopted pursuant to section 30-21-506, Idaho Code. If the secretary of state finds that the name applied for is available, the secretary of state shall register the name for the applicant’s exclusive use.
(c) The registration of a name under this section is effective for one (1) year after the date of registration.
(d) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may renew the registration for successive one (1) year periods by delivering, not earlier than three (3) months before the expiration of the registration, to the secretary of state for filing a renewal application that complies with this section. When filed, the renewal application renews the registration for a succeeding one (1) year period.
(e) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may register as a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership under the registered name or consent in a signed record to the use of that name by another entity.
[30-21-304, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 9, p. 770.]
In this part:
(1) "Designation of agent" means a statement designating a registered agent delivered to the secretary of state for filing under:
(A) Section 30-27-129, Idaho Code, the "Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act"; or
(B) Section 30-21-411, Idaho Code, by a nonregistered foreign entity or domestic nonfiling entity.
(2) "Registered agent filing" means:
(A) The public organic record of a domestic filing entity;
(B) A statement of qualification of a domestic limited liability partnership;
(C) A registration statement filed pursuant to section 30-21-503, Idaho Code; or
(D) A designation of agent.
(3) "Represented entity" means:
(A) A domestic filing entity;
(B) A domestic limited liability partnership;
(C) A registered foreign entity;
(D) A domestic or foreign unincorporated nonprofit association for which a designation of agent is in effect;
(E) A domestic nonfiling entity for which a designation of agent is in effect; or
(F) A nonregistered foreign entity for which a designation of agent is in effect.
[30-21-401, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 771.]
The following shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state:
(1) A domestic filing entity;
(2) A domestic limited liability partnership; and
(3) A registered foreign entity.
[30-21-402, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 771.]
If a provision of this part other than section 30-21-410(a)(4), Idaho Code, requires that a record state an address, the record must state:
(1) A street address in this state; and
(2) A mailing address in this state if different from the address described in subsection (1) of this section.
[30-21-403, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 771.]
(a) A registered agent filing must be signed by the represented entity and state:
(1) The name of the entity’s commercial registered agent; or
(2) If the entity does not have a commercial registered agent:
(A) The name and address of the entity’s noncommercial registered agent; or
(B) The title of an office or other position with the entity, if service of process, notices, and demands are to be sent to whichever individual is holding that office or position, and the address to which process, notices or demands are to be sent.
(b) The designation of a registered agent pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (2)(A) of this section is an affirmation of fact by the represented entity that the agent has consented to serve.
(c) The secretary of state shall make available in a record as soon as practicable a daily list of filings that contain the name of a registered agent. The list must:
(1) Be available for at least fourteen (14) calendar days;
(2) List in alphabetical order the names of the registered agents; and
(3) State the type of filing and name of the represented entity making the filing.
[30-21-404, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 771.]
(a) A person may become listed as a commercial registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a commercial registered agent listing statement signed by the person which states:
(1) The name of the individual or the name of the entity, type of entity, and jurisdiction of formation of the entity;
(2) That the person is in the business of serving as a commercial registered agent in this state; and
(3) The address of a place of business of the person in this state to which service of process, notices, and demands being served on or sent to entities represented by the person may be delivered.
(b) A commercial registered agent listing statement may include the information regarding acceptance by the agent of service of process, notices, and demands in a form other than a written record as provided in section 30-21-412(d), Idaho Code.
(c) If the name of a person delivering to the secretary of state for filing a commercial registered agent listing statement is not distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the name of another commercial registered agent listed under this section, the person shall adopt a fictitious name that is distinguishable and use that name in its statement and when it does business in this state as a commercial registered agent.
(d) The secretary of state shall note the filing of a commercial registered agent listing statement in the index of filings maintained by the secretary of state for each entity represented by the agent at the time of the filing. The statement has the effect of amending the registered agent filing for each of those entities to:
(1) Designate the person becoming listed as a commercial registered agent as the commercial registered agent of each of those entities; and
(2) Delete the name and address of the former agent from the registered agent filing of each of those entities.
[30-21-405, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 772.]
(a) A commercial registered agent may terminate its listing as a commercial registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a commercial registered agent termination statement signed by the agent that states:
(1) The name of the agent as listed under section 30-21-405, Idaho Code; and
(2) That the agent is no longer in the business of serving as a commercial registered agent in this state.
(b) A commercial registered agent termination statement takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed by the secretary of state.
(c) The commercial registered agent promptly shall furnish each entity represented by the agent notice in a record of the filing of the commercial registered agent termination statement.
(d) When a commercial registered agent termination statement takes effect, the commercial registered agent ceases to be the registered agent for each entity formerly represented by it. Until an entity formerly represented by a terminated commercial registered agent designates a new registered agent, service of process may be made on the entity pursuant to section 30-21-412, Idaho Code. Termination of the listing of a commercial registered agent under this section does not affect any contractual rights a represented entity has against the agent or that the agent has against the entity.
[30-21-406, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 772.]
(a) A represented entity may change the information on file under section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code, by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change signed by the entity which states:
(1) The name of the entity; and
(2) The information that is to be in effect as a result of the filing of the statement of change.
(b) The interest holders or governors of a domestic entity need not approve the filing of:
(1) A statement of change under this section; or
(2) A similar filing changing the registered agent or registered office, if any, of the entity in any other jurisdiction.
(c) A statement of change under this section designating a new registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the represented entity that the agent has consented to serve.
(d) As an alternative to using the procedure in this section, a represented entity may change the information on file under section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code, by amending its most recent registered agent filing in a manner provided by the law of this state other than this act for amending the filing.
[30-21-407, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 773.]
(a) If a noncommercial registered agent changes its name or its address in effect with respect to a represented entity under section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code, the agent shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing, with respect to each entity represented by the agent, a statement of change signed by the agent which states:
(1) The name of the entity;
(2) The name and address of the agent in effect with respect to the entity;
(3) If the name of the agent has changed, the new name;
(4) If the address of the agent has changed, the new address; and
(b) A noncommercial registered agent promptly shall furnish the represented entity with notice in a record of the delivery to the secretary of state for filing of a statement of change and the changes made in the statement.
[30-21-408, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 773.]
(a) If a commercial registered agent changes its name, its address as listed under section 30-21-405(a), Idaho Code, its type of entity, or its jurisdiction of formation, the agent shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change signed by the agent which states:
(1) The name of the agent as listed under section 30-21-405(a), Idaho Code;
(2) If the name of the agent has changed, the new name;
(3) If the address of the agent has changed, the new address; and
(4) If the agent is an entity:
(i) If the type of entity of the agent has changed, the new type of entity; and
(ii) If the jurisdiction of formation of the agent has changed, the new jurisdiction of formation.
(b) The filing by the secretary of state of a statement of change under subsection (a) of this section is effective to change the information regarding the agent with respect to each entity represented by the agent.
(c) A commercial registered agent shall promptly furnish to each entity represented by it a notice in a record of the filing by the secretary of state of a statement of change relating to the name or address of the agent and the changes made in the statement.
(d) If a commercial registered agent changes its address without delivering for filing a statement of change as required by this section, the secretary of state may cancel the listing of the agent under section 30-21-405, Idaho Code. A cancellation under this subsection has the same effect as a termination under section 30-21-406, Idaho Code. Promptly after canceling the listing of an agent, the secretary of state shall serve notice in a record in the manner provided in section 30-21-412(b) or (c), Idaho Code, on:
(1) Each entity represented by the agent, stating that the agent has ceased to be the registered agent for the entity and that, until the entity designates a new registered agent, service of process may be made on the entity as provided in section 30-21-412, Idaho Code; and
(2) The agent stating that the listing of the agent has been canceled under this section.
[30-21-409, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 773.]
(a) A registered agent may resign as agent for a represented entity by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of resignation signed by the agent which states:
(1) The name of the entity;
(2) The name of the agent;
(3) That the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the entity; and
(4) The address of the entity to which the agent will send the notice required by subsection (c) of this section.
(b) A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of:
(1) 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed by the secretary of state; or
(2) The designation of a new registered agent for the represented entity.
(c) A registered agent shall promptly furnish to the represented entity notice in a record of the date on which a statement of resignation was filed.
(d) When a statement of resignation takes effect, the person that resigned ceases to have responsibility under this part for any matter thereafter tendered to it as agent for the represented entity. The resignation does not affect any contractual rights the entity has against the agent or that the agent has against the entity.
(e) A registered agent may resign with respect to a represented entity whether or not the entity is in good standing.
[30-21-410, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 774.]
(a) A nonregistered foreign entity or domestic nonfiling entity may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement designating a registered agent signed by the entity that states:
(1) The name, type of entity, and jurisdiction of formation of the entity; and
(2) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code.
(b) A statement under subsection (a) of this section is effective for five (5) years after the date of filing unless canceled or terminated earlier.
(c) A statement under subsection (a) of this section must be signed by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the nonregistered foreign entity or domestic nonfiling entity. The signing of the statement is an affirmation of fact that the person is authorized to manage the affairs of the entity and that the agent has consented to serve.
(d) Designation of a registered agent under subsection (a) of this section does not register a nonregistered foreign entity to do business in this state.
(e) A statement under subsection (a) of this section may not be rejected for filing because the name of the entity signing the statement is not distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the name of another entity appearing on those records. The filing of such a statement does not make the name of the entity signing the statement unavailable for use by another entity.
(f) An entity that delivers to the secretary of state for filing a statement under subsection (a) of this section designating a registered agent may cancel the statement by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of cancellation that states the name of the entity and that the entity is canceling its designation of a registered agent in this state.
(g) A statement under subsection (a) of this section for a nonregistered foreign entity terminates on the date the entity becomes a registered foreign entity.
[30-21-411, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 774.]
(a) A represented entity may be served with any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law by serving its registered agent.
(b) If a represented entity ceases to have a registered agent, or if its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the entity may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by similar commercial delivery service, addressed to the entity at the entity’s principal office. The address of the principal office of a domestic filing entity, domestic limited liability partnership, or registered foreign entity must be as shown in the entity’s most recent annual report filed by the secretary of state. Service is effected under this subsection on the earliest of:
(1) The date the entity receives the mail or delivery by the commercial delivery service;
(2) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed by the entity; or
(3) Five (5) days after its deposit with the United States postal service or commercial delivery service, if correctly addressed and with sufficient postage or payment.
(c) If process, notice or demand cannot be served on an entity pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section, service may be made by handing a copy to the individual in charge of any regular place of business or activity of the entity if the individual served is not a plaintiff in the action.
(d) Service of process, notice, or demand on a registered agent must be in a written record, but service may be made on a commercial registered agent in other forms and subject to such requirements as the agent has stated in its listing under section 30-21-405,Idaho Code, that it will accept.
(e) Service of process, notice or demand may be made by other means under law other than this act.
[30-21-412, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 775.]
The only duties under this part of a registered agent that has complied with this part are:
(1) To forward to the represented entity at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the entity any process, notice or demand pertaining to the entity which is served on or received by the agent;
(2) To provide the notices required by this act to the entity at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the entity;
(3) If the agent is a noncommercial registered agent, to keep current the information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code, in the most recent registered agent filing for the entity; and
(4) If the agent is a commercial registered agent, to keep current the information listed for it under section 30-21-405(a),Idaho Code.
[30-21-413, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 775.]
The designation or maintenance in this state of a registered agent does not by itself create the basis for personal jurisdiction over the represented entity in this state. The address of the agent does not determine venue in an action or a proceeding involving the entity.
[30-21-414, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 10, p. 775.]
(a) The law of the jurisdiction of formation of an entity governs:
(1) The internal affairs of the entity;
(2) The liability that a person has as an interest holder or governor for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the entity;
(3) The liability of a series of a limited liability company, a statutory trust, or any other unincorporated entity.
(b) A foreign entity is not precluded from registering to do business in this state because of any difference between the law of the entity’s jurisdiction of formation and the law of this state.
(c) Registration of a foreign entity to do business in this state does not authorize the foreign entity to engage in any activities or affairs or exercise any power that the domestic entity of the type to which it most closely corresponds may not engage in or exercise in this state.
(d) A foreign professional entity rendering services in this state shall be subject to the laws of this state and the code of ethics or professional responsibility that are applicable to the profession in which such professional entity is rendering services in this state.
[30-21-501, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 776.]
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership may not do business in this state until it registers with the secretary of state under this chapter.
(b) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership doing business in this state may not maintain an action or proceeding in this state unless it is registered to do business in this state.
(c) The failure of a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership to register to do business in this state does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership or preclude it from defending an action or proceeding in this state.
(d) A limitation on the liability of a series of foreign unincorporated entity or an interest holder or governor of a foreign filing entity or of a partner of a foreign limited liability partnership is not waived solely because the foreign unincorporated entity or any series thereof, foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership does business in this state without registering.
(e) Section 30-21-501(a) and (b), Idaho Code, applies even if a foreign entity fails to register under this chapter.
[30-21-502, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 776.]
(a) To register to do business in this state, a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must deliver a foreign registration statement to the secretary of state for filing. The statement must be signed by the entity and state:
(1) The name of the foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership and, if the name does not comply with section 30-21-301, Idaho Code, an alternate name adopted pursuant to section 30-21-506(a), Idaho Code;
(2) The type of entity and, if it is a foreign limited partnership, whether it is a foreign limited liability limited partnership;
(3) The entity’s jurisdiction of formation;
(4) The street and mailing addresses of the entity’s principal office and, if the law of the entity’s jurisdiction of formation requires the entity to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses of the office;
(5) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code; and
(6) The name and mailing address of at least one (1) governor.
(b) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must deliver to the secretary of state with a foreign registration statement a certificate of existence or a record of similar import signed by the secretary of state or other official having custody of the entity’s public organic record in the entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
[30-21-503, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 776.]
(a) A registered foreign entity shall sign and deliver to the secretary of state for filing an amendment to its foreign registration statement if there is a change in:
(1) The name of the entity;
(2) The type of entity, including, if it is a foreign limited partnership, whether the entity became or ceased to be a foreign limited liability limited partnership;
(3) The entity’s jurisdiction of formation;
(4) An address required by section 30-21-503(4), Idaho Code; or
(5) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code.
(b) A registered foreign entity must deliver to the secretary of state with an amendment to its foreign registration statement for a change under subsection (a)(1), (2) or (3) of this section, a certificate of existence or a record of similar import signed by the secretary of state or other official having custody of the entity’s public organic record in the entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
[30-21-504, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 777.]
(a) Activities of a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership that do not constitute doing business in this state under this chapter include:
(1) Maintaining, defending, mediating, arbitrating, or settling an action or proceeding;
(2) Carrying on any activity concerning its internal affairs, including holding meetings of its interest holders or governors;
(3) Maintaining accounts in financial institutions;
(4) Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange and registration of securities of the entity or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities;
(5) Selling through independent contractors;
(6) Soliciting or obtaining orders by any means if the orders require acceptance outside this state before they become contracts;
(7) Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages or security interests in property;
(8) Securing or collecting debts or enforcing mortgages or security interests in property securing the debts, and holding, protecting or maintaining property so acquired;
(9) Conducting an isolated transaction that is not in the course of similar transactions;
(10) Owning, without more, property; and
(11) Doing business in interstate commerce.
(b) A person does not do business in this state solely by being an interest holder or governor of a foreign entity that does business in this state.
(c) This section does not apply in determining the contacts or activities that may subject a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership to service of process, taxation or regulation under the law of this state other than this act.
[30-21-505, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 777.]
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership whose name does not comply with section 30-21-301, Idaho Code, for an entity of its type may not register to do business in this state until it adopts, for the purpose of doing business in this state, an alternate name that complies with section 30-21-301, Idaho Code. A foreign entity that registers under an alternate name under this subsection need not comply with this state’s assumed or fictitious name statute. After registering to do business in this state with an alternate name, a foreign entity shall do business in this state under:
(1) The alternate name;
(2) The foreign entity’s name with the addition of its jurisdiction of formation; or
(3) Name the foreign entity is authorized to use under this state’s assumed or fictitious name statute.
(b) If a registered foreign entity changes its name to one that does not comply with section 30-21-301, Idaho Code, it may not do business in this state until it complies with subsection (a) of this section by amending its registration to adopt an alternate name that complies with section 30-21-301, Idaho Code.
[30-21-506, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 778.]
(a) A registered foreign entity may withdraw its registration by delivering a statement of withdrawal to the secretary of state for filing. The statement of withdrawal must be signed by the entity and state:
(1) The name of the entity and its jurisdiction of formation;
(2) That the entity is not doing business in this state and that it withdraws its registration to do business in this state;
(3) That the entity revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf in this state; and
(4) An address to which service of process may be made under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) After the withdrawal of the registration of an entity, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the entity was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to section 30-21-412, Idaho Code.
[30-21-507, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 778.]
A registered foreign entity that converts or domesticates to any type of domestic filing entity or to a domestic limited liability partnership is deemed to have withdrawn its registration on the effective date of the conversion or domestication.
[30-21-508, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 778.]
(a) A registered foreign entity that has dissolved and completed winding up or has converted to a domestic or foreign nonfiling entity other than a limited liability partnership shall deliver a statement of withdrawal to the secretary of state for filing. The statement must be signed by the dissolved or converted entity and state:
(1) In the case of a foreign entity that has completed winding up:
(A) Its name and jurisdiction of formation; and
(B) That the foreign entity surrenders its registration to do business in this state; and
(2) In the case of a foreign entity that has converted to a domestic or foreign nonfiling entity other than a limited liability partnership:
(A) The name of the converting foreign entity and its jurisdiction of formation;
(B) The type of nonfiling entity to which it has converted and its jurisdiction of formation;
(C) That it withdraws its registration to do business in this state and revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf; and
(D) A mailing address to which service of process may be made under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) After a withdrawal under this section is effective, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign filing entity was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to section 30-21-412, Idaho Code.
[30-21-509, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 778.]
(a) If a registered foreign entity merges into a nonregistered foreign entity or converts to a foreign entity required to register with the secretary of state to do business in this state, the foreign entity shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an application for transfer of registration. The application must be signed by the surviving or converted entity and state:
(1) The name of the registered foreign entity before the merger or conversion;
(2) The type of entity it was before the merger or conversion;
(3) The name of the applicant entity and, if the name does not comply with section 30-21-301, Idaho Code, an alternate name adopted pursuant to section 30-21-506(a), Idaho Code;
(4) The type of entity of the applicant entity and its jurisdiction of formation; and
(5) The following information regarding the applicant entity, if different than the information for the foreign entity before the merger or conversion:
(A) The street and mailing addresses of the principal office of the entity and, if the law of the entity’s jurisdiction of formation requires it to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses of that office; and
(B) The information required pursuant to section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code.
(b) When an application for transfer of registration takes effect, the registration of the registered foreign entity to do business in this state is transferred without interruption to the entity into which it has merged or to which it has been converted.
[30-21-510, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 779.]
(a) The secretary of state may terminate the registration of a registered foreign entity in the manner provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section if the entity does not:
(1) Deliver its annual report to the secretary of state for filing not later than the date it is due;
(2) Have a registered agent as required by section 30-21-402, Idaho Code; or
(3) Deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change under section 30-21-407, Idaho Code, not later than thirty (30) days after a change occurs in the name or address of the entity’s registered agent.
(b) The secretary of state may terminate the registration of a registered foreign entity by:
(1) Filing a notice of termination or noting the termination in the records of the secretary of state; and
(2) Delivering a copy of the notice or the information in the notation to the entity’s registered agent or, if the entity does not have a registered agent, to the entity’s principal office.
(c) The notice must state or the information in the notation under subsection (b) of this section must include:
(1) The effective date of the termination, which must be at least sixty (60) days after the date the secretary of state delivers the copy; and
(2) The grounds for termination under subsection (a) of this section.
(d) The registration of a registered foreign entity to do business in this state ceases on the effective date of the notice of termination or notation under subsection (b) of this section, unless before that date the entity cures each ground for termination stated in the notice or notation. If the entity cures each ground, the secretary of state shall file a record so stating.
[30-21-511, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 779.]
The attorney general may maintain an action to enjoin a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership from doing business in this state in violation of this act.
[30-21-512, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 11, p. 780.]
The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 30-21-602, Idaho Code, to dissolve a domestic filing entity administratively if the entity does not:
(1) Deliver an annual report to the secretary of state by the date it is due;
(2) Have a registered agent in this state for sixty (60) consecutive days; or
(3) The secretary of state has credible information that the domestic filing entity has failed to notify the secretary of state within sixty (60) days after the occurrence that its registered agent has been changed or that its registered agent has resigned.
[30-21-601, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 12, p. 780.]
(a) If the secretary of state determines that one (1) or more grounds exist under section 30-21-601, Idaho Code, for administratively dissolving a domestic filing entity, the secretary of state shall serve the entity pursuant to section 30-21-212, Idaho Code, with notice in a record of the secretary of state’s determination.
(b) If a domestic filing entity, not later than sixty (60) days after service of the notice required by subsection (a) of this section, does not cure or demonstrate to the satisfaction of the secretary of state the nonexistence of each ground determined by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall administratively dissolve the entity by signing a statement of administrative dissolution that recites the grounds for dissolution and the effective date of dissolution. The secretary of state shall file the statement and serve a copy on the entity pursuant to section 30-21-212, Idaho Code.
(c) A domestic filing entity that is dissolved administratively continues its existence as the same type of entity but may not carry on any activities except as necessary to wind up its activities and affairs and liquidate its assets in the manner provided in its organic law or to apply for reinstatement under section 30-21-603, Idaho Code.
(d) The administrative dissolution of a domestic filing entity does not terminate the authority of its registered agent.
[30-21-602, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 12, p. 780.]
(a) A domestic filing entity that is dissolved administratively under section 30-21-602, Idaho Code, may apply to the secretary of state for reinstatement not later than ten (10) years after the effective date of dissolution. The application must be signed by the entity and state:
(1) The name of the entity at the time of its administrative dissolution and, if needed, a different name that satisfies section 30-21-301, Idaho Code;
(2) The address of the principal office of the entity and the information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(3) The effective date of the entity’s administrative dissolution; and
(4) That the grounds for dissolution did not exist or have been cured.
(b) To be reinstated, an entity must pay all fees, taxes, interest, and penalties that were due to the secretary of state at the time of the entity’s administrative dissolution and all fees, taxes, interest, and penalties that would have been due to the secretary of state while the entity was dissolved administratively.
(c) If the secretary of state determines that an application under subsection (a) of this section contains the required information, is satisfied that the information is correct, and determines that all payments required to be made to the secretary of state by subsection (b) of this section have been made, the secretary of state shall:
(1) Cancel the statement of administrative dissolution and prepare a statement of reinstatement that states the secretary of state’s determination and the effective date of reinstatement;
(2) File the statement of reinstatement; and
(3) Serve a copy on the entity.
(d) When reinstatement under this section is effective the following rules apply:
(1) The reinstatement relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution.
(2) The domestic filing entity resumes carrying on its activities and affairs as if the administrative dissolution had never occurred.
(3) The rights of a person arising out of an act or omission in reliance on the dissolution before the person knew or had notice of the reinstatement are not affected.
[30-21-603, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 12, p. 781.]
(a) If the secretary of state denies a domestic filing entity’s application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, the secretary of state shall serve the entity with a notice in a record that explains the reasons for denial.
(b) Within thirty (30) days after service of a notice of denial of reinstatement under subsection (a) of this section, an entity may appeal from the denial by petitioning the district court of Ada county to set aside the dissolution. The petition must be served on the secretary of state and contain a copy of the secretary of state’s notice of dissolution, the company’s application for reinstatement, and the secretary of state’s notice of denial.
(c) The district court may, if grounds exist, order the secretary of state to reinstate a dissolved entity or take other action the court considers appropriate.
[30-21-604, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 12, p. 781.]
The legislature of this state has power to amend or repeal all or part of this act at any time, and all domestic and foreign entities subject to this act are governed by the amendment or repeal.
[30-21-701, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 13, p. 782.]
Unless displaced by particular provisions of this act, the principles of law and equity supplement this act.
[30-21-702, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 13, p. 782.]
In applying and construing the chapters of this act based on uniform or model acts, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity or consistency of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
[30-21-703, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 13, p. 782.]
This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).
[30-21-704, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 13, p. 782.]
The repeal of a statute by this act does not affect:
(1) The operation of the statute or any action taken under it before its repeal;
(2) Any ratification, right, remedy, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the statute before its repeal;
(3) Any violation of the statute or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred because of the violation before its repeal; or
(4) Any proceeding, reorganization or dissolution commenced under the statute before its repeal, and the proceeding, reorganization or dissolution may be completed in accordance with the statute as if it had not been repealed.
[30-21-705, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 13, p. 782.]
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
[30-21-706, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 13, p. 782.]
This act takes effect July 1, 2015, except as otherwise provided.
[30-21-708, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 13, p. 782.]
This part may be cited as the "Idaho Assumed Business Names Act."
[30-21-801, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 783.]
The purpose of this part is to ensure disclosure on the public record of the true names of persons who transact business in Idaho. Compliance with the provisions of this part does not confer any exclusive right to the use of an assumed business name in Idaho.
[30-21-802, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 783.]
When used in this part, the terms defined in this section shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Assumed business name" means:
(A) Any name other than the true name of any filing entity or limited liability partnership, under which name the entity holds itself out for the transaction of business in the state of Idaho; or
(B) Any name under which any individual, any group of individuals or other persons, or any entity other than a filing entity or limited liability partnership, holds itself out for the transaction of business in the state of Idaho, if that name does not include in full the true names of all individuals and other persons who have a financial interest in the business which is or may be transacted; which name shall not include words or abbreviations which falsely state or imply governmental affiliation or the existence of a filing entity or limited liability partnership.
(2) "Individual" means a natural person.
(3) "Transact business" means to engage in any commercial or other activity that is intended to or likely to produce a financial benefit, whether it is for the purpose of profit to the person who engages in the activity or for the purpose of supporting a charitable, benevolent or other nonprofit function.
(4) "True name" has the following meanings:
(A) When applied to a formally organized or registered entity, the name by which the entity is identified on its public organic record, application for authority to do business or registration statement which is on file with the appropriate governmental entity. As to a foreign formally organized or registered entity which has been required to adopt an assumed business name on its application for authority to do business or its registration statement as a condition of obtaining authority to do business in Idaho, the term "true name" shall include the assumed business name which appears on the application for authority to do business or registration statement.
(B) When applied to an individual, the name that the individual uses to bind himself or herself to legal obligations, or to obtain privileges, licenses or benefits from government. The true name will include the surname and some combination of given names or initials, and may include other identifiers such as "Jr.," "3d" or "III."
[30-21-803, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 783.]
(a) On or after July 1, 2015, an assumed business name:
(1) Must comply with section 30-21-301(a) and (e), Idaho Code; and
(2) May not contain any of the words or abbreviations required for an entity under section 30-21-302, Idaho Code; and
(3) May not be only the true name of an individual.
(b) The name of a filing entity or limited liability partnership does not have to be distinguishable from an assumed business name in a certificate of assumed business name filed before the entity’s public organic record, statement of qualification, or foreign entity registration statement is filed, and the assumed business name is not invalidated by the subsequent filing by the filing entity or limited liability partnership.
[30-21-804, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 783; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 13, p. 109.]
(a) Any person who proposes to or intends to transact business in Idaho under an assumed business name shall, before beginning to transact business, deliver to the secretary of state for filing a certificate of assumed business name in a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
(b) A separate certificate of assumed business name must be filed for each assumed business name a person uses.
[30-21-805, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 784.]
The certificate of assumed business name shall include:
(1) The assumed business name as it is used in the transaction of business;
(2) The true names and business addresses of every person who has a financial or control interest in the business to be transacted under the assumed business name;
(3) The general type of business to be transacted under the assumed business name using categories prescribed on the form by the secretary of state;
(4) The signature of each person included on the certificate or the signature of an agent acting on behalf of all persons included on the certificate; and
(5) Other information as the secretary of state may require.
[30-21-806, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 784.]
(a) A person may conduct business under an assumed business name if a certificate of assumed business name has been filed with the secretary of state and is in effect.
(b) A certificate of assumed business name is in effect upon filing until it is canceled pursuant to section 30-21-809, Idaho Code.
(c) A certificate of assumed business name does not create an entity separate from the person doing business under the assumed business name.
[30-21-807, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 784.]
(a) If the identity or business address of any person who has a financial or control interest in the business transacted under the assumed business name changes, or if the certificate of assumed business name becomes materially misleading in any other way, the person who transacts that business shall, within ninety (90) days thereafter, file with the secretary of state a certificate of amendment to the certificate of assumed business name in a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The form may be in any medium permitted by the secretary of state.
(b) The certificate of amendment shall specify how the certificate of assumed business name is to be amended and shall be executed in the same manner as required for a certificate of assumed business name.
[30-21-808, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 784.]
(a) A person who discontinues use of an assumed business name may cancel its certificate of assumed business name by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of cancellation in a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The form may be in any medium permitted by the secretary of state.
(b) The certificate of cancellation shall be executed in the same manner as required for a certificate of assumed business name.
[30-21-809, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 784.]
(a) Any person who transacts business in Idaho under an assumed business name without having complied with the requirements of this chapter shall not be entitled to maintain any legal action in the courts of this state until the person has filed a certificate of assumed business name as required by this chapter.
(b) Any person who suffers a loss because of another person’s noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be entitled to recover damages in the amount of the loss and attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with recovery of damages.
(c) Noncompliance shall be held to include false, misleading or incomplete information in a certificate of assumed business name, as well as failure to file.
[30-21-810, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 14, p. 785.]
(a) "Allied professional services" means professional services that are so related in substance that they are frequently offered in conjunction with one another as parts of the same service package to the consumer.
(b) For the purpose of this act, the professions shall include the practices of architecture, chiropractic, dentistry, engineering, landscape architecture, law, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, physical therapy, podiatry, professional geology, psychology, certified or licensed public accountancy, social work, surveying and veterinary medicine, and no others.
(c) This act shall not be deemed to authorize a professional entity to render allied professional services where the laws pertaining to specific professions or the codes of ethics or professional responsibility of any of the professions involved in such a proposed professional entity prohibit such a combination of professional services.
(d) No professional entity may render professional services in this state except through its managers, members, employees and agents who are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render such professional services within this state. The term "employee," as used in this section, does not include clerks, secretaries, bookkeepers, technicians and other assistants who are not usually and ordinarily considered by custom and practice to be rendering professional services to the public for which a license or other legal authorization is required.
(e) Nothing contained in this act shall be interpreted to abolish, repeal, modify, restrict or limit the law now in effect in this state applicable to the professional relationship and liabilities between the person furnishing the professional services and the person receiving such professional services or to the standards for professional conduct. Any governor, interest holder, agent, or employee of a professional entity shall remain personally and fully liable and accountable for any negligent or wrongful acts or misconduct committed by him, or by any person under his direct supervision and control, while rendering professional services on behalf of the professional entity to the person for whom such professional services were being rendered. The professional entity shall be liable up to the full value of its property for any negligent or wrongful acts or misconduct committed by any of its governors, interest holders, agents, or employees while they are engaged on behalf of the professional entity in the rendering of professional services.
(f) The relationship of a person, whether as an individual or interest holder of a professional entity, to a professional entity with which such person is associated, whether as governor, interest holder, or employee, shall in no way modify or diminish the jurisdiction over such person of the governmental authority or state agency that licensed, certified or registered such person for a particular profession.
(g) No professional entity may offer an interest to or accept as an interest holder anyone other than an individual who is duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same specific professional services as those for which the entity was formed or professional entities, all of whose interest holders are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same specific professional services as those for which the professional entity was formed. No member of a professional entity shall enter into a voting trust agreement or any other type of agreement vesting another person with the authority to exercise the voting power of his interest.
(h) If any governor, interest holder, agent, or employee of a professional entity who has been rendering professional services within this state accepts employment that, pursuant to existing law, places restrictions or limitations upon his continued rendering of such professional services, he shall be dissociated, and the remaining governors and interest holders of the professional entity shall take such action as is required to terminate such interest.
(i) No member of a professional entity may sell or transfer his interest in such professional entity except to another individual or professional entity eligible to be a member of such professional entity.
(j) The provisions of this section shall not be considered as repealing, modifying or restricting the applicable provisions of law regulating the several professions except insofar as such laws conflict with this section.
[30-21-901, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 15, p. 785.]
This chapter may be cited as the "Idaho Model Entity Transactions Act."
[30-22-101, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 786.]
(a) As used in this chapter:
(1) "Acquired entity" means the entity, all of one (1) or more classes or series of interests that are acquired in an interest exchange.
(2) "Acquiring entity" means the entity that acquires all of one (1) or more classes or series of interests of the acquired entity in an interest exchange.
(3) "Approve" means, in the case of an entity, for its governors and interest holders to take whatever steps are necessary under the entity’s organic rules, organic law, and other law to:
(A) Propose a transaction subject to this part;
(B) Adopt and approve the terms and conditions of the transaction; and
(C) Conduct any required proceedings or otherwise obtain any required votes or consents of the governors or interest holders.
(4) "Conversion" means a transaction authorized by part 4 of this chapter.
(5) "Converted entity" means the converting entity as it continues in existence after a conversion.
(6) "Converting entity" means the domestic entity that approves a plan of conversion pursuant to section 30-22-403, Idaho Code, or the foreign entity that approves a conversion pursuant to the law of its jurisdiction of formation.
(7) "Domesticated entity" means the domesticating entity as it continues in existence after a domestication.
(8) "Domesticating entity" means the domestic entity that approves a plan of domestication pursuant to section 30-22-503, Idaho Code, or the foreign entity that approves a domestication pursuant to the law of its jurisdiction of formation.
(9) "Domestication" means a transaction authorized by part 5 of this chapter.
(10) "Interest exchange" means a transaction authorized by part 3 of this chapter.
(11) "Interest holder liability" means:
(A) Personal liability for a liability of an entity which is imposed on a person:
(i) Solely by reason of the status of the person as an interest holder; or
(ii) By the organic rules of the entity that make one (1) or more specified interest holders or categories of interest holders liable in their capacity as interest holders for all or specified liabilities of the entity; or
(B) An obligation of an interest holder under the organic rules of an entity to contribute to the entity.
(12) "Merger" means a transaction in which two (2) or more merging entities are combined into a surviving entity pursuant to a record filed by the secretary of state.
(13) "Merging entity" means an entity that is a party to a merger and exists immediately before the merger becomes effective.
(14) "Plan" means a plan of merger, plan of interest exchange, plan of conversion or plan of domestication.
(15) "Plan of conversion" means a plan under section 30-22-402, Idaho Code.
(16) "Plan of domestication" means a plan under section 30-22-502, Idaho Code.
(17) "Plan of interest exchange" means a plan under section 30-22-302, Idaho Code.
(18) "Plan of merger" means a plan under section 30-22-202, Idaho Code.
(19) "Protected agreement" means:
(A) A record evidencing indebtedness and any related agreement in effect on July 1, 2007;
(B) An agreement that is binding on an entity on July 1, 2007;
(C) The organic rules of an entity in effect on July 1, 2007; or
(D) An agreement that is binding on any of the governors or interest holders of an entity on July 1, 2007.
(20) "Statement of conversion" means a statement under section 30-22-405, Idaho Code.
(21) "Statement of domestication" means a statement under section 30-22-505, Idaho Code.
(22) "Statement of interest exchange" means a statement under section 30-22-305, Idaho Code.
(23) "Statement of merger" means a statement under section 30-22-205, Idaho Code.
(24) "Surviving entity" means the entity that continues in existence after or is created by a merger under part 2 of this chapter.
(b) The following definitions outside this chapter apply to this chapter:
(1) "Distributional interest" – section 30-21-102(8), Idaho Code.
(2) "Domestic" – section 30-21-102(9), Idaho Code.
(3) "Entity" – section 30-21-102(11), Idaho Code.
(4) "Filing entity" – section 30-21-102(14), Idaho Code.
(5) "Foreign" – section 30-21-102(15), Idaho Code.
(6) "Governance interest" – section 30-21-102(18), Idaho Code.
(7) "Governor" – section 30-21-102(19), Idaho Code.
(8) "Interest" – section 30-21-102(20), Idaho Code.
(9) "Interest holder" – section 30-21-102(21), Idaho Code.
(10) "Jurisdiction" – section 30-21-102(22), Idaho Code.
(11) "Jurisdiction of formation" – section 30-21-102(23), Idaho Code.
(12) "Organic law" – section 30-21-102(33), Idaho Code.
(13) "Organic rules" – section 30-21-102(34), Idaho Code.
(14) "Person" – section 30-21-102(35), Idaho Code.
(15) "Private organic rules" – section 30-21-102(37), Idaho Code.
(16) "Property" – section 30-21-102(41), Idaho Code.
(17) "Public organic record" – section 30-21-102(42), Idaho Code.
(18) "Record" – section 30-21-102(44), Idaho Code.
(19) "Registered foreign entity" – section 30-21-102(46), Idaho Code.
(20) "Sign" – section 30-21-102(47), Idaho Code.
(21) "State" – section 30-21-102(48), Idaho Code.
(22) "Transfer" – section 30-21-102(50), Idaho Code.
(23) "Type of entity" – section 30-21-102(51), Idaho Code.
[30-22-102, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 786.]
(a) This chapter does not authorize an act prohibited by, and does not affect the application or requirements of, law other than this chapter.
(b) A transaction effected under this chapter may not create or impair any right or obligation on the part of a person under the statutory law of this state relating to a change in control, takeover, business combination, control-share acquisition, or similar transaction involving a domestic merging, acquired, converting, or domesticating business corporation unless:
(1) If the corporation does not survive the transaction, the transaction satisfies any requirements of the law; or
(2) If the corporation survives the transaction, the approval of the plan is by a vote of the shareholders or directors which would be sufficient to create or impair the right, duty or obligation directly under the law.
[30-22-103, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 788.]
(a) A domestic or foreign entity that is required to give notice to, or obtain the approval of, a governmental agency or officer of this state before engaging in a merger transaction of a type covered by this chapter must give the notice or obtain the approval in order to be a party to an interest exchange, conversion, or domestication.
(b) Property held for a charitable purpose under the law of this state by a domestic or foreign entity immediately before a transaction under this chapter becomes effective may not, as a result of the transaction, be diverted from the objects for which it was donated, granted, devised, or otherwise transferred unless, to the extent required by or pursuant to the law of this state concerning cy pres or other law dealing with nondiversion of charitable assets, the entity obtains an appropriate order of the attorney general specifying the disposition of the property.
(c) A bequest, devise, gift, grant, or promise contained in a will or other instrument of donation, subscription, or conveyance that is made to a merging entity that is not the surviving entity and that takes effect or remains payable after the merger inures to the surviving entity.
(d) A trust obligation that would govern property if transferred to the nonsurviving entity applies to property that is transferred to the surviving entity under this section.
[30-22-104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 788.]
A filing under this chapter signed by a domestic entity becomes part of the public organic record of the entity if the entity’s organic law provides that similar filings under that law become part of the public organic record of the entity.
[30-22-105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 789.]
The fact that a transaction under this chapter produces a certain result does not preclude the same result from being accomplished in any other manner permitted by law other than this chapter.
[30-22-106, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 789.]
A plan may refer to facts ascertainable outside the plan if the manner in which the facts will operate upon the plan is specified in the plan. The facts may include the occurrence of an event or a determination or action by a person, whether or not the event, determination, or action is within the control of a party to the transaction.
[30-22-107, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 789.]
Except as otherwise provided in the organic law or organic rules of a domestic entity, approval of a transaction under this chapter by the affirmative vote or consent of all its interest holders satisfies the requirements of this chapter for approval of the transaction.
[30-22-108, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 789.]
(a) An interest holder of a domestic merging, acquired, converting, or domesticating entity is entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the transaction if the interest holder would have been entitled to appraisal rights under the entity’s organic law in connection with a merger in which the interest of the interest holder was changed, converted or exchanged unless:
(1) The organic law permits the organic rules to limit the availability of appraisal rights; and
(2) The organic rules provide such a limit.
(b) An interest holder of a domestic merging, acquired, converting, or domesticating entity is entitled to contractual appraisal rights in connection with a transaction under this chapter to the extent provided in:
(1) The entity’s organic rules;
(2) The plan; or
(3) The case of a business corporation by action of its governors.
(c) If an interest holder is entitled to contractual appraisal rights under subsection (b) of this section and the entity’s organic law does not provide procedures for the conduct of an appraisal rights proceeding, part 13, chapter 29, title 30, Idaho Code, applies to the extent practicable or as otherwise provided in the entity’s organic rules or the plan.
[30-22-109, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 789.]
(a) In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of the following laws, the following laws shall control:
(1) The Idaho bank act, as defined in section 26-101, Idaho Code;
(2) The Idaho credit union act, chapter 21, title 26, Idaho Code;
(3) Chapters 28, 32, 34, 38 and 48, title 41, Idaho Code;
(4) The business and industrial development corporation act, chapter 27, title 26, Idaho Code.
(b) This chapter may not be used to effect a transaction that results in a domestic entity of a type that cannot be formed by the filing of a public organic record with the secretary of state, except for a general partnership and an unincorporated nonprofit association.
[30-22-110, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 17, p. 789.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with this part:
(1) One (1) or more domestic entities may merge with one (1) or more domestic or foreign entities into a domestic or foreign surviving entity; and
(2) Two (2) or more foreign entities may merge into a domestic entity.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign entities, a foreign entity may be a party to a merger under this part or may be the surviving entity in such a merger if the merger is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
[30-22-201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 18, p. 790.]
(a) A domestic entity may become a party to a merger under this part by approving a plan of merger. The plan must be in a record and contain:
(1) As to each merging entity, its name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity;
(2) If the surviving entity is to be created in the merger, a statement to that effect and the entity’s name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity;
(3) The manner of converting the interests in each party to the merger into interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing;
(4) If the surviving entity exists before the merger, any proposed amendments to:
(A) Its public organic record, if any; and
(B) Its private organic rules that are, or are proposed to be, in a record;
(5) If the surviving entity is to be created in the merger:
(A) Its proposed public organic record, if any; and
(B) The full text of its private organic rules that are proposed to be in a record;
(6) The other terms and conditions of the merger; and
(7) Any other provision required by the law of a merging entity’s jurisdiction of formation or the organic rules of a merging entity.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, a plan of merger may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
[30-22-202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 18, p. 790.]
(a) A plan of merger is not effective unless it has been approved:
(1) By a domestic merging entity:
(A) In accordance with the requirements, if any, in its organic law and organic rules for approval of:
(i) In the case of an entity that is not a limited cooperative association, the merger; or
(ii) In the case of a limited cooperative association, a transaction under this chapter;
(B) By all of the interest holders of the entity entitled to vote on or consent to any matter if:
(i) In the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or limited cooperative association, neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of the merger; or
(ii) In the case of an entity that is a limited cooperative association, neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of a transaction under this chapter; and
(2) In a record, by each interest holder of a domestic merging entity that will have interest holder liability for debts, obligations, and other liabilities that arise after the merger becomes effective, unless, in the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or nonprofit corporation:
(A) The organic rules of the entity provide in a record for the approval of a merger in which some or all of its interest holders become subject to interest holder liability by the affirmative vote or consent of fewer than all the interest holders; and
(B) The interest holder consented in a record to or voted for that provision of the organic rules or became an interest holder after the adoption of that provision.
(b) A merger under this part involving a foreign merging entity is not effective unless the merger is approved by the foreign entity in accordance with the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
[30-22-203, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 18, p. 790.]
(a) A plan of merger may be amended only with the consent of each party to the plan, except as otherwise provided in the plan.
(b) A domestic merging entity may approve an amendment of a plan of merger:
(1) In the same manner as the plan was approved, if the plan does not provide for the manner in which it may be amended; or
(2) By its governors or interest holders in the manner provided in the plan, but an interest holder that was entitled to vote on or consent to approval of the merger is entitled to vote on or consent to any amendment of the plan that will change:
(A) The amount or kind of interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing, to be received by the interest holders of any party to the plan;
(B) The public organic record, if any, or private organic rules of the surviving entity that will be in effect immediately after the merger becomes effective, except for changes that do not require approval of the interest holders of the surviving entity under its organic law or organic rules; or
(C) Any other terms or conditions of the plan, if the change would adversely affect the interest holder in any material respect.
(c) After a plan of merger has been approved and before a statement of merger becomes effective, the plan may be abandoned as provided in the plan. Unless prohibited by the plan, a domestic merging entity may abandon the plan in the same manner as the plan was approved.
(d) If a plan of merger is abandoned after a statement of merger has been delivered to the secretary of state for filing and before the statement becomes effective, a statement of abandonment, signed by a party to the plan, must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing before the statement of merger becomes effective. The statement of abandonment takes effect on filing, and the merger is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of abandonment must contain:
(1) The name of each party to the plan of merger;
(2) The date on which the statement of merger was filed; and
(3) A statement that the merger has been abandoned in accordance with this section.
[30-22-204, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 18, p. 791.]
(a) A statement of merger must be signed by each merging entity and delivered to the secretary of state for filing.
(b) A statement of merger must contain:
(1) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of each merging entity that is not the surviving entity;
(2) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the surviving entity;
(3) If the statement of merger is not to be effective upon filing, the later date and time on which it will become effective, which may not be more than ninety (90) days after the date of filing;
(4) A statement that the merger was approved by each domestic merging entity, if any, in accordance with this part and by each foreign merging entity, if any, in accordance with the law of its jurisdiction of formation;
(5) If the surviving entity exists before the merger and is a domestic filing entity, any amendment to its public organic record approved as part of the plan of merger;
(6) If the surviving entity is created by the merger and is a domestic filing entity, its public organic record, as an attachment;
(7) If the surviving entity is created by the merger and is a domestic limited liability partnership, its statement of qualification, as an attachment; and
(8) If the surviving entity is a foreign entity that is not a registered foreign entity, a statement designating a registered agent in compliance with section 30-21-411, Idaho Code.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, a statement of merger may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
(d) If the surviving entity is a domestic entity, its public organic record, if any, must satisfy the requirements of the law of this state, except that the public organic record does not need to be signed and may omit any provision that is not required to be included in a restatement of the public organic record.
(e) A plan of merger that is signed by all the merging entities and meets all the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may be delivered to the secretary of state for filing instead of a statement of merger and on filing has the same effect. If a plan of merger is filed as provided in this subsection, references in this act to a statement of merger refer to the plan of merger filed under this subsection.
(f) A statement of merger is effective on the date and time of filing or the later date and time specified in the statement of merger.
(g) If the surviving entity is a domestic entity, the merger is effective when the statement of merger is effective. If the surviving entity is a foreign entity, the merger is effective on the later of:
(1) The date and time provided by the organic law of the surviving entity; or
(2) When the statement is effective.
[30-22-205, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 18, p. 792.]
(a) When a merger under this part becomes effective:
(1) The surviving entity continues or comes into existence;
(2) Each merging entity that is not the surviving entity ceases to exist;
(3) All property of each merging entity vests in the surviving entity without transfer, reversion or impairment;
(4) All debts, obligations and other liabilities of each merging entity are debts, obligations and other liabilities of the surviving entity;
(5) Except as otherwise provided by law or the plan of merger, all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and purposes of each merging entity vest in the surviving entity;
(6) If the surviving entity exists before the merger:
(A) All its property continues to be vested in it without transfer, reversion or impairment;
(B) It remains subject to all its debts, obligations and other liabilities; and
(C) All its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and purposes continue to be vested in it;
(7) The name of the surviving entity may be substituted for the name of any merging entity that is a party to any pending action or proceeding;
(8) If the surviving entity exists before the merger:
(A) Its public organic record, if any, is amended to the extent provided in the statement of merger; and
(B) Its private organic rules that are to be in a record, if any, are amended to the extent provided in the plan of merger;
(9) If the surviving entity is created by the merger, its private organic rules are effective and:
(A) If it is a filing entity, its public organic record is effective; and
(B) If it is a limited liability partnership, its statement of qualification is effective; and
(10) The interests in each merging entity which are to be converted in the merger are converted, and the interest holders of those interests are entitled only to the rights provided to them under the plan of merger and to any appraisal rights they have under section 30-22-109, Idaho Code, and the merging entity’s organic law.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the organic law or organic rules of a merging entity, a merger under this part does not give rise to any rights that an interest holder, governor, or third party would have upon a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the merging entity.
(c) When a merger under this part becomes effective, a person that did not have interest holder liability with respect to any of the merging entities and becomes subject to interest holder liability with respect to a domestic entity as a result of the merger has interest holder liability only to the extent provided by the organic law of that entity and only for those debts, obligations, and other liabilities that arise after the merger becomes effective.
(d) When a merger becomes effective, the interest holder liability of a person that ceases to hold an interest in a domestic merging entity with respect to which the person had interest holder liability is subject to the following rules:
(1) The merger does not discharge any interest holder liability under the organic law of the domestic merging entity to the extent the interest holder liability arose before the merger became effective.
(2) The person does not have interest holder liability under the organic law of the domestic merging entity for any debt, obligation, or other liability that arises after the merger becomes effective.
(3) The organic law of the domestic merging entity continues to apply to the release, collection, or discharge of any interest holder liability preserved under paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the merger had not occurred.
(4) The person has whatever rights of contribution from any other person as are provided by law other than this chapter or the organic rules of the domestic merging entity with respect to any interest holder liability preserved under paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the merger had not occurred.
(e) When a merger under this part becomes effective, a foreign entity that is the surviving entity may be served with process in this state for the collection and enforcement of any debts, obligations, or other liabilities of a domestic merging entity in accordance with applicable law.
(f) When a merger under this part becomes effective, registration to do business in this state of any foreign merging entity that is not the surviving entity is canceled.
[30-22-206, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 18, p. 793.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with this part:
(1) A domestic entity may acquire all of one (1) or more classes or series of interests of another domestic entity or a foreign entity in exchange for interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing; or
(2) All of one (1) or more classes or series of interests of a domestic entity may be acquired by another domestic entity or a foreign entity in exchange for interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign entities a foreign entity may be the acquiring or acquired entity in an interest exchange under this part if the interest exchange is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
(c) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic entity but does not refer to an interest exchange, the provision applies to an interest exchange in which the domestic entity is the acquired entity as if the interest exchange were a merger until the provision is amended after July 1, 2007.
[30-22-301, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 19, p. 794.]
(a) A domestic entity may be the acquired entity in an interest exchange under this part by approving a plan of interest exchange. The plan must be in a record and contain:
(1) The name and type of entity of the acquired entity;
(2) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the acquiring entity;
(3) The manner of converting the interests in the acquired entity into interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing;
(4) Any proposed amendments to:
(A) The public organic record, if any, of the acquired entity; and
(B) The private organic rules of the acquired entity that are, or are proposed to be, in a record;
(5) The other terms and conditions of the interest exchange; and
(6) Any other provision required by the law of this state or the organic rules of the acquired entity.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, a plan of interest exchange may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
[30-22-302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 19, p. 794.]
(a) A plan of interest exchange is not effective unless it has been approved:
(1) By a domestic acquired entity:
(A) In accordance with the requirements, if any, in its organic law and organic rules for approval of an interest exchange;
(B) If neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of an interest exchange, in accordance with the requirements, if any, in its organic law and organic rules for approval of:
(i) In the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or a limited cooperative association, a merger, as if the interest exchange were a merger;
(ii) In the case of a business corporation, a merger requiring approval by a vote of the interest holders of the business corporation, as if the interest exchange were that type of merger; or
(iii) In the case of a limited cooperative association, a transaction under this chapter; or
(C) By all of the interest holders of the entity entitled to vote on or consent to any matter if:
(i) In the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or limited cooperative association, neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of an interest exchange or merger; or
(ii) In the case of a limited cooperative association, neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of an interest exchange or a transaction under this chapter; and
(2) In a record, by each interest holder of a domestic acquired entity that will have interest holder liability for debts, obligations, and other liabilities that arise after the interest exchange becomes effective, unless, in the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or nonprofit corporation:
(A) The organic rules of the entity provide in a record for the approval of an interest exchange or a merger in which some or all of its interest holders become subject to interest holder liability by the vote or consent of fewer than all the interest holders; and
(B) The interest holder consented in a record to or voted for that provision of the organic rules or became an interest holder after the adoption of that provision.
(b) An interest exchange involving a foreign acquired entity is not effective unless it is approved by the foreign entity in accordance with the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in its organic law or organic rules, the interest holders of the acquiring entity are not required to approve the interest exchange.
[30-22-303, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 19, p. 795.]
(a) A plan of interest exchange may be amended only with the consent of each party to the plan, except as otherwise provided in the plan.
(b) A domestic acquired entity may approve an amendment of a plan of interest exchange:
(1) In the same manner as the plan was approved, if the plan does not provide for the manner in which it may be amended; or
(2) By its governors or interest holders in the manner provided in the plan, but an interest holder that was entitled to vote on or consent to approval of the interest exchange is entitled to vote on or consent to any amendment of the plan that will change:
(A) The amount or kind of interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing, to be received by any of the interest holders of the acquired entity under the plan;
(B) The public organic record, if any, or private organic rules of the acquired entity that will be in effect immediately after the interest exchange becomes effective, except for changes that do not require approval of the interest holders of the acquired entity under its organic law or organic rules; or
(C) Any other terms or conditions of the plan, if the change would adversely affect the interest holder in any material respect.
(c) After a plan of interest exchange has been approved and before a statement of interest exchange becomes effective, the plan may be abandoned as provided in the plan. Unless prohibited by the plan, a domestic acquired entity may abandon the plan in the same manner as the plan was approved.
(d) If a plan of interest exchange is abandoned after a statement of interest exchange has been delivered to the secretary of state for filing and before the statement becomes effective, a statement of abandonment, signed by the acquired entity, must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing before the statement of interest exchange becomes effective. The statement of abandonment takes effect on filing, and the interest exchange is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of abandonment must contain:
(1) The name of the acquired entity;
(2) The date on which the statement of interest exchange was filed by the secretary of state; and
(3) A statement that the interest exchange has been abandoned in accordance with this section.
[30-22-304, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 19, p. 795.]
(a) A statement of interest exchange must be signed by a domestic acquired entity and delivered to the secretary of state for filing.
(b) A statement of interest exchange must contain:
(1) The name and type of entity of the acquired entity;
(2) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the acquiring entity;
(3) If the statement of interest exchange is not to be effective upon filing, the later date and time on which it will become effective, which may not be more than ninety (90) days after the date of filing;
(4) A statement that the plan of interest exchange was approved by the acquired entity in accordance with this part; and
(5) Any amendments to the acquired entity’s public organic record, if any, approved as part of the plan of interest exchange.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, a statement of interest exchange may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
(d) A plan of interest exchange that is signed by a domestic acquired entity and meets all the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may be delivered to the secretary of state for filing instead of a statement of interest exchange and on filing has the same effect. If a plan of interest exchange is filed as provided in this subsection, references in this chapter to a statement of interest exchange refer to the plan of interest exchange filed under this subsection.
(e) A statement of interest exchange becomes effective on the date and time of filing or the later date and time specified in the statement of interest exchange.
(f) An interest exchange in which the acquired entity is a domestic entity is effective when the statement of interest exchange is effective.
[30-22-305, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 19, p. 796.]
(a) When an interest exchange in which the acquired entity is a domestic entity becomes effective:
(1) The interests in the domestic acquired entity that are the subject of the interest exchange are converted, and the interest holders of those interests are entitled only to the rights provided to them under the plan of interest exchange and to any appraisal rights as provided in section 30-22-109, Idaho Code, and the acquired entity’s organic law;
(2) The acquiring entity becomes the interest holder of the interests in the acquired entity stated in the plan of interest exchange to be acquired by the acquiring entity;
(3) The public organic record, if any, of the acquired entity is amended as provided in the statement of interest exchange; and
(4) The private organic rules of the acquired entity that are to be in a record, if any, are amended to the extent provided in the plan of interest exchange.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the organic law or organic rules of the acquired entity, the interest exchange does not give rise to any rights that an interest holder, governor, or third party would have upon a dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the acquired entity.
(c) When an interest exchange becomes effective, a person that did not have interest holder liability with respect to the acquired entity and becomes subject to interest holder liability with respect to a domestic entity as a result of the interest exchange has interest holder liability only to the extent provided by the organic law of the entity and only for those debts, obligations, and other liabilities that arise after the interest exchange becomes effective.
(d) When an interest exchange becomes effective, the interest holder liability of a person that ceases to hold an interest in a domestic acquired entity with respect to which the person had interest holder liability is subject to the following rules:
(1) The interest exchange does not discharge any interest holder liability under the organic law of the domestic acquired entity to the extent the interest holder liability arose before the interest exchange became effective.
(2) The person does not have interest holder liability under the organic law of the domestic acquired entity for any debt, obligation, or other liability that arises after the interest exchange becomes effective.
(3) The organic law of the domestic acquired entity continues to apply to the release, collection, or discharge of any interest holder liability preserved under paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the interest exchange had not occurred.
(4) The person has whatever rights of contribution from any other person as are provided by law other than this chapter or the organic law or organic rules of the domestic acquired entity with respect to any interest holder liability preserved under paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the interest exchange had not occurred.
[30-22-306, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 19, p. 797.]
(a) By complying with this part, a domestic entity may become:
(1) A domestic entity that is a different type of entity; or
(2) A foreign entity that is a different type of entity, if the conversion is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
(b) By complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign entities, a foreign entity may become a domestic entity that is a different type of entity if the conversion is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
(c) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic entity but does not refer to a conversion, the provision applies to a conversion of the entity as if the conversion were a merger until the provision is amended after July 1, 2007.
[30-22-401, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 20, p. 798.]
(a) A domestic entity may convert to a different type of entity under this part by approving a plan of conversion. The plan must be in a record and contain:
(1) The name and type of entity of the converting entity;
(2) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the converted entity;
(3) The manner of converting the interests in the converting entity into interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing;
(4) The proposed public organic record of the converted entity if it will be a filing entity;
(5) The full text of the private organic rules of the converted entity that are proposed to be in a record;
(6) The other terms and conditions of the conversion; and
(7) Any other provision required by the law of this state or the organic rules of the converting entity.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, a plan of conversion may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
[30-22-402, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 20, p. 798.]
(a) A plan of conversion is not effective unless it has been approved:
(1) By a domestic converting entity:
(A) In accordance with the requirements, if any, in its organic rules for approval of a conversion;
(B) If its organic rules do not provide for approval of a conversion, in accordance with the requirements, if any, in its organic law and organic rules for approval of:
(i) In the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or limited cooperative association, a merger, as if the conversion were a merger; or
(ii) In the case of a business corporation, a merger requiring approval by a vote of the interest holders of the business corporation, as if the conversion were that type of merger; or
(iii) In the case of a limited cooperative association, a transaction under this chapter; or
(C) By all of the interest holders of the entity entitled to vote on or consent to any matter if:
(i) In the case of any entity that is not a business corporation or limited cooperative association, neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of a conversion or a merger; or
(ii) In the case of a limited cooperative association, neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of a conversion or a transaction under this chapter; and
(2) In a record, by each interest holder of a domestic converting entity that will have interest holder liability for debts, obligations, and other liabilities that arise after the conversion becomes effective, unless, in the case of an entity that is not a business or nonprofit corporation:
(A) The organic rules of the entity provide in a record for the approval of a conversion or a merger in which some or all of its interest holders become subject to interest holder liability by the vote or consent of fewer than all the interest holders; and
(B) The interest holder voted for or consented in a record to or voted for that provision of the organic rules or became an interest holder after the adoption of that provision.
(b) A conversion of a foreign converting entity is not effective unless it is approved by the foreign entity in accordance with the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
[30-22-403, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 20, p. 798.]
(a) A plan of conversion of a domestic converting entity may be amended:
(1) In the same manner as the plan was approved, if the plan does not provide for the manner in which it may be amended; or
(2) By its governors or interest holders in the manner provided in the plan, but an interest holder that was entitled to vote on or consent to approval of the conversion is entitled to vote on or consent to any amendment of the plan that will change:
(A) The amount or kind of interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing, to be received by any of the interest holders of the converting entity under the plan;
(B) The public organic record, if any, or private organic rules of the converted entity that will be in effect immediately after the conversion becomes effective, except for changes that do not require approval of the interest holders of the converted entity under its organic law or organic rules; or
(C) Any other terms or conditions of the plan, if the change would adversely affect the interest holder in any material respect.
(b) After a plan of conversion has been approved and before a statement of conversion becomes effective, the plan may be abandoned as provided in the plan. Unless prohibited by the plan, a domestic converting entity may abandon the plan in the same manner as the plan was approved.
(c) If a plan of conversion is abandoned after a statement of conversion has been delivered to the secretary of state for filing and before the statement becomes effective, a statement of abandonment, signed by the converting entity, must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing before the statement of conversion becomes effective. The statement of abandonment takes effect on filing, and the conversion is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of abandonment must contain:
(1) The name of the converting entity;
(2) The date on which the statement of conversion was filed by the secretary of state; and
(3) A statement that the conversion has been abandoned in accordance with this section.
[30-22-404, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 20, p. 799.]
(a) A statement of conversion must be signed by the converting entity and delivered to the secretary of state for filing.
(b) A statement of conversion must contain:
(1) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the converting entity;
(2) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the converted entity;
(3) If the statement of conversion is not to be effective upon filing, the later date and time on which it will become effective, which may not be more than ninety (90) days after the date of filing;
(4) If the converting entity is a domestic entity, a statement that the plan of conversion was approved in accordance with this part or, if the converting entity is a foreign entity, a statement that the conversion was approved by the foreign entity in accordance with the law of its jurisdiction of formation;
(5) If the converted entity is a domestic filing entity, its public organic record, as an attachment;
(6) If the converted entity is a domestic limited liability partnership, its statement of qualification, as an attachment; and
(7) If the converted entity is a foreign entity, a statement designating a registered agent in compliance with section 30-21-411, Idaho Code.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, a statement of conversion may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
(d) If the converted entity is a domestic entity, its public organic record, if any, must satisfy the requirements of the law of this state, except that the public organic record does not need to be signed and may omit any provision that is not required to be included in a restatement of the public organic record.
(e) A plan of conversion that is signed by a domestic converting entity and meets all the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may be delivered to the secretary of state for filing instead of a statement of conversion and on filing has the same effect. If a plan of conversion is filed as provided in this subsection, references in this chapter to a statement of conversion refer to the plan of conversion filed under this subsection.
(f) A statement of conversion is effective on the date and time of filing or the later date and time specified in the statement of conversion.
(g) If the converted entity is a domestic entity, the conversion is effective when the statement of conversion is effective. If the converted entity is a foreign entity, the conversion is effective on the later of:
(1) The date and time provided by the organic law of the converted entity; or
(2) When the statement is effective.
[30-22-405, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 20, p. 800.]
(a) When a conversion becomes effective:
(1) The converted entity is:
(A) Organized under and subject to the organic law of the converted entity; and
(B) The same entity without interruption as the converting entity;
(2) All property of the converting entity continues to be vested in the converted entity without transfer, reversion or impairment;
(3) All debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the converting entity continue as debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the converted entity;
(4) Except as otherwise provided by law or the plan of conversion, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of the converting entity remain in the converted entity;
(5) The name of the converted entity may be substituted for the name of the converting entity in any pending action or proceeding;
(6) If a converted entity is a filing entity, its public organic record is effective;
(7) If the converted entity is a limited liability partnership, its statement of qualification is effective;
(8) The private organic rules of the converted entity that are to be in a record, if any, approved as part of the plan of conversion are effective; and
(9) The interests in the converting entity are converted, and the interest holders of the converting entity are entitled only to the rights provided to them under the plan of conversion and to any appraisal rights they have under section 30-22-109, Idaho Code, and the converting entity’s organic law.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the organic law or organic rules of the converting entity, the conversion does not give rise to any rights that an interest holder, governor, or third party would have upon a dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the converting entity.
(c) When a conversion becomes effective, a person that did not have interest holder liability with respect to the converting entity and becomes subject to interest holder liability with respect to a domestic entity as a result of the conversion has interest holder liability only to the extent provided by the organic law of the entity and only for those debts, obligations, and other liabilities that arise after the conversion becomes effective.
(d) When a conversion becomes effective, the interest holder liability of a person that ceases to hold an interest in a domestic converting entity with respect to which the person had interest holder liability is subject to the following rules:
(1) The conversion does not discharge any interest holder liability under the organic law of the domestic converting entity to the extent the interest holder liability arose before the conversion became effective.
(2) The person does not have interest holder liability under the organic law of the domestic converting entity for any debt, obligation, or other liability that arises after the conversion becomes effective.
(3) The organic law of a domestic converting entity continues to apply to the release, collection, or discharge of any interest holder liability preserved under paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the conversion had not occurred.
(4) The person has whatever rights of contribution from any other person as are provided by other law or the organic rules of the domestic converting entity with respect to any interest holder liability preserved under paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the conversion had not occurred.
(e) When a conversion becomes effective, a foreign entity that is the converted entity may be served with process in this state for the collection and enforcement of any of its debts, obligations, and other liabilities in accordance with applicable law.
(f) If the converting entity is a registered foreign entity, its registration to do business in this state is canceled when the conversion becomes effective.
(g) A conversion does not require the entity to wind up its affairs and does not constitute or cause the dissolution of the entity.
[30-22-406, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 20, p. 800.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with this part, a domestic entity may become a domestic entity of the same type of entity in a foreign jurisdiction if the domestication is authorized by the law of the foreign jurisdiction.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign entities a foreign entity may become a domestic entity of the same type of entity in this state if the domestication is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
(c) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic entity but does not refer to a domestication, the provision applies to a domestication of the entity as if the domestication were a merger until the provision is amended after July 1, 2007.
[30-22-501, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 21, p. 802.]
(a) A domestic entity may become a foreign entity in a domestication by approving a plan of domestication. The plan must be in a record and contain:
(1) The name and type of entity of the domesticating entity;
(2) The name and jurisdiction of formation of the domesticated entity;
(3) The manner of converting the interests in the domesticating entity into interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing;
(4) The proposed public organic record of the domesticated entity if it is a filing entity;
(5) The full text of the private organic rules of the domesticated entity that are proposed to be in a record;
(6) The other terms and conditions of the domestication; and
(7) Any other provision required by the law of this state or the organic rules of the domesticating entity.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, a plan of domestication may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
[30-22-502, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 21, p. 802.]
(a) A plan of domestication is not effective unless it has been approved:
(1) By a domestic domesticating entity:
(A) In accordance with the requirements, if any, in its organic rules for approval of a domestication;
(B) If its organic rules do not provide for approval of a domestication, in accordance with the requirements, if any, in its organic law and organic rules for approval of:
(i) In the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or limited cooperative association, a merger, as if the domestication were a merger;
(ii) In the case of a business corporation, a merger requiring approval by a vote of the interest holders of the business corporation, as if the domestication were that type of merger; or
(iii) In the case of a limited cooperative association, a transaction under this chapter;
(C) By all of the interest holders of the entity entitled to vote on or consent to any matter if:
(i) In the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or limited cooperative association, neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of a domestication or a merger; or
(ii) In the case of a limited cooperative association, neither its organic law nor organic rules provide for approval of a domestication or a transaction under this chapter; and
(2) In a record, by each interest holder of a domestic domesticating entity that will have interest holder liability for debts, obligations, and other liabilities that arise after the domestication becomes effective, unless, in the case of an entity that is not a business corporation or nonprofit corporation:
(A) The organic rules of the entity in a record provide for the approval of a domestication or merger in which some or all of its interest holders become subject to interest holder liability by the vote or consent of fewer than all of the interest holders; and
(B) The interest holder consented in a record to or voted for that provision of the organic rules or became an interest holder after the adoption of that provision.
(b) A domestication of a foreign domesticating entity is not effective unless it is approved in accordance with the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
[30-22-503, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 21, p. 802.]
(a) A plan of domestication of a domestic domesticating entity may be amended:
(1) In the same manner as the plan was approved, if the plan does not provide for the manner in which it may be amended; or
(2) By its governors or interest holders in the manner provided in the plan, but an interest holder that was entitled to vote on or consent to approval of the domestication is entitled to vote on or consent to any amendment of the plan that will change:
(A) The amount or kind of interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing, to be received by any of the interest holders of the domesticating entity under the plan;
(B) The public organic record, if any, or private organic rules of the domesticated entity that will be in effect immediately after the domestication becomes effective, except for changes that do not require approval of the interest holders of the domesticated entity under its organic law or organic rules; or
(C) Any other terms or conditions of the plan, if the change would adversely affect the interest holder in any material respect.
(b) After a plan of domestication has been approved by a domestic domesticating entity and before a statement of domestication becomes effective, the plan may be abandoned as provided in the plan. Unless prohibited by the plan, a domestic domesticating entity may abandon the plan in the same manner as the plan was approved.
(c) If a plan of domestication is abandoned after a statement of domestication has been delivered to the secretary of state for filing and before the statement becomes effective, a statement of abandonment, signed by the entity, must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing before the statement of domestication becomes effective. The statement of abandonment takes effect on filing, and the domestication is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of abandonment must contain:
(1) The name of the domesticating entity;
(2) The date on which the statement of domestication was filed by the secretary of state; and
(3) A statement that the domestication has been abandoned in accordance with this section.
[30-22-504, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 21, p. 803.]
(a) A statement of domestication must be signed by the domesticating entity and delivered to the secretary of state for filing.
(b) A statement of domestication must contain:
(1) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the domesticating entity;
(2) The name and jurisdiction of formation of the domesticated entity;
(3) If the statement of domestication is not to be effective upon filing, the later date and time on which it will become effective, which may not be more than ninety (90) days after the date of filing;
(4) If the domesticating entity is a domestic entity, a statement that the plan of domestication was approved in accordance with this part or, if the domesticating entity is a foreign entity, a statement that the domestication was approved in accordance with the law of its jurisdiction of formation;
(5) If the domesticated entity is a domestic filing entity, its public organic record, as an attachment;
(6) If the domesticated entity is a domestic limited liability partnership, its statement of qualification, as an attachment; and
(7) If the domesticated entity is a foreign entity that is not a registered foreign entity, a statement designating a registered agent in compliance with section 30-21-411, Idaho Code.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, a statement of domestication may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
(d) If the domesticated entity is a domestic entity, its public organic record, if any, must satisfy the requirements of the law of this state, but the public organic record does not need to be signed and may omit any provision that is not required to be included in a restatement of the public organic record.
(e) A plan of domestication that is signed by a domesticating domestic entity and meets all the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may be delivered to the secretary of state for filing instead of a statement of domestication and on filing has the same effect. If a plan of domestication is filed as provided in this subsection, references in this chapter to a statement of domestication refer to the plan of domestication filed under this subsection.
(f) A statement of domestication is effective on the date and time of filing or the later date and time specified in the statement of domestication.
(g) A domestication in which the domesticated entity is a domestic entity is effective when the statement of domestication is effective. A domestication in which the domesticated entity is a foreign entity is effective on the later of:
(1) The date and time provided by the organic law of the domesticated entity; or
(2) When the statement is effective.
[30-22-505, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 21, p. 804.]
(a) When a domestication becomes effective:
(1) The domesticated entity is:
(A) Organized under and subject to the organic law of the domesticated entity; and
(B) The same entity without interruption as the domesticating entity;
(2) All property of the domesticating entity continues to be vested in the domesticated entity without transfer, reversion or impairment;
(3) All debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the domesticating entity continue as debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the domesticated entity;
(4) Except as otherwise provided by law or the plan of domestication, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of the domesticating entity remain in the domesticated entity;
(5) The name of the domesticated entity may be substituted for the name of the domesticating entity in any pending action or proceeding;
(6) If the domesticated entity is a filing entity, its public organic record is effective;
(7) If the domesticated entity is a limited liability partnership, its statement of qualification is effective simultaneously;
(8) The private organic rules of the domesticated entity that are to be in a record, if any, approved as part of the plan of domestication are effective; and
(9) The interests in the domesticating entity are converted to the extent and as approved in connection with the domestication, and the interest holders of the domesticating entity are entitled only to the rights provided to them under the plan of domestication and to any appraisal rights as provided in section 30-22-109, Idaho Code, and the domesticating entity’s organic law.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the organic law or organic rules of the domesticating entity, the domestication does not give rise to any rights that an interest holder, governor, or third party would have upon a dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the domesticating entity.
(c) When a domestication becomes effective, a person that did not have interest holder liability with respect to the domesticating entity and becomes subject to interest holder liability with respect to a domestic entity as a result of the domestication has interest holder liability only to the extent provided by the organic law of the entity and only for those debts, obligations, and other liabilities that arise after the domestication becomes effective.
(d) When a domestication becomes effective, the interest holder liability of a person that ceases to hold an interest in a domestic domesticating entity with respect to which the person had interest holder liability is subject to the following rules:
(1) The domestication does not discharge any interest holder liability under the organic law of the domesticating domestic entity to the extent the interest holder liability arose before the domestication became effective.
(2) A person does not have interest holder liability under the organic law of the domestic domesticating entity for any debt, obligation, or other liability that arises after the domestication becomes effective.
(3) The organic law of the domestic domesticating entity continues to apply to the release, collection, or discharge of any interest holder liability preserved under paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the domestication had not occurred.
(4) A person has whatever rights of contribution from any other person as are provided by other law or the organic rules of the domestic domesticating entity with respect to any interest holder liability preserved under paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the domestication had not occurred.
(e) When a domestication becomes effective, a foreign entity that is the domesticated entity may be served with process in this state for the collection and enforcement of any of its debts, obligations, and other liabilities in accordance with applicable law.
(f) If a domesticating entity is a registered foreign entity, the registration to do business in this state of the domesticating entity is canceled when the domestication becomes effective.
(g) A domestication does not require the entity to wind up its affairs and does not constitute or cause the dissolution of the entity.
[30-22-506, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 21, p. 804.]
This chapter may be cited as the "Idaho Uniform Partnership Act."
[30-23-101, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 806.]
(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Business" includes every trade, occupation and profession.
(2) "Contribution," except in the phrase "right of contribution," means property or a benefit described in section 30-23-403, Idaho Code, that is provided by a person to a partnership to become a partner or in the person’s capacity as a partner.
(3) "Distribution" means a transfer of money or other property from a partnership to a person on account of a transferable interest or in a person’s capacity as a partner. The term:
(A) Includes:
(i) A redemption or other purchase by a partnership of a transferable interest; and
(ii) A transfer to a partner in return for the partner’s relinquishment of any right to participate as a partner in the management or conduct of the partnership’s business or have access to records or other information concerning the partnership’s business; and
(B) Does not include amounts constituting reasonable compensation for present or past service or payments made in the ordinary course of business under a bona fide retirement plan or other bona fide benefits program.
(4) "Foreign limited liability partnership" means a foreign partnership whose partners have limited liability for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the foreign partnership under a provision similar to section 30-23-306(c), Idaho Code.
(5) "Foreign partnership" means an unincorporated entity formed under the law of a jurisdiction other than this state which would be a partnership if formed under the law of this state. The term includes a foreign limited liability partnership.
(6) "Limited liability partnership" means a partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under section 30-23-901, Idaho Code, and does not have a similar statement in effect in any other jurisdiction.
(7) "Partner" means a person that:
(A) Has become a partner in a partnership under section 30-23-402, Idaho Code, or was a partner in a partnership when the partnership became subject to this chapter under section 30-23-110, Idaho Code; and
(B) Has not dissociated as a partner under section 30-23-601, Idaho Code.
(8) "Partnership" means an association of two (2) or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit formed under this chapter or that becomes subject to this chapter under part 2 of this chapter or section 30-23-110, Idaho Code. The term includes a limited liability partnership.
(9) "Partnership agreement" means the agreement, whether or not referred to as a partnership agreement and whether oral, implied, in a record, or in any combination thereof, of all the partners of a partnership concerning the matters described in section 30-23-105(a), Idaho Code. The term includes the agreement as amended or restated.
(10) "Partnership at will" means a partnership in which the partners have not agreed to remain partners until the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking.
(11) "Transferable interest" means the right, as initially owned by a person in the person’s capacity as a partner, to receive distributions from a partnership in accordance with the partnership agreement, whether or not the person remains a partner or continues to own any part of the right. The term applies to any fraction of the interest, by whomever owned.
(12) "Transferee" means a person to which all or part of a transferable interest has been transferred, whether or not the transferor is a partner.
(b) The following definitions outside this chapter apply to this chapter:
(1) "Debtor in bankruptcy" – section 30-21-102(7), Idaho Code.
(2) "Jurisdiction" – section 30-21-102(22), Idaho Code.
(3) "Jurisdiction of formation" – section 30-21-102(23), Idaho Code.
(4) "Person" – section 30-21-102(35), Idaho Code.
(5) "Principal office" – section 30-21-102(36), Idaho Code.
(6) "Property" – section 30-21-102(41), Idaho Code.
(7) "Record" – section 30-21-102(44), Idaho Code.
(8) "Registered agent" – section 30-21-102(45), Idaho Code.
(9) "Sign" – section 30-21-102(47), Idaho Code.
(10) "State" – section 30-21-102(48), Idaho Code.
(11) "Transfer" – section 30-21-102(50), Idaho Code.
[30-23-102, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 806; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 18, p. 192.]
(a) A person knows a fact if the person:
(1) Has actual knowledge of it; or
(2) Is deemed to know it under subsection (d)(1) of this section or law other than this chapter.
(b) A person has notice of a fact if the person:
(1) Has reason to know the fact from all the facts known to the person at the time in question; or
(2) As deemed to have notice of the fact under subsection (d)(2) of this section.
(c) Subject to section 30-21-212, Idaho Code, a person notifies another person of a fact by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not those steps cause the other person to know the fact.
(d) A person not a partner is deemed:
(1) To know of a limitation on authority to transfer real property as provided in section 30-23-303(g), Idaho Code; and
(2) To have notice of:
(A) A person’s dissociation as a partner ninety (90) days after a statement of dissociation under section 30-23-704, Idaho Code, becomes effective; and
(B) A partnership’s:
(i) Dissolution ninety (90) days after a statement of dissolution under section 30-23-802, Idaho Code, becomes effective;
(ii) Termination ninety (90) days after a statement of termination under section 30-23-802, Idaho Code, becomes effective; and
(iii) Participation in a merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication ninety (90) days after articles of merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, become effective.
(e) A partner’s knowledge or notice of a fact relating to the partnership is effective immediately as knowledge of or notice to the partnership, except in the case of a fraud on the partnership committed by or with the consent of that partner.
[30-23-103, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 807; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 19, p. 194.]
The internal affairs of a partnership and the liability of a partner as a partner for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the partnership are governed by:
(1) In the case of a limited liability partnership, the law of this state; and
(2) In the case of a partnership that is not a limited liability partnership, the law of the jurisdiction in which the partnership has its principal office.
[30-23-104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 808.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the partnership agreement governs:
(1) Relations among the partners as partners and between the partners and the partnership;
(2) The business of the partnership and the conduct of that business; and
(3) The means and conditions for amending the partnership agreement.
(b) To the extent the partnership agreement does not provide for a matter described in subsection (a) of this section, this chapter governs the matter.
(c) A partnership agreement may not:
(1) Vary the provisions of section 30-23-110, Idaho Code;
(2) Vary the law applicable under section 30-23-104(1), Idaho Code;
(3) Vary the provisions of section 30-21-210, Idaho Code;
(4) Vary the provisions of section 30-23-307, Idaho Code;
(5) Unreasonably restrict the duties and rights under section 30-23-408, Idaho Code, but the partnership agreement may impose reasonable restrictions on the availability and use of information obtained under that section and may define appropriate remedies, including liquidated damages, for a breach of any reasonable restriction on use;
(6) Alter or eliminate the duty of loyalty or the duty of care, except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section;
(7) Eliminate the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing under section 30-23-409(d), Idaho Code, but the partnership agreement may prescribe the standards, if not manifestly unreasonable, by which the performance of the obligation is to be measured;
(8) Unreasonably restrict the right of a person to maintain an action under section 30-23-410(b), Idaho Code;
(9) Relieve or exonerate a person from liability for conduct involving bad faith, willful or intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation of the law;
(10) Vary the power of a person to dissociate as a partner under section 30-23-602(a), Idaho Code, except to require that the notice under section 30-23-601(1), Idaho Code, be in a record;
(11) Vary the right of a court to expel a partner in the events specified in section 30-23-601(5), Idaho Code;
(12) Vary the causes of dissolution specified in section 30-23-801(4) or (5), Idaho Code;
(13) Vary the requirement to wind up the partnership’s business as specified in section 30-23-802(a), (b)(1), and (d), Idaho Code;
(14) Vary the right of a partner under section 30-23-901(f), Idaho Code, to vote on or consent to a cancellation of a statement of qualification;
(15) Vary the right of a partner to approve a merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication under section 30-22-203(a)(2), 30-22-303(a)(2), 30-22-403(a)(2), or 30-22-503(a)(2), Idaho Code;
(16) Vary the required contents of a plan of merger under section 30-22-202(a), Idaho Code, plan of interest exchange under section 30-22-302(a), Idaho Code, plan of conversion under section 30-22-402(a), Idaho Code, or plan of domestication under section 30-22-502(a), Idaho Code;
(17) Vary any requirement, procedure, or other provision of this act pertaining to:
(A) Registered agents; or
(B) The secretary of state, including provisions pertaining to records authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this act; or
(18) Except as otherwise provided in sections 30-23-106 and 30-23-107(2), Idaho Code, restrict the rights under this act of a person other than a partner.
(d) Subject to subsection (c)(8) of this section, without limiting other terms that may be included in a partnership agreement, the following rules apply:
(1) The partnership agreement may:
(A) Specify the method by which a specific act or transaction that would otherwise violate the duty of loyalty may be authorized or ratified by one (1) or more disinterested and independent persons after full disclosure of all material facts; and
(B) Alter the prohibition stated in section 30-23-406(2)(b), Idaho Code, so that the prohibition requires only that the partnership’s total assets not be less than the sum of its total liabilities.
(2) To the extent the partnership agreement expressly relieves a partner of a responsibility that the partner would otherwise have under this chapter and imposes the responsibility on one (1) or more other partners, the agreement also may eliminate or limit any fiduciary duty of the partner relieved of the responsibility that would have pertained to the responsibility.
(3) If not manifestly unreasonable, the partnership agreement may:
(A) Alter or eliminate the aspects of the duty of loyalty stated in section 30-23-409(b), Idaho Code;
(B) Identify specific types or categories of activities that do not violate the duty of loyalty;
(C) Alter the duty of care, but may not authorize conduct involving bad faith, willful or intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; and
(D) Alter or eliminate any other fiduciary duty.
(e) The court shall decide as a matter of law whether a term of a partnership agreement is manifestly unreasonable under subsection (c)(6) or (d)(3) of this section. The court:
(1) Shall make its determination as of the time the challenged term became part of the partnership agreement and by considering only circumstances existing at that time; and
(2) May invalidate the term only if, in light of the purposes and business of the partnership, it is readily apparent that:
(A) The objective of the term is unreasonable; or
(B) The term is an unreasonable means to achieve the provision’s objective.
[30-23-105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 808.]
(a) A partnership is bound by and may enforce the partnership agreement, whether or not the partnership has itself manifested assent to the agreement.
(b) A person that becomes a partner is deemed to assent to the partnership agreement.
(c) Two (2) or more persons intending to become the initial partners of a partnership may make an agreement providing that upon the formation of the partnership the agreement will become the partnership agreement.
[30-23-106, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 810.]
(a) A partnership agreement may specify that its amendment requires the approval of a person that is not a party to the agreement or the satisfaction of a condition. An amendment is ineffective if its adoption does not include the required approval or satisfy the specified condition.
(b) The obligations of a partnership and its partners to a person in the person’s capacity as a transferee or person dissociated as a partner are governed by the partnership agreement. Subject only to a court order issued under section 30-23-504(b)(2), Idaho Code, to effectuate a charging order, an amendment to the partnership agreement made after a person becomes a transferee or is dissociated as a partner:
(1) Is effective with regard to any debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership or its partners to the person in the person’s capacity as a transferee or person dissociated as a partner; and
(2) Is not effective to the extent the amendment:
(A) Imposes a new debt, obligation, or other liability on the transferee or person dissociated as a partner; or
(B) Prejudices the rights under section 30-23-701, Idaho Code, of a person that dissociated as a partner before the amendment was made.
(c) If a record delivered by a partnership to the secretary of state for filing becomes effective under this chapter and contains a provision that would be ineffective under section 30-23-105(c) or (d)(3), Idaho Code, if contained in the partnership agreement, the provision is ineffective in the record.
(d) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if a record delivered by a partnership to the secretary of state for filing becomes effective and conflicts with a provision of the partnership agreement:
(1) The agreement prevails as to partners, persons dissociated as partners, and transferees; and
(2) The record prevails as to other persons to the extent they reasonably rely on the record.
[30-23-107, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 810; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 20, p. 194.]
(a) A record delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this act must be signed as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a record signed by a partnership must be signed by a person authorized by the partnership.
(2) A record filed on behalf of a dissolved partnership that has no partner must be signed by the person winding up the partnership’s business under section 30-23-802(3), Idaho Code, or a person appointed under section 30-23-802(4), Idaho Code, to wind up the business.
(3) A statement of denial by a person under section 30-23-304, Idaho Code, must be signed by that person.
(4) Any other record delivered on behalf of a person to the secretary of state for filing must be signed by that person.
(b) A record filed under this chapter may be signed by an agent. Whenever this chapter requires a particular individual to sign a record and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the record may be signed by a legal representative of the individual.
(c) A person that signs a record as an agent or legal representative affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record.
[30-23-108, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 810.]
(a) If a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this act and filed by the secretary of state contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from a partner if:
(1) A person signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf, and knew the information to be inaccurate at the time the record was signed; and
(2) Subject to subsection (b) of this section:
(A) The record was delivered for filing on behalf of the partnership; and
(B) The partner had notice of the inaccuracy for a reasonably sufficient time before the information was relied upon so that, before the reliance, the partner reasonably could have:
(i) Effected an amendment under section 30-23-901(f), Idaho Code;
(ii) Filed a petition under section 30-21-210, Idaho Code; or
(iii) Delivered to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change under section 30-21-407, Idaho Code, or a statement of correction under section 30-21-205, Idaho Code.
(b) To the extent the partnership agreement expressly relieves a partner of responsibility for maintaining the accuracy of information contained in records delivered on behalf of the partnership to the secretary of state for filing under this act and imposes that responsibility on one (1) or more other partners, the liability stated in subsection (a)(2) of this section applies to those other partners and not to the partner that the partnership agreement relieves of the responsibility.
(c) An individual who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this act affirms under penalty of perjury that the information stated in the record is accurate.
[30-23-109, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 811; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 21, p. 195.]
(a) Before July 1, 2017, this chapter governs only:
(1) A partnership formed on or after July 1, 2015; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a partnership formed before July 1, 2015, that elects, in the manner provided in its partnership agreement or by law for amending the partnership agreement, to be subject to this chapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, on and after July 1, 2017, this chapter governs all partnerships.
(c) With respect to a partnership that elects pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section to be subject to this chapter, after the election takes effect the provisions of this chapter relating to the liability of the partnership’s partners to third parties apply:
(1) Before July 1, 2015, to:
(A) A third party that had not done business with the partnership in the year before the election took effect; and
(B) A third party that had done business with the partnership in the year before the election took effect only if the third party knows or has been notified of the election; and
(2) On and after July 1, 2017, to all third parties, but those provisions remain inapplicable to any obligation incurred while those provisions were inapplicable under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection.
[30-23-110, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 811.]
The following subjects are covered outside this chapter:
(1) Delivery of record – section 30-21-104, Idaho Code.
(2) Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order – section 30-21-210, Idaho Code.
(3) Filing requirements – section 30-21-201, Idaho Code.
(4) Effective date and time – section 30-21-203, Idaho Code.
(5) Withdrawal of filed record before effectiveness – section 30-21-204, Idaho Code.
(6) Correcting filed record – section 30-21-205, Idaho Code.
(7) Duty of secretary of state to file; review of refusal to file; delivery of record by secretary of state – sections 30-21-206 and 30-21-212, Idaho Code.
(8) Reservation of power to amend or repeal – section 30-21-701, Idaho Code.
(9) Supplemental principles of law – section 30-21-702, Idaho Code.
[30-23-111, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 23, p. 812; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 22, p. 196.]
(a) A partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.
(b) A partnership is the same entity regardless of whether the partnership has a statement of qualification in effect under section 30-23-901, Idaho Code.
[30-23-201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 24, p. 812.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the association of two (2) or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit forms a partnership, whether or not the persons intend to form a partnership.
(b) An association formed under a statute other than this chapter, a predecessor statute, or a comparable statute of another jurisdiction is not a partnership under this chapter.
(c) In determining whether a partnership is formed, the following rules apply:
(1) Joint tenancy, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entireties, joint property, common property, or part ownership does not by itself establish a partnership, even if the co-owners share profits made by the use of the property.
(2) The sharing of gross returns does not by itself establish a partnership, even if the persons sharing them have a joint or common right or interest in property from which the returns are derived.
(3) A person who receives a share of the profits of a business is presumed to be a partner in the business, unless the profits were received in payment:
(A) Of a debt by installments or otherwise;
(B) For services as an independent contractor or of wages or other compensation to an employee;
(C) Of rent;
(D) Of an annuity or other retirement or health benefit to a deceased or retired partner or a beneficiary, representative, or designee of a deceased or retired partner;
(E) Of interest or other charge on a loan, even if the amount of payment varies with the profits of the business, including a direct or indirect present or future ownership of the collateral, or rights to income, proceeds, or increase in value derived from the collateral; or
(F) For the sale of the goodwill of a business or other property by installments or otherwise.
[30-23-202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 24, p. 812.]
Property acquired by a partnership is property of the partnership and not of the partners individually.
[30-23-203, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 24, p. 813.]
(a) Property is partnership property if acquired in the name of:
(1) The partnership; or
(2) One (1) or more partners with an indication in the instrument transferring title to the property of the person’s capacity as a partner or of the existence of a partnership but without an indication of the name of the partnership.
(b) Property is acquired in the name of the partnership by a transfer to:
(1) The partnership in its name; or
(2) One (1) or more partners in their capacity as partners in the partnership, if the name of the partnership is indicated in the instrument transferring title to the property.
(c) Property is presumed to be partnership property if purchased with partnership assets, even if not acquired in the name of the partnership or of one (1) or more partners with an indication in the instrument transferring title to the property of the person’s capacity as a partner or of the existence of a partnership.
(d) Property acquired in the name of one (1) or more of the partners, without an indication in the instrument transferring title to the property of the person’s capacity as a partner or of the existence of a partnership and without use of partnership assets, is presumed to be separate property, even if used for partnership purposes.
[30-23-204, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 24, p. 813.]
Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under section 30-23-303, Idaho Code, the following rules apply:
(1) Each partner is an agent of the partnership for the purpose of its business. An act of a partner, including the signing of an instrument in the partnership name, for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course of the partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership, unless the partner did not have authority to act for the partnership in the particular matter and the person with which the partner was dealing knew, or had notice, that the partner lacked authority.
(2) An act of a partner that is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course of the partnership’s business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership only if the act was actually authorized by all the other partners.
[30-23-301, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 25, p. 813.]
(a) Partnership property may be transferred as follows:
(1) Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under section 30-23-303, Idaho Code, partnership property held in the name of the partnership may be transferred by an instrument of transfer executed by a partner in the partnership name.
(2) Partnership property held in the name of one (1) or more partners with an indication in the instrument transferring the property to them of their capacity as partners or of the existence of a partnership, but without an indication of the name of the partnership, may be transferred by an instrument of transfer executed by the persons in whose name the property is held.
(3) Partnership property held in the name of one (1) or more persons other than the partnership, without an indication in the instrument transferring the property to them of their capacity as partners or of the existence of a partnership, may be transferred by an instrument of transfer executed by the persons in whose name the property is held.
(b) A partnership may recover partnership property from a transferee only if it proves that execution of the instrument of initial transfer did not bind the partnership under section 30-23-301, Idaho Code, and:
(1) As to a subsequent transferee who gave value for property transferred under subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section, proves that the subsequent transferee knew or had been notified that the person who executed the instrument of initial transfer lacked authority to bind the partnership; or
(2) As to a transferee who gave value for property transferred under subsection (a)(3) of this section, proves that the transferee knew or had been notified that the property was partnership property and that the person who executed the instrument of initial transfer lacked authority to bind the partnership.
(c) A partnership may not recover partnership property from a subsequent transferee if the partnership would not have been entitled to recover the property, under subsection (b) of this section, from any earlier transferee of the property.
(d) If a person holds all the partners’ interests in the partnership, all the partnership property vests in that person. The person may sign a record in the name of the partnership to evidence vesting of the property in that person and may file or record the record.
[30-23-302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 25, p. 814.]
(a) A partnership may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of partnership authority. The statement:
(1) Must include the name of the partnership; and if the partnership is not a limited liability partnership, the street and mailing addresses of its principal office;
(2) With respect to any position that exists in or with respect to the partnership, may state the authority, or limitations on the authority, of all persons holding the position to:
(A) Execute an instrument transferring real property held in the name of the partnership; or
(B) Enter into other transactions on behalf of, or otherwise act for or bind, the partnership; and
(3) May state the authority, or limitations on the authority, of a specific person to:
(A) Execute an instrument transferring real property held in the name of the partnership; or
(B) Enter into other transactions on behalf of, or otherwise act for or bind, the partnership.
(b) To amend or cancel a statement of authority filed by the secretary of state, a partnership must deliver to the secretary of state for filing an amendment or cancellation stating:
(1) The name of the partnership;
(2) If the partnership is not a limited liability partnership, the street and mailing addresses of the partnership’s principal office;
(3) If the partnership is a limited liability partnership, the name and street and mailing addresses of its registered agent;
(4) The date the statement being affected became effective; and
(5) The contents of the amendment or a declaration that the statement is canceled.
(c) A statement of authority affects only the power of a person to bind a partnership to persons that are not partners.
(d) Subject to subsection (c) of this section and section 30-23-103(4)(a), Idaho Code, and except as otherwise provided in subsections (f), (g) and (h) of this section, a limitation on the authority of a person or a position contained in an effective statement of authority is not by itself evidence of any person’s knowledge or notice of the limitation.
(e) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a grant of authority not pertaining to transfers of real property and contained in an effective statement of authority is conclusive in favor of a person that gives value in reliance on the grant, except to the extent that if the person gives value:
(1) The person has knowledge to the contrary;
(2) The statement has been canceled or restrictively amended under subsection (b) of this section; or
(3) A limitation on the grant is contained in another statement of authority that became effective after the statement containing the grant became effective.
(f) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an effective statement of authority that grants authority to transfer real property held in the name of the partnership is conclusive in favor of a person that gives value in reliance on the grant without knowledge to the contrary, except to the extent that when the person gives value:
(1) The statement has been canceled or restrictively amended under subsection (b) of this section; or
(2) A limitation on the grant is contained in another statement of authority that became effective after the statement containing the grant became effective.
(g) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if an effective statement of authority containing a limitation on the authority to transfer real property held in the name of a partnership is filed by the secretary of state, all persons are deemed to know of the limitation.
(h) Subject to subsection (i) of this section, an effective statement of dissolution is a cancellation of any filed statement of authority for the purposes of subsection (f) of this section and is a limitation on authority for purposes of subsection (g) of this section.
(i) After a statement of dissolution becomes effective, a partnership may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of authority that is designated as a post-dissolution statement of authority. The statement operates as provided in subsections (f) and (g) of this section.
(j) Unless canceled earlier, an effective statement of authority is canceled by operation of law five (5) years after the date on which the statement, or its most recent amendment, becomes effective.
(k) An effective statement of denial operates as a restrictive amendment under this section.
[30-23-303, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 25, p. 814.]
A person named in a filed statement of authority granting that person authority may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of denial that:
(1) Provides the name of the partnership and the caption of the statement of authority to which the statement of denial pertains; and
(2) Denies the grant of authority.
[30-23-304, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 25, p. 816.]
(a) A partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a partner acting in the ordinary course of business of the partnership or with the actual or apparent authority of the partnership.
(b) If, in the course of the partnership’s business or while acting with actual or apparent authority of the partnership, a partner receives or causes the partnership to receive money or property of a person not a partner, and the money or property is misapplied by a partner, the partnership is liable for the loss.
[30-23-305, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 25, p. 816.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, all partners are liable jointly and severally for all debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the partnership unless otherwise agreed by the claimant or provided by law.
(b) A person that becomes a partner is not personally liable for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership incurred before the person became a partner.
(c) A debt, obligation, or other liability of a partnership incurred while the partnership is a limited liability partnership is solely the debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited liability partnership. A partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited liability partnership solely by reason of being or so acting as a partner. This subsection applies:
(1) Despite anything inconsistent in the partnership agreement that existed immediately before the vote or consent required to become a limited liability partnership under section 30-23-901(b), Idaho Code; and
(2) Regardless of the dissolution of the limited liability partnership.
(d) The failure of a limited liability partnership to observe formalities relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its business is not a ground for imposing liability on a partner for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership.
(e) The cancellation or administrative revocation of a limited liability partnership’s statement of qualification does not affect the limitation in this section on the liability of a partner for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership incurred while the statement was in effect.
[30-23-306, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 25, p. 816.]
(a) A partnership may sue and be sued in the name of the partnership.
(b) To the extent not inconsistent with section 30-23-306, Idaho Code, a partner may be joined in an action against the partnership or named in a separate action.
(c) A judgment against a partnership is not by itself a judgment against a partner. A judgment against a partnership may not be satisfied from a partner’s assets unless there is also a judgment against the partner.
(d) A judgment creditor of a partner may not levy execution against the assets of the partner to satisfy a judgment based on a claim against the partnership unless the partner is personally liable for the claim under section 30-23-306, Idaho Code, and:
(1) A judgment based on the same claim has been obtained against the partnership and a writ of execution on the judgment has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part;
(2) The partnership is a debtor in bankruptcy;
(3) The partner has agreed that the creditor need not exhaust partnership assets;
(4) A court grants permission to the judgment creditor to levy execution against the assets of a partner based on a finding that partnership assets subject to execution are clearly insufficient to satisfy the judgment, that exhaustion of partnership assets is excessively burdensome, or that the grant of permission is an appropriate exercise of the court’s equitable powers; or
(5) Liability is imposed on the partner by law or contract independent of the existence of the partnership.
(e) This section applies to any partnership liability or obligation resulting from a representation by a partner or purported partner under section 30-23-308, Idaho Code.
[30-23-307, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 25, p. 817.]
(a) If a person, by words or conduct, purports to be a partner, or consents to being represented by another as a partner, in a partnership or with one (1) or more persons not partners, the purported partner is liable to a person to whom the representation is made, if that person, relying on the representation, enters into a transaction with the actual or purported partnership. If the representation, either by the purported partner or by a person with the purported partner’s consent, is made in a public manner, the purported partner is liable to a person who relies upon the purported partnership even if the purported partner is not aware of being held out as a partner to the claimant. If partnership liability results, the purported partner is liable with respect to that liability as if the purported partner were a partner. If no partnership liability results, the purported partner is liable with respect to that liability jointly and severally with any other person consenting to the representation.
(b) If a person is thus represented to be a partner in an existing partnership, or with one (1) or more persons not partners, the purported partner is an agent of persons consenting to the representation to bind them to the same extent and in the same manner as if the purported partner were a partner, with respect to persons who enter into transactions in reliance upon the representation. If all the partners of the existing partnership consent to the representation, a partnership act or obligation results. If fewer than all the partners of the existing partnership consent to the representation, the person acting and the partners consenting to the representation are jointly and severally liable.
(c) A person is not liable as a partner merely because the person is named by another in a statement of partnership authority.
(d) A person does not continue to be liable as a partner merely because of a failure to file a statement of dissociation or to amend a statement of partnership authority to indicate the partner’s dissociation from the partnership.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, persons who are not partners as to each other are not liable as partners to other persons.
[30-23-308, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 25, p. 817.]
(a) Each partner is entitled to an equal share of the partnership profits and, except in the case of a limited liability partnership, is chargeable with a share of the partnership losses in proportion to the partner’s share of the profits.
(b) A partnership shall reimburse a partner for any payment made by the partner in the course of the partner’s activities on behalf of the partnership, if the partner complied with this section and section 30-23-409, Idaho Code, in making the payment.
(c) A partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless a person with respect to any claim or demand against the person and any debt, obligation, or other liability incurred by the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as partner, if the claim, demand, debt, obligation, or other liability does not arise from the person’s breach of this section or section 30-23-407 or 30-23-409, Idaho Code.
(d) In the ordinary course of its business, a partnership may advance reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, incurred by a person in connection with a claim or demand against the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a partner, if the person promises to repay the partnership if the person ultimately is determined not to be entitled to be indemnified under subsection (c) of this section.
(e) A partnership may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a partner against liability asserted against or incurred by the partner in that capacity or arising from that status even if, under section 30-23-105(c)(7), Idaho Code, the partnership agreement could not eliminate or limit the person’s liability to the partnership for the conduct giving rise to the liability.
(f) A partnership shall reimburse a partner for an advance to the partnership beyond the amount of capital the partner agreed to contribute.
(g) A payment or advance made by a partner which gives rise to a partnership obligation under subsection (b) or (f) of this section constitutes a loan to the partnership which accrues interest from the date of the payment or advance.
(h) Each partner has equal rights in the management and conduct of the partnership’s business.
(i) A partner may use or possess partnership property only on behalf of the partnership.
(j) A partner is not entitled to remuneration for services performed for the partnership, except for reasonable compensation for services rendered in winding up the business of the partnership.
(k) A difference arising as to a matter in the ordinary course of business of a partnership may be decided by a majority of the partners. An act outside the ordinary course of business of a partnership, and an amendment to the partnership agreement, may be undertaken only with the affirmative vote or consent of all of the partners.
[30-23-401, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 818; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 23, p. 196.]
(a) Upon formation of a partnership, a person becomes a partner under section 30-23-202(a), Idaho Code.
(b) After formation of a partnership, a person becomes a partner:
(1) As provided in the partnership agreement;
(2) As a result of a transaction effective under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code; or
(3) With the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners.
(c) A person may become a partner without:
(1) Acquiring a transferable interest; or
(2) Making or being obligated to make a contribution to the partnership.
[30-23-402, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 819; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 24, p. 197.]
A contribution may consist of property transferred to, services performed for, or another benefit provided to the partnership or an agreement to transfer property to, perform services for, or provide another benefit to the partnership.
[30-23-403, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 819.]
(a) A person’s obligation to make a contribution to a partnership is not excused by the person’s death, disability, termination, or other inability to perform personally.
(b) If a person does not fulfill an obligation to make a contribution other than money, the person is obligated at the option of the partnership to contribute money equal to the value of the part of the contribution which has not been made.
(c) The obligation of a person to make a contribution may be compromised only by the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners. If a creditor of a limited liability partnership extends credit or otherwise acts in reliance on an obligation described in subsection (a) of this section, without knowledge or notice of a compromise under this subsection, the creditor may enforce the obligation.
[30-23-404, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 819.]
(a) Any distributions made by a partnership before its dissolution and winding up must be in equal shares among partners, except to the extent necessary to comply with a transfer effective under section 30-23-503, Idaho Code, or charging order in effect under section 30-23-504, Idaho Code.
(b) Subject to section 30-23-701, Idaho Code, a person has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of a partnership only if the partnership decides to make an interim distribution.
(c) A person does not have a right to demand or receive a distribution from a partnership in any form other than money. Except as otherwise provided in section 30-23-806, Idaho Code, a partnership may distribute an asset in kind only if each part of the asset is fungible with each other part and each person receives a percentage of the asset equal in value to the person’s share of distributions.
(d) If a partner or transferee becomes entitled to receive a distribution, the partner or transferee is entitled to all remedies available to a creditor of the partnership with respect to the distribution. However, the partnership’s obligation to make a distribution is subject to offset for any amount owed to the partnership by the partner or a person dissociated as partner on whose account the distribution is made.
[30-23-405, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 819.]
(a) A limited liability partnership may not make a distribution, including a distribution under section 30-23-806, Idaho Code, if after the distribution:
(1) The partnership would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course of the partnership’s business; or
(2) The partnership’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the partnership were to be dissolved and wound up at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution and winding up of partners and transferees whose preferential rights are superior to the rights of persons receiving the distribution.
(b) A limited liability partnership may base a determination that a distribution is not prohibited under subsection (a) of this section on:
(1) Financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles that are reasonable in the circumstances; or
(2) A fair valuation or other method that is reasonable under the circumstances.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, the effect of a distribution under subsection (a) of this section is measured:
(1) In the case of a distribution as defined in section 30-23-102(a)(3)(A), Idaho Code, as of the earlier of:
(A) The date money or other property is transferred or debt is incurred by the limited liability partnership; or
(B) The date the person entitled to the distribution ceases to own the interest or rights being acquired by the partnership in return for the distribution;
(2) In the case of any other distribution of indebtedness, as of the date the indebtedness is distributed; and
(3) In all other cases, as of the date:
(A) The distribution is authorized, if the payment occurs not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after that date; or
(B) The payment is made, if the payment occurs more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the distribution is authorized.
(d) A limited liability partnership’s indebtedness to a partner or transferee incurred by reason of a distribution made in accordance with this section is at parity with the partnership’s indebtedness to its general, unsecured creditors, except to the extent subordinated by agreement.
(e) A limited liability partnership’s indebtedness, including indebtedness issued as a distribution, is not a liability for purposes of subsection (a) of this section if the terms of the indebtedness provide that payment of principal and interest is made only if and to the extent that a payment of a distribution could then be made under this section. If the indebtedness is issued as a distribution, each payment of principal or interest is treated as a distribution, the effect of which is measured on the date the payment is made.
(f) In measuring the effect of a distribution under section 30-23-806, Idaho Code, the liabilities of a dissolved limited liability partnership do not include any claim that has been disposed of under section 30-23-807, 30-23-808 or 30-23-809, Idaho Code.
[30-23-406, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 819; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 25, p. 197.]
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if a partner of a limited liability partnership consents to a distribution made in violation of section 30-23-406, Idaho Code, and in consenting to the distribution fails to comply with section 30-23-409, Idaho Code, the partner is personally liable to the partnership for the amount of the distribution that exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without the violation of section 30-23-406, Idaho Code.
(b) To the extent the partnership agreement of a limited liability partnership expressly relieves a partner of the authority and responsibility to consent to distributions and imposes that authority and responsibility on one (1) or more other partners, the liability stated in subsection (a) of this section applies to the other partners and not to the partner that the partnership agreement relieves of the authority and responsibility.
(c) A person that receives a distribution knowing that the distribution violated section 30-23-406, Idaho Code, is personally liable to the limited liability partnership but only to the extent that the distribution received by the person exceeded the amount that could have been properly paid under section 30-23-406, Idaho Code.
(d) A person against which an action is commenced because the person is liable under subsection (a) of this section may:
(1) Implead any other person that is liable under subsection (a) of this section and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person; and
(2) Implead any person that received a distribution in violation of subsection (c) of this section and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person in the amount the person received in violation of subsection (c) of this section.
(e) An action under this section is barred unless commenced not later than two (2) years after the distribution.
[30-23-407, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 820.]
(a) A partnership shall keep its books and records, if any, at its principal office.
(b) On reasonable notice, a partner may inspect and copy during regular business hours, at a reasonable location specified by the partnership, any record maintained by the partnership regarding the partnership’s business, financial condition, and other circumstances, to the extent the information is material to the partner’s rights and duties under the partnership agreement or this act.
(c) The partnership shall furnish to each partner:
(1) Without demand, any information concerning the partnership’s business, financial condition, and other circumstances that the partnership knows and is material to the proper exercise of the partner’s rights and duties under the partnership agreement or this act, except to the extent the partnership can establish that it reasonably believes the member already knows the information; and
(2) On demand, any other information concerning the partnership’s business, financial condition, and other circumstances, except to the extent the demand or the information demanded is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances.
(d) The duty to furnish information under subsection (c) of this section also applies to each partner to the extent the partner knows any of the information described in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Subject to subsection (j) of this section, on ten (10) days’ demand made in a record received by a partnership, a person dissociated as a partner may have access to information to which the person was entitled while a partner if:
(1) The information pertains to the period during which the person was a partner;
(2) The person seeks the information in good faith; and
(3) The person satisfies the requirements imposed on a partner by subsection (b) of this section.
(f) Not later than ten (10) days after receiving a demand under subsection (e) of this section, the partnership in a record shall inform the person that made the demand of:
(1) The information that the partnership will provide in response to the demand and when and where the partnership will provide the information; and
(2) The partnership’s reasons for declining, if the partnership declines to provide any demanded information.
(g) A partnership may charge a person that makes a demand under this section the reasonable costs of copying, limited to the costs of labor and material.
(h) A partner or person dissociated as a partner may exercise the rights under this section through an agent or, in the case of an individual under legal disability, a legal representative. Any restriction or condition imposed by the partnership agreement or under subsection (j) of this section applies both to the agent or legal representative and to the partner or person dissociated as a partner.
(i) Subject to section 30-23-505, Idaho Code, the rights under this section do not extend to a person as transferee.
(j) In addition to any restriction or condition stated in the partnership agreement, a partnership, as a matter within the ordinary course of its business, may impose reasonable restrictions and conditions on access to and use of information to be furnished under this section, including designating information confidential and imposing nondisclosure and safeguarding obligations on the recipient. In a dispute concerning the reasonableness of a restriction under this subsection, the partnership has the burden of proving reasonableness.
[30-23-408, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 821.]
(a) A partner owes to the partnership and the other partners the duties of loyalty and care stated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The fiduciary duty of loyalty of a partner includes the duties:
(1) To account to the partnership and hold as trustee for it any property, profit, or benefit derived by the partner:
(A) In the conduct or winding up of the partnership’s business;
(B) From a use by the partner of the partnership’s property; or
(C) From the appropriation of a partnership opportunity;
(2) To refrain from dealing with the partnership in the conduct or winding up of the partnership business as or on behalf of a person having an interest adverse to the partnership; and
(3) To refrain from competing with the partnership in the conduct of the partnership’s business before the dissolution of the partnership.
(c) The duty of care of a partner in the conduct or winding up of the partnership business is to refrain from engaging in grossly negligent or reckless conduct, willful or intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation of law.
(d) A partner shall discharge the duties and obligations under this chapter or under the partnership agreement and exercise any rights consistently with the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
(e) A partner does not violate a duty or obligation under this act or under the partnership agreement solely because the partner’s conduct furthers the partner’s own interest.
(f) All the partners may authorize or ratify, after full disclosure of all material facts, a specific act or transaction by a partner that otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty.
(g) It is a defense to a claim under subsection (b)(2) of this section and any comparable claim in equity or at common law that the transaction was fair to the partnership.
(h) If, as permitted by subsection (f) of this section or by the partnership agreement, a partner enters into a transaction with the partnership that otherwise would be prohibited by subsection (b)(2) of this section, the partner’s rights and obligations arising from the transaction are the same as those of a person that is not a partner.
[30-23-409, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 822.]
(a) A partnership may maintain an action against a partner for a breach of the partnership agreement, or for the violation of a duty to the partnership, causing harm to the partnership.
(b) A partner may maintain an action against the partnership or another partner, with or without an accounting as to partnership business, to enforce the partner’s rights and protect the partner’s interests, including rights and interests under the partnership agreement or this act or arising independently of the partnership relationship.
(c) A right to an accounting on dissolution and winding up does not revive a claim barred by law.
[30-23-410, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 822.]
(a) If a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking is continued, without an express agreement, after the expiration of the term or completion of the undertaking, the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at the expiration or completion, so far as is consistent with a partnership at will.
(b) If the partners, or those of them who habitually acted in the business during the term or undertaking, continue the business without any settlement or liquidation of the partnership, they are presumed to have agreed that the partnership will continue.
[30-23-411, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 26, p. 823.]
A partner is not a co-owner of partnership property and has no interest in partnership property that can be transferred, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
[30-23-501, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 27, p. 823.]
A transferable interest is personal property.
[30-23-502, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 27, p. 823.]
(a) A transfer, in whole or in part, of a transferable interest:
(1) Is permissible, except the transfer of a transferable interest in a professional entity is not permissible without compliance with section 30-21-901(i), Idaho Code;
(2) Does not by itself cause a partner’s dissociation or a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business; and
(3) Subject to section 30-23-505, Idaho Code, does not entitle the transferee to:
(A) Participate in the management or conduct of the partnership’s business; or
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, have access to records or other information concerning the partnership’s business.
(b) A transferee has the right to:
(1) Receive, in accordance with the transfer, distributions to which the transferor would otherwise be entitled; and
(2) Seek under section 30-23-801(5), Idaho Code, a judicial determination that it is equitable to wind up the partnership business.
(c) In a dissolution and winding up of a partnership, a transferee is entitled to an account of the partnership’s transactions only from the date of dissolution.
(d) A partnership need not give effect to a transferee’s rights under this section until the partnership knows or has notice of the transfer.
(e) A transfer of a transferable interest in violation of a restriction on transfer contained in the partnership agreement is ineffective as to a person having knowledge or notice of the restriction at the time of transfer.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in section 30-23-601(4)(B), Idaho Code, if a partner transfers a transferable interest, the transferor retains the rights of a partner other than the transferable interest transferred and retains all the duties and obligations of a partner.
(g) If a partner transfers a transferable interest to a person that becomes a partner with respect to the transferred interest, the transferee is liable for the partner’s obligations under sections 30-23-404 and 30-23-407, Idaho Code, known to the transferee when the transferee becomes a partner.
[30-23-503, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 27, p. 823.]
(a) On application by a judgment creditor of a partner or transferee, a court may enter a charging order against the transferable interest of the judgment debtor for the unsatisfied amount of the judgment. A charging order constitutes a lien on a judgment debtor’s transferable interest and requires the partnership to pay over to the person to which the charging order was issued any distribution that otherwise would be paid to the judgment debtor.
(b) To the extent necessary to effectuate the collection of distributions pursuant to a charging order in effect under subsection (a) of this section, the court may:
(1) Appoint a receiver of the distributions subject to the charging order, with the power to make all inquiries the judgment debtor might have made; and
(2) Make all other orders necessary to give effect to the charging order.
(c) Upon a showing that distributions under a charging order will not pay the judgment debt within a reasonable time, the court may foreclose the lien and order the sale of the transferable interest. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale obtains only the transferable interest, does not thereby become a partner, and is subject to section 30-23-503, Idaho Code.
(d) At any time before foreclosure under subsection (c) of this section, the partner or transferee whose transferable interest is subject to a charging order under subsection (a) of this section may extinguish the charging order by satisfying the judgment and filing a certified copy of the satisfaction with the court that issued the charging order.
(e) At any time before foreclosure under subsection (c) of this section, a partnership or one (1) or more partners whose transferable interests are not subject to the charging order may pay to the judgment creditor the full amount due under the judgment and thereby succeed to the rights of the judgment creditor, including the charging order.
(f) This chapter does not deprive any partner or transferee of the benefit of any exemption law applicable to the transferable interest of the partner or transferee.
(g) This section provides the exclusive remedy by which a person seeking, in the capacity of a judgment creditor, to enforce a judgment against a partner or transferee may satisfy the judgment from the judgment debtor’s transferable interest.
[30-23-504, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 27, p. 824.]
If a partner dies, the deceased partner’s legal representative may exercise:
(1) The rights of a transferee provided in section 30-23-503(c), Idaho Code; and
(2) For purposes of settling the estate, the rights the deceased partner had under section 30-23-408, Idaho Code.
[30-23-505, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 27, p. 824.]
A person is dissociated as a partner when:
(1) The partnership has notice of the person’s express will to withdraw as a partner, but, if the person has specified a withdrawal date later than the date the partnership knew or had notice, on that later date;
(2) An event stated in the partnership agreement as causing the person’s dissociation occurs;
(3) The person is expelled as a partner pursuant to the partnership agreement;
(4) The person is expelled as a partner by the affirmative vote or consent of all the other partners if:
(A) It is unlawful to carry on the partnership business with the person as a partner;
(B) There has been a transfer of all of the person’s transferable interest in the partnership other than:
(i) A transfer for security purposes; or
(ii) A charging order in effect under section 30-23-504, Idaho Code, that has not been foreclosed;
(C) The person is an entity and:
(i) The partnership notifies the person that it will be expelled as a partner because the person has filed a statement of dissolution or the equivalent, the person has been administratively dissolved, the person’s charter or the equivalent has been revoked, or the person’s right to conduct business has been suspended by the person’s jurisdiction of formation; and
(ii) Not later than ninety (90) days after the notification, the statement of dissolution or the equivalent has not been withdrawn, rescinded or revoked or the person’s charter or the equivalent or right to conduct business has not been reinstated; or
(D) The person is an unincorporated entity that has been dissolved and whose activities and affairs are being wound up;
(5) On application by the partnership or another partner, the person is expelled as a partner by judicial order because the person:
(A) Has engaged or is engaging in wrongful conduct that has affected adversely and materially, or will affect adversely and materially, the partnership’s business;
(B) Has committed willfully or persistently, or is committing willfully or persistently, a material breach of the partnership agreement or a duty or obligation under section 30-23-409, Idaho Code; or
(C) Has engaged or is engaging in conduct relating to the partnership’s business which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business with the person as a partner;
(6) The person:
(A) Becomes a debtor in bankruptcy;
(B) Executes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(C) Seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of the person or of all or substantially all the person’s property;
(7) In the case of an individual:
(A) The individual dies;
(B) A guardian or general conservator for the individual is appointed; or
(C) A court orders that the individual has otherwise become incapable of performing the individual’s duties as a partner under this chapter or the partnership agreement;
(8) In the case of a person that is a testamentary or inter vivos trust or is acting as a partner by virtue of being a trustee of such a trust, the trust’s entire transferable interest in the partnership is distributed;
(9) In the case of a person that is an estate or is acting as a partner by virtue of being a personal representative of an estate, the estate’s entire transferable interest in the partnership is distributed;
(10) In the case of a person that is not an individual, the existence of the person terminates;
(11) The partnership participates in a merger under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and:
(A) The partnership is not the surviving entity; or
(B) Otherwise as a result of the merger, the person ceases to be a partner;
(12) The partnership participates in an interest exchange under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and, as a result of the interest exchange, the person ceases to be a partner;
(13) The partnership participates in a conversion under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code;
(14) The partnership participates in a domestication under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and, as a result of the domestication, the person ceases to be a partner;
(15) The partnership dissolves and completes winding up;
(16) In the case of a professional entity, restrictions or limitations are placed upon a partner’s ability to continue to render professional services.
[30-23-601, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 28, p. 825; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 26, p. 198.]
(a) A person has the power to dissociate as a partner at any time, rightfully or wrongfully, by withdrawing as a partner by express will under section 30-23-601(1), Idaho Code.
(b) A person’s dissociation as a partner is wrongful only if the dissociation:
(1) Is in breach of an express provision of the partnership agreement; or
(2) In the case of a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking, occurs before the expiration of the term or the completion of the undertaking and:
(A) The person withdraws as a partner by express will, unless the withdrawal follows not later than ninety (90) days after another person’s dissociation by death or otherwise under section 30-23-601(6) through (10), Idaho Code, or wrongful dissociation under this subsection;
(B) The person is expelled as a partner by judicial order under section 30-23-601(5), Idaho Code;
(C) The person is dissociated under section 30-23-601(6), Idaho Code; or
(D) In the case of a person that is not a trust other than a business trust, an estate, or an individual, the person is expelled or otherwise dissociated because it willfully dissolved or terminated.
(c) A person that wrongfully dissociates as a partner is liable to the partnership and to the other partners for damages caused by the dissociation. The liability is in addition to any debt, obligation, or other liability of the partner to the partnership or the other partners.
[30-23-602, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 28, p. 826.]
(a) If a person’s dissociation results in a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business, part 8 of this chapter applies; otherwise, part 7 of this chapter applies.
(b) If a person is dissociated as a partner:
(1) The person’s right to participate in the management and conduct of the partnership business terminates, except as otherwise provided in section 30-23-802(c), Idaho Code; and
(2) The person’s duties and obligations under section 30-23-409, Idaho Code, end with regard to matters arising and events occurring after the person’s dissociation except to the extent the partner participates in winding up the partnership’s business pursuant to section 30-23-802, Idaho Code.
(c) A person’s dissociation does not of itself discharge the person from a debt, obligation, or other liability to the partnership or the other partners that the person incurred while a partner.
[30-23-603, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 28, p. 827.]
(a) If a person is dissociated as a partner without the dissociation resulting in a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business under section 30-23-801, Idaho Code, the partnership shall cause the person’s interest in the partnership to be purchased for a buyout price determined pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The buyout price of the interest of a person dissociated as a partner is the amount that would have been distributable to the person under section 30-23-806(b), Idaho Code, if, on the date of dissociation, the assets of the partnership were sold and the partnership were wound up, with the sale price equal to the greater of:
(1) The liquidation value; or
(2) The value based on a sale of the entire business as a going concern without the person.
(c) Interest accrues on the buyout price from the date of dissociation to the date of payment, but damages for wrongful dissociation under section 30-23-602(b), Idaho Code, and all other amounts owing, whether or not presently due, from the person dissociated as a partner to the partnership, must be offset against the buyout price.
(d) A partnership shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless a person dissociated as a partner whose interest is being purchased against all partnership liabilities, whether incurred before or after the dissociation, except liabilities incurred by an act of the person under section 30-23-702, Idaho Code.
(e) If no agreement for the purchase of the interest of a person dissociated as a partner is reached not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after a written demand for payment, the partnership shall pay, or cause to be paid, in money to the person the amount the partnership estimates to be the buyout price and accrued interest, reduced by any offsets and accrued interest under subsection (c) of this section.
(f) If a deferred payment is authorized under subsection (h) of this section, the partnership may tender a written offer to pay the amount it estimates to be the buyout price and accrued interest, reduced by any offsets under subsection (c) of this section, stating the time of payment, the amount and type of security for payment, and the other terms and conditions of the obligation.
(g) The payment or tender required by subsection (e) or (f) of this section must be accompanied by the following:
(1) A statement of partnership assets and liabilities as of the date of dissociation;
(2) The latest available partnership balance sheet and income statement, if any;
(3) An explanation of how the estimated amount of the payment was calculated; and
(4) Written notice that the payment is in full satisfaction of the obligation to purchase unless, not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the written notice, the person dissociated as a partner commences an action to determine the buyout price, any offsets under subsection (c) of this section, or other terms of the obligation to purchase.
(h) A person that wrongfully dissociates as a partner before the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking is not entitled to payment of any part of the buyout price until the expiration of the term or completion of the undertaking, unless the person establishes to the satisfaction of the court that earlier payment will not cause undue hardship to the business of the partnership. A deferred payment must be adequately secured and bear interest.
(i) A person dissociated as a partner may maintain an action against the partnership, pursuant to section 30-23-410(2)(b), Idaho Code, to determine the buyout price of that person’s interest, any offsets under subsection (c) of this section, or other terms of the obligation to purchase. The action must be commenced not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the partnership has tendered payment or an offer to pay or within one (1) year after written demand for payment if no payment or offer to pay is tendered. The court shall determine the buyout price of the person’s interest, any offset due under subsection (c) of this section, and accrued interest, and enter judgment for any additional payment or refund. If deferred payment is authorized under subsection (h) of this section, the court shall also determine the security for payment and other terms of the obligation to purchase. The court may assess reasonable attorney’s fees and the fees and expenses of appraisers or other experts for a party to the action, in amounts the court finds equitable, against a party that the court finds acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith. The finding may be based on the partnership’s failure to tender payment or an offer to pay or to comply with subsection (g) of this section.
[30-23-701, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 29, p. 827.]
(a) After a person is dissociated as a partner without the dissociation resulting in a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business and before the partnership is merged out of existence, converted, or domesticated under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, or dissolved, the partnership is bound by an act of the person only if:
(1) The act would have bound the partnership under section 30-23-301, Idaho Code, before dissociation; and
(2) At the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(A) Less than two (2) years has passed since the dissociation; and
(B) The other party does not know or have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a partner.
(b) If a partnership is bound under subsection (a) of this section, the person dissociated as a partner that caused the partnership to be bound is liable:
(1) To the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation incurred under subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) If a partner or another person dissociated as a partner is liable for the obligation to the partner or other person for any damage caused to the partner or other person arising from the liability.
[30-23-702, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 29, p. 828; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 27, p. 199.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person dissociated as a partner is not liable for a partnership obligation incurred after dissociation.
(b) A person that is dissociated as a partner is liable on a transaction entered into by the partnership after the dissociation only if:
(1) The partner would be liable on the transaction; and
(2) At the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(A) Less than two (2) years has passed since the dissociation; and
(B) The other party does not have knowledge or notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a partner.
(c) By agreement with a creditor of a partnership and the partnership, a person dissociated as a partner may be released from liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership.
(d) A person dissociated as a partner is released from liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership if the partnership’s creditor, with knowledge or notice of the person’s dissociation but without the person’s consent, agrees to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of the debt, obligation or other liability.
[30-23-703, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 29, p. 829.]
(a) A person dissociated as a partner or the partnership may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of dissociation stating the name of the partnership and that the person has dissociated from the partnership.
(b) A statement of dissociation is a limitation on the authority of a person dissociated as a partner for the purposes of section 30-23-303(d) and (e), Idaho Code.
[30-23-704, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 29, p. 829.]
Continued use of a partnership name, or the name of a person dissociated as a partner as part of the partnership name, by partners continuing the business does not of itself make the person dissociated as a partner liable for an obligation of the partners or the partnership continuing the business.
[30-23-705, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 29, p. 829.]
A partnership is dissolved, and its business must be wound up, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) In a partnership at will, the partnership knows or has notice of a person’s express will to withdraw as a partner, other than a partner that has dissociated under section 30-23-601(2) through (10), Idaho Code, but, if the person has specified a withdrawal date later than the date the partnership knew or had notice, on the later date;
(2) In a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking:
(A) Within ninety (90) days after a person’s dissociation by death or otherwise under section 30-23-601(6) through (10), Idaho Code, or wrongful dissociation under section 30-23-602(b), Idaho Code, the affirmative vote or consent of at least half of the remaining partners to wind up the partnership business, for which purpose a person’s rightful dissociation pursuant to section 30-23-602(b)(2)(A), Idaho Code, constitutes the expression of that partner’s expression of consent to wind up the partnership business;
(B) The affirmative vote or consent of all the partners to wind up the partnership business; or
(C) The expiration of the term or the completion of the undertaking;
(3) An event or circumstance that the partnership agreement states causes dissolution;
(4) On application by a partner, the entry by the district court of an order dissolving the partnership on the ground that:
(A) Conduct of all or substantially all the partnership’s business is unlawful;
(B) The economic purpose of the partnership is likely to be unreasonably frustrated;
(C) Another partner has engaged in conduct relating to the partnership business that makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with that partner; or
(D) It is otherwise not reasonably practicable to carry on the partnership business in conformity with the partnership agreement;
(5) On application by a transferee, the entry by the district court of an order dissolving the partnership on the ground that it is equitable to wind up the partnership business:
(A) After the expiration of the term or completion of the undertaking, if the partnership was for a definite term or particular undertaking at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer; or
(B) At any time, if the partnership was a partnership at will at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer;
(6) The passage of ninety (90) consecutive days during which the partnership does not have at least two (2) partners.
[30-23-801, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 829.]
(a) A dissolved partnership shall wind up its business and, except as otherwise provided in section 30-23-803, Idaho Code, the partnership continues after dissolution only for the purpose of winding up.
(b) In winding up its business, the partnership:
(1) Shall discharge the partnership’s debts, obligations, and other liabilities, settle and close the partnership’s business, and marshal and distribute the assets of the partnership; and
(2) May:
(A) Deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of dissolution stating the name of the partnership and that the partnership is dissolved;
(B) Preserve the partnership business and property as a going concern for a reasonable time;
(C) Prosecute and defend actions and proceedings, whether civil, criminal or administrative;
(D) Transfer the partnership’s property;
(E) Settle disputes by mediation or arbitration;
(F) Deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of termination stating the name of the partnership and that the partnership is terminated; and
(G) Perform other acts necessary or appropriate to the winding up.
(c) A person whose dissociation as a partner resulted in dissolution may participate in winding up as if still a partner, unless the dissociation was wrongful.
(d) If a dissolved partnership does not have a partner and no person has the right to participate in winding up under subsection (c) of this section, the personal or legal representative of the last person to have been a partner may wind up the partnership’s business. If the representative does not exercise that right, a person to wind up the partnership’s business may be appointed by the affirmative vote or consent of transferees owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions at the time the consent is to be effective. A person appointed under this subsection has the powers of a partner under section 30-23-804, Idaho Code, but is not liable for the debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the partnership solely by reason of having or exercising those powers or otherwise acting to wind up the partnership’s business.
(e) On the application of any partner or person entitled under subsection (c) of this section to participate in winding up, the district court may order judicial supervision of the winding up of a dissolved partnership, including the appointment of a person to wind up the partnership’s business, if:
(1) The partnership does not have a partner and within a reasonable time following the dissolution no person has been appointed under subsection (d) of this section; or
(2) The applicant establishes other good cause.
[30-23-802, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 830.]
(a) A partnership may rescind its dissolution, unless a statement of termination applicable to the partnership is effective or the district court has entered an order under section 30-23-801(4) or (5), Idaho Code, dissolving the partnership.
(b) Rescinding dissolution under this section requires:
(1) The affirmative vote or consent of each partner;
(2) If the partnership has delivered to the secretary of state for filing a statement of dissolution and:
(A) The statement of dissolution has not become effective, delivery to the secretary of state for filing of a statement of withdrawal under section 30-21-204, Idaho Code, applicable to the statement of dissolution; or
(B) If a statement of dissolution applicable to the partnership is effective, the delivery to the secretary of state for filing of a statement of recession stating the name of the partnership and that dissolution has been rescinded under this section.
(c) If a partnership rescinds its dissolution:
(1) The partnership resumes carrying on its business as if dissolution had never occurred;
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, any liability incurred by the partnership after the dissolution and before the rescission is effective is determined as if dissolution had never occurred; and
(3) The rights of a third party arising out of conduct in reliance on the dissolution before the third party knew or had notice of the rescission may not be adversely affected.
[30-23-803, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 831; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 28, p. 200.]
(a) A partnership is bound by a partner’s act after dissolution which:
(1) Is appropriate for winding up the partnership business; or
(2) Would have bound the partnership under section 30-23-301, Idaho Code, before dissolution, if, at the time the other party enters into the transaction, the other party does not know or have notice of the dissolution.
(b) A person dissociated as a general partner binds a partnership through an act occurring after dissolution if:
(1) At the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(A) Less than two (2) years has passed since the dissociation; and
(B) The other party does not know or have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a partner; and
(2) The act:
(A) Is appropriate for winding up the partnership’s business; or
(B) Would have bound the partnership under section 30-23-301, Idaho Code, before dissolution and at the time the other party enters into the transaction the other party does not know or have notice of the dissolution.
[30-23-804, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 831.]
(a) If a partner having knowledge of the dissolution causes a partnership to incur an obligation under section 30-23-804(a), Idaho Code, by an act that is not appropriate for winding up the partnership business, the partner is liable:
(1) To the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation; and
(2) If another partner or person dissociated as a partner is liable for the obligation, to that other partner or person for any damage caused to that other partner or person arising from the liability.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (c) of this section, if a person dissociated as a partner causes a partnership to incur an obligation under section 30-23-804(b), Idaho Code, the person is liable:
(1) To the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation; and
(2) If a partner or another person dissociated as a partner is liable for the obligation, to the partner or other person for any damage caused to the partner or other person arising from the obligation.
(c) A person dissociated as a general partner is not liable under this subsection if:
(1) Section 30-23-802(c), Idaho Code, permits the person to participate in winding up; and
(2) The act that causes the partnership to be bound under section 30-23-804(b), Idaho Code, is appropriate for winding up the partnership’s business.
[30-23-805, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 832.]
(a) In winding up its business, a partnership shall apply its assets, including the contributions required by this section, to discharge the partnership’s obligations to creditors, including partners that are creditors.
(b) After a partnership complies with subsection (a) of this section, any surplus must be distributed in the following order, subject to any charging order in effect under section 30-23-504, Idaho Code:
(1) To each person owning a transferable interest that reflects contributions made and not previously returned, an amount equal to the value of the unreturned contributions; and
(2) Among partners in proportion to their respective rights to share in distributions immediately before the dissolution of the partnership, except to the extent necessary to comply with any transfer effective under section 30-23-503, Idaho Code.
(c) If a partnership’s assets are insufficient to satisfy all its obligations under subsection (a) of this section, with respect to each unsatisfied obligation incurred when the partnership was not a limited liability partnership, the following rules apply:
(1) Each person that was a partner when the obligation was incurred and that has not been released from the obligation under section 30-23-703(c) and (d), Idaho Code, shall contribute to the partnership for the purpose of enabling the partnership to satisfy the obligation. The contribution due from each of those persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of a partner in effect for each of those persons when the obligation was incurred.
(2) If a person does not contribute the full amount required under paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to an unsatisfied obligation of the partnership, the other persons required to contribute by paragraph (a) of this section on account of the obligation shall contribute the additional amount necessary to discharge the obligation. The additional contribution due from each of those other persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of a partner in effect for each of those other persons when the obligation was incurred.
(3) If a person does not make the additional contribution required by paragraph (2) of this subsection, further additional contributions are determined and due in the same manner as provided in that paragraph.
(d) A person that makes an additional contribution under subsection (c)(2) or (3) of this section may recover from any person whose failure to contribute under subsection (c)(1) or (2) of this section necessitated the additional contribution. A person may not recover under this subsection more than the amount additionally contributed. A person’s liability under this subsection may not exceed the amount the person failed to contribute.
(e) If a partnership does not have sufficient surplus to comply with subsection (b)(1) of this section, any surplus must be distributed among the owners of transferable interests in proportion to the value of the respective unreturned contributions.
(f) All distributions made under subsections (b) and (c) of this section must be paid in money.
[30-23-806, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 832.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a dissolved limited liability partnership may give notice of a known claim under subsection (b) of this section that has the effect provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) A dissolved limited liability partnership may in a record notify its known claimants of the dissolution. The notice must:
(1) Specify the information required to be included in a claim;
(2) State that a claim must be in writing and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent;
(3) State the deadline for receipt of a claim that may not be less than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date the notice is received by the claimant;
(4) State that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline; and
(5) Unless the partnership has been throughout its existence a limited liability partnership, state that the barring of a claim against the partnership will also bar any corresponding claim against any partner or person dissociated as a partner based on section 30-23-306, Idaho Code.
(c) A claim against a dissolved limited liability partnership is barred if the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met and:
(1) The claim is not received by the specified deadline; or
(2) If the claim is timely received but rejected by the limited liability partnership:
(A) The partnership causes the claimant to receive a notice in a record stating that the claim is rejected and will be barred unless the claimant commences an action against the partnership to enforce the claim not later than ninety (90) days after the claimant receives the notice; and
(B) The claimant does not commence the required action not later than ninety (90) days after the claimant receives the notice.
(d) This section does not apply to a claim based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution or a liability that on that date is contingent.
[30-23-807, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 833.]
(a) A dissolved limited liability partnership may publish notice of its dissolution and request persons having claims against the partnership to present them in accordance with the notice.
(b) A notice under subsection (a) of this section must:
(1) Be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which the dissolved limited liability partnership’s principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, in the county in which the office of the partnership’s registered agent is or was last located;
(2) Describe the information required to be contained in a claim, state that the claim must be in writing, and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent;
(3) State that a claim against the partnership is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced not later than three (3) years after publication of the notice; and
(4) Unless the partnership has been throughout its existence a limited liability partnership, state that the barring of a claim against the partnership will also bar any corresponding claim against any partner or person dissociated as a partner based on section 30-23-306, Idaho Code.
(c) If a dissolved limited liability partnership publishes a notice in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the partnership not later than three (3) years after the publication date of the notice:
(1) A claimant that did not receive notice in a record under section 30-23-807, Idaho Code;
(2) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the partnership but not acted on; and
(3) A claimant whose claim is contingent at or based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution.
(d) A claim not barred under this section or section 30-23-807, Idaho Code, may be enforced:
(1) Against a dissolved limited liability partnership, to the extent of its undistributed assets;
(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 30-23-809, Idaho Code, if assets of the partnership have been distributed after dissolution, against a partner or transferee to the extent of that person’s proportionate share of the claim or of the partnership’s assets distributed to the partner or transferee after dissolution, whichever is less, but a person’s total liability for all claims under this paragraph may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the person after dissolution; and
(3) Against any person liable on the claim under sections 30-23-306, 30-23-703 and 30-23-805, Idaho Code.
[30-23-808, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 834.]
(a) A dissolved limited liability partnership that has published a notice under section 30-23-808, Idaho Code, may file an application with the district court in the county where the partnership’s principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, where the office of its registered agent is or was last located, for a determination of the amount and form of security to be provided for payment of claims that are reasonably expected to arise after the date of dissolution based on facts known to the partnership and:
(1) At the time of the application;
(A) Are contingent; or
(B) Have not been made known to the partnership; or
(2) Are based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution.
(b) Security is not required for any claim that is or is reasonably anticipated to be barred under section 30-23-807, Idaho Code.
(c) Not later than ten (10) days after the filing of an application under subsection (a) of this section, the dissolved limited liability partnership shall give notice of the proceeding to each claimant holding a contingent claim known to the partnership.
(d) In any proceeding under this section, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent all claimants whose identities are unknown. The reasonable fees and expenses of the guardian, including all reasonable expert witness fees, must be paid by the dissolved limited liability partnership.
(e) A dissolved limited liability partnership that provides security in the amount and form ordered by the court under subsection (a) of this section satisfies the partnership’s obligations with respect to claims that are contingent, have not been made known to the partnership, or are based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution, and such claims may not be enforced against a partner or transferee on account of assets received in liquidation.
[30-23-809, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 834.]
If a claim against a dissolved partnership is barred under section 30-23-807, 30-23-808 or 30-23-809, Idaho Code, any corresponding claim under section 30-23-306, 30-23-703 or 30-23-805, Idaho Code, is also barred.
[30-23-810, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 30, p. 835.]
(a) A partnership may become a limited liability partnership pursuant to this section.
(b) The terms and conditions on which a partnership becomes a limited liability partnership must be approved by the affirmative vote or consent necessary to amend the partnership agreement except, in the case of a partnership agreement that expressly addresses obligations to contribute to the partnership, the affirmative vote or consent necessary to amend those provisions.
(c) After the approval required by subsection (b) of this section, a partnership may become a limited liability partnership by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of qualification. The statement must contain:
(1) The name of the partnership;
(2) The street and mailing addresses of the partnership’s principal office and, if different, the street address of an office in this state, if any;
(3) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(4) A statement that the partnership elects to become a limited liability partnership; and
(5) If the partnership is a professional entity, a statement that the partnership is a professional limited liability partnership and the principal profession or professions for which the partnership’s partners are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render professional services.
(d) A partnership’s status as a limited liability partnership remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is canceled pursuant to subsection (f) of this section or administratively revoked pursuant to section 30-23-903, Idaho Code.
(e) The status of a partnership as a limited liability partnership and the protection against liability of its partners for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the partnership while it is a limited liability partnership is not affected by errors or later changes in the information required to be contained in the statement of qualification.
(f) A limited liability partnership may amend or cancel its statement of qualification by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of amendment or cancellation. The statement must be approved by the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners and state the name of the limited liability partnership and in the case of:
(1) An amendment, state the text of the amendment; and
(2) A cancellation, state that the statement of qualification is canceled.
[30-23-901, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 31, p. 835; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 29, p. 200.]
The name of a partnership that is not a limited liability partnership may not contain the phrase "Registered Limited Liability Partnership" or "Limited Liability Partnership" or the abbreviation "R.L.L.P.," "L.L.P.," "RLLP" or "LLP."
[30-23-902, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 31, p. 836.]
(a) The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under subsection (b) of this section to revoke the statement of qualification of a limited liability partnership administratively if the partnership does not:
(1) Deliver an annual report to the secretary of state by the date it is due;
(2) Have a registered agent in this state for sixty (60) consecutive days; or
(3) The secretary of state has credible information that the limited liability partnership has failed to notify the secretary of state within sixty (60) days after the occurrence that its registered agent has been changed or that its registered agent has resigned.
(b) If the secretary of state determines that one (1) or more grounds exist for administratively revoking a statement of qualification, the secretary of state shall serve the partnership pursuant to section 30-21-212, Idaho Code, with notice in a record of the secretary of state’s determination.
(c) If a limited liability partnership, not later than sixty (60) days after service of the notice is effected under subsection (b) of this section, does not cure or demonstrate to the satisfaction of the secretary of state the nonexistence of each ground determined by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall administratively revoke the statement of qualification by signing a statement of administrative revocation that recites the grounds for revocation and the effective date of the revocation. The secretary of state shall file the statement and serve a copy on the partnership pursuant to section 30-21-212, Idaho Code.
(d) An administrative revocation under subsection (c) of this section affects only a partnership’s status as a limited liability partnership and is not an event causing dissolution of the partnership.
(e) The administrative revocation of a statement of qualification of a limited liability partnership does not terminate the authority of its registered agent.
[30-23-903, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 31, p. 836.]
(a) A partnership whose statement of qualification has been revoked administratively under section 30-23-903, Idaho Code, may apply to the secretary of state for reinstatement of the statement of qualification not later than ten (10) years after the effective date of the revocation. The application must state:
(1) The name of the partnership at the time of the administrative revocation of its statement of qualification and, if needed, a different name that satisfies sections 30-21-301 and 30-21-302, Idaho Code;
(2) The address of the principal office of the partnership and the information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(3) The effective date of administrative revocation of the partnership’s statement of qualification; and
(4) That the grounds for revocation did not exist or have been cured.
(b) To have its statement of qualification reinstated, a partnership must pay all fees, taxes, interest and penalties that were due to the secretary of state at the time of the administrative revocation and all fees, taxes, interest and penalties that would have been due to the secretary of state while the partnership’s statement of qualification was revoked administratively.
(c) If the secretary of state determines that an application under subsection (a) of this section contains the required information, is satisfied that the information is correct, and determines that all payments required to be made to the secretary of state by subsection (b) of this section have been made, the secretary of state shall:
(1) Cancel the statement of revocation and prepare a statement of reinstatement that states the secretary of state’s determination and the effective date of reinstatement; and
(2) File the statement of reinstatement and serve a copy on the partnership.
(d) When reinstatement under this section is effective, the following rules apply:
(1) The reinstatement relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative revocation;
(2) The partnership’s status as a limited liability partnership continues as if the revocation had not occurred; and
(3) The rights of a person arising out of an act or omission in reliance on the revocation before the person knew or had notice of the reinstatement.
[30-23-904, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 31, p. 836.]
(a) If the secretary of state denies a partnership’s application for reinstatement following administrative revocation of the partnership’s statement of qualification, the secretary of state shall serve the partnership with notice in a record that explains the reasons for the denial.
(b) Within thirty (30) days after service of a notice of denial of reinstatement under subsection (a) of this section, a partnership may appeal from the denial by petitioning the district court of Ada county to set aside the revocation. The petition must be served on the secretary of state and contain a copy of the secretary of state’s notice of revocation, the company’s application for reinstatement, and the secretary of state’s notice of denial.
(c) The district court may, if grounds exist, order the secretary of state to reinstate a partnership or take other action the court considers appropriate.
[30-23-905, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 31, p. 837.]
The following subjects are covered outside this chapter:
(1) Reservation of name – section 30-21-303, Idaho Code.
(2) Registration of name – section 30-21-304, Idaho Code.
(3) Registered agent – section 30-21-404, Idaho Code.
(4) Change of registered agent or address for registered agent by limited liability partnership – section 30-21-407, Idaho Code.
(5) Resignation of registered agent – section 30-21-410, Idaho Code.
(6) Change of name or address by registered agent – sections 30-21-408 and 30-21-409, Idaho Code.
(7) Service of process, notice, or demand – section 30-21-412, Idaho Code.
(8) Annual report for secretary of state – section 30-21-213, Idaho Code.
[30-23-906, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 31, p. 837.]
This chapter may be cited as the Idaho Uniform Limited Partnership Act.
[30-24-101, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 838.]
(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Certificate of limited partnership" means the certificate required by section 30-24-201, Idaho Code. The term includes the certificate as amended or restated.
(2) "Contribution," except in the phrase "right of contribution," means property or a benefit described in section 30-24-501, Idaho Code, which is provided by a person to a limited partnership to become a partner or in the person’s capacity as a partner.
(3) "Distribution" means a transfer of money or other property from a limited partnership to a person on account of a transferable interest or in the person’s capacity as a partner. The term:
(A) Includes:
(i) A redemption or other purchase by a limited partnership of a transferable interest; and
(ii) A transfer to a partner in return for the partner’s relinquishment of any right to participate as a partner in the management or conduct of the partnership’s activities and affairs or to have access to records or other information concerning the partnership’s activities and affairs; and
(B) Does not include amounts constituting reasonable compensation for present or past service or payments made in the ordinary course of business under a bona fide retirement plan or other bona fide benefits program.
(4) "General partner" means a person that:
(A) Has become a general partner under section 30-24-401, Idaho Code, or was a general partner in a partnership when the partnership became subject to this chapter under section 30-24-112, Idaho Code; and
(B) Has not dissociated as a general partner under section 30-24-603, Idaho Code.
(5) "Limited liability limited partnership" means a limited partnership whose certificate of limited partnership states that the partnership is a limited liability limited partnership.
(6) "Limited partner" means a person that:
(A) Has become a limited partner under section 30-24-301, Idaho Code, or was a limited partner in a limited partnership when the partnership became subject to this chapter under section 30-24-112, Idaho Code; and
(B) Has not dissociated under section 30-24-601, Idaho Code.
(7) "Limited partnership" means an entity formed under this chapter or that becomes subject to this chapter under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, or section 30-24-112, Idaho Code. The term includes a limited liability limited partnership.
(8) "Partner" means a limited partner or general partner.
(9) "Partnership agreement" means the agreement, whether or not referred to as a partnership agreement and whether oral, implied, in a record, or in any combination thereof, of all the partners of a limited partnership concerning the matters described in section 30-24-105(a), Idaho Code. The term includes the agreement as amended or restated.
(10) "Required information" means the information that a limited partnership is required to maintain under section 30-24-108, Idaho Code.
(11) "Transferable interest" means the right, as initially owned by a person in the person’s capacity as a partner, to receive distributions from a limited partnership, whether or not the person remains a partner or continues to own any part of the right. The term applies to any fraction of the interest, by whomever owned.
(12) "Transferee" means a person to which all or part of a transferable interest has been transferred, whether or not the transferor is a partner. The term includes a person that owns a transferable interest under section 30-24-602(a)(3) or 30-24-605(a)(4), Idaho Code.
(b) The following definitions outside this chapter apply to this chapter:
(1) "Debtor in bankruptcy" – section 30-21-102(7), Idaho Code.
(2) "Foreign" – section 30-21-102(15), Idaho Code.
(3) "Jurisdiction" – section 30-21-102(22), Idaho Code.
(4) "Jurisdiction of formation" – section 30-21-102(23), Idaho Code.
(5) "Person" – section 30-21-102(35), Idaho Code.
(6) "Principal office" – section 30-21-102(36), Idaho Code.
(7) "Property" – section 30-21-102(41), Idaho Code.
(8) "Record" – section 30-21-102(44), Idaho Code.
(9) "Registered agent" – section 30-21-102(45), Idaho Code.
(10) "Sign" – section 30-21-102(47), Idaho Code.
(11) "State" – section 30-21-102(48), Idaho Code.
(12) "Transfer" – section 30-21-102(50), Idaho Code.
[30-24-102, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 838.]
(a) A person knows a fact if the person:
(1) Has actual knowledge of it; or
(2) Is deemed to know it under law other than this chapter.
(b) A person has notice of a fact if the person:
(1) Has reason to know the fact from all the facts known to the person at the time in question; or
(2) Is deemed to have notice of the fact under subsection (c) or (d) of this section.
(c) A certificate of limited partnership on file in the office of the secretary of state is notice that the partnership is a limited partnership and the persons designated in the certificate as general partners are general partners. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, the certificate is not notice of any other fact.
(d) A person not a partner is deemed to have notice of:
(1) Another person’s dissociation as a general partner ninety (90) days after an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership that states that the other person has dissociated becomes effective or ninety (90) days after a statement of dissociation pertaining to the other person becomes effective, whichever occurs first;
(2) A limited partnership’s:
(A) Dissolution ninety (90) days after an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership stating that the limited partnership is dissolved becomes effective;
(B) Termination ninety (90) days after a statement of termination under section 30-24-802(b)(2)(F), Idaho Code, becomes effective; and
(C) Participation in a merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication ninety (90) days after articles of merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, become effective.
(e) Subject to section 30-21-212, Idaho Code, a person notifies another person of a fact by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not those steps cause the other person to know the fact.
(f) A general partner’s knowledge or notice of a fact relating to the limited partnership is effective immediately as knowledge of or notice to the partnership, except in the case of a fraud on the partnership committed by or with the consent of the general partner. A limited partner’s knowledge or notice of a fact relating to the partnership is not effective as knowledge of or notice to the partnership.
[30-24-103, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 839.]
The law of this state governs:
(1) The internal affairs of a limited partnership; and
(2) The liability of a partner as partner for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of a limited partnership.
[30-24-104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 840.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the partnership agreement governs:
(1) Relations among the partners as partners and between the partners and the limited partnership;
(2) The activities and affairs of the partnership and the conduct of those activities and affairs; and
(3) The means and conditions for amending the partnership agreement.
(b) To the extent the partnership agreement does not provide for a matter described in subsection (a) of this section, this chapter governs the matter.
(c) A partnership agreement may not:
(1) Vary the provisions of chapter 21, title 30, Idaho Code;
(2) Vary the law applicable under section 30-24-104, Idaho Code;
(3) Vary a limited partnership’s capacity under section 30-24-111, Idaho Code, to sue and be sued in its own name;
(4) Vary any requirement, procedure, or other provision of this act pertaining to:
(A) Registered agents; or
(B) The secretary of state, including provisions pertaining to records authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this act;
(5) Vary the provisions of section 30-21-210, Idaho Code;
(6) Vary the right of a general partner under section 30-24-406(b)(2), Idaho Code, to vote on or consent to an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership which deletes a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership;
(7) Alter or eliminate the duty of loyalty or the duty of care except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section;
(8) Eliminate the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing under sections 30-24-305(a) and 30-24-409(d), Idaho Code, but the partnership agreement may prescribe the standards, if not manifestly unreasonable, by which the performance of the obligation is to be measured;
(9) Relieve or exonerate a person from liability for conduct involving bad faith, willful or intentional misconduct, or knowing violation of law;
(10) Vary the information required under section 30-24-108, Idaho Code, or unreasonably restrict the duties and rights under section 30-24-304 or 30-24-407, Idaho Code, but the partnership agreement may impose reasonable restrictions on the availability and use of information obtained under those sections and may define appropriate remedies, including liquidated damages, for a breach of any reasonable restriction on use;
(11) Vary the power of a person to dissociate as a general partner under section 30-24-604(a), Idaho Code, except to require that the notice under section 30-24-603(1), Idaho Code, be in a record;
(12) Vary the causes of dissolution specified in section 30-24-801(a)(6), Idaho Code;
(l3) Vary the requirement to wind up the partnership’s activities and affairs as specified in section 30-24-802(a), (b)(1) and (d), Idaho Code;
(14) Unreasonably restrict the right of a partner to maintain an action under part 9 of this chapter;
(15) Vary the provisions of section 30-24-905, Idaho Code, but the partnership agreement may provide that the partnership may not have a special litigation committee;
(16) Vary the right of a partner to approve a merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication under section 30-22-203(a)(2), 30-22-303(a)(2), 30-22-403(a)(2) or 30-22-503(a)(2), Idaho Code;
(17) Vary any requirement, procedure, or other provision of this chapter pertaining to the secretary of state, including provisions pertaining to records authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter; or
(18) Except as otherwise provided in sections 30-24-106 and 30-24-107(b), Idaho Code, restrict the rights under this chapter of a person other than a partner.
(d) Subject to subsection (c)(8) of this section, without limiting other terms that may be included in a partnership agreement, the following rules apply:
(1) The partnership agreement may:
(A) Specify the method by which a specific act or transaction that would otherwise violate the duty of loyalty may be authorized or ratified by one (1) or more disinterested and independent persons after full disclosure of all material facts; and
(B) Alter the prohibition in section 30-24-405(a)(2), Idaho Code, so that the prohibition requires only that the company’s total assets not be less than the sum of its total liabilities.
(2) If not manifestly unreasonable, the partnership agreement may:
(A) Alter or eliminate the aspects of the duty of loyalty stated in section 30-24-409(b), Idaho Code;
(B) Identify specific types or categories of activities that do not violate the duty of loyalty;
(C) Alter the duty of care, but may not authorize conduct involving bad faith, willful or intentional misconduct, or knowing violation of law; and
(D) Alter or eliminate any other fiduciary duty.
(e) The court shall decide as a matter of law whether a term of a partnership agreement is manifestly unreasonable under subsection (c)(7) or (d)(2) of this section. The court:
(1) Shall make its determination as of the time the challenged term became part of the partnership agreement and by considering only circumstances existing at that time; and
(2) May invalidate the term only if, in light of the purposes, activities, and affairs of the limited partnership, it is readily apparent that:
(A) The objective of the term is unreasonable; or
(B) The term is an unreasonable means to achieve the provision’s objective.
[30-24-105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 840.]
(a) A limited partnership is bound by and may enforce the partnership agreement, whether or not the partnership has itself manifested assent to the agreement.
(b) A person that becomes a partner of a limited partnership is deemed to assent to the partnership agreement.
(c) Two (2) or more persons intending to become the initial partners of a limited partnership may make an agreement providing that upon the formation of the partnership the agreement will become the partnership agreement.
[30-24-106, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 842.]
(a) A partnership agreement may specify that its amendment requires the approval of a person that is not a party to the agreement or the satisfaction of a condition. An amendment is ineffective if its adoption does not include the required approval or satisfy the specified condition.
(b) The obligations of a limited partnership and its partners to a person in the person’s capacity as a transferee or person dissociated as a partner are governed by the partnership agreement. Subject only to a court order issued under section 30-24-703(b)(2), Idaho Code, to effectuate a charging order, an amendment to the partnership agreement made after a person becomes a transferee or is dissociated as a partner:
(1) Is effective with regard to any debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership or its partners to the person in the person’s capacity as a transferee or person dissociated as a partner; and
(2) Is not effective to the extent the amendment imposes a new debt, obligation, or other liability on the transferee or person dissociated as a partner.
(c) If a record delivered by a limited partnership to the secretary of state for filing becomes effective and contains a provision that would be ineffective under section 30-24-105(c) or (d)(2), Idaho Code, if contained in the partnership agreement, the provision is ineffective in the record.
(d) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if a record delivered by a limited partnership to the secretary of state for filing becomes effective and conflicts with a provision of the partnership agreement:
(1) The agreement prevails as to partners, persons dissociated as partners, and transferees; and
(2) The record prevails as to other persons to the extent they reasonably rely on the record.
[30-24-107, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 842.]
A limited partnership shall maintain at its principal office the following information:
(a) A current list showing the full name and last known street and mailing address of each partner, separately identifying the general partners, in alphabetical order, and the limited partners, in alphabetical order;
(b) A copy of the initial certificate of limited partnership and all amendments to and restatements of the certificate, together with signed copies of any powers of attorney under which any certificate, amendment, or restatement has been signed;
(c) A copy of any filed articles of merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication;
(d) A copy of the partnership’s federal, state, and local income tax returns and reports, if any, for the three (3) most recent years;
(e) A copy of any partnership agreement made in a record and any amendment made in a record to any partnership agreement;
(f) A copy of any financial statement of the partnership for the three (3) most recent years;
(g) A copy of the three (3) most recent annual reports delivered by the partnership to the secretary of state pursuant to section 30-21-213, Idaho Code;
(h) A copy of any record made by the partnership during the past three (3) years of any consent given by or vote taken of any partner pursuant to this act or the partnership agreement; and
(i) Unless contained in a partnership agreement made in a record, a record stating:
(1) A description and statement of the agreed value of contributions other than money made and agreed to be made by each partner;
(2) The times at which, or events on the happening of which, any additional contributions agreed to be made by each partner are to be made;
(3) For any person that is both a general partner and a limited partner, a specification of what transferable interest the person owns in each capacity; and
(4) Any events upon the happening of which the partnership is to be dissolved and its activities and affairs wound up.
[30-24-108, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 842.]
A person may be both a general partner and a limited partner. A person that is both a general and limited partner has the rights, powers, duties, and obligations provided by this chapter and the partnership agreement in each of those capacities. When the person acts as a general partner, the person is subject to the obligations, duties, and restrictions under this chapter and the partnership agreement for general partners. When the person acts as a limited partner, the person is subject to the obligations, duties, and restrictions under this chapter and the partnership agreement for limited partners.
[30-24-109, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 843.]
(a) A limited partnership is an entity distinct from its partners. A limited partnership is the same entity regardless of whether its certificate states that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership.
(b) A limited partnership may have any lawful purpose.
(c) A limited partnership has perpetual duration.
[30-24-110, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 843.]
A limited partnership has the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its activities and affairs.
[30-24-111, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 843.]
(a) Before July 1, 2017, this chapter governs only:
(1) A limited partnership formed on or after July 1, 2015; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a limited partnership formed before July 1, 2015, which elects, in the manner provided in its partnership agreement or by law for amending the partnership agreement, to be subject to this chapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, on and after July 1, 2017, this chapter governs all limited partnerships.
(c) With respect to a limited partnership formed before July 1, 2006, the following rules apply except as the partners otherwise elect in the manner provided in the partnership agreement or by law for amending the partnership agreement:
(1) Section 30-24-110(c), Idaho Code, does not apply and the limited partnership has whatever duration it had under the law applicable immediately before July 1, 2006.
(2) The limited partnership is not required to amend its certificate of limited partnership to comply with section 30-24-201(b)(5), Idaho Code.
(3) Sections 30-24-601 and 30-24-602, Idaho Code, do not apply and a limited partner has the same right and power to dissociate from the limited partnership, with the same consequences, as existed immediately before July 1, 2006.
(4) Section 30-24-603(4), Idaho Code, does not apply.
(5) Section 30-24-603(5), Idaho Code, does not apply and a court has the same power to expel a general partner as the court had immediately before July 1, 2006.
(6) Section 30-24-801(a)(3) and (4), Idaho Code, does not apply and the connection between a person’s dissociation as a general partner and the dissolution of the limited partnership is the same as existed immediately before July 1, 2006.
(d) With respect to a limited partnership that elects pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section to be subject to this chapter, after the election takes effect the provisions of this chapter relating to the liability of the limited partnership’s general partners to third parties apply:
(1) Before July 1, 2017, to:
(A) A third party that had not done business with the limited partnership in the year before the election took effect; and
(B) A third party that had done business with the limited partnership in the year before the election took effect only if the third party knows or has been notified of the election; and
(2) On and after July 1, 2017, to all third parties, but those provisions remain inapplicable to any obligation incurred while those provisions were inapplicable under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection.
[30-24-112, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 843.]
The following subjects are covered outside this chapter:
(1) Supplemental principles of law – section 30-21-702, Idaho Code.
(2) Permitted names – sections 30-21-301 and 30-21-302, Idaho Code.
(3) Reservation of name – section 30-21-303, Idaho Code.
(4) Registration of name – section 30-21-304, Idaho Code.
(5) Registered agent – sections 30-21-402 and 30-21-404, Idaho Code.
(6) Change of registered agent or address for registered agent by limited partnership – section 30-21-407, Idaho Code.
(7) Resignation of registered agent – section 30-21-410, Idaho Code.
(8) Change of name or address by registered agent – sections 30-21-408 and 30-21-409, Idaho Code.
(9) Service of process, notice or demand – section 30-21-412, Idaho Code.
(10) Delivery of record – section 30-21-104, Idaho Code.
(11) Reservation of power to amend or repeal – section 30-21-701, Idaho Code.
[30-24-113, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 33, p. 844.]
(a) To form a limited partnership, a person must deliver a certificate of limited partnership to the secretary of state for filing.
(b) A certificate of limited partnership must state:
(1) The name of the limited partnership, which must comply with sections 30-21-301 and 30-21-302(b), Idaho Code;
(2) The street and mailing addresses of the partnership’s principal office;
(3) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(4) The name and the street and mailing addresses of each general partner;
(5) Whether the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership; and
(6) If the partnership is a professional entity, a statement that the partnership is a professional limited partnership or professional limited liability limited partnership and the principal profession or professions for which the partnership’s partners are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render professional services.
(c) A certificate of limited partnership may contain statements as to matters other than those required by subsection (b) of this section, but may not vary or otherwise affect the provisions specified in section 30-24-105(c) and (d), Idaho Code, in a manner inconsistent with that section. The secretary of state shall not accept partnership agreements for filing.
(d) A limited partnership is formed when:
(1) The certificate of limited partnership becomes effective;
(2) At least two (2) persons have become partners;
(3) At least one (1) person has become a general partner; and
(4) At least one (1) person has become a limited partner.
[30-24-201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 34, p. 845.]
(a) A certificate of limited partnership may be amended or restated at any time.
(b) To amend its certificate of limited partnership, a limited partnership must deliver to the secretary of state for filing an amendment stating:
(1) The name of the partnership;
(2) The date of filing of its initial certificate; and
(3) The text of the amendment.
(c) To restate its certificate of limited partnership, a limited partnership must deliver to the secretary of state for filing a restatement designated as such in its heading.
(d) A limited partnership shall promptly deliver to the secretary of state for filing an amendment to a certificate of limited partnership to reflect:
(1) The admission of a new general partner;
(2) The dissociation of a person as a general partner; or
(3) The appointment of a person to wind up the limited partnership’s activities and affairs under section 30-24-802(c) or (d), Idaho Code.
(e) If a general partner knows that any information in a filed certificate of limited partnership was inaccurate when the certificate was filed or has become inaccurate due to changed circumstances, the general partner shall promptly:
(1) Cause the certificate to be amended; or
(2) If appropriate, deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change under section 30-21-407, Idaho Code, or a statement of correction under section 30-21-205, Idaho Code.
[30-24-202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 34, p. 845.]
(a) A record delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this act must be signed as follows:
(1) An initial certificate of limited partnership must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate.
(2) An amendment to the certificate of limited partnership adding or deleting a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate.
(3) An amendment to the certificate of limited partnership designating as general partner a person admitted under section 30-24-801(a)(3)(B), Idaho Code, following the dissociation of a limited partnership’s last general partner must be signed by that person.
(4) An amendment to the certificate of limited partnership required by section 30-24-802(c), Idaho Code, following the appointment of a person to wind up the dissolved limited partnership’s activities and affairs must be signed by that person.
(5) Any other amendment to the certificate of limited partnership must be signed by:
(A) At least one (1) general partner listed in the certificate;
(B) Each other person designated in the amendment as a new general partner; and
(C) Each person that the amendment indicates has dissociated as a general partner, unless:
(i) The person is deceased or a guardian or general conservator has been appointed for the person and the amendment so states; or
(ii) The person has previously delivered to the secretary of state for filing a statement of dissociation.
(6) A restated certificate of limited partnership must be signed by at least one (1) general partner listed in the certificate, and, to the extent the restated certificate effects a change under any other paragraph of this subsection, the certificate must be signed in a manner that satisfies that paragraph.
(7) A statement of termination must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate of limited partnership or, if the certificate of a dissolved limited partnership lists no general partners, by the person appointed pursuant to section 30-24-802(c) or (d), Idaho Code, to wind up the dissolved limited partnership’s activities and affairs.
(8) Any other record delivered by a limited partnership to the secretary of state for filing must be signed by at least one (1) general partner listed in the certificate of limited partnership.
(9) A statement by a person pursuant to section 30-24-605(a)(3), Idaho Code, stating that the person has dissociated as a general partner must be signed by that person.
(10) A statement of negation by a person pursuant to section 30-24-306, Idaho Code, must be signed by that person.
(11) Any other record delivered on behalf of any person to the secretary of state for filing must be signed by that person.
(b) A record delivered for filing under this chapter may be signed by an agent. Whenever this chapter requires a particular individual to sign a record and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the record may be signed by a legal representative of the individual.
(c) A person who signs a record as an agent or legal representative affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record.
[30-24-203, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 34, p. 846.]
The following subjects are covered outside this chapter:
(1) Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order – section 30-21-210, Idaho Code.
(2) Liability for inaccurate information in filed record – section 30-21-211, Idaho Code.
(3) Filing requirements – section 30-21-201, Idaho Code.
(4) Effective date and time – section 30-21-203, Idaho Code.
(5) Withdrawal of filed record before effectiveness – section 30-21-204, Idaho Code.
(6) Correcting filed record – section 30-21-205, Idaho Code.
(7) Duty of secretary of state to file; review of refusal to file; delivery of record by secretary of state – sections 30-21-206 and 30-21-212, Idaho Code.
(8) Certificate of good standing or registration – section 30-21-208, Idaho Code.
(9) Annual report for secretary of state – section 30-21-213, Idaho Code.
[30-24-204, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 34, p. 847; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 30, p. 201.]
(a) Upon formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a limited partner as agreed among the persons that are to be the initial partners.
(b) After formation, a person becomes a limited partner:
(1) As provided in the partnership agreement;
(2) As the result of a transaction effective under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code;
(3) With the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners; or
(4) As provided in section 30-24-801(a)(4) or (5), Idaho Code.
(c) A person may become a limited partner without:
(1) Acquiring a transferable interest; or
(2) Making or being obligated to make a contribution to the limited partnership.
[30-24-301, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 35, p. 847.]
(1) A limited partner is not an agent of a limited partnership solely by reason of being a limited partner.
(2) A person’s status as a limited partner does not prevent or restrict law other than this chapter from imposing liability on a limited partnership because of the person’s conduct.
[30-24-302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 35, p. 847.]
(a) A debt, obligation, or other liability of a limited partnership is not the debt, obligation, or other liability of a limited partner. A limited partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited partnership solely by reason of being or acting as a limited partner, even if the limited partner participates in the management and control of the limited partnership. This subsection applies regardless of the dissolution of the partnership.
(b) The failure of a limited partnership to observe formalities relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its activities and affairs is not a ground for imposing liability on a limited partner for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership.
[30-24-303, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 35, p. 847.]
(a) On ten (10) days’ demand, made in a record received by the limited partnership, a limited partner may inspect and copy required information during regular business hours in the limited partnership’s principal office. The limited partner need not have any particular purpose for seeking the information.
(b) During regular business hours and at a reasonable location specified by the limited partnership, a limited partner may inspect and copy information regarding the activities, affairs, financial condition, and other circumstances of the limited partnership as is just and reasonable if:
(1) The limited partner seeks the information for a purpose reasonably related to the partner’s interest as a limited partner;
(2) The limited partner makes a demand in a record received by the limited partnership, describing with reasonable particularity the information sought and the purpose for seeking the information; and
(3) The information sought is directly connected to the limited partner’s purpose.
(c) Not later than ten (10) days after receiving a demand pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the limited partnership shall inform in a record the limited partner that made the demand of:
(1) What information the partnership will provide in response to the demand and when and where the partnership will provide the information; and
(2) The partnership’s reasons for declining, if the partnership declines to provide any demanded information.
(d) Whenever this act or a partnership agreement provides for a limited partner to vote on or give or withhold consent to a matter, before the vote is cast or consent is given or withheld, the limited partnership shall, without demand, provide the limited partner with all information that is known to the partnership and is material to the limited partner’s decision.
(e) Subject to subsection (j) of this section, on ten (10) days’ demand made in a record received by a limited partnership, a person dissociated as a limited partner may have access to information to which the person was entitled while a limited partner if:
(1) The information pertains to the period during which the person was a limited partner;
(2) The person seeks the information in good faith; and
(3) The person satisfies the requirements imposed on a limited partner by subsection (b) of this section.
(f) A limited partnership shall respond to a demand made pursuant to subsection (e) of this section in the manner provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(g) A limited partnership may charge a person that makes a demand under this section reasonable costs of copying, limited to the costs of labor and material.
(h) A limited partner or person dissociated as a limited partner may exercise the rights under this section through an agent or, in the case of an individual under legal disability, a legal representative. Any restriction or condition imposed by the partnership agreement or under subsection (j) of this section applies both to the agent or legal representative and to the limited partner or person dissociated as a limited partner.
(i) Subject to section 30-24-704, Idaho Code, the rights under this section do not extend to a person as transferee.
(j) In addition to any restriction or condition stated in its partnership agreement, a limited partnership, as a matter within the ordinary course of its activities and affairs, may impose reasonable restrictions and conditions on access to and use of information to be furnished under this section, including designating information confidential and imposing nondisclosure and safeguarding obligations on the recipient. In a dispute concerning the reasonableness of a restriction under this subsection, the partnership has the burden of proving reasonableness.
[30-24-304, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 35, p. 848.]
(a) A limited partner shall discharge any duties to the partnership and the other partners under the partnership agreement and exercise any rights under this act or the partnership agreement consistently with the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this section, a limited partner does not have any duty to the limited partnership or to any other partner solely by reason of acting as a limited partner.
(c) If a limited partner enters into a transaction with a limited partnership, the limited partner’s rights and obligations arising from the transaction are the same as those of a person that is not a partner.
[30-24-305, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 35, p. 849.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person that makes an investment in a business enterprise and erroneously but in good faith believes that the person has become a limited partner in the enterprise is not liable for the enterprise’s obligations by reason of making the investment, receiving distributions from the enterprise, or exercising any rights of or appropriate to a limited partner, if, on ascertaining the mistake, the person:
(1) Causes an appropriate certificate of limited partnership, amendment, or statement of correction to be signed and delivered to the secretary of state for filing; or
(2) Withdraws from future participation as an owner in the enterprise by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of negation under this section.
(b) A person that makes an investment described in subsection (a) of this section is liable to the same extent as a general partner to any third party that enters into a transaction with the enterprise, believing in good faith that the person is a general partner, before the secretary of state files a statement of negation, certificate of limited partnership, amendment, or statement of correction to show that the person is not a general partner.
(c) If a person makes a diligent effort in good faith to comply with subsection (a)(1) of this section and is unable to cause the appropriate certificate of limited partnership, amendment, or statement of correction to be signed and delivered to the secretary of state for filing, the person has the right to withdraw from the enterprise pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section even if the withdrawal would otherwise breach an agreement with others that are or have agreed to become co-owners of the enterprise.
[30-24-306, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 35, p. 849.]
(a) Upon formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner as agreed among the persons that are to be the initial partners.
(b) After formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner:
(1) As provided in the partnership agreement;
(2) As the result of a transaction effective under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code;
(3) With the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners: or
(4) Under section 30-24-801(a)(3)(B), Idaho Code, following the dissociation of a limited partnership’s last general partner.
(c) A person may become a general partner without:
(1) Acquiring a transferable interest; or
(2) Making or being obligated to make a contribution to the partnership.
[30-24-401, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 850.]
(a) Each general partner is an agent of the limited partnership for the purposes of its activities and affairs. An act of a general partner, including the signing of a record in the partnership’s name, for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership’s activities and affairs or activities and affairs of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership, unless the general partner did not have authority to act for the partnership in the particular matter and the person with which the general partner was dealing knew or had notice that the general partner lacked authority.
(b) An act of a general partner that is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course the limited partnership’s activities and affairs or activities and affairs of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership only if the act was actually authorized by all the other partners.
[30-24-402, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 850.]
(a) A limited partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a general partner acting in the ordinary course of activities and affairs of the partnership or with the actual or apparent authority of the partnership.
(b) If, in the course of a limited partnership’s activities and affairs or while acting with actual or apparent authority of the partnership, a general partner receives or causes the partnership to receive money or property of a person not a partner, and the money or property is misapplied by a general partner, the partnership is liable for the loss.
[30-24-403, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 850.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, all general partners are liable jointly and severally for all debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the limited partnership unless otherwise agreed by the claimant or provided by law.
(b) A person that becomes a general partner is not personally liable for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited partnership incurred before the person became a general partner.
(c) A debt, obligation, or other liability of a limited partnership incurred while the partnership is a limited liability limited partnership is solely the debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited liability limited partnership. A general partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited liability limited partnership solely by reason of being or acting as a general partner. This subsection applies:
(1) Despite anything inconsistent in the partnership agreement that existed immediately before the vote or consent required to become a limited liability limited partnership under section 30-24-406(b)(2), Idaho Code; and
(2) Regardless of the dissolution of the partnership.
(d) The failure of a limited liability limited partnership to observe formalities relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its activities and affairs is not a ground for imposing liability on a general partner for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership.
(e) An amendment of a certificate of limited partnership that deletes a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership does not affect the limitation in this section on the liability of a general partner for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited partnership incurred before the amendment became effective.
[30-24-404, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 850.]
(a) To the extent not inconsistent with section 30-24-404, Idaho Code, a general partner may be joined in an action against the limited partnership or named in a separate action.
(b) A judgment against a limited partnership is not by itself a judgment against a general partner. A judgment against a limited partnership may not be satisfied from a general partner’s assets unless there is also a judgment against the general partner.
(c) A judgment creditor of a general partner may not levy execution against the assets of the general partner to satisfy a judgment based on a claim against the limited partnership, unless the partner is personally liable for the claim under section 30-24-404, Idaho Code, and:
(1) A judgment based on the same claim has been obtained against the limited partnership and a writ of execution on the judgment has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part;
(2) The partnership is a debtor in bankruptcy;
(3) The general partner has agreed that the creditor need not exhaust partnership assets;
(4) A court grants permission to the judgment creditor to levy execution against the assets of a general partner based on a finding that partnership assets subject to execution are clearly insufficient to satisfy the judgment, that exhaustion of assets is excessively burdensome, or that the grant of permission is an appropriate exercise of the court’s equitable powers; or
(5) Liability is imposed on the general partner by law or contract independent of the existence of the partnership.
[30-24-405, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 851.]
(a) Each general partner has equal rights in the management and conduct of the limited partnership’s activities and affairs. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any matter relating to the activities and affairs of the partnership is decided exclusively by the general partner or, if there is more than one (1) general partner, by a majority of the general partners.
(b) The affirmative vote or consent of all the partners is required to:
(1) Amend the partnership agreement;
(2) Amend the certificate of limited partnership to add or delete a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership; and
(3) Sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of the limited partnership’s property, with or without the goodwill, other than in the usual and regular course of the limited partnership’s activities and affairs.
(c) A limited partnership shall reimburse a general partner for an advance to the partnership beyond the amount of capital the general partner agreed to contribute.
(d) A payment or advance made by a general partner that gives rise to an obligation of the limited partnership under subsection (c) of this section or section 30-24-408(a), Idaho Code, constitutes a loan to the limited partnership that accrues interest from the date of the payment or advance.
(e) A general partner is not entitled to remuneration for services performed for the partnership.
[30-24-406, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 851.]
(a) A general partner may inspect and copy required information during regular business hours in the limited partnership’s principal office, without having any particular purpose for seeking the information.
(b) On reasonable notice, a general partner may inspect and copy during regular business hours, at a reasonable location specified by the limited partnership, any record maintained by the partnership regarding the partnership’s activities, affairs, financial condition, and other circumstances, to the extent the information is material to the general partner’s rights and duties under the partnership agreement or this act.
(c) A limited partnership shall furnish to each general partner:
(1) Without demand, any information concerning the partnership’s activities, affairs, financial condition, and other circumstances that the partnership knows and is material to the proper exercise of the general partner’s rights and duties under the partnership agreement or this act, except to the extent the partnership can establish that it reasonably believes the general partner already knows the information; and
(2) On demand, any other information concerning the partnership’s activities, affairs, financial condition, and other circumstances, except to the extent the demand or the information demanded is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances.
(d) The duty to furnish information under subsection (c) of this section also applies to each general partner to the extent the general partner knows any of the information described in subsection (b) of this section.
(e) Subject to subsection (j) of this section, on ten (10) days’ demand made in a record received by a limited partnership, a person dissociated as a general partner may have access to the information and records described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section at the locations specified in those subsections if:
(1) The information or record pertains to the period during which the person was a general partner;
(2) The person seeks the information or record in good faith; and
(3) The person satisfies the requirements imposed on a limited partner by section 30-24-304(b), Idaho Code.
(f) A limited partnership shall respond to a demand made pursuant to subsection (e) of this section in the manner provided in section 30-24-304(c), Idaho Code.
(g) A limited partnership may charge a person that makes a demand under this section the reasonable costs of copying, limited to the costs of labor and material.
(h) A general partner or person dissociated as a general partner may exercise the rights under this section through an agent or, in the case of an individual under legal disability, a legal representative. Any restriction or condition imposed by the partnership agreement or under subsection (j) of this section applies both to the agent or legal representative and to the general partner or person dissociated as a general partner.
(i) The rights under this section do not extend to a person as transferee, but if:
(1) A general partner dies, section 30-24-704, Idaho Code, applies; and
(2) An individual dissociates as a general partner under section 30-24-603(6)(B) or (C), Idaho Code, the legal representative of the individual may exercise the rights under subsection (d) of this section of a person dissociated as a general partner.
(j) In addition to any restriction or condition stated in its partnership agreement, a limited partnership, as a matter within the ordinary course of its activities and affairs, may impose reasonable restrictions and conditions on access to and use of information to be furnished under this section, including designating information confidential and imposing nondisclosure and safeguarding obligations on the recipient. In a dispute concerning the reasonableness of a restriction under this subsection, the partnership has the burden of proving reasonableness.
[30-24-407, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 852.]
(a) A limited partnership shall reimburse a general partner for any payment made by the general partner in the course of the general partner’s activities on behalf of the partnership, if the general partner complied with sections 30-24-406, 30-24-409 and 30-24-504, Idaho Code, in making the payment.
(b) A limited partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless a person with respect to any claim or demand against the person and any debt, obligation, or other liability incurred by the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a general partner, if the claim, demand, debt, obligation, or other liability does not arise from the person’s breach of section 30-24-406, 30-24-409 or 30-24-504, Idaho Code.
(c) In the ordinary course of its activities and affairs, a limited partnership may advance reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, incurred by a person in connection with a claim or demand against the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a general partner, if the person promises to repay the partnership if the person ultimately is determined not to be entitled to be indemnified under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) A limited partnership may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a general partner against liability asserted against or incurred by the general partner in that capacity or arising from that status even if, under section 30-24-105(c)(8), Idaho Code, the partnership agreement could not eliminate or limit the person’s liability to the partnership for the conduct giving rise to the liability.
[30-24-408, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 853.]
(a) A general partner owes to the limited partnership and, subject to section 30-24-901, Idaho Code, the other partners the duties of loyalty and care stated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The fiduciary duty of loyalty of a general partner includes the duties:
(1) To account to the limited partnership and hold as trustee for it any property, profit or benefit derived by the general partner:
(A) In the conduct or winding up of the partnership’s activities and affairs;
(B) A use by the general partner of the partnership’s property; or
(C) From the appropriation of a partnership opportunity;
(2) To refrain from dealing with the partnership in the conduct or winding up of the partnership’s activities and affairs as or on behalf of a person having an interest adverse to the partnership; and
(3) To refrain from competing with the partnership in the conduct or winding up of the partnership’s activities and affairs.
(c) The duty of care of a general partner in the conduct or winding up of the limited partnership’s activities and affairs is to refrain from engaging in grossly negligent or reckless conduct, willful or intentional misconduct, or knowing violation of law.
(d) A general partner shall discharge the duties and obligations under this act or under the partnership agreement and exercise any rights consistently with the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
(e) A general partner does not violate a duty or obligation under this chapter or under the partnership agreement solely because the general partner’s conduct furthers the general partner’s own interest.
(f) All the partners of a limited partnership may authorize or ratify, after full disclosure of all material facts, a specific act or transaction by a general partner that otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty.
(g) It is a defense to a claim under subsection (b)(2) of this section and any comparable claim in equity or at common law that the transaction was fair to the limited partnership.
(h) If, as permitted by subsection (f) of this section or the partnership agreement, a general partner enters into a transaction with the limited partnership that otherwise would be prohibited by subsection (b)(2) of this section, the general partner’s rights and obligations arising from the transaction are the same as those of a person that is not a general partner.
[30-24-409, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 36, p. 853.]
A contribution may consist of property transferred to, services performed for, or another benefit provided to the limited partnership or an agreement to transfer property to, perform services for, or provide another benefit to the partnership.
[30-24-501, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 37, p. 854.]
(a) A person’s obligation to make a contribution to a limited partnership is not excused by the person’s death, disability, termination, or other inability to perform personally.
(b) If a person does not fulfill an obligation to make a contribution other than money, the person is obligated at the option of the limited partnership to contribute money equal to the value, as stated in the required information, of the part of the contribution that has not been made.
(c) The obligation of a person to make a contribution may be compromised only by the affirmative vote or consent of all partners. If a creditor of a limited partnership extends credit or otherwise acts in reliance on an obligation described in subsection (a) of this section without knowledge or notice of a compromise under this subsection, the creditor may enforce the obligation.
[30-24-502, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 37, p. 854.]
(a) Any distribution made by a limited partnership before its dissolution and winding up must be shared among the partners on the basis of the value, as stated in the required information when the limited partnership decides to make the distribution, of the contributions the limited partnership has received from each partner, except to the extent necessary to comply with a transfer effective under section 30-24-702, Idaho Code, or charging order in effect under section 30-24-703, Idaho Code.
(b) A person has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of a limited partnership only if the partnership decides to make an interim distribution. A person’s dissociation does not entitle the person to a distribution.
(c) A person does not have a right to demand or receive a distribution from a limited partnership in any form other than money. Except as otherwise provided in section 30-24-810(f), Idaho Code, a partnership may distribute an asset in kind only if each part of the asset is fungible with each other part and each person receives a percentage of the asset equal in value to the person’s share of distributions.
(d) If a partner or transferee becomes entitled to receive a distribution, the partner or transferee is entitled to all remedies available to a creditor of the limited partnership with respect to the distribution. However, the partnership’s obligation to make a distribution is subject to offset for any amount owed to the partnership by the partner or a person dissociated as a partner on whose account the distribution is made.
[30-24-503, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 37, p. 854.]
(a) A limited partnership may not make a distribution, including a distribution under section 30-24-810, Idaho Code, if after the distribution:
(1) The partnership would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course of the partnership’s activities and affairs; or
(2) The partnership’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus, the amount that would be needed, if the partnership were to be dissolved and wound up at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution and winding up of partners and transferees whose preferential rights are superior to the rights of persons receiving the distribution.
(b) A limited partnership may base a determination that a distribution is not prohibited under subsection (a) of this section on:
(1) Financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles that are reasonable in the circumstances; or
(2) A fair valuation or other method that is reasonable under the circumstances.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, the effect of a distribution under subsection (a) of this section is measured:
(1) In the case of distribution as defined in section 30-24-102(4)(A), Idaho Code, as of the earlier of:
(A) The date money or other property is transferred or debt is incurred by the limited partnership; or
(B) The date the person entitled to the distribution ceases to own the interest or right being acquired by the partnership in return for the distribution;
(2) In the case of any other distribution of indebtedness, as of the date the indebtedness is distributed; and
(3) In all other cases, as of the date:
(A) The distribution is authorized, if the payment occurs not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after that date; or
(B) The payment is made, if the payment occurs more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the distribution is authorized.
(d) A limited partnership’s indebtedness to a partner or transferee incurred by reason of a distribution made in accordance with this section is at parity with the partnership’s indebtedness to its general, unsecured creditors, except to the extent subordinated by agreement.
(e) A limited partnership’s indebtedness, including indebtedness issued as a distribution, is not a liability for purposes of subsection (a) of this section if the terms of the indebtedness provide that payment of principal and interest is made only if and to the extent that payment of a distribution could then be made under this section. If the indebtedness is issued as a distribution, each payment of principal or interest is treated as a distribution, the effect of which is measured on the date the payment is made.
(f) In measuring the effect of a distribution under section 30-24-810, Idaho Code, the liabilities of a dissolved limited partnership do not include any claim that has been disposed of under section 30-24-806, 30-24-807 or 30-24-808, Idaho Code.
[30-24-504, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 37, p. 855.]
(a) If a general partner consents to a distribution made in violation of section 30-24-504, Idaho Code, and in consenting to the distribution fails to comply with section 30-24-409, Idaho Code, the general partner is personally liable to the limited partnership for the amount of the distribution which exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without the violation of section 30-24-504, Idaho Code.
(b) A person that receives a distribution knowing that the distribution violated section 30-24-504, Idaho Code, is personally liable to the limited partnership, but only to the extent that the distribution received by the person exceeded the amount that could have been properly paid under section 30-24-504, Idaho Code.
(c) A general partner against which an action is commenced because the general partner is liable under subsection (a) of this section may:
(1) Implead any other person that is liable under subsection (a) of this section and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person; and
(2) Implead any person that received a distribution in violation of subsection (b) of this section and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person in the amount the person received in violation of subsection (b) of this section.
(d) An action under this section is barred unless commenced not later than two (2) years after the distribution.
[30-24-505, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 37, p. 856.]
(a) A person does not have a right to dissociate as a limited partner before the completion of the winding up of the limited partnership.
(b) A person is dissociated as a limited partner when:
(1) The limited partnership knows or has notice of the person’s express will to withdraw as a limited partner, but, if the person has specified a withdrawal date later than the date the partnership knew or had notice, on that later date;
(2) An event stated in the partnership agreement as causing the person’s dissociation as a limited partner occurs;
(3) The person is expelled as a limited partner pursuant to the partnership agreement;
(4) The person is expelled as a limited partner by the affirmative vote or consent of all the other partners if:
(A) It is unlawful to carry on the limited partnership’s activities and affairs with the person as a limited partner;
(B) There has been a transfer of all of the person’s transferable interest in the partnership, other than:
(i) A transfer for security purposes; or
(ii) A charging order in effect under section 30-24-703, Idaho Code, which has not been foreclosed;
(C) The person is an entity and:
(i) The partnership notifies the person that it will be expelled as a limited partner because the person has filed a statement of dissolution or the equivalent, the person has been administratively dissolved, the person’s charter or the equivalent has been revoked, or the person’s right to conduct business has been suspended by the person’s jurisdiction of formation; and
(ii) Not later than ninety (90) days after the notification, the statement of dissolution or the equivalent has not been withdrawn, rescinded, or revoked, the person has not been reinstated, or the person’s charter or the equivalent or right to conduct business has not been reinstated; or
(D) The person is an unincorporated entity that has been dissolved and whose activities and affairs are being wound up;
(5) On application by the limited partnership or a partner in a direct action under section 30-24-901, Idaho Code, the person is expelled as a limited partner by judicial order because the person:
(A) Has engaged or is engaging in wrongful conduct that has affected adversely and materially, or will affect adversely and materially, the partnership’s activities and affairs;
(B) Has committed willfully or persistently, or is committing willfully and persistently, a material breach of the partnership agreement or the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing under section 30-24-305(a), Idaho Code; or
(C) Has engaged or is engaging in conduct relating to the partnership’s activities and affairs that makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the activities and affairs with the person as a limited partner;
(6) In the case of an individual, the individual dies;
(7) In the case of a person that is a testamentary or inter vivos trust or is acting as a limited partner by virtue of being a trustee of such a trust, the trust’s entire transferable interest in the limited partnership is distributed;
(8) In the case of a person that is an estate or is acting as a limited partner by virtue of being a personal representative of an estate, the estate’s entire transferable interest in the limited partnership is distributed;
(9) In the case of a person that is not an individual, the existence of the person terminates;
(10) The limited partnership participates in a merger under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and:
(A) The partnership is not the surviving entity; or
(B) Otherwise as a result of the merger, the person ceases to be a limited partner;
(11) The limited partnership participates in an interest exchange under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and as a result of the interest exchange, the person ceases to be a limited partner;
(12) The limited partnership participates in a conversion under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code;
(13 The limited partnership participates in a domestication under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and as a result of the domestication, the person ceases to be a limited partner;
(14) The limited partnership dissolves and completes winding up; or
(15) In the case of a professional entity, restrictions or limitations are placed upon a limited partner’s ability to continue to render professional services.
[30-24-601, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 38, p. 856.]
(a) If a person is dissociated as a limited partner:
(1) Subject to section 30-24-704, Idaho Code, the person does not have further rights as a limited partner;
(2) The person’s contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing as a limited partner under section 30-24-305(a), Idaho Code, ends with regard to matters arising and events occurring after the person’s dissociation; and
(3) Subject to section 30-24-704, Idaho Code, and chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, any transferable interest owned by the person in the person’s capacity as a limited partner immediately before dissociation is owned by the person solely as a transferee.
(b) A person’s dissociation as a limited partner does not of itself discharge the person from any debt, obligation, or other liability to the limited partnership or the other partners that the person incurred while a limited partner.
[30-24-602, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 38, p. 858.]
A person is dissociated as a general partner when:
(1) The limited partnership knows or has notice of the person’s express will to withdraw as a general partner, but, if the person has specified a withdrawal date later than the date the partnership knew or had notice, on that later date;
(2) An event stated in the partnership agreement as causing the person’s dissociation as a general partner occurs;
(3) The person is expelled as a general partner pursuant to the partnership agreement;
(4) The person is expelled as a general partner by the affirmative vote or consent of all the other partners if:
(A) It is unlawful to carry on the limited partnership’s activities and affairs with the person as a general partner;
(B) There has been a transfer all of the person’s transferable interest in the partnership, other than:
(i) A transfer for security purposes; or
(ii) A charging order in effect under section 30-24-703, Idaho Code, which has not been foreclosed;
(C) The person is an entity and:
(i) The partnership notifies the person that it will be expelled as a general partner because the person has filed a statement of dissolution or the equivalent, the person has been administratively dissolved, the person’s charter or its equivalent has been revoked, or the person’s right to conduct business has been suspended by the person’s jurisdiction of its formation; and
(ii) Not later than ninety (90) days after the notification the statement of dissolution or the equivalent has not been withdrawn, rescinded, or revoked, the person has not been reinstated, or the person’s charter or the equivalent of right to conduct business has not been reinstated; or
(D) The person is an unincorporated entity that has been dissolved and whose activities and affairs are being wound up;
(5) On application by the limited partnership or a partner in a direct action under section 30-24-901, Idaho Code, the person is expelled as a general partner by judicial order because the person:
(A) Has engaged or is engaging in wrongful conduct that has affected adversely and materially, or will affect adversely and materially, the partnership’s activities and affairs;
(B) Has committed willfully or persistently, or is committing willfully or persistently, a material breach of the partnership agreement or a duty or obligation under section 30-24-409, Idaho Code; or
(C) Has engaged or is engaging in conduct relating to the partnership’s activities and affairs that makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the activities and affairs of the limited partnership with the person as a general partner;
(6) In the case of an individual:
(A) The individual dies;
(B) A guardian or general conservator for the individual is appointed; or
(C) A court orders that the individual has otherwise become incapable of performing the individual’s duties as a general partner under this chapter or the partnership agreement;
(7) The person:
(A) Becomes a debtor in bankruptcy;
(B) Executes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(C) Seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of the person or of all or substantially all the person’s property;
(8) In the case of a person that is a testamentary or inter vivos trust or is acting as a general partner by virtue of being a trustee of such a trust, the trust’s entire transferable interest in the limited partnership is distributed;
(9) In the case of a person that is an estate or is acting as a general partner by virtue of being a personal representative of an estate, the estate’s entire transferable interest in the limited partnership is distributed;
(10) In the case of a person that is not an individual, the existence of the person terminates;
(11) The limited partnership participates in a merger under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and:
(A) The partnership is not the surviving entity; or
(B) Otherwise as a result of the merger, the person ceases to be a general partner;
(12) The limited partnership participates in an interest exchange under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and as a result of the interest exchange, the person ceases to be a general partner;
(13) The limited partnership participates in a conversion under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code;
(14) The limited partnership participates in a domestication under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and as a result of the domestication, the person ceases to be a general partner;
(15) The limited partnership dissolves and completes winding up; or
(16) In the case of a professional entity, restrictions or limitations are placed upon a general partner’s ability to continue to render professional services.
[30-24-603, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 38, p. 858.]
(a) A person has the power to dissociate as a general partner at any time, rightfully or wrongfully, by withdrawing as a general partner by express will under section 30-24-603(1), Idaho Code.
(b) A person’s dissociation as a general partner is wrongful only if the dissociation:
(1) Is in breach of an express provision of the partnership agreement; or
(2) Occurs before the completion of the winding up of the limited partnership, and:
(A) The person withdraws as a general partner by express will;
(B) The person is expelled as a general partner by judicial order under section 30-24-603(5), Idaho Code;
(C) The person is dissociated as a general partner under section 30-24-603(7), Idaho Code; or
(D) In the case of a person that is not a trust other than a business trust, an estate, or an individual, the person is expelled or otherwise dissociated as a general partner because it willfully dissolved or terminated.
(c) A person that wrongfully dissociates as a general partner is liable to the limited partnership and, subject to section 30-24-901, Idaho Code, to the other partners for damages caused by the dissociation. The liability is in addition to any debt, obligation, or other liability of the general partner to the partnership or the other partners.
[30-24-604, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 38, p. 859.]
(a) If a person is dissociated as a general partner:
(1) The person’s right to participate as a general partner in the management and conduct of the limited partnership’s activities and affairs terminates;
(2) The person’s duties and obligations as a general partner under section 30-24-409, Idaho Code, end with regard to matters arising and events occurring after the person’s dissociation;
(3) The person may sign and deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of dissociation pertaining to the person and, at the request of the limited partnership, shall sign an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership that states the person has dissociated as a general partner; and
(4) Subject to section 30-24-704, Idaho Code, and chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, any transferable interest owned by the person in the person’s capacity as a general partner immediately before dissociation is owned by the person solely as a transferee.
(b) A person’s dissociation as a general partner does not of itself discharge the person from any debt, obligation, or other liability to the limited partnership or the other partners that the person incurred while a general partner.
[30-24-605, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 38, p. 860.]
(a) After a person is dissociated as a general partner and before the limited partnership is merged out of existence, converted, or domesticated under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, or dissolved, the partnership is bound by an act of the person only if:
(1) The act would have bound the partnership under section 30-24-402, Idaho Code, before the dissociation; and
(2) At the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(A) Less than two (2) years has passed since the dissociation; and
(B) The other party does not know or have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner.
(b) If a limited partnership is bound under subsection (a) of this section, the person dissociated as a general partner that caused the partnership to be bound is liable:
(1) To the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation incurred under subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) If a general partner or another person dissociated as a general partner is liable for the obligation, to the general partner or other person for any damage caused to the general partner or other person arising from the liability.
[30-24-606, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 38, p. 860.]
(a) A person’s dissociation as a general partner does not of itself discharge the person’s liability as a general partner for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited partnership incurred before dissociation. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the person is not liable for a limited partnership obligation incurred after dissociation.
(b) A person whose dissociation as a general partner results in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities and affairs is liable on an obligation incurred by the limited partnership under section 30-24-805, Idaho Code, to the same extent as a general partner under section 30-24-404, Idaho Code.
(c) A person that is dissociated as a general partner without the dissociation resulting in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities and affairs is liable on a transaction entered into by the partnership after the dissociation only if:
(1) A general partner would be liable on the transaction; and
(2) At the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(A) Less than two (2) years has passed since the dissociation; and
(B) The other party does not have knowledge or notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner.
(d) By agreement with a creditor of a limited partnership and the partnership, a person dissociated as a general partner may be released from liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership.
(e) A person dissociated as a general partner is released from liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited partnership if the partnership’s creditor, with knowledge or notice of the person’s dissociation as a general partner but without the person’s consent, agrees to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of the debt, obligation, or other liability.
[30-24-607, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 38, p. 860.]
A transferable interest is personal property.
[30-24-701, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 39, p. 861.]
(a) A transfer, in whole or in part, of a transferable interest:
(1) Is permissible, except the transfer of a transferable interest in a professional entity is not permissible without compliance with section 30-21-901(i), Idaho Code;
(2) Does not by itself cause a partner’s dissociation or a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities and affairs; and
(3) Subject to section 30-24-704, Idaho Code, does not entitle the transferee to:
(A) Participate in the management or conduct of the partnership’s activities and affairs; or
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, have access to required information, records, or other information concerning the partnership’s activities and affairs.
(b) A transferee has the right to receive, in accordance with the transfer, distributions to which the transferor would otherwise be entitled.
(c) In a dissolution and winding up of a limited partnership, a transferee is entitled to an account of the partnership’s transactions only from the date of dissolution.
(d) A transferable interest may be evidenced by a certificate of the interest issued by a limited partnership in a record, and, subject to this section, the interest represented by the certificate may be transferred by a transfer of the certificate.
(e) A limited partnership need not give effect to a transferee’s rights under this section until the partnership knows or has notice of the transfer.
(f) A transfer of a transferable interest in violation of a restriction on transfer contained in the partnership agreement is ineffective as to a person having knowledge or notice of the restriction at the time of transfer.
(g) Except as otherwise provided in sections 30-24-601(b)(4)(B) and 30-24-603(4)(B), Idaho Code, if a general or limited partner transfers a transferable interest, the transferor retains the rights of a general or limited partner other than the transferable interest transferred and retains all the duties and obligations of a general or limited partner.
(h) If a general or limited partner transfers a transferable interest to a person that becomes a general or limited partner with respect to the transferred interest, the transferee is liable for the transferor’s obligations under sections 30-24-502 and 30-24-505, Idaho Code, known to the transferee when the transferee becomes a partner.
[30-24-702, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 39, p. 861.]
(a) On application by a judgment creditor of a partner or transferee, a court may enter a charging order against the transferable interest of the judgment debtor for the unsatisfied amount of the judgment. A charging order constitutes a lien on a judgment debtor’s transferable interest and requires the limited partnership to pay over to the person to which the charging order was issued any distribution that otherwise would be paid to the judgment debtor.
(b) To the extent necessary to effectuate the collection of distributions pursuant to a charging order in effect under subsection (a) of this section, the court may:
(1) Appoint a receiver of the distributions subject to the charging order, with the power to make all inquiries the judgment debtor might have made; and
(2) Make all other orders necessary to give effect to the charging order.
(c) Upon a showing that distributions under a charging order will not pay the judgment debt within a reasonable time, the court may foreclose the lien and order the sale of the transferable interest. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale obtains only the transferable interest, does not thereby become a partner, and is subject to section 30-24-702, Idaho Code.
(d) At any time before foreclosure under subsection (c) of this section, the partner or transferee whose transferable interest is subject to a charging order under subsection (a) of this section may extinguish the charging order by satisfying the judgment and filing a certified copy of the satisfaction with the court that issued the charging order.
(e) At any time before foreclosure under subsection (c) of this section, a limited partnership or one (1) or more partners whose transferable interests are not subject to the charging order may pay to the judgment creditor the full amount due under the judgment and thereby succeed to the rights of the judgment creditor, including the charging order.
(f) This act does not deprive any partner or transferee of the benefit of any exemption law applicable to the transferable interest of the partner or transferee.
(g) This section provides the exclusive remedy by which a person seeking, in the capacity of a judgment creditor, to enforce a judgment against a partner or transferee may satisfy the judgment from the judgment debtor’s transferable interest.
[30-24-703, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 39, p. 862.]
If a partner dies, the deceased partner’s legal representative may exercise:
(1) The rights of a transferee provided in section 30-24-702(c), Idaho Code; and
(2) For the purposes of settling the estate, the rights of a current limited partner under section 30-24-304, Idaho Code.
[30-24-704, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 39, p. 863.]
(a) A limited partnership is dissolved, and its activities and affairs must be wound up, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) An event or circumstance that the partnership agreement states causes dissolution;
(2) The affirmative vote or consent of all general partners and of limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the vote or consent is to be effective;
(3) After the dissociation of a person as a general partner:
(A) If the partnership has at least one (1) remaining general partner, the affirmative vote or consent to dissolve the partnership not later than ninety (90) days after the dissociation by partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as partners at the time the vote or consent is to be effective; or
(B) If the partnership does not have a remaining general partner, the passage of ninety (90) days after the dissociation, unless before the end of the period:
(i) Consent to continue the activities and affairs of the partnership and admit at least one (1) general partner is given by limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the consent is to be effective; and
(ii) At least one (1) person is admitted as a general partner in accordance with the consent;
(4) The passage of ninety (90) consecutive days after the dissociation of the partnership’s last limited partner, unless before the end of the period the partnership admits at least one (1) limited partner;
(5) The passage of ninety (90) consecutive days during which the partnership has only one (1) partner, unless before the end of the period:
(A) The partnership admits at least one (1) person as a partner;
(B) If the previously sole remaining partner is only a general partner, the partnership admits the person as a limited partner; and
(C) If the previously sole remaining partner is only a limited partner, the partnership admits a person as a general partner;
(6) On application by a partner, the entry by the district court of an order dissolving the partnership on the grounds that:
(A) The conduct of all or substantially all the partnership’s activities and affairs is unlawful; or
(B) It is not reasonably practicable to carry on the partnership’s activities and affairs in conformity with the certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement; or
(7) The signing and filing of a statement of administrative dissolution by the secretary of state under section 30-21-602, Idaho Code.
(b) If an event occurs that imposes a deadline on a limited partnership under subsection (a) of this section and before the partnership has met the requirements of the deadline, another event occurs that imposes a different deadline on the partnership under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) The occurrence of the second event does not affect the deadline caused by the first event; and
(2) The partnership’s meeting of the requirements of the first deadline does not extend the second deadline.
[30-24-801, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 863; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 31, p. 202; am. 2021, ch. 321, sec. 4, p. 947.]
(a) A dissolved limited partnership shall wind up its activities and affairs, and, except as otherwise provided in section 30-24-803, Idaho Code, the partnership continues after dissolution only for the purpose of winding up.
(b) In winding up its activities and affairs, the limited partnership:
(1) Shall discharge the partnership’s debts, obligations, and other liabilities, settle and close the partnership’s activities and affairs, and marshal and distribute the assets of the partnership; and
(2) May:
(A) Amend its certificate of limited partnership to state that the limited partnership is dissolved;
(B) Preserve the partnership activities, affairs, and property as a going concern for a reasonable time;
(C) Prosecute and defend actions and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, or administrative;
(D) Transfer the partnership’s property;
(E) Settle disputes by mediation or arbitration;
(F) Deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of termination stating the name of the partnership and that the partnership is terminated; and
(G) Perform other acts necessary or appropriate to the winding up.
(c) If a dissolved limited partnership does not have a general partner, a person to wind up the dissolved partnership’s activities and affairs may be appointed by the affirmative vote or consent of limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the vote or consent is to be effective. A person appointed under this subsection:
(1) Has the powers of a general partner under section 30-24-804, Idaho Code, but is not liable for the debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the partnership solely by reason of having or exercising those powers or otherwise acting to wind up the dissolved partnership’s activities and affairs; and
(2) Shall deliver promptly to the secretary of state for filing an amendment to the partnership’s certificate of limited partnership stating:
(A) That the partnership does not have a general partner;
(B) The name and street and mailing addresses of the person; and
(C) That the person has been appointed pursuant to this subsection to wind up the partnership.
(d) On the application of a partner, the district court may order judicial supervision of the winding up of a dissolved limited partnership, including the appointment of a person to wind up the partnership’s activities and affairs, if:
(1) The partnership does not have a general partner and within a reasonable time following the dissolution no person has been appointed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; or
(2) The applicant establishes other good cause.
[30-24-802, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 864.]
(a) A limited partnership may rescind its dissolution, unless a statement of termination applicable to the partnership is effective, the district court has entered an order under section 30-24-801(a)(6), Idaho Code, dissolving the partnership, or the secretary of state has dissolved the partnership under section 30-21-602, Idaho Code.
(b) Rescinding dissolution under this section requires:
(1) The affirmative vote or consent of each partner; and
(2) If the limited partnership has delivered to the secretary of state for filing an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership stating that the partnership is dissolved and:
(A) The amendment is not effective, the filing by the partnership of a statement of withdrawal under section 30-21-204, Idaho Code, applicable to the amendment; or
(B) The amendment is effective, the delivery by the partnership to the secretary of state for filing of an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership stating that dissolution has been rescinded under this section.
(c) If a limited partnership rescinds its dissolution:
(1) The partnership resumes carrying on its activities and affairs as if dissolution had never occurred;
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, any liability incurred by the partnership after the dissolution and before the rescission is effective is determined as if dissolution had never occurred; and
(3) The rights of a third party arising out of conduct in reliance on the dissolution before the third party knew or had notice of the rescission may not be adversely affected.
[30-24-803, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 865; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 32, p. 203.]
(a) A limited partnership is bound by a general partner’s act after dissolution which:
(1) Is appropriate for winding up the partnership’s activities and affairs; or
(2) Would have bound the partnership under section 30-24-402, Idaho Code, before dissolution, if, at the time the other party enters into the transaction, the other party does not know or have notice of the dissolution.
(b) A person dissociated as a general partner binds a limited partnership through an act occurring after dissolution if:
(1) At the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(A) Less than two (2) years has passed since the dissociation; and
(B) The other party does not know or have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner; and
(2) The act:
(A) Is appropriate for winding up the partnership’s activities and affairs; or
(B) Would have bound the partnership under section 30-24-402, Idaho Code, before dissolution and at the time the other party enters into the transaction the other party does not know or have notice of the dissolution.
[30-24-804, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 865.]
(a) If a general partner having knowledge of the dissolution causes a limited partnership to incur an obligation under section 30-24-804(a), Idaho Code, by an act that is not appropriate for winding up the partnership’s activities and affairs, the general partner is liable:
(1) To the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation; and
(2) If another general partner or a person dissociated as a general partner is liable for the obligation, to that other general partner or person for any damage caused to that other general partner or person arising from the liability.
(b) If a person dissociated as a general partner causes a limited partnership to incur an obligation under section 30-24-804(b), Idaho Code, the person is liable:
(1) To the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation; and
(2) If a general partner or another person dissociated as a general partner is liable for the obligation, to the general partner or other person for any damage caused to the general partner or other person arising from the obligation.
[30-24-805, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 865.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a dissolved limited partnership may give notice of a known claim under subsection (b) of this section, which has the effect provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) A dissolved limited partnership may in a record notify its known claimants of the dissolution. The notice must:
(1) Specify the information required to be included in a claim;
(2) State that a claim must be in writing and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent;
(3) State the deadline for receipt of a claim, which may not be less than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date the notice is received by the claimant;
(4) State that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline; and
(5) Unless the partnership has been throughout its existence a limited liability limited partnership, state that the barring of a claim against the partnership will also bar any corresponding claim against any general partner or person dissociated as a general partner that is based on section 30-24-404, Idaho Code.
(c) A claim against a dissolved limited partnership is barred if the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met and:
(1) The claim is not received by the specified deadline; or
(2) If the claim is timely received but rejected by the partnership:
(A) The partnership causes the claimant to receive a notice in a record stating that the claim is rejected and will be barred unless the claimant commences an action against the partnership to enforce the claim not later than ninety (90) days after the claimant receives the notice; and
(B) The claimant does not commence the required action not later than ninety (90) days after the claimant receives the notice.
(d) This section does not apply to a claim based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution or a liability that on that date is contingent.
[30-24-806, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 866.]
(a) A dissolved limited partnership may publish notice of its dissolution and request persons having claims against the partnership to present them in accordance with the notice.
(b) A notice under subsection (a) of this section must:
(1) Be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which the dissolved limited partnership’s principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, in the county in which the office of the partnership’s registered agent is or was last located;
(2) Describe the information required to be contained in a claim, state that the claim must be in writing, and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent;
(3) State that a claim against the partnership is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced not later than three (3) years after publication of the notice; and
(4) Unless the partnership has been throughout its existence a limited liability limited partnership, state that the barring of a claim against the partnership will also bar any corresponding claim against any general partner or person dissociated as a general partner that is based on section 30-24-404, Idaho Code.
(c) If a dissolved limited partnership publishes a notice in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the partnership not later than three (3) years after the publication date of the notice:
(1) A claimant that did not receive notice in a record under section 30-24-806, Idaho Code;
(2) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the partnership but not acted on; and
(3) A claimant whose claim is contingent at, or based on an event occurring after, the date of dissolution.
(d) A claim not barred under this section or section 30-24-806, Idaho Code, may be enforced:
(1) Against the dissolved limited partnership, to the extent of its undistributed assets;
(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 30-24-808, Idaho Code, if assets of the partnership have been distributed after dissolution, against a partner or transferee to the extent of that person’s proportionate share of the claim or of the partnership’s assets distributed to the partner or transferee after dissolution, whichever is less, but a person’s total liability for all claims under this paragraph may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the person after dissolution; and
(3) Against any person liable on the claim under sections 30-24-404 and 30-24-607, Idaho Code.
[30-24-807, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 866.]
(1) A dissolved limited partnership that has published a notice under section 30-24-807, Idaho Code, may file an application with the district court in the county where the partnership’s principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, where the office of its registered agent is or was last located, for a determination of the amount and form of security to be provided for payment of claims that are reasonably expected to arise after the date of dissolution based on facts known to the partnership and:
(1) At the time of the application:
(A) Are contingent; or
(B) Have not been made known to the partnership; or
(2) Are based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution.
(b) Security is not required for any claim that is or is reasonably anticipated to be barred under section 30-24-807, Idaho Code.
(c) Not later than ten (10) days after the filing of an application under subsection (a) of this section, the dissolved limited partnership shall give notice of the proceeding to each claimant holding a contingent claim known to the partnership.
(d) In a proceeding brought under this section, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent all claimants whose identities are unknown. The reasonable fees and expenses of the guardian, including all reasonable expert witness fees, must be paid by the dissolved limited partnership.
(e) A dissolved limited partnership that provides security in the amount and form ordered by the court under subsection (a) of this section satisfies the partnership’s obligations with respect to claims that are contingent, have not been made known to the partnership, or are based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution, and such claims may not be enforced against a partner or transferee on account of assets received in liquidation.
[30-24-808, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 867.]
If a claim against a dissolved limited partnership is barred under section 30-24-806, 30-24-807 or 30-24-808, Idaho Code, any corresponding claim under section 30-24-404 or 30-24-607, Idaho Code, is also barred.
[30-24-809, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 868.]
(a) In winding up its activities and affairs, a limited partnership shall apply its assets, including the contributions required by this section, to discharge the partnership’s obligations to creditors, including partners that are creditors.
(b) After a limited partnership complies with subsection (a) of this section, any surplus must be distributed in the following order, subject to any charging order in effect under section 30-24-703, Idaho Code:
(1) To each person owning a transferable interest that reflects contributions made and not previously returned, an amount equal to the value of the unreturned contributions; and
(2) Among partners and persons dissociated as partners in proportion to their respective rights to share in distributions immediately before the dissolution of the partnership, except to the extent necessary to comply with any transfer effective under section 30-24-702, Idaho Code.
(c) If a limited partnership’s assets are insufficient to satisfy all of its obligations under subsection (a) of this section, with respect to each unsatisfied obligation incurred when the partnership was not a limited liability limited partnership, the following rules apply:
(1) Each person that was a general partner when the obligation was incurred and that has not been released from the obligation under section 30-24-607, Idaho Code, shall contribute to the partnership for the purpose of enabling the partnership to satisfy the obligation. The contribution due from each of those persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of a general partner in effect for each of those persons when the obligation was incurred.
(2) If a person does not contribute the full amount required under paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to an unsatisfied obligation of the partnership, the other persons required to contribute by paragraph (1) of this subsection on account of the obligation shall contribute the additional amount necessary to discharge the obligation. The additional contribution due from each of those other persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of a general partner in effect for each of those other persons when the obligation was incurred.
(3) If a person does not make the additional contribution required by paragraph (2) of this subsection, further additional contributions are determined and due in the same manner as provided in that paragraph.
(d) A person that makes an additional contribution under subsection (c)(2) or (3) of this section may recover from any person whose failure to contribute under subsection (c)(1) or (2) of this section necessitated the additional contribution. A person may not recover under this subsection more than the amount additionally contributed. A person’s liability under this subsection may not exceed the amount the person failed to contribute.
(e) If a limited partnership does not have sufficient surplus to comply with subsection (b)(1) of this section, any surplus must be distributed among the owners of transferable interests in proportion to the value of the respective unreturned contributions.
(f) All distributions made under subsections (b) and (c) of this section must be paid in money.
[30-24-810, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 868.]
The following subjects are covered outside this chapter:
(1) Administrative dissolution – sections 30-21-601 and 30-21-602, Idaho Code.
(2) Reinstatement – section 30-21-603, Idaho Code.
(3) Judicial review of denial of reinstatement – section 30-21-604, Idaho Code.
[30-24-811, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 40, p. 869.]
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a partner may maintain a direct action against another partner or the limited partnership, with or without an accounting as to the partnership’s activities and affairs, to enforce the partner’s rights and protect the partner’s interests, including rights and interests under the partnership agreement or this act or arising independently of the partnership relationship.
(b) A partner maintaining a direct action under this section must plead and prove an actual or threatened injury that is not solely the result of an injury suffered or threatened to be suffered by the limited partnership.
(c) A right to an accounting upon a dissolution and winding up does not revive a claim barred by law.
[30-24-901, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 41, p. 869.]
A partner may maintain a derivative action to enforce a right of a limited partnership if:
(1) The partner first makes a demand on the general partners, requesting that they cause the partnership to bring an action to enforce the right, and the general partners do not bring the action within a reasonable time; or
(2) A demand under subsection (1) of this section would be futile.
[30-24-902, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 41, p. 869.]
A derivative action to enforce a right of a limited partnership may be maintained only by a person that is a partner at the time the action is commenced and:
(1) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or
(2) Whose status as a partner devolved on the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.
[30-24-903, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 41, p. 869.]
In a derivative action, the complaint must state with particularity:
(1) The date and content of the plaintiff’s demand and the response to the demand by the general partner; or
(2) Why the demand should be excused as futile.
[30-24-904, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 41, p. 869.]
(a) If a limited partnership is named as or made a party in a derivative proceeding, the partnership may appoint a special litigation committee to investigate the claims asserted in the proceeding and determine whether pursuing the action is in the best interests of the partnership. If the partnership appoints a special litigation committee, on motion by the committee made in the name of the partnership, except for good cause shown, the court shall stay discovery for the time reasonably necessary to permit the committee to make its investigation. This subsection does not prevent the court from:
(1) Enforcing a person’s right to information under section 30-24-304 or 30-24-407, Idaho Code; or
(2) Granting extraordinary relief in the form of a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.
(b) A special litigation committee must be composed of one (1) or more disinterested and independent individuals, who may be partners.
(c) A special litigation committee may be appointed:
(1) By a majority of the general partners not named as parties in the proceeding; or
(2) If all general partners are named as parties in the proceeding, by a majority of the general partners named as defendants.
(d) After appropriate investigation, a special litigation committee may determine that it is in the best interests of the limited partnership that the proceeding:
(1) Continue under the control of the plaintiff;
(2) Continue under the control of the committee;
(3) Be settled on terms approved by the committee; or
(4) Be dismissed.
(e) After making a determination under subsection (d) of this section, a special litigation committee shall file with the court a statement of its determination and its report supporting its determination and shall serve each party with a copy of the determination and report. The court shall determine whether the members of the committee were disinterested and independent and whether the committee conducted its investigation and made its recommendation in good faith, independently, and with reasonable care, with the committee having the burden of proof. If the court finds that the members of the committee were disinterested and independent and that the committee acted in good faith, independently, and with reasonable care, the court shall enforce the determination of the committee. Otherwise, the court shall dissolve the stay of discovery entered under subsection (a) of this section and allow the action to continue under the control of the plaintiff.
[30-24-905, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 41, p. 870.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section:
(1) Any proceeds or other benefits of a derivative action, whether by judgment, compromise, or settlement, belong to the limited partnership and not to the plaintiff; and
(2) If the plaintiff receives any proceeds, the plaintiff shall remit them immediately to the partnership.
(b) If a derivative action is successful in whole or in part, the court may award the plaintiff reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, from the recovery of the limited partnership.
(c) A derivative action on behalf of a limited partnership may not be voluntarily dismissed or settled without the court’s approval.
[30-24-906, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 41, p. 870.]
This chapter may be cited as the "Idaho Uniform Limited Liability Company Act."
[30-25-101, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 871.]
(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Certificate of organization" means the certificate required by section 30-25-201, Idaho Code. The term includes the certificate as amended or restated.
(2) "Contribution," except in the phrase "right of contribution," means property or a benefit described in section 30-25-402, Idaho Code, that is provided by a person to a limited liability company to become a member or in the person’s capacity as a member.
(3) "Distribution" means a transfer of money or other property from a limited liability company to a person on account of a transferable interest or in the person’s capacity as a member. The term:
(A) Includes:
(i) A redemption or other purchase by a limited liability company of a transferable interest; and
(ii) A transfer to a member in return for the member’s relinquishment of any right to participate as a member in the management or conduct of the company’s activities and affairs or to have access to records or other information concerning the company’s activities and affairs; and
(B) Does not include amounts constituting reasonable compensation for present or past service or payments made in the ordinary course of business under a bona fide retirement plan or other bona fide benefits program.
(4) "Limited liability company" means an entity formed under this chapter or that becomes subject to this chapter under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, or section 30-25-110, Idaho Code.
(5) "Manager" means a person that under the operating agreement of a manager-managed limited liability company is responsible, alone or in concert with others, for performing the management functions stated in section 30-25-407(c), Idaho Code.
(6) "Manager-managed limited liability company" means a limited liability company that qualifies under section 30-25-407(a), Idaho Code.
(7) "Member" means a person that:
(A) Has become a member of a limited liability company under section 30-25-401, Idaho Code, or was a member in a company when the company became subject to this chapter under section 30-25-110, Idaho Code; and
(B) Has not dissociated under section 30-25-602, Idaho Code.
(8) "Member-managed limited liability company" means a limited liability company that is not a manager-managed limited liability company.
(9) "Operating agreement" means the agreement, whether or not referred to as an operating agreement and whether oral, implied, in a record, or in any combination thereof, of all the members of a limited liability company, including a sole member, concerning the matters described in section 30-25-105(a), Idaho Code. The term includes the agreement as amended or restated.
(10) "Organizer" means a person that acts under section 30-25-201, Idaho Code, to form a limited liability company.
(11) "Transferable interest" means the right, as initially owned by a person in the person’s capacity as a member, to receive distributions from a limited liability company, whether or not the person remains a member or continues to own any part of the right. The term applies to any fraction of the interest, by whomever owned.
(12) "Transferee" means a person to which all or part of a transferable interest has been transferred, whether or not the transferor is a member. The term includes a person that owns a transferable interest under section 30-25-603(a)(3), Idaho Code.
(b) The following definitions outside this chapter apply to this chapter:
(1) "Debtor in bankruptcy" – section 30-21-102(7), Idaho Code.
(2) "Foreign" – section 30-21-102(15), Idaho Code.
(3) "Jurisdiction" – section 30-21-102(22), Idaho Code.
(4) "Jurisdiction of formation" – section 30-21-102(23), Idaho Code.
(5) "Person" – section 30-21-102(35), Idaho Code.
(6) "Principal office" – section 30-21-102(36), Idaho Code.
(7) "Property" – section 30-21-102(41), Idaho Code.
(8) "Record" – section 30-21-102(44), Idaho Code.
(9) "Registered agent" – section 30-21-102(45), Idaho Code.
(10) "Sign" – section 30-21-102(47), Idaho Code.
(11) "State" – section 30-21-102(48), Idaho Code.
(12) "Transfer" – section 30-21-102(50), Idaho Code.
[30-25-102, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 871.]
(a) A person knows a fact if the person:
(1) Has actual knowledge of it; or
(2) Is deemed to know it under subsection (d)(1) of this section or law other than this act.
(b) A person has notice of a fact if the person:
(1) Has reason to know the fact from all the facts known to the person at the time in question; or
(2) Is deemed to have notice of the fact under subsection (d)(2) of this section.
(c) Subject to section 30-21-212, Idaho Code, a person notifies another person of a fact by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not those steps cause the other person to know the fact.
(d) A person not a member is deemed:
(1) To know of a limitation on authority to transfer real property as provided in section 30-25-302(g), Idaho Code; and
(2) To have notice of a limited liability company’s:
(A) Dissolution ninety (90) days after a statement of dissolution under section 30-25-702(b)(2)(A), Idaho Code, becomes effective;
(B) Termination ninety (90) days after a statement of termination under section 30-25-702(b)(2)(F), Idaho Code, becomes effective; and
(C) Participation in a merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication ninety (90) days after articles of merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, become effective.
[30-25-103, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 872; am. 2021, ch. 321, sec. 5, p. 948.]
The law of this state governs:
(1) The internal affairs of a limited liability company; and
(2) The liability of a member as member and a manager as manager for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of a limited liability company.
[30-25-104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 873.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the operating agreement governs:
(1) Relations among the members as members and between the members and the limited liability company;
(2) The rights and duties under this act of a person in the capacity of manager;
(3) The activities and affairs of the company and the conduct of those activities and affairs; and
(4) The means and conditions for amending the operating agreement.
(b) To the extent the operating agreement does not provide for a matter described in subsection (a) of this section, this chapter governs the matter.
(c) An operating agreement may not:
(1) Vary the law applicable under section 30-25-104, Idaho Code;
(2) Vary a limited liability company’s capacity under section 30-25-109, Idaho Code, to sue and be sued in its own name;
(3) Vary any requirement, procedure, or other provision of this act pertaining to:
(A) Registered agents; or
(B) The secretary of state, including provisions pertaining to records authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this act;
(4) Vary the provisions of section 30-25-204, Idaho Code;
(5) Alter or eliminate the duty of loyalty or the duty of care, except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section;
(6) Eliminate the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing under section 30-25-409(d), Idaho Code, but the operating agreement may prescribe the standards, if not manifestly unreasonable, by which the performance of the obligation is to be measured;
(7) Relieve or exonerate a person from liability for conduct involving bad faith, willful or intentional misconduct, or knowing violation of law;
(8) Unreasonably restrict the duties and rights under section 30-25-410, Idaho Code, but the operating agreement may impose reasonable restrictions on the availability and use of information obtained under that section and may define appropriate remedies, including liquidated damages, for a breach of any reasonable restriction on use;
(9) Vary the causes of dissolution specified in section 30-25-701(a)(4), Idaho Code;
(10) Vary the requirement to wind up the company’s activities and affairs as specified in section 30-25-702(a), (b)(1) and (e), Idaho Code;
(11) Unreasonably restrict the right of a member to maintain an action under part 8 of this chapter;
(12) Vary the provisions of section 30-25-805, Idaho Code, but the operating agreement may provide that the company may not have a special litigation committee;
(13) Vary the right of a member to approve a merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication under section 30-22-203(a)(2), 30-22-303(a)(2), 30-22-403(a)(2) or 30-22-503(a)(2), Idaho Code; or
(14) Vary the required contents of a plan of merger under section 30-22-202(a), Idaho Code, plan of interest exchange under section 30-22-302(a), Idaho Code, plan of conversion under section 30-22-402(a), Idaho Code, or plan of domestication under section 30-22-502(a), Idaho Code; or
(15) Except as otherwise provided in sections 30-25-106 and 30-25-107(b), Idaho Code, restrict the rights under this chapter of a person other than a member or manager.
(d) Subject to subsection (c)(7) of this section, without limiting other terms that may be included in an operating agreement, the following rules apply:
(1) The operating agreement may:
(A) Specify the method by which a specific act or transaction that would otherwise violate the duty of loyalty may be authorized or ratified by one (1) or more disinterested and independent persons after full disclosure of all material facts; and
(B) Alter the prohibition in section 30-25-405(a)(2), Idaho Code, so that the prohibition requires only that the company’s total assets not be less than the sum of its total liabilities.
(2) To the extent the operating agreement of a member-managed limited liability company expressly relieves a member of a responsibility that the member otherwise would have under this chapter and imposes the responsibility on one (1) or more other members, the agreement also may eliminate or limit any fiduciary duty of the member relieved of the responsibility that would have pertained to the responsibility.
(3) If not manifestly unreasonable, the operating agreement may:
(A) Alter or eliminate the aspects of the duty of loyalty stated in section 30-25-409(b) and (i), Idaho Code;
(B) Identify specific types or categories of activities that do not violate the duty of loyalty;
(C) Alter the duty of care, but may not authorize conduct involving bad faith, willful or intentional misconduct, or knowing violation of law; and
(D) Alter or eliminate any other fiduciary duty.
(e) The court shall decide as a matter of law whether a term of an operating agreement is manifestly unreasonable under subsection (c)(6) or (d)(3) of this section. The court:
(1) Shall make its determination as of the time the challenged term became part of the operating agreement and by considering only circumstances existing at that time; and
(2) May invalidate the term only if, in light of the purposes, activities, and affairs of the limited liability company, it is readily apparent that:
(A) The objective of the term is unreasonable; or
(B) The term is an unreasonable means to achieve the provision’s objective.
[30-25-105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 873.]
(a) A limited liability company is bound by and may enforce the operating agreement, whether or not the company has itself manifested assent to the operating agreement.
(b) A person that becomes a member is deemed to assent to the operating agreement.
(c) Two (2) or more persons intending to become the initial members may make an agreement providing that upon the formation of the company the agreement will become the operating agreement. One person intending to become the initial member of a limited liability company may assent to terms providing that upon the formation of the company the terms will become the operating agreement.
[30-25-106, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 874.]
(a) An operating agreement may specify that its amendment requires the approval of a person that is not a party to the agreement or the satisfaction of a condition. An amendment is ineffective if its adoption does not include the required approval or satisfy the specified condition.
(b) The obligations of a limited liability company and its members to a person in the person’s capacity as a transferee or a person dissociated as a member are governed by the operating agreement. Subject only to a court order issued under section 30-25-503(b)(2), Idaho Code, to effectuate a charging order, an amendment to the operating agreement made after a person becomes a transferee or is dissociated as a member:
(1) Is effective with regard to any debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited liability company or its members to the person in the person’s capacity as a transferee or person dissociated as a member; and
(2) Is not effective to the extent the amendment imposes a new debt, obligation, or other liability on the transferee or person dissociated as a member.
(c) If a record delivered by a limited liability company to the secretary of state for filing becomes effective and contains a provision that would be ineffective under section 30-25-105(c) or (d)(3), Idaho Code, if contained in the operating agreement, the provision is ineffective in the record.
(d) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if a record delivered by a limited liability company to the secretary of state for filing becomes effective and conflicts with a provision of the operating agreement:
(1) The agreement prevails as to members, persons dissociated as members, transferees, and managers; and
(2) The record prevails as to other persons to the extent they reasonably rely on the record.
[30-25-107, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 875.]
(a) A limited liability company is an entity distinct from its member or members.
(b) A limited liability company may have any lawful purpose.
(c) A limited liability company has perpetual duration.
[30-25-108, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 875.]
A limited liability company has the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its activities and affairs.
[30-25-109, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 875.]
(a) Before July 1, 2017, this chapter governs only:
(1) A limited liability company formed on or after July 1, 2015; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a limited liability company formed before July 1, 2015, that elects, in the manner provided in its operating agreement or by law for amending the operating agreement, to be subject to this chapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, on and after July 1, 2017, this chapter governs all limited liability companies.
(c) For purposes of applying this chapter to a limited liability company formed before July 1, 2008:
(1) The company’s articles of organization are deemed to be the company’s certificate of organization; and
(2) For purposes of applying section 30-25-102(a)(7), Idaho Code, and subject to section 30-25-107(d), Idaho Code, language in the company’s articles of organization designating the company’s management structure operates as if that language were in the operating agreement.
[30-25-110, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 875; am. 2021, ch. 321, sec. 6, p. 949.]
The following subjects are covered outside this chapter:
(1) Delivery of record – section 30-21-104, Idaho Code.
(2) Permitted names – section 30-21-301, Idaho Code.
(3) Reservation of name – section 30-21-303, Idaho Code.
(4) Registration of name – section 30-21-304, Idaho Code.
(5) Registered agent – section 30-21-404, Idaho Code.
(6) Change of registered agent or address for registered agent by limited liability company – section 30-21-407, Idaho Code.
(7) Resignation of registered agent – section 30-21-410, Idaho Code.
(8) Change of name or address by registered agent – sections 30-21-408 and 30-21-409, Idaho Code.
(9) Service of process, notice or demand – section 30-21-412, Idaho Code.
(10) Reservation of power to amend or repeal – section 30-21-701, Idaho Code.
(11) Supplemental principles of law – section 30-21-702, Idaho Code.
[30-25-111, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 43, p. 876.]
(a) One (1) or more persons may act as organizers to form a limited liability company by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a certificate of organization.
(b) A certificate of organization must state:
(1) The name of the limited liability company that must comply with sections 30-21-301 and 30-21-302(d), Idaho Code;
(2)(i) The street and mailing addresses of the company’s principal office; or
(ii) The street and mailing addresses of the company’s commercial registered agent if:
The limited liability company attests that it has no physical location other than a residential address; and
The commercial registered agent maintaining the registered office consents to the use of its address as the limited liability company’s principal office;
(3) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(4) The name and mailing address of at least one (1) governor of the company; and
(5) If the company is a professional entity, a statement that the company is a professional limited liability company and the principal profession or professions for which the company’s members are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render professional services.
(c) A certificate of organization may contain statements as to matters other than those required by subsection (b) of this section, but may not vary or otherwise affect the provisions specified in section 30-25-105(c) and (d), Idaho Code, in a manner inconsistent with that section. However, a statement in a certificate of organization is not effective as a statement of authority. The secretary of state shall not accept operating agreements for filing.
(d) A limited liability company is formed when the certificate of organization becomes effective.
[30-25-201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 44, p. 876; am. 2026, ch. 80, sec. 1, p. 424.]
(a) A certificate of organization may be amended or restated at any time.
(b) To amend its certificate of organization, a limited liability company must deliver to the secretary of state for filing an amendment stating:
(1) The name of the company;
(2) The date of filing of its initial certificate of organization; and
(3) The text of the amendment.
(c) To restate its certificate of organization, a limited liability company must deliver to the secretary of state for filing a restatement designated as such in its heading.
(d) If a member of a member-managed limited liability company, or a manager of a manager-managed limited liability company, knows that any information in a filed certificate of organization was inaccurate when the certificate was filed or has become inaccurate due to changed circumstances, the member or manager shall promptly:
(1) Cause the certificate to be amended; or
(2) If appropriate, deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change under section 30-21-407, Idaho Code, or a statement of correction under section 30-21-205, Idaho Code.
[30-25-202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 44, p. 876.]
(a) A record delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this act must be signed as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a record signed by a limited liability company must be signed by a person authorized by the company.
(2) A company’s initial certificate of organization must be signed by at least one (1) person acting as an organizer.
(3) A record delivered on behalf of a dissolved company that has no member must be signed by the person winding up the company’s activities and affairs under section 30-25-702(c), Idaho Code, or a person appointed under section 30-25-702(d), Idaho Code, to wind up the activities and affairs.
(4) A statement of denial by a person under section 30-25-303, Idaho Code, must be signed by that person.
(5) Any other record delivered on behalf of a person to the secretary of state for filing must be signed by that person.
(b) A record delivered for filing under this chapter may be signed by an agent. Whenever this chapter requires a particular individual to sign a record and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the record may be signed by a legal representative of the individual.
(c) A person that signs a record as an agent or legal representative affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record.
[30-25-203, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 44, p. 877.]
(a) If a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this act and filed by the secretary of state contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from:
(1) A person that signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf, and knew the information to be inaccurate at the time the record was signed; and
(2) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a member of a member-managed limited liability company or the manager of a manager-managed limited liability company, if:
(A) The record was delivered for filing on behalf of the company; and
(B) The member or manager knew or had notice of the inaccuracy for a reasonably sufficient time before the information was relied upon so that, before the reliance, the member or manager reasonably could have:
(i) Effected an amendment under section 30-25-202, Idaho Code;
(ii) Filed a petition under section 30-25-204, Idaho Code; or
(iii) Delivered to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change under section 30-21-407, Idaho Code, or a statement of correction under section 30-21-205, Idaho Code.
(b) To the extent the operating agreement of a member-managed limited liability company expressly relieves a member of responsibility for maintaining the accuracy of information contained in records delivered on behalf of the company to the secretary of state for filing under this act and imposes that responsibility on one (1) or more other members, the liability stated in subsection (a)(2) of this section applies to those other members and not to the member that the operating agreement relieves of the responsibility.
(c) An individual who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this act affirms under penalty of perjury that the information stated in the record is accurate.
[30-25-204, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 44, p. 877.]
The following subjects are covered outside this chapter:
(1) Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order – section 30-21-210, Idaho Code.
(2) Filing requirements – section 30-21-201, Idaho Code.
(3) Effective date and time – section 30-21-203, Idaho Code.
(4) Withdrawal of filed record before effectiveness – section 30-21-204, Idaho Code.
(5) Correcting filed record – section 30-21-205, Idaho Code.
(6) Duty of secretary of state to file; review of refusal to file; delivery of record by secretary of state – sections 30-21-206 and 30-21-212, Idaho Code.
(7) Certificate of good standing or registration – section 30-21-208, Idaho Code.
(8) Annual report for secretary of state – section 30-21-213, Idaho Code.
[30-25-205, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 44, p. 878; am. 2021, ch. 321, sec. 7, p. 949.]
(a) A member is not an agent of a limited liability company solely by reason of being a member.
(b) A person’s status as a member does not prevent or restrict law other than this chapter from imposing liability on a limited liability company because of the person’s conduct.
[30-25-301, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 45, p. 878.]
(a) A limited liability company may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of authority. The statement:
(1) Must include the name of the company and the information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(2) With respect to any position that exists in or with respect to the company, may state the authority, or limitations on the authority, of all persons holding the position to:
(A) Execute an instrument transferring real property held in the name of the company; or
(B) Enter into other transactions on behalf of, or otherwise act for or bind, the company; and
(3) May state the authority, or limitations on the authority, of a specific person to:
(A) Execute an instrument transferring real property held in the name of the company; or
(B) Enter into other transactions on behalf of, or otherwise act for or bind, the company.
(b) To amend or cancel a statement of authority filed by the secretary of state, a limited liability company must deliver to the secretary of state for filing an amendment or cancellation stating:
(1) The name of the company;
(2) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(3) The date the statement being affected became effective; and
(4) The contents of the amendment or a declaration that the statement is canceled.
(c) A statement of authority affects only the power of a person to bind a limited liability company to persons that are not members.
(d) Subject to subsection (c) of this section and section 30-25-103(d), Idaho Code, and except as otherwise provided in subsections (f), (g) and (h) of this section, a limitation on the authority of a person or a position contained in an effective statement of authority is not by itself evidence of any person’s knowledge or notice of the limitation.
(e) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a grant of authority not pertaining to transfers of real property and contained in an effective statement of authority is conclusive in favor of a person that gives value in reliance on the grant, except to the extent that when the person gives value:
(1) The person has knowledge to the contrary;
(2) The statement has been canceled or restrictively amended under subsection (b) of this section; or
(3) A limitation on the grant is contained in another statement of authority that became effective after the statement containing the grant became effective.
(f) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an effective statement of authority that grants authority to transfer real property held in the name of the limited liability company is conclusive in favor of a person that gives value in reliance on the grant without knowledge to the contrary, except to the extent that when the person gives value:
(1) The statement has been canceled or restrictively amended under subsection (b) of this section; or
(2) A limitation on the grant is contained in another statement of authority that became effective after the statement containing the grant became effective.
(g) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if an effective statement of authority contains a limitation on the authority to transfer real property held in the name of a limited liability company, all persons are deemed to know of the limitation.
(h) Subject to subsection (i) of this section, an effective statement of dissolution or termination is a cancellation of any filed statement of authority for the purposes of subsection (f) of this section and is a limitation on authority for the purposes of subsection (g) of this section.
(i) After a statement of dissolution becomes effective, a limited liability company may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of authority that is designated as a post-dissolution statement of authority. The statement operates as provided in subsections (f) and (g) of this section.
(j) Unless earlier canceled, an effective statement of authority is canceled by operation of law five (5) years after the date on which the statement, or its most recent amendment, becomes effective.
(k) An effective statement of denial operates as a restrictive amendment under this section.
[30-25-302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 45, p. 878.]
A person named in a filed statement of authority granting that person authority may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of denial that:
(1) Provides the name of the limited liability company and the caption of the statement of authority to which the statement of denial pertains; and
(2) Denies the grant of authority.
[30-25-303, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 45, p. 880.]
(a) A debt, obligation, or other liability of a limited liability company is solely the debt, obligation, or other liability of the company. A member or manager is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the company solely by reason of being or acting as a member or manager. This subsection applies regardless of the dissolution of the company.
(b) The failure of a limited liability company to observe formalities relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its activities and affairs is not a ground for imposing liability on a member or manager for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the company.
[30-25-304, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 45, p. 880.]
(a) If a limited liability company is to have only one (1) member upon formation, the person becomes a member as agreed by that person and the organizer of the company. That person and the organizer may be, but need not be, different persons. If different, the organizer acts on behalf of the initial member.
(b) If a limited liability company is to have more than one (1) member upon formation, those persons become members as agreed by the persons before the formation of the company. The organizer acts on behalf of the persons in forming the company and may be, but need not be, one (1) of the persons.
(c) After formation of a limited liability company, a person becomes a member:
(1) As provided in the operating agreement;
(2) As the result of a transaction effective under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code;
(3) With the affirmative vote or consent of all the members; or
(4) As provided in section 30-25-701(a)(3), Idaho Code.
(d) A person may become a member without:
(1) Acquiring a transferable interest; or
(2) Making or being obligated to make a contribution to the limited liability company.
[30-25-401, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 880.]
A contribution may consist of property transferred to, services performed for, or another benefit provided to the limited liability company or an agreement to transfer property to, perform services for, or provide another benefit to the company.
[30-25-402, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 880.]
(a) A person’s obligation to make a contribution to a limited liability company is not excused by the person’s death, disability, termination, or other inability to perform personally.
(b) If a person does not fulfill an obligation to make a contribution other than money, the person is obligated at the option of the limited liability company to contribute money equal to the value of the part of the contribution which has not been made.
(c) The obligation of a person to make a contribution may be compromised only by the affirmative vote of consent of all the members. If a creditor of a limited liability company extends credit or otherwise acts in reliance on an obligation described in subsection (a) of this section without knowledge or notice of a compromise under this subsection, the creditor may enforce the obligation.
[30-25-403, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 880.]
(a) Any distributions made by a limited liability company before its dissolution and winding up must be in equal shares among members and persons dissociated as members, except to the extent necessary to comply with a transfer effective under section 30-25-502, Idaho Code, or charging order in effect under section 30-25-503, Idaho Code.
(b) A person has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of a limited liability company only if the company decides to make an interim distribution. A person’s dissociation does not entitle the person to a distribution.
(c) A person does not have a right to demand or receive a distribution from a limited liability company in any form other than money. Except as otherwise provided in section 30-25-707(d), Idaho Code, a company may distribute an asset in kind only if each part of the asset is fungible with each other part and each person receives a percentage of the asset equal in value to the person’s share of distributions.
(d) If a member or transferee becomes entitled to receive a distribution, the member or transferee is entitled to all remedies available to a creditor of the limited liability company with respect to the distribution. However, the company’s obligation to make a distribution is subject to offset for any amount owed to the company by the member or a person dissociated as a member on whose account the distribution is made.
[30-25-404, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 881.]
(a) A limited liability company may not make a distribution, including a distribution under section 30-25-707, Idaho Code, if after the distribution:
(1) The company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course of the company’s activities and affairs; or
(2) The company’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the company were to be dissolved and wound up at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution and winding up of members and transferees whose preferential rights are superior to the rights of persons receiving the distribution.
(b) A limited liability company may base a determination that a distribution is not prohibited under subsection (a) of this section on:
(1) Financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles that are reasonable in the circumstances; or
(2) A fair valuation or other method that is reasonable under the circumstances.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, the effect of a distribution under subsection (a) of this section is measured:
(1) In the case of a distribution as defined in section 30-25-102(3)(A), Idaho Code, as of the earlier of:
(A) The date money or other property is transferred or debt is incurred by the limited liability company; or
(B) The date the person entitled to the distribution ceases to own the interest or right being acquired by the company in return for the distribution;
(2) In the case of any other distribution of indebtedness, as of the date the indebtedness is distributed; and
(3) In all other cases, as of the date:
(A) The distribution is authorized, if the payment occurs not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after that date; or
(B) The payment is made, if the payment occurs more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the distribution is authorized.
(d) A limited liability company’s indebtedness to a member or transferee incurred by reason of a distribution made in accordance with this section is at parity with the company’s indebtedness to its general, unsecured creditors, except to the extent subordinated by agreement.
(e) A limited liability company’s indebtedness, including indebtedness issued as a distribution, is not a liability for purposes of subsection (a) of this section if the terms of the indebtedness provide that payment of principal and interest is made only if and to the extent that payment of a distribution could then be made under this section. If the indebtedness is issued as a distribution, each payment of principal or interest is treated as a distribution, the effect of which is measured on the date the payment is made.
(f) In measuring the effect of a distribution under section 30-25-707, Idaho Code, the liabilities of a dissolved limited liability company do not include any claim that has been disposed of under section 30-25-704, 30-25-705 or 30-25-706, Idaho Code.
[30-25-405, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 881.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, if a member of a member-managed limited liability company or manager of a manager-managed limited liability company consents to a distribution made in violation of section 30-25-405, Idaho Code, and in consenting to the distribution fails to comply with section 30-25-409, Idaho Code, the member or manager is personally liable to the company for the amount of the distribution which exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without the violation of section 30-25-405, Idaho Code.
(b) To the extent the operating agreement of a member-managed limited liability company expressly relieves a member of the authority and responsibility to consent to distributions and imposes that authority and responsibility on one (1) or more other members, the liability stated in subsection (a) of this section applies to the other members and not the member that the operating agreement relieves of the authority and responsibility.
(c) A person that receives a distribution knowing that the distribution violated section 30-25-405, Idaho Code, is personally liable to the limited liability company, but only to the extent that the distribution received by the person exceeded the amount that could have been properly paid under section 30-25-405, Idaho Code.
(d) A person against which an action is commenced because the person is liable under subsection (a) of this section may:
(1) Implead any other person that is liable under subsection (a) of this section and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person; and
(2) Implead any person that received a distribution in violation of subsection (c) of this section and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person in the amount the person received in violation of subsection (c) of this section.
(e) An action under this section is barred unless commenced not later than two (2) years after the distribution.
[30-25-406, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 882.]
(a) A limited liability company is a member-managed limited liability company unless the operating agreement:
(1) Expressly provides that:
(A) The company is or will be "manager-managed";
(B) The company is or will be "managed by managers"; or
(C) Management of the company is or will be "vested in managers"; or
(2) Includes words of similar import.
(b) In a member-managed limited liability company, as among the members, the following rules apply:
(1) Except as expressly provided in this chapter, the management and conduct of the company are vested in the members.
(2) Each member has equal rights in the management and conduct of the company’s activities and affairs.
(3) A difference arising among members as to a matter in the ordinary course of the activities and affairs of the company may be decided by a majority of the members.
(4) The affirmative vote or consent of all the members is required to:
(A) Undertake an act outside the ordinary course of the activities and affairs of the company; or
(B) Amend the operating agreement.
(c) In a manager-managed limited liability company, as among the members and the managers, the following rules apply:
(1) Except as expressly provided in this chapter, any matter relating to the activities and affairs of the company is decided exclusively by the manager, or, if there is more than one (1) manager, by a majority of the managers.
(2) Each manager has equal rights in the management and conduct of the company’s activities and affairs.
(3) The affirmative vote or consent of all members is required to:
(A) Undertake an act outside the ordinary course of the company’s activities and affairs; or
(B) Amend the operating agreement.
(4) A manager may be chosen at any time by the consent of a majority of the members and remains a manager until a successor has been chosen, unless the manager at an earlier time resigns, is removed, or dies, or, in the case of a manager that is not an individual, terminates. A manager may be removed at any time by the consent of a majority of the members without notice or cause.
(5) A person need not be a member to be a manager, but the dissociation of a member that is also a manager removes the person as a manager. If a person that is both a manager and a member ceases to be a manager, that cessation does not by itself dissociate the person as a member.
(6) A person’s ceasing to be a manager does not discharge any debt, obligation, or other liability to the limited liability company or members which the person incurred while a manager.
(d) An action requiring the vote or consent of members under this chapter may be taken without a meeting, and a member may appoint a proxy or other agent to vote, consent, or otherwise act for the member by signing an appointing record, personally or by the member’s agent.
(e) The dissolution of a limited liability company does not affect the applicability of this section. However, a person that wrongfully causes dissolution of the company loses the right to participate in management as a member and a manager.
(f) A limited liability company shall reimburse a member for an advance to the company beyond the amount of capital the member agreed to contribute.
(g) A payment or advance made by a member which gives rise to an obligation of the limited liability company under subsection (f) of this section or section 30-25-408(a), Idaho Code, constitutes a loan to the company which accrues interest from the date of the payment or advance.
(h) A member is not entitled to remuneration for services performed for a member-managed limited liability company, except for reasonable compensation for services rendered in winding up the activities of the company.
[30-25-407, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 882.]
(a) A limited liability company shall reimburse a member of a member-managed company or the manager of a manager-managed company for any payment made by the member or manager in the course of the member’s or manager’s activities on behalf of the company, if the member or manager complied with sections 30-25-405, 30-25-407 and 30-25-409, Idaho Code, in making the payment.
(b) A limited liability company shall indemnify and hold harmless a person with respect to any claim or demand against the person and any debt, obligation, or other liability incurred by the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a member or manager, if the claim, demand, debt, obligation, or other liability does not arise from the person’s breach of section 30-25-405, 30-25-407 or 30-25-409, Idaho Code.
(c) In the ordinary course of its activities and affairs, a limited liability company may advance reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, incurred by a person in connection with a claim or demand against the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a member or manager, if the person promises to repay the company if the person ultimately is determined not to be entitled to be indemnified under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) A limited liability company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a member or manager against liability asserted against or incurred by the member or manager in that capacity or arising from that status even if, under section 30-25-105(c)(7), Idaho Code, the operating agreement could not eliminate or limit the person’s liability to the company for the conduct giving rise to the liability.
[30-25-408, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 884.]
(a) A member of a member-managed limited liability company owes to the company and, subject to section 30-25-801, Idaho Code, the other members the duties of loyalty and care stated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The fiduciary duty of loyalty of a member in a member-managed limited liability company includes the duties:
(1) To account to the company and to hold as trustee for it any property, profit, or benefit derived by the member:
(A) In the conduct or winding up of the company’s activities and affairs;
(B) From a use by the member of the company’s property; or
(C) From the appropriation of a company opportunity;
(2) To refrain from dealing with the company in the conduct or winding up of the company’s activities and affairs as or on behalf of a person having an interest adverse to the company; and
(3) To refrain from competing with the company in the conduct of the company’s activities and affairs before the dissolution of the company.
(c) The duty of care of a member of a member-managed limited liability company in the conduct or winding up of the company’s activities and affairs is to refrain from engaging in grossly negligent or reckless conduct, willful or intentional misconduct, or knowing violation of law.
(d) A member shall discharge the duties and obligations under this chapter or under the operating agreement and exercise any rights consistently with the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
(e) A member does not violate a duty or obligation under this chapter or under the operating agreement solely because the member’s conduct furthers the member’s own interest.
(f) All the members of a member-managed limited liability company or a manager-managed limited liability company may authorize or ratify, after full disclosure of all material facts, a specific act or transaction that otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty.
(g) It is a defense to a claim under subsection (b)(2) of this section and any comparable claim in equity or at common law that the transaction was fair to the limited liability company.
(h) If, as permitted by subsection (f) or (i)(6) of this section or the operating agreement, a member enters into a transaction with the limited liability company that otherwise would be prohibited by subsection (b)(2) of this section, the member’s rights and obligations arising from the transaction are the same as those of a person that is not a member.
(i) In a manager-managed limited liability company, the following rules apply:
(1) Subsections (a), (b), (c) and (g) of this section apply to the manager or managers and not the members.
(2) The duty stated under subsection (b)(3) of this section continues until winding up is completed.
(3) Subsection (d) of this section applies to managers and members.
(4) Subsection (e) of this section applies only to members.
(5) The power to ratify under subsection (f) of this section applies only to the members.
(6) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, a member does not have any duty to the company or to any other member solely by reason of being a member.
[30-25-409, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 884.]
(a) In a member-managed limited liability company, the following rules apply:
(1) On reasonable notice, a member may inspect and copy during regular business hours, at a reasonable location specified by the company, any record maintained by the company regarding the company’s activities, affairs, financial condition, and other circumstances, to the extent the information is material to the member’s rights and duties under the operating agreement or this act.
(2) The company shall furnish to each member:
(A) Without demand, any information concerning the company’s activities, affairs, financial condition, and other circumstances which the company knows and is material to the proper exercise of the member’s rights and duties under the operating agreement or this act, except to the extent the company can establish that it reasonably believes the member already knows the information; and
(B) On demand, any other information concerning the company’s activities, affairs, financial condition, and other circumstances, except to the extent the demand for the information demanded is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances.
(3) The duty to furnish information under paragraph (2) of this subsection also applies to each member to the extent the member knows any of the information described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(b) In a manager-managed limited liability company, the following rules apply:
(1) The informational rights stated in subsection (a) of this section and the duty stated in subsection (a)(3) of this section apply to the managers and not the members.
(2) During regular business hours and at a reasonable location specified by the company, a member may inspect and copy information regarding the activities, affairs, financial condition, and other circumstances of the company as is just and reasonable if:
(A) The member seeks the information for a purpose reasonably related to the member’s interest as a member;
(B) The member makes a demand in a record received by the company, describing with reasonable particularity the information sought and the purpose for seeking the information; and
(C) The information sought is directly connected to the member’s purpose.
(3) Not later than ten (10) days after receiving a demand pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection, the company shall inform in a record the member that made the demand of:
(A) What information the company will provide in response to the demand and when and where the company will provide the information; and
(B) The company’s reasons for declining, if the company declines to provide any demanded information.
(4) Whenever this act or an operating agreement provides for a member to vote on or give or withhold consent to a matter, before the vote is cast or consent is given or withheld, the company shall, without demand, provide the member with all information that is known to the company and is material to the member’s decision.
(c) Subject to subsection (h) of this section, on ten (10) days’ demand made in a record received by a limited liability company, a person dissociated as a member may have access to the information to which the person was entitled while a member if:
(1) The information pertains to the period during which the person was a member;
(2) The person seeks the information in good faith; and
(3) The person satisfies the requirements imposed on a member by subsection (b)(2) of this section.
(d) A limited liability company shall respond to a demand made pursuant to subsection (c) of this section in the manner provided in subsection (b)(3) of this section.
(e) A limited liability company may charge a person that makes a demand under this section the reasonable costs of copying, limited to the costs of labor and material.
(f) A member or person dissociated as a member may exercise rights under this section through an agent or, in the case of an individual under legal disability, a legal representative. Any restriction or condition imposed by the operating agreement or under subsection (h) of this section applies both to the agent or legal representative and to the member or person dissociated as a member.
(g) Subject to section 30-25-504, Idaho Code, the rights under this section do not extend to a person as transferee.
(h) In addition to any restriction or condition stated in its operating agreement, a limited liability company, as a matter within the ordinary course of its activities and affairs, may impose reasonable restrictions and conditions on access to and use of information to be furnished under this section, including designating information confidential and imposing nondisclosure and safeguarding obligations on the recipient. In a dispute concerning the reasonableness of a restriction under this subsection, the company has the burden of proving reasonableness.
[30-25-410, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 46, p. 885.]
A transferable interest is personal property.
[30-25-501, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 47, p. 887.]
(a) Subject to section 30-25-503(f), Idaho Code, a transfer, in whole or in part, of a transferable interest:
(1) Is permissible, except the transfer of a transferable interest in a professional entity is not permissible without compliance with section 30-21-901(i), Idaho Code;
(2) Does not by itself cause a member’s dissociation or a dissolution and winding up of the limited liability company’s activities and affairs; and
(3) Subject to section 30-25-504, Idaho Code, does not entitle the transferee to:
(A) Participate in the management or conduct of the company’s activities and affairs; or
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, have access to records or other information concerning the company’s activities and affairs.
(b) A transferee has the right to receive, in accordance with the transfer, distributions to which the transferor would otherwise be entitled.
(c) In a dissolution and winding up of a limited liability company, a transferee is entitled to an account of the company’s transactions only from the date of dissolution.
(d) A transferable interest may be evidenced by a certificate of the interest issued by a limited liability company in a record, and, subject to this section, the interest represented by the certificate may be transferred by a transfer of the certificate.
(e) A limited liability company need not give effect to a transferee’s rights under this section until the company knows or has notice of the transfer.
(f) A transfer of a transferable interest in violation of a restriction on transfer contained in the operating agreement is ineffective as to a person having knowledge or notice of the restriction at the time of transfer.
(g) Except as otherwise provided in section 30-25-602(5)(B), Idaho Code, if a member transfers a transferable interest, the transferor retains the rights of a member other than the transferable interest transferred and retains all the duties and obligations of a member.
(h) If a member transfers a transferable interest to a person that becomes a member with respect to the transferred interest, the transferee is liable for the member’s obligations under sections 30-25-403 and 30-25-406, Idaho Code, known to the transferee when the transferee becomes a member.
[30-25-502, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 47, p. 887.]
(a) On application by a judgment creditor of a member or transferee, a court may enter a charging order against the transferable interest of the judgment debtor for the unsatisfied amount of the judgment. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, a charging order constitutes a lien on a judgment debtor’s transferable interest and requires the limited liability company to pay over to the person to which the charging order was issued any distribution that otherwise would be paid to the judgment debtor.
(b) To the extent necessary to effectuate the collection of distributions pursuant to a charging order in effect under subsection (a) of this section, the court may:
(1) Appoint a receiver of the distributions subject to the charging order, with the power to make all inquiries the judgment debtor might have made; and
(2) Make all other orders necessary to give effect to the charging order.
(c) Upon a showing that distributions under a charging order will not pay the judgment debt within a reasonable time, the court may foreclose the lien and order the sale of the transferable interest. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, the purchaser at the foreclosure sale obtains only the transferable interest, does not thereby become a member, and is subject to section 30-25-502, Idaho Code.
(d) At any time before foreclosure under subsection (c) of this section, the member or transferee whose transferable interest is subject to a charging order under subsection (a) of this section may extinguish the charging order by satisfying the judgment and filing a certified copy of the satisfaction with the court that issued the charging order.
(e) At any time before foreclosure under subsection (c) of this section, a limited liability company or one (1) or more members whose transferable interests are not subject to the charging order may pay to the judgment creditor the full amount due under the judgment and thereby succeed to the rights of the judgment creditor, including the charging order.
(f) If a court orders foreclosure of a charging order lien against the sole member of a limited liability company:
(1) The court shall confirm the sale;
(2) The purchaser at the sale obtains the member’s entire interest, not only the member’s transferable interest;
(3) The purchaser thereby becomes a member; and
(4) The person whose interest was subject to the foreclosed charging order is dissociated as a member.
(g) This chapter does not deprive any member or transferee of the benefit of any exemption laws applicable to the transferable interest of the member or transferee.
(h) This section provides the exclusive remedy by which a person seeking in the capacity of judgment creditor to enforce a judgment against a member or transferee may satisfy the judgment from the judgment debtor’s transferable interest.
[30-25-503, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 47, p. 887.]
If a member dies, the deceased member’s legal representative may exercise:
(1) The rights of a transferee provided in section 30-25-502(c), Idaho Code; and
(2) For the purposes of settling the estate, the rights the deceased member had under section 30-25-410, Idaho Code.
[30-25-504, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 47, p. 888.]
(a) A person has the power to dissociate as a member at any time, rightfully or wrongfully, by withdrawing as a member by express will under section 30-25-602(1), Idaho Code.
(b) A person’s dissociation as a member is wrongful only if the dissociation:
(1) Is in breach of an express provision of the operating agreement; or
(2) Occurs before the completion of the winding up of the limited liability company and:
(A) The person withdraws as a member by express will;
(B) The person is expelled as a member by judicial order under section 30-25-602(6), Idaho Code;
(C) The person is dissociated under section 30-25-602(8), Idaho Code; or
(D) In the case of a person that is not a trust other than a business trust, an estate, or an individual, the person is expelled or otherwise dissociated as a member because it willfully dissolved or terminated.
(c) A person that wrongfully dissociates as a member is liable to the limited liability company and, subject to section 30-25-801, Idaho Code, to the other members for damages caused by the dissociation. The liability is in addition to any debt, obligation, or other liability of the member to the company or the other members.
[30-25-601, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 48, p. 888.]
A person is dissociated as a member when:
(1) The limited liability company knows or has notice of the person’s express will to withdraw as a member, but, if the person has specified a withdrawal date later than the date the company had known or had notice, on that later date;
(2) An event stated in the operating agreement as causing the person’s dissociation occurs;
(3) The person’s entire interest is transferred in a foreclosure sale under section 30-25-503(f), Idaho Code;
(4) The person is expelled as a member pursuant to the operating agreement;
(5) The person is expelled as a member by the affirmative vote or consent of all the other members if:
(A) It is unlawful to carry on the limited liability company’s activities and affairs with the person as a member;
(B) There has been a transfer of all the person’s transferable interest in the company, other than:
(i) A transfer for security purposes; or
(ii) A charging order in effect under section 30-25-503, Idaho Code, that has not been foreclosed;
(C) The person is an entity and:
(i) The company notifies the person that it will be expelled as a member because the person has filed a statement of dissolution or the equivalent, the person has been administratively dissolved, the person’s charter or the equivalent has been revoked, or the person’s right to conduct business has been suspended by the person’s jurisdiction of formation; and
(ii) Not later than ninety (90) days after the notification, the statement of dissolution or the equivalent has not been withdrawn, rescinded, or revoked, the person has not been reinstated, or the person’s charter or the equivalent or right to conduct business has not been reinstated; or
(D) The person is an unincorporated entity that has been dissolved and whose activities and affairs are being wound up;
(6) On application by the limited liability company or a member in a direct action under section 30-25-801, Idaho Code, the person is expelled as a member by judicial order because the person:
(A) Has engaged or is engaging in wrongful conduct that has affected adversely and materially, or will affect adversely and materially, the company’s activities and affairs;
(B) Has committed willfully or persistently, or is committing willfully or persistently, a material breach of the operating agreement or a duty or obligation under section 30-25-409, Idaho Code; or
(C) Has engaged or is engaging in conduct relating to the company’s activities and affairs which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the activities and affairs with the person as a member;
(7) In the case of an individual:
(A) The individual dies; or
(B) In a member-managed limited liability company:
(i) A guardian or general conservator for the individual is appointed; or
(ii) A court orders that the individual has otherwise become incapable of performing the individual’s duties as a member under this chapter or the operating agreement;
(8) In a member-managed limited liability company, the person:
(A) Becomes a debtor in bankruptcy;
(B) Executes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(C) Seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of the person or of all or substantially all the person’s property;
(9) In the case of a person that is a testamentary or inter vivos trust or is acting as a member by virtue of being a trustee of such a trust, the trust’s entire transferable interest in the limited liability company is distributed;
(10) In the case of a person who is an estate or is acting as a member by virtue of being a personal representative of an estate, the estate’s entire transferable interest in the limited liability company is distributed;
(11) In the case of a person that is not an individual, the existence of the person terminates;
(12) The limited liability company participates in a merger under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and:
(A) The company is not the surviving entity; or
(B) Otherwise as a result of the merger, the person ceases to be a member;
(13) The limited liability company participates in an interest exchange under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and, as a result of the interest exchange, the person ceases to be a member;
(14) The limited liability company participates in a conversion under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code;
(15) The limited liability company participates in a domestication under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, and, as a result of the domestication, the person ceases to be a member;
(16) The limited liability company dissolves and completes winding up; or
(17) In the case of a professional entity, restrictions or limitations are placed upon a member’s ability to continue to render professional services.
[30-25-602, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 48, p. 889.]
(a) If a person is dissociated as a member:
(1) The person’s right to participate as a member in the management and conduct of the limited liability company’s activities and affairs terminates;
(2) The person’s duties and obligations under section 30-25-409, Idaho Code, as a member end with regard to matters arising and events occurring after the person’s dissociation; and
(3) Subject to section 30-25-504, Idaho Code, and chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, any transferable interest owned by the person in the person’s capacity as a member immediately before dissociation is owned by the person solely as a transferee.
(b) A person’s dissociation as a member does not of itself discharge the person from any debt, obligation, or other liability to the limited liability company or the other members which the person incurred while a member.
[30-25-603, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 48, p. 890.]
(a) A limited liability company is dissolved, and its activities and affairs must be wound up, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) An event or circumstance that the operating agreement states causes dissolution;
(2) The affirmative vote or consent of all the members;
(3) The passage of ninety (90) consecutive days during which the company has no members unless before the end of the period:
(A) Consent to admit at least one (1) specified person as a member is given by transferees owning the rights to receive a majority of distributions as transferees at the time the consent is to be effective; and
(B) At least one (1) person becomes a member in accordance with the consent;
(4) On application by a member, the entry by the district court of an order dissolving the company on the grounds that:
(A) The conduct of all or substantially all the company’s activities and affairs is unlawful; or
(B) It is not reasonably practicable to carry on the company’s activities and affairs in conformity with the certificate of organization and the operating agreement; or
(C) The managers or those members in control of the company:
(i) Have acted, are acting, or will act in a manner that is illegal or fraudulent; or
(ii) Have acted or are acting in a manner that is oppressive and was, is, or will be directly harmful to the applicant; or
(5) The signing and filing of a statement of administrative dissolution by the secretary of state under section 30-21-602, Idaho Code.
(b) In a proceeding brought under subsection (a)(4)(B) of this section, the court may order a remedy other than dissolution.
[30-25-701, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 49, p. 891; am. 2017, ch. 100, sec. 1, p. 248; am. 2021, ch. 321, sec. 8, p. 949.]
(a) A dissolved limited liability company shall wind up its activities and affairs and, except as otherwise provided in section 30-25-703, Idaho Code, the company continues after dissolution only for the purpose of winding up.
(b) In winding up its activities and affairs, a limited liability company:
(1) Shall discharge the company’s debts, obligations, and other liabilities, settle and close the company’s activities and affairs, and marshal and distribute the assets of the company; and
(2) May:
(A) Deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of dissolution stating the name of the company and that the company is dissolved;
(B) Preserve the company activities, affairs, and property as a going concern for a reasonable time;
(C) Prosecute and defend actions and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, or administrative;
(D) Transfer the company’s property;
(E) Settle disputes by mediation or arbitration;
(F) Deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of termination stating the name of the company and that the company is terminated; and
(G) Perform other acts necessary or appropriate to the winding up.
(c) If a dissolved limited liability company has no members, the legal representative of the last person to have been a member may wind up the activities and affairs of the company. If the person does so, the person has the powers of a sole manager under section 30-25-407(c), Idaho Code, and is deemed to be a manager for the purposes of section 30-25-304(a), Idaho Code.
(d) If the legal representative under subsection (c) of this section declines or fails to wind up the limited liability company’s activities and affairs, a person may be appointed to do so by the consent of transferees owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as transferees at the time the consent is to be effective. A person appointed under this subsection:
(1) Has the powers of a sole manager under section 30-25-407(c), Idaho Code, and is deemed to be a manager for the purposes of section 30-25-304(a), Idaho Code; and
(2) Shall deliver promptly to the secretary of state for filing an amendment to the company’s certificate of organization stating:
(A) That the company has no members;
(B) The name and street and mailing addresses of the person; and
(C) That the person has been appointed pursuant to this subsection to wind up the company.
(e) The district court may order judicial supervision of the winding up of a dissolved limited liability company, including the appointment of a person to wind up the company’s activities and affairs:
(1) On the application of a member, if the applicant establishes good cause;
(2) On the application of a transferee, if:
(A) The company does not have any members;
(B) The legal representative of the last person to have been a member declines or fails to wind up the company’s activities; and
(C) Within a reasonable time following the dissolution, a person has not been appointed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; or
(3) In connection with a proceeding under section 30-25-701(a), Idaho Code.
[30-25-702, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 49, p. 891.]
(a) A limited liability company may rescind its dissolution, unless a statement of termination applicable to the company is effective, the district court has entered an order under section 30-25-701(a)(4), Idaho Code, dissolving the company, or the secretary of state has dissolved the company under section 30-21-602, Idaho Code.
(b) Rescinding dissolution under this section requires:
(1) The affirmative vote or consent of each member;
(2) If a statement of dissolution applicable to the limited liability company has been filed by the secretary of state but has not become effective, the delivery to the secretary of state for filing of a statement of withdrawal under section 30-21-204, Idaho Code, applicable to the statement of dissolution; and
(3) If a statement of dissolution applicable to the limited liability company is effective, the delivery to the secretary of state for filing of a statement of rescission stating the name of the company and that dissolution has been rescinded under this section.
(c) If a limited liability company rescinds its dissolution:
(1) The company resumes carrying on its activities and affairs as if dissolution had never occurred;
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, any liability incurred by the company after the dissolution and before the rescission is effective is determined as if dissolution had never occurred; and
(3) The rights of a third party arising out of conduct in reliance on the dissolution before the third party knew or had notice of the rescission may not be adversely affected.
[30-25-703, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 49, p. 892; am. 2021, ch. 321, sec. 9, p. 950.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a dissolved limited liability company may give notice of a known claim under subsection (b) of this section, which has the effect provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) A dissolved limited liability company may in a record notify its known claimants of the dissolution. The notice must:
(1) Specify the information required to be included in a claim;
(2) State that a claim must be in writing and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent;
(3) State the deadline for receipt of a claim, which may not be less than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date the notice is received by the claimant; and
(4) State that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline.
(c) A claim against a dissolved limited liability company is barred if the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met and:
(1) The claim is not received by the specified deadline; or
(2) If the claim is timely received but rejected by the company:
(A) The company causes the claimant to receive a notice in a record stating that the claim is rejected and will be barred unless the claimant commences an action against the company to enforce the claim not later than ninety (90) days after the claimant receives the notice; and
(B) The claimant does not commence the required action not later than ninety (90) days after the claimant receives the notice.
(d) This section does not apply to a claim based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution or a liability that on that date is contingent.
[30-25-704, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 49, p. 893.]
(a) A dissolved limited liability company may publish notice of its dissolution and request persons having claims against the company to present them in accordance with the notice.
(b) A notice under subsection (a) of this section must:
(1) Be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which the dissolved limited liability company’s principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, in the county in which the office of the company’s registered agent is or was last located;
(2) Describe the information required to be contained in a claim, state that the claim must be in writing, and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent; and
(3) State that a claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced not later than three (3) years after publication of the notice.
(c) If a dissolved limited liability company publishes a notice in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the company not later than three (3) years after the publication date of the notice:
(1) A claimant that did not receive notice in a record under section 30-25-704, Idaho Code;
(2) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the company but not acted on; and
(3) A claimant whose claim is contingent at, or based on an event occurring after, the date of dissolution.
(d) A claim not barred under this section or section 30-25-704, Idaho Code, may be enforced:
(1) Against a dissolved limited liability company, to the extent of its undistributed assets; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 30-25-706, Idaho Code, if assets of the company have been distributed after dissolution, against a member or transferee to the extent of that person’s proportionate share of the claim or of the company’s assets distributed to the member or transferee after dissolution, whichever is less, but a person’s total liability for all claims under this paragraph may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the person after dissolution.
[30-25-705, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 49, p. 893; am. 2021, ch. 321, sec. 10, p. 950.]
(a) A dissolved limited liability company that has published a notice under section 30-25-705, Idaho Code, may file an application with the district court in the county where the company’s principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, where the office of its registered agent is or was last located, for a determination of the amount and form of security to be provided for payment of claims that are reasonably expected to arise after the date of dissolution based on facts known to the company and:
(1) At the time of application:
(A) Are contingent; or
(B) Have not been made known to the company; or
(2) Are based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution.
(b) Security is not required for any claim that is or is reasonably anticipated to be barred under section 30-25-705, Idaho Code.
(c) Not later than ten (10) days after the filing of an application under subsection (a) of this section, the dissolved limited liability company shall give notice of the proceeding to each claimant holding a contingent claim known to the company.
(d) In a proceeding under this section, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent all claimants whose identities are unknown. The reasonable fees and expenses of the guardian, including all reasonable expert witness fees, must be paid by the dissolved limited liability company.
(e) A dissolved limited liability company that provides security in the amount and form ordered by the court under subsection (a) of this section satisfies the company’s obligations with respect to claims that are contingent, have not been made known to the company, or are based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution, and such claims may not be enforced against a member or transferee on account of assets received in liquidation.
[30-25-706, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 49, p. 894.]
(a) In winding up its activities and affairs, a limited liability company shall apply its assets to discharge its obligations to creditors, including members that are creditors.
(b) After a limited liability company complies with subsection (a) of this section, any surplus must be distributed in the following order, subject to any charging order in effect under section 30-25-503, Idaho Code:
(1) To each person owning a transferable interest that reflects contributions made and not previously returned, an amount equal to the value of the unreturned contributions; and
(2) Among members and persons dissociated as members in proportion to their respective rights to share in distributions immediately before the dissolution of the company, except to the extent necessary to comply with any transfer effective under section 30-25-502, Idaho Code.
(c) If a limited liability company does not have sufficient surplus to comply with subsection (b)(1) of this section, any surplus must be distributed among the owners of transferable interests in proportion to the value of the respective unreturned contributions.
(d) All distributions made under subsections (b) and (c) of this section must be paid in money.
[30-25-707, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 49, p. 894.]
The following subjects are covered outside this chapter:
(1) Administrative dissolution – sections 30-21-601 and 30-21-602, Idaho Code.
(2) Reinstatement – section 30-21-603, Idaho Code.
(3) Judicial review of denial of reinstatement – section 30-21-604, Idaho Code.
[30-25-708, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 49, p. 895.]
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a member may maintain a direct action against another member, a manager, or the limited liability company to enforce the member’s rights and protect the member’s interests, including rights and interests under the operating agreement or this act or arising independently of the membership relationship.
(2) A member maintaining a direct action under this section must plead and prove an actual or threatened injury that is not solely the result of an injury suffered or threatened to be suffered by the limited liability company.
[30-25-801, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 50, p. 895.]
A member may maintain a derivative action to enforce a right of a limited liability company if:
(1) The member first makes a demand on the other members in a member-managed limited liability company, or the managers of a manager-managed limited liability company, requesting that they cause the company to bring an action to enforce the right, and the managers or other members do not bring the action within a reasonable time; or
(2) A demand under subsection (1) of this section would be futile.
[30-25-802, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 50, p. 895.]
A derivative action to enforce a right of a limited liability company may be maintained only by a person that is a member at the time the action is commenced and:
(1) Was a member when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or
(2) Whose status as a member devolved on the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the operating agreement from a person that was a member at the time of the conduct.
[30-25-803, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 50, p. 895.]
In a derivative action, the complaint must state with particularity:
(1) The date and content of plaintiff’s demand and the response to the demand by the managers or other members; or
(2) Why demand should be excused as futile.
[30-25-804, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 50, p. 896.]
(a) If a limited liability company is named as or made a party in a derivative proceeding, the company may appoint a special litigation committee to investigate the claims asserted in the proceeding and determine whether pursuing the action is in the best interests of the company. If the company appoints a special litigation committee, on motion by the committee made in the name of the company, except for good cause shown, the court shall stay discovery for the time reasonably necessary to permit the committee to make its investigation. This subsection does not prevent the court from:
(1) Enforcing a person’s right to information under section 30-25-410, Idaho Code; or
(2) Granting extraordinary relief in the form of a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.
(b) A special litigation committee must be composed of one (1) or more disinterested and independent individuals, who may be members.
(c) A special litigation committee may be appointed:
(1) In a member-managed limited liability company:
(A) By the consent of a majority of the members not named as parties in the proceeding; or
(B) If all members are named as parties in the proceeding, by a majority of the members named as defendants; or
(2) In a manager-managed limited liability company:
(A) By a majority of the managers not named as parties in the proceeding; or
(B) If all managers are named as parties in the proceeding, by a majority of the managers named as defendants.
(d) After appropriate investigation, a special litigation committee may determine that it is in the best interests of the limited liability company that the proceeding:
(1) Continue under the control of the plaintiff;
(2) Continue under the control of the committee;
(3) Be settled on terms approved by the committee; or
(4) Be dismissed.
(e) After making a determination under subsection (d) of this section, a special litigation committee shall file with the court a statement of its determination and its report supporting its determination and shall serve each party with a copy of the determination and report. The court shall determine whether the members of the committee were disinterested and independent and whether the committee conducted its investigation and made its recommendation in good faith, independently, and with reasonable care, with the committee having the burden of proof. If the court finds that the members of the committee were disinterested and independent and that the committee acted in good faith, independently, and with reasonable care, the court shall enforce the determination of the committee. Otherwise, the court shall dissolve the stay of discovery entered under subsection (a) of this section and allow the action to continue under the control of the plaintiff.
[30-25-805, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 50, p. 896.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section:
(1) Any proceeds or other benefits of a derivative action, whether by judgment, compromise, or settlement, belong to the limited liability company and not to the plaintiff; and
(2) If the plaintiff receives any proceeds, the plaintiff shall remit them immediately to the company.
(b) If a derivative action is successful in whole or in part, the court may award the plaintiff reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, from the recovery of the limited liability company.
(c) A derivative action on behalf of a limited liability company may not be voluntarily dismissed or settled without the court’s approval.
[30-25-806, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 50, p. 896.]
This chapter may be cited as the "Idaho Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act."
[30-27-101, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 897.]
(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Established practices" means the practices used by an unincorporated nonprofit association without material change during the most recent five (5) years of its existence, or if it has existed for less than five (5) years, during its entire existence.
(2) "Governing principles" means the agreements, whether oral, in a record, or implied from its established practices, or in any combination thereof, that govern the purpose or operation of an unincorporated nonprofit association and the rights and obligations of its members and managers. The term includes any amendment or restatement of the agreements constituting the governing principles.
(3) "Manager" means a person that is responsible, alone or in concert with others, for the management of an unincorporated nonprofit association.
(4) "Member" means a person that, under the governing principles, may participate in the selection of persons authorized to manage the affairs of the unincorporated nonprofit association or in the development of the policies and activities of the association.
(5) "Unincorporated nonprofit association" means an unincorporated organization consisting of two (2) or more members joined under an agreement that is oral, in a record, or implied from conduct for one (1) or more common, nonprofit purposes. The term does not include:
(A) A trust;
(B) A marriage, domestic partnership, common-law domestic relationship, civil union, or other domestic living arrangement;
(C) An organization formed under any other statute that governs the organization and operation of unincorporated associations;
(D) A joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or tenancy by the entireties even if the co-owners share use of the property for a nonprofit purpose; or
(E) A relationship under an agreement in a record that expressly provides that the relationship between the parties does not create an unincorporated nonprofit association.
(b) The following definitions outside this chapter apply to this chapter:
(1) "Person" – section 30-21-102(35), Idaho Code.
(2) "Property" – section 30-21-102(41), Idaho Code.
(3) "Record" – section 30-21-102(44), Idaho Code.
(4) "Sign" – section 30-21-102(47), Idaho Code.
(5) "State" – section 30-21-102(48), Idaho Code.
(6) "Transfer" – section 30-21-102(50), Idaho Code.
[30-27-102, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 897.]
(a) A statute governing a specific type of unincorporated nonprofit association prevails over an inconsistent provision in this chapter, to the extent of the inconsistency.
(b) This chapter supplements the law of this state that applies to nonprofit associations operating in this state. If a conflict exists, that law applies.
[30-27-103, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 898.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the law of this state governs the operation in this state of an unincorporated nonprofit association formed or operating in this state.
(b) Unless the governing principles specify a different jurisdiction, the law of the jurisdiction in which an unincorporated nonprofit association has its main place of activities governs the internal affairs of the association.
[30-27-104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 898.]
(a) An unincorporated nonprofit association is an entity distinct from its members and managers.
(b) An unincorporated nonprofit association has perpetual duration unless the governing principles specify otherwise.
(c) An unincorporated nonprofit association has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its purposes.
(d) An unincorporated nonprofit association may engage in profit-making activities, but profits from any activities must be used or set aside for the association’s nonprofit purposes.
[30-27-105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 898.]
(a) An unincorporated nonprofit association may acquire, hold, or transfer in its name an interest in property.
(b) An unincorporated nonprofit association may be a beneficiary of a trust or contract, a legatee, or a devisee.
[30-27-106, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 898.]
(a) In this section, "statement of authority" means a statement authorizing a person to transfer an interest in real property held in the name of an unincorporated nonprofit association.
(b) An interest in real property held in the name of an unincorporated nonprofit association may be transferred by a person authorized to do so in a statement of authority recorded by the association in the office in the county in which a transfer of the property would be recorded.
(c) A statement of authority must state:
(1) The name of the unincorporated nonprofit association;
(2) The address in this state, including the street address, if any, of the association or, if the association does not have an address in this state, its out-of-state address;
(3) That the association is an unincorporated nonprofit association; and
(4) The name, title, or position of a person authorized to transfer an interest in real property held in the name of the association.
(d) A statement of authority must be executed in the same manner as a deed by a person other than the person authorized in the statement to transfer the interest.
(e) A filing officer may collect a fee for recording a statement of authority in the amount authorized for recording a transfer of real property.
(f) A document amending, revoking, or canceling a statement of authority or stating that the statement is unauthorized or erroneous must meet the requirements for executing and recording an original statement.
(g) Unless canceled earlier, a recorded statement of authority and its most recent amendment expire five (5) years after the date of the most recent recording.
(h) If the record title to real property is in the name of an unincorporated nonprofit association and the statement of authority is recorded in the office of the county in which a transfer of the property would be recorded, the authority of the person named under subsection (c)(4) of this section is conclusive in favor of a person that gives value without notice that the person lacks authority.
[30-27-107, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 898.]
(a) A debt, obligation, or other liability of an unincorporated nonprofit association is solely the debt, obligation, or other liability of the association. A member or manager is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the association solely by reason of being or acting as a member or manager. This subsection applies regardless of the dissolution of the association.
(b) A person’s status as a member or manager does not prevent or restrict law other than this chapter from imposing liability on the person or the association because of the person’s conduct.
(c) The failure of an unincorporated nonprofit association to observe formalities relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its activities and affairs is not a ground for imposing liability on a member or manager of the association for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the association.
[30-27-108, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 899.]
(a) An unincorporated nonprofit association may sue or be sued in its own name.
(b) A member or manager may assert a claim the member or manager has against the unincorporated nonprofit association. An association may assert a claim it has against a member or manager.
[30-27-109, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 899.]
A judgment or order against an unincorporated nonprofit association is not by itself a judgment or order against a member or manager.
[30-27-110, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 899.]
In an action or proceeding against an unincorporated nonprofit association, process may be served on an agent authorized by appointment to receive service of process, on a manager of the association, or in any other manner authorized by the law of this state.
[30-27-111, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 899.]
An action or proceeding against an unincorporated nonprofit association does not abate merely because of a change in its members or managers.
[30-27-112, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 899.]
Unless otherwise provided by law other than this chapter, venue of an action against an unincorporated nonprofit association brought in this state is determined under the statutes applicable to an action brought in this state against a corporation.
[30-27-113, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 900.]
A member is not an agent of the association solely by reason of being a member.
[30-27-114, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 900.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, an unincorporated nonprofit association may not pay dividends or make distributions to a member or manager.
(b) An unincorporated nonprofit association may:
(1) Pay reasonable compensation or reimburse reasonable expenses to a member or manager for services rendered;
(2) Confer benefits on a member or manager in conformity with its nonprofit purposes;
(3) Repurchase a membership and repay a capital contribution made by a member to the extent authorized by its governing principles; or
(4) Make distributions of property to members upon winding up and termination to the extent permitted by section 30-27 128, Idaho Code.
[30-27-125, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 900.]
An unincorporated nonprofit association may be dissolved as follows:
(1) If the governing principles provide a time or method for dissolution, at that time or by that method;
(2) If the governing principles do not provide a time or method for dissolution, upon approval by the members;
(3) If no member can be located and the association’s operations have been discontinued for at least three (3) years, by the managers or, if the association has no current manager, by its last manager.
[30-27-127, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 900.]
Winding up and termination of an unincorporated nonprofit association must proceed in accordance with the following rules:
(1) All known debts and liabilities must be paid or adequately provided for.
(2) Any property subject to a condition requiring return to the person designated by the donor must be transferred to that person.
(3) Any property subject to a trust must be distributed in accordance with the trust agreement.
(4) Any remaining property must be distributed as follows:
(A) As required by law other than this chapter that requires assets of an association to be distributed to another person with similar nonprofit purposes;
(B) In accordance with the association’s governing principles or in the absence of applicable governing principles, to the members of the association per capita or as the members direct; or
(C) If neither paragraph (A) nor (B) of this subsection apply, as provided in chapter 5, title 14, Idaho Code.
[30-27-128, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 900.]
(a) An unincorporated nonprofit association may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process.
(b) A statement appointing a registered agent must state:
(1) The name of the unincorporated nonprofit association; and
(2) The name and street and mailing addresses in this state of the registered agent.
(c) A statement appointing a registered agent must be signed by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the unincorporated nonprofit association. The signing of the statement is an affirmation of fact that the person is authorized to manage the affairs of the unincorporated nonprofit association and that the agent has consented to serve.
(d) An amendment to or cancellation of a statement appointing a registered agent must meet the requirements for signing an original statement. An agent may resign by delivering a resignation to the office of the secretary of state for filing and giving notice to the unincorporated nonprofit association at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the association.
(e) The secretary of state may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing a registered agent, an amendment, a cancellation, or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents.
(f) A statement appointing a registered agent takes effect on filing by the secretary of state and is effective for five (5) years after the date of filing unless canceled or terminated earlier.
(g) A statement appointing a registered agent may not be rejected for filing because the name of the unincorporated nonprofit association signing the statement is not distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the name of another entity appearing in those records. The filing of such a statement does not make the name of the unincorporated nonprofit association signing the statement unavailable for use by another entity.
(h) The only duty of a registered agent under this chapter is to forward to the unincorporated nonprofit association at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the association any process, notice or demand pertaining to the association which is served or received by the agent.
[30-27-129, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 900.]
(a) If, before the effective date of this chapter, an interest in property was by terms of a transfer purportedly transferred to an unincorporated nonprofit association, but under the law of this state the interest did not vest in the association or in one (1) or more persons on behalf of the association under subsection (b) of this section, on the effective date of this chapter the interest vests in the association, unless the parties to the transfer have treated the transfer as ineffective.
(b) If, before the effective date of this chapter, an interest in property was by terms of a transfer purportedly transferred to an unincorporated nonprofit association, but the interest was vested in one (1) or more persons to hold the interest for members of the association, on or after the effective date of this chapter the persons, or their successors in interest, may transfer the interest to the association in its name, or the association may require that the interest be transferred to it in its name.
[30-27-130, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 53, p. 901.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Business Corporation Act."
[30-29-101, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 56, p. 902.]
(a) A document delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this chapter must be typewritten or printed, or, if electronically transmitted, it must be in a format that can be retrieved or reproduced in typewritten or printed form.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-21-209(b), Idaho Code, and except as otherwise permitted by subsection (e) of this section, the document must be signed:
(1) By the chairman of the board of directors of a domestic or foreign corporation, by its president, or by another of its officers;
(2) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or
(3) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.
(c) The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite the person’s signature the person’s name and the capacity in which the document is signed. The document may, but need not, contain a corporate seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification.
(d) Whenever a provision of this chapter, or section 30-22-107, Idaho Code, permits any of the terms of a plan or a filed document to be dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan or filed document, the following provisions apply:
(1) The manner in which the facts will operate upon the terms of the plan or filed document must be set forth in the plan or filed document.
(2) The facts may include:
(i) Any of the following that are available in a nationally recognized news or information medium either in print or electronically: statistical or market indices, market prices of any security or group of securities, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or similar economic or financial data;
(ii) A determination or action by any person or body, including the corporation or any other party, to a plan or filed document; or
(iii) The terms of, or actions taken under, an agreement to which the corporation is a party, or any other agreement or document.
(3) As used in this subsection:
(i) "Filed document" means a document filed by the secretary of state under any provision of this chapter or chapter 21 or 22, title 30, Idaho Code, except section 30-21-213, Idaho Code, or part 5, chapter 21, title 30, Idaho Code; and
(ii) "Plan" means a plan of domestication, conversion, merger or share exchange.
(4) The following provisions of a plan or filed document may not be made dependent upon facts outside the plan or filed document:
(i) The name and address of any person required in a filed document;
(ii) The registered office, if any, of any entity required in a filed document;
(iii) The registered agent of any entity required in a filed document;
(iv) The number of authorized shares and designation of each class or series of shares;
(v) The effective date of a filed document; and
(vi) Any required statement in a filed document of the date on which the underlying transaction was approved or the manner in which that approval was given.
(5) If a provision of a filed document is made dependent on a fact ascertainable outside of the filed document, and that fact is neither ascertainable by reference to a source described in subsection (d)(2)(i) of this section or a document that is a matter of public record, nor have the affected shareholders received notice of the fact from the corporation, then the corporation shall file with the secretary of state articles of amendment to the filed document setting forth the fact promptly after the time when the fact referred to is first ascertainable or thereafter changes. Articles of amendment under this paragraph are deemed to be authorized by the authorization of the original filed document to which they relate and may be filed by the corporation without further action by the board of directors or the shareholders.
(e) The annual report delivered to the secretary of state for filing under section 30-21-213, Idaho Code, shall be executed by one (1) of the persons identified in subsection (a) of this section or by another person who is authorized by the board of directors to execute the report.
[30-29-120, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 56, p. 902; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 1, p. 225.]
(a) If a filed document does not specify the time zone or place at which a date or time or both is to be determined, the date or time or both at which it becomes effective shall be those prevailing at the place of filing in this state.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code, any document filed pursuant to this chapter may have a delayed effective date and, when accepted for filing, is effective as provided in section 30-21-203, Idaho Code, and this section.
[30-29-123, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 2, p. 226.]
In this chapter, unless otherwise specified:
(1) "Articles of incorporation" means the articles of incorporation described in section 30-29-202, Idaho Code, all amendments to the articles of incorporation, and any other documents permitted or required to be delivered for filing by a domestic business corporation with the secretary of state under any provision of this chapter that modify, amend, supplement, restate, or replace the articles of incorporation. After an amendment of the articles of incorporation or any other document filed under this chapter that restates the articles of incorporation in their entirety, the articles of incorporation shall not include any prior documents. When used with respect to a foreign corporation or a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, the "articles of incorporation" of such an entity means the document of such entity that is equivalent to the articles of incorporation of a domestic business corporation.
(2) "Authorized shares" means the shares of all classes a domestic or foreign corporation is authorized to issue.
(3) "Beneficial shareholder" means a person who owns the beneficial interest in shares, that may be a record shareholder or a person on whose behalf shares are registered in the name of an intermediary or nominee.
(4) "Conspicuous" means so written, displayed, or presented that a reasonable person against whom the writing is to operate should have noticed it. For example, printing in italics or boldface or contrasting color, or typing in capitals or underlined, is conspicuous.
(5) "Corporation," "domestic corporation," "business corporation," or "domestic business corporation" means a corporation for profit that is not a foreign corporation, incorporated under this chapter.
(6) "Distribution" means a direct or indirect transfer of cash or other property, except a corporation’s own shares, or incurrence of indebtedness by a corporation to or for the benefit of its shareholders in respect of any of its shares. A distribution may be in the form of a payment of a dividend; a purchase, redemption, or other acquisition of shares; a distribution of indebtedness; a distribution of liquidation; or otherwise.
(7) "Document" means any tangible medium on which information is inscribed, and includes handwritten, typed, printed, or similar instruments, and copies of such instruments; or an electronic record.
(8) "Effective date," when referring to a record filed by the secretary of state, means the time and date determined in accordance with section 30-21-203 or 30-29-123(b), Idaho Code.
(9) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(10) "Electronic record" means information that is stored in an electronic or other nontangible medium and is retrievable in paper form through an automated process used in conventional commercial practice, unless otherwise authorized in accordance with section 30-29-141(j), Idaho Code.
(11) "Electronic transmission" or "electronically transmitted" means any form or process of communication not directly involving the physical transfer of paper, or another tangible medium, that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information by the recipient and is retrievable in paper form by the recipient through an automated process used in conventional commercial practice, unless otherwise authorized in accordance with section 30-29-141(j), Idaho Code.
(12) "Eligible entity" means a domestic or foreign unincorporated entity or a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation.
(13) "Eligible interests" means interests in eligible entities.
(14) "Employee" includes an officer but not a director. A director may accept duties that make the director also an employee.
(15) "Expenses" means reasonable expenses of any kind that are incurred in connection with a matter.
(16) "Foreign corporation" or "foreign business" means a corporation incorporated under a law other than the law of this state which would be a business corporation if incorporated under the law of this state.
(17) "Foreign nonprofit corporation" means a corporation incorporated under a law other than the law of this state, which would be a nonprofit corporation if incorporated under the law of this state.
(18) "Foreign registration statement" means the foreign registration statement described in section 30-21-503, Idaho Code.
(19) "Includes" and "including" denote a partial definition or a nonexclusive list.
(20) "Individual" means a natural person.
(21) "Interest holder liability" means:
(i) Personal liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of a domestic corporation or other entity that is imposed on a person:
(A) Solely by reason of the person’s status as a shareholder or other interest holder; or
(B) By the articles of incorporation of the domestic corporation or the organic rules of the other entity that make one (1) or more specified shareholders, members or interest holders, or categories of shareholders or interest holders, liable in their capacity as shareholders or interest holders for all or specified liabilities of the corporation or other entity; or
(ii) An obligation of a shareholder or interest holder under the articles of incorporation of a domestic corporation or the organic rules of another entity or to contribute to the corporation or other entity.
For purposes of the foregoing, except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation of a domestic corporation or the organic law or organic rules of another entity, interest holder liability arises under paragraph (i) of this subsection when the corporation or other entity incurs the liability.
(22) "Means" denotes an exhaustive definition.
(23) "Membership" [Reserved.]
(24) "Record date" means the date fixed for determining the identity of the corporation’s shareholders and their shareholdings for purposes of this chapter. Unless another time is specified when the record date is fixed, the determination shall be made as of the close of business at the principal office of the corporation on the date so fixed.
(25) "Record shareholder" means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of the corporation or the person identified as the beneficial owner of shares in a beneficial ownership certificate pursuant to section 30-29-723, Idaho Code, on file with the corporation to the extent of the rights granted by such certificate.
(26) "Secretary" means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under section 30-29-840(c), Idaho Code, to maintain the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors and of the shareholders and for authenticating records of the corporation.
(27) "Share exchange" means an interest exchange as defined in section 30-22-102(10), Idaho Code.
(28) "Shareholder" means a record shareholder.
(29) "Shares" means the units into which the proprietary interests in a domestic or foreign corporation are divided.
(30) "Subscriber" means a person who subscribes for shares in a corporation, whether before or after incorporation.
(31) "Treasury shares" means shares of a corporation which have been issued, have been subsequently acquired by and belong to the corporation, and have not, either by reason of the acquisition or thereafter, been canceled or restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares. Treasury shares shall be deemed to be "issued" shares, but not "outstanding" shares.
(32) "Unincorporated entity" means an organization or artificial legal person that either has a separate legal existence or has the power to acquire an estate in real property in its own name and that is not any of the following: a domestic or foreign business or nonprofit corporation, a series of a limited liability company or of another type of entity, an estate, a trust, a state, the United States, or a foreign government. The term includes a general partnership, limited liability company, limited partnership, business trust, joint stock association and unincorporated nonprofit association.
(33) "United States" includes district, authority, bureau, commission, department and any other agency of the United States.
(34) "Unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner" means, with respect to any shareholder rights, a voting trust beneficial owner whose entitlement to exercise the shareholder right in question is not inconsistent with the voting trust agreement.
(35) "Voting group" means all shares of one (1) or more classes or series that under the articles of incorporation or this chapter are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders. All shares entitled by the articles of incorporation or this chapter to vote generally on the matter are for that purpose a single voting group.
(36) "Voting power" means the current power to vote in the election of directors.
(37) "Voting trust beneficial owner" means an owner of a beneficial interest in shares of the corporation held in a voting trust established pursuant to section 30-29-730(a), Idaho Code.
(38) "Writing" or "written" means any information in the form of a document.
[30-29-140, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 56, p. 903; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 3, p. 226.]
(a) Notice under this chapter must be in writing unless oral notice is reasonable in the circumstances. Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, words in a notice or other communication under this chapter must be in English.
(b) A notice or other communication may be given by any method of delivery, except that electronic transmissions must be in accordance with this section. If the methods of delivery are impracticable, notice or other communication may be given by means of a broad non-exclusionary distribution to the public that may include a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published, radio, television, or other methods of distribution that the corporation has previously identified to its shareholders.
(c) Notice or other communication to a domestic corporation or to a foreign corporation registered to do business in this state may be delivered to the corporation’s registered agent at its registered office or to the secretary at the corporation’s principal office shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its foreign registration statement.
(d) A notice or other communications may be delivered by electronic transmission if consented to by the recipient or if authorized by subsection (j) of this section.
(e) Any consent under subsection (d) of this section may be revoked by the person who consented by written or electronic notice to the person to whom the consent was delivered. Any such consent is deemed revoked if the corporation is unable to deliver two (2) consecutive electronic transmissions given by the corporation in accordance with such consent, and such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice or other communications; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
(f) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic transmission is received when:
(1) It enters an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purposes of receiving electronic transmissions or information of the type sent, and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic transmission; and
(2) It is in a form capable of being processed by that system.
(g) Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection (f)(1) of this section establishes that an electronic transmission was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received.
(h) An electronic transmission is received under this section even if no person is aware of its receipt.
(i) A notice or other communication, if in a comprehensible form or manner, is effective at the earliest of the following:
(1) If in a physical form, the earliest of when it is actually received, or when it is left at:
(i) A shareholder’s address shown on the corporation’s record of shareholders maintained by the corporation under section 30-29-1601(d), Idaho Code;
(ii) A director’s residence or usual place of business; or
(iii) The corporation’s principal office;
(2) If mailed postage prepaid and correctly addressed to a shareholder, upon deposit in the United States mail;
(3) If mailed by United States mail postage prepaid and correctly addressed to a recipient other than a shareholder, the earliest of when it is actually received, or:
(i) If sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, the date shown on the return receipt signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or
(ii) Five (5) days after it is deposited in the United States mail;
(4) If an electronic transmission, when it is received as provided in subsection (f) of this section; and
(5) If oral, when communicated.
(j) A notice or other communication may be in the form of an electronic transmission that cannot be directly reproduced in paper form by the recipient through an automated process used in conventional commercial practice only if the electronic transmission is otherwise retrievable in perceivable form, and the sender and the recipient have consented in writing to the use of such form of electronic transmission.
(k) If this chapter prescribes requirements for notices or other communications in particular circumstances, those requirements govern. If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe requirements for notices or other communications, not inconsistent with this section or other provisions of this chapter, those requirements govern. The articles of incorporation or bylaws may authorize or require delivery of notices of meetings of directors by electronic transmission.
(l) In the event that any provisions of this chapter are deemed to modify, limit, or supersede the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., the provisions of this chapter shall control to the maximum extent permitted by section 102(a)(2) of that federal act.
[30-29-141, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 56, p. 905; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 4, p. 229.]
(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following identified as a shareholder in a corporation’s current record of shareholders constitutes one (1) shareholder:
(1) Three (3) or fewer co-owners;
(2) A corporation, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity; or
(3) The trustees, guardians, custodians, or other fiduciaries of a single trust, estate, or account.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, shareholdings registered in substantially similar names constitute one (1) shareholder if it is reasonable to believe that the names represent the same person.
[30-29-142, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 5, p. 231.]
(a) A "qualified director" is a director who, at the time action is to be taken under:
(1) Section 30-29-202(b)(6), Idaho Code, is not a director to whom the limitation or elimination of the duty of an officer to offer potential business opportunities to the corporation would apply or who has a material relationship with any other person to whom the limitation or elimination would apply;
(2) Section 30-29-744, Idaho Code, does not have a material interest in the outcome of the proceeding or a material relationship with a person who has such an interest;
(3) Section 30-29-853 or 30-29-855, Idaho Code, is not a party to the proceeding, is not a director as to whom a transaction is a director’s conflicting interest transaction or who sought a disclaimer of the corporation’s interest in a business opportunity under section 30-29-870, Idaho Code, which transaction or disclaimer is challenged in the proceeding, and does not have a material relationship with a director described in this subsection;
(4) Section 30-29-862, Idaho Code, is not a director as to whom the transaction is a director’s conflicting interest transaction or who has a material relationship with another director as to whom the transaction is a director’s conflicting interest transaction; or
(5) Section 30-29-870, Idaho Code, is not a director who pursues or takes advantage of the business opportunity, directly or indirectly through or on behalf of another person or has a material relationship with a director or officer who pursues or takes advantage of the business opportunity, directly or indirectly through or on behalf of another person.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Material interest" means an actual or potential benefit or detriment, other than one which would devolve on the corporation or the shareholders generally, that would reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the director’s judgment when participating in the action to be taken; and
(2) "Material relationship" means a familial, financial, professional, employment, or other relationship that would reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the director’s judgment when participating in the action to be taken.
(c) The presence of one (1) or more of the following circumstances shall not automatically prevent a director from being a qualified director:
(1) Nomination or election of the director to the current board by any director who is not a qualified director with respect to the matter, or by any person who has a material relationship with that director, acting alone or participating with others;
(2) Service as a director of another corporation of which a director who is not a qualified director with respect to the matter, or any individual who has a material relationship with that director, is or was also a director; or
(3) With respect to action to be taken under section 30-29-744, Idaho Code, status as a named defendant, as a director against whom action is demanded, or as a director who approved the conduct being challenged.
[30-29-143, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 6, p. 232.]
(a) A corporation has delivered written notice or any other report or statement under this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws to all shareholders who share a common address if:
(1) The corporation delivers one (1) copy of the notice, report, or statement to the common address;
(2) The corporation addresses the notice, report, or statement to those shareholders either as a group or to each of those shareholders individually or to the shareholders in a form to which each of those shareholders has consented; and
(3) Each of those shareholders consents to delivery of a single copy of such notice, report, or statement to the shareholders’ common address.
(b) Any such consent described in subsections (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section shall be revocable by any of such shareholders who deliver written notice of revocation to the corporation. If such written notice of revocation is delivered, the corporation shall begin providing individual notices, reports, or other statements to the revoking shareholder no later than thirty (30) days after delivery of the written notice of revocation.
(c) Any shareholder who fails to object by written notice to the corporation, within sixty (60) days of written notice by the corporation of its intention to deliver single copies of notices, reports, or statements to shareholders who share a common address as permitted by subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single copy at the common address; provided that the notice of intention explains that consent may be revoked and the method for revoking.
[30-29-144, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 7, p. 233.]
For purposes of sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code:
(1) "Corporate action" means any action taken by or on behalf of the corporation, including any action taken by the incorporator, the board of directors, a committee of the board of directors, an officer or agent of the corporation, or the shareholders.
(2) "Date of the defective corporate action" means the date, or the approximate date if the exact date is unknown, the defective corporate action was purported to have been taken.
(3) "Defective corporate action" means any corporate action purportedly taken that is, and at the time such corporate action was purportedly taken, would have been within the power of the corporation, but is void or voidable due to a failure of authorization, and is an overissue.
(4) "Failure of authorization" means the failure to authorize, approve or otherwise effect a corporate action in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a corporate resolution, or any plan or agreement to which the corporation is a party, if and to the extent such failure would render such corporate action void or voidable.
(5) "Overissue" means the purported issuance of shares of a class or series in excess of the number of shares of a class or series the corporation has the power to issue under section 30-29-601, Idaho Code, at the time of such issuance; or shares of any class or series that is not then authorized for issuance by the articles of incorporation.
(6) "Putative shares" means the shares of any class or series, including shares issued upon exercise of rights, options, warrants, or other securities convertible into shares of the corporation or interests with respect to such shares that were created or issued as a result of a defective corporate action that, but for any failure of authorization, would constitute valid shares or cannot be determined by the board of directors to be valid shares.
(7) "Valid shares" means the shares of any class or series that have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with this chapter, including as a result of ratification or validation under sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code.
(8) "Validation effective time" with respect to any defective corporate action ratified under sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code, means the later of:
(a) The time at which the ratification of the defective corporate action is approved by the shareholders, or if approval of shareholders is not required, the time at which the notice required by section 30-29-149, Idaho Code, becomes effective in accordance with section 30-29-141, Idaho Code; and
(b) The time at which any articles of validation filed in accordance with section 30-29-151, Idaho Code, become effective.
The validation effective time shall not be affected by the filing or pendency of a judicial proceeding under section 30-29-152, Idaho Code, or otherwise, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
[30-29-145, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 8, p. 233.]
(a) A defective corporate action shall not be void or voidable if ratified in accordance with section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, or validated in accordance with section 30-29-152, Idaho Code.
(b) Ratification under section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, or validation under section 30-29-152, Idaho Code, shall not be deemed to be the exclusive means of ratifying or validating any defective corporate action, and the absence or failure of ratification in accordance with sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code, shall not, of itself, affect the validity or effectiveness of any corporate action properly ratified under common law or otherwise, nor shall it create a presumption that any such corporate action is or was a defective corporate action or void or voidable.
(c) In the case of an overissue, putative shares shall be valid shares effective as of the date originally issued or purportedly issued upon:
(1) The effectiveness under sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code, and under part 10 of this chapter or an amendment to the articles of incorporation authorizing, designating, or creating such shares; or
(2) The effectiveness of any other corporate action under sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code, ratifying the authorization, designation, or creation of such shares.
[30-29-146, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 9, p. 234.]
(a) To ratify a defective corporate action under this section, other than the ratification of an election of the initial board of directors under subsection (b) of this section, the board of directors shall take action ratifying the action in accordance with section 30-29-148, Idaho Code, stating:
(1) The defective corporate action to be ratified and, if the defective corporate action involved the issuance of putative shares, the number and type of putative shares purportedly issued;
(2) The date of the defective corporate action;
(3) The nature of the failure of authorization with respect to the defective corporate action to be ratified; and
(4) That the board of directors approves the ratification of the defective corporate action.
(b) In the event that a defective corporate action to be ratified relates to the election of the initial board of directors of the corporation under section 30-29-205(a)(2), Idaho Code, a majority of the persons who, at the time of the ratification, are exercising the powers of directors, may take an action stating:
(1) The name of the person or persons who first took action in the name of the corporation as the initial board of directors of the corporation;
(2) The earlier of the date on which such persons first took such action or were purported to have been elected as the initial board of directors; and
(3) That the ratification of the election of such person or persons as the initial board of directors is approved.
(c) If any provision of this chapter, the articles of incorporation or bylaws, any corporate resolution or any plan or agreement to which the corporation is a party in effect at the time action under subsection (a) of this section is taken, requires shareholder approval or would have required shareholder approval at the date of the occurrence of the defective corporate action, the ratification of the defective corporate action approved in the action taken by the directors under subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the shareholders for approval in accordance with section 30-29-148, Idaho Code.
(d) Unless otherwise provided in the action taken by the board of directors under subsection (a) of this section, after the action by the board of directors has been taken and, if required, approved by the shareholders, the board of directors may abandon the ratification at any time before the validation effective time without further action of the shareholders.
[30-29-147, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 10, p. 234.]
(a) The quorum and voting requirements applicable to a ratifying action by the board of directors under section 30-29-147(a), Idaho Code, shall be the quorum and voting requirements applicable to the corporate action proposed to be ratified at the time such ratifying action is taken.
(b) If the ratification of the defective corporate action requires approval by the shareholders under section 30-29-147(c), Idaho Code, and if the approval is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each holder of valid and putative shares, regardless of whether entitled to vote, as of the record date for notice of the meeting and as of the date of the occurrence of defective corporate action, provided that notice shall not be required to be given to holders of valid or putative shares whose identities or addresses for notice cannot be determined from the records of the corporation. The notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider ratification of a defective corporate action and must be accompanied by either a copy of the action taken by the board of directors in accordance with section 30-29-147(a), Idaho Code, or the information required by paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) of section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, and a statement that any claim that the ratification of such defective corporate action and any putative shares issued as a result of such defective corporate action should not be effective, or should be effective only on certain conditions, shall be brought within 120 days from the applicable validation effective time.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section with respect to the voting requirements to ratify the election of a director, the quorum and voting requirements applicable to the approval by the shareholders required by section 30-29-147(c), Idaho Code, shall be the quorum and voting requirements applicable to the corporate action proposed to be ratified at the time of such shareholder approval.
(d) The approval by shareholders to ratify the election of a director requires that the votes cast within the voting group favoring such ratification exceed the votes cast opposing such ratification of the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
(e) Putative shares on the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote on any matter submitted to shareholders under section 30-29-147(c), Idaho Code, and without giving effect to any ratification of putative shares that becomes effective as a result of such vote, shall neither be entitled to vote nor counted for quorum purposes in any vote to approve the ratification of any defective corporate action.
(f) If the approval under this section of putative shares would result in an overissue, in addition to the approval required by section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, approval of an amendment to the articles of incorporation under part 10 of this chapter to increase the number of shares of an authorized class or series, or to authorize the creation of a class or series of shares so there would be no overissue, shall also be required.
[30-29-148, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 11, p. 235.]
(a) Unless shareholder approval is required under section 30-29-147(c), Idaho Code, prompt notice of an action taken under section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, shall be given to each holder of valid and putative shares, regardless of whether entitled to vote, as of the date of such action by the board of directors and the date of the defective corporate action ratified, provided that notice shall not be required to be given to holders of valid and putative shares whose identities or addresses for notice cannot be determined from the records of the corporation.
(b) The notice must contain either a copy of the action taken by the board of directors in accordance with subsection (a) or (b) of section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, or the information required by paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) of section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, or paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, as applicable; and a statement that any claim that the ratification of the defective corporate action and any putative shares issued as a result of such defective corporate action should not be effective, or should be effective only on certain conditions, shall be brought within 120 days from the applicable validation effective time.
(c) No notice under this section is required with respect to any action required to be submitted to shareholders for approval under section 30-29-147(c), Idaho Code, if notice is given in accordance with section 30-29-148(b), Idaho Code.
(d) A notice required by this section may be given in any manner permitted by section 30-29-141, Idaho Code, and, for any corporation subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the securities exchange act of 1934, may be given by means of a filing or furnishing of such notice with the United States securities and exchange commission.
[30-29-149, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 12, p. 236.]
From and after the validation effective time, and without regard to the one hundred twenty (120) day period during which a claim may be brought under section 30-29-152, Idaho Code:
(a) Each defective corporate action ratified in accordance with section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, shall not be void or voidable as a result of the failure of authorization identified in the action taken under subsection (a) or (b) of section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, and shall be deemed a valid corporate action effective as of the date of the defective corporate action;
(b) The issuance of each putative share or fraction of a putative share purportedly issued pursuant to a defective corporate action identified in the action taken under section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, shall not be void or voidable, and each such putative share or fraction of a putative share shall be deemed to be an identical share or fraction of a valid share as of the time it was purportedly issued; and
(c) Any corporate action taken subsequent to the defective corporate action ratified in accordance with sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code, in reliance on such defective corporate action having been validly effected and any subsequent defective corporate action resulting directly or indirectly from such original defective corporate action shall be valid as of the time taken.
[30-29-150, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 13, p. 236.]
(a) If the defective corporate action ratified under sections 30-29-145 through 30-29-152, Idaho Code, would have required under any other section of this chapter a filing in accordance with this chapter, then, regardless of whether a filing was previously made in respect of such defective corporate action and in lieu of a filing otherwise required by this chapter, the corporation shall file articles of validation in accordance with this section, and such articles of validation shall serve to amend or substitute for any other filing with respect to such defective corporate action required by this chapter.
(b) The articles of validation must set forth:
(1) The defective corporate action that is the subject of the articles of validation including, in the case of any defective corporate action involving the issuance of putative shares, the number and type of putative shares issued, and the date or dates upon which such putative shares were purported to have been issued;
(2) The date of the defective corporate action;
(3) The nature of the failure of authorization in respect of the defective corporate action;
(4) A statement that the defective corporate action was ratified in accordance with section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, including the date on which the board of directors ratified such defective corporate action and the date, if any, on which the shareholders approved the ratification of such defective corporate action; and
(5) The information required by subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The articles of validation must also contain the following information:
(1) If a filing was previously made in respect of the defective corporate action and no changes to such filing are required to give effect to the ratification of such defective corporate action in accordance with section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, the articles of validation must set forth the name, title, and filing date of the filing previously made and any articles of correction to that filing and a statement that a copy of the filing previously made, together with any articles of correction to that filing, is attached as an exhibit to the articles of validation;
(2) If a filing was previously made in respect of the defective corporate action and such filing requires any change to give effect to the ratification of such defective corporate action in accordance with section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, the articles of validation must set forth the name, title, and filing date of the filing previously made and any articles of correction to that filing; a statement that a filing containing all of the information required to be included under the applicable section or sections of this chapter to give effect to such defective corporate action is attached as an exhibit to the articles of validation; and the date and time that such filing is deemed to have become effective; or
(3) If a filing was not previously made in respect of the defective corporate action and the defective corporate action ratified under section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, would have required a filing under any other section of this chapter, the articles of validation must set forth a statement that a filing containing all of the information required to be included under the applicable section or sections of this chapter to give effect to such defective corporate action is attached as an exhibit to the articles of validation; and the date and time that such filing is deemed to have become effective.
[30-29-151, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 14, p. 237.]
(a) Upon application by the corporation, any successor entity to the corporation, a director of the corporation, any shareholder, beneficial shareholder or unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner of the corporation, including any such shareholder, beneficial shareholder or unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner as of the date of the defective corporate action ratified under section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, or any other person claiming to be substantially and adversely affected by a ratification under section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, the Idaho district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in this state, Ada county, may:
(1) Determine the validity and effectiveness of any corporate action or defective corporate action;
(2) Determine the validity and effectiveness of any ratification under section 30-29-147, Idaho Code;
(3) Determine the validity of any putative shares; and
(4) Modify or waive any of the procedures specified in section 30-29-147, Idaho Code, or 30-29-148, Idaho Code, to ratify a defective corporate action.
(b) In connection with an action under this section, the court may make such findings or orders, and take into account any factors or considerations regarding such matters as it deems proper under the circumstances.
(c) Service of process of the application under subsection (a) of this section on the corporation may be made in any manner provided by statute of this state or by rule of the applicable court for service on the corporation, and no other party need be joined in order for the court to adjudicate the matter. In an action filed by the corporation, the court may require notice of the action be provided to other persons specified by the court and permit such other persons to intervene in the action.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or otherwise under applicable law, any action asserting that the ratification of any defective corporate action and any putative shares issued as a result of such defective corporate action should not be effective, or should be effective only on certain conditions, shall be brought within one hundred twenty (120) days of the validation effective time.
[30-29-152, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 15, p. 238.]
One (1) or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the secretary of state for filing.
[30-29-201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 57, p. 905.]
(a) The articles of incorporation must set forth:
(1) A corporate name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of sections 30-21-301 and 30-21-302(a), Idaho Code;
(2) The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue;
(3) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code; and
(4) The name and address of each incorporator.
(b) The articles of incorporation may set forth:
(1) The names and addresses of the individuals who are to serve as the initial directors;
(2) Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding:
(i) The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized;
(ii) Managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation;
(iii) Defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the corporation, its board of directors, and shareholders;
(iv) A par value for authorized shares or classes of shares; or
(v) The imposition of interest holder liability on shareholders;
(3) Any provision that under this chapter is required or permitted to be set forth in the bylaws;
(4) A provision eliminating or limiting the liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for money damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, as a director, except liability for:
(i) The amount of a financial benefit received by a director to which the director is not entitled;
(ii) An intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or the shareholders;
(iii) A violation of section 30-29-832, Idaho Code; or
(iv) An intentional violation of criminal law;
(5) A provision permitting or making obligatory indemnification of a director for liability, as defined in section 30-29-850(3), Idaho Code, to any person for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, as a director, except liability for:
(i) Receipt of a financial benefit to which the director is not entitled;
(ii) An intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or its shareholders;
(iii) A violation of section 30-29-832, Idaho Code; or
(iv) An intentional violation of criminal law; and
(6) A provision limiting or eliminating any duty of a director or any other person to offer the corporation the right to have or participate in any, or one (1) or more classes or categories of, business opportunities, before the pursuit or taking of the opportunity by the director or other person; provided that any application of such a provision to an officer or a related person of that officer also requires approval of that application by the board of directors, subsequent to the effective date of the provision, by action of qualified directors taken in compliance with the same procedures as are set forth in section 30-29-862, Idaho Code; and may be limited by the authorizing action of the board.
(c) The articles of incorporation need not set forth any of the corporate powers enumerated in this chapter.
(d) Provisions of the articles of incorporation may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of incorporation in accordance with section 30-29-120(d), Idaho Code.
(e) As used in this section, "related person" has the meaning specified in section 30-29-860, Idaho Code.
[30-29-202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 57, p. 905; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 16, p. 239.]
(a) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation are filed.
(b) The secretary of state’s filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation.
[30-29-203, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 57, p. 906; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 17, p. 240.]
All persons purporting to act as or on behalf of a corporation, knowing there was no incorporation under this chapter, are jointly and severally liable for all liabilities created while so acting.
[30-29-204, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 57, p. 906; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 18, p. 240.]
(a) After incorporation:
(1) If initial directors are named in the articles of incorporation, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws, and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting; or
(2) If initial directors are not named in the articles of incorporation, the incorporator or incorporators shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators:
(i) To elect initial directors and complete the organization of the corporation; or
(ii) To elect a board of directors, who shall complete the organization of the corporation.
(b) Action required or permitted by this chapter to be taken by incorporators at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken and signed by each incorporator.
(c) An organizational meeting may be held in or out of this state.
[30-29-205, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 57, p. 907; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 19, p. 240.]
(a) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation.
(b) The bylaws of a corporation may contain any provision that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation.
(c) The bylaws may contain one (1) or both of the following provisions:
(1) A requirement that if the corporation solicits proxies or consents with respect to an election of directors, the corporation include in its proxy statement and any form of its proxy or consent, to the extent and subject to such procedures or conditions as are provided in the bylaws, one (1) or more individuals nominated by a shareholder in addition to individuals nominated by the board of directors; and
(2) A requirement that the corporation reimburse the expenses incurred by a shareholder in soliciting proxies or consents in connection with an election of directors, to the extent and subject to such procedures and conditions as are provided in the bylaws, provided that no bylaw so adopted shall apply to elections for which any record date precedes its adoption.
(d) Notwithstanding section 30-29-1020(b)(2), Idaho Code, the shareholders in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw described in subsection (c) of this section may not limit the authority of the board of directors to amend or repeal any condition or procedure set forth in or to add any procedure or condition to such a bylaw to provide for a reasonable, practical, and orderly process.
[30-29-206, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 57, p. 907; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 20, p. 240.]
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the board of directors may adopt bylaws to be effective only in an emergency defined in subsection (d) of this section. The emergency bylaws, which are subject to amendment or repeal by the shareholders, may make all provisions necessary for managing the corporation during the emergency, including:
(1) Procedures for calling a meeting of the board of directors;
(2) Quorum requirements for the meeting; and
(3) Designation of additional or substitute directors.
(b) All provisions of the regular bylaws not inconsistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.
(c) Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws:
(1) Binds the corporation; and
(2) May not be used to impose liability on a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation.
(d) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the board of directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.
[30-29-207, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 57, p. 907; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 21, p. 241.]
(a) The articles of incorporation or the bylaws may require that any or all internal corporate claims shall be brought exclusively in any specified court or courts of this state and, if so specified, in any additional courts in this state or in any other jurisdictions with which the corporation has a reasonable relationship.
(b) A provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall not have the effect of conferring jurisdiction on any court or over any person or claim, and shall not apply if none of the courts specified by such provision has the requisite personal and subject matter jurisdiction. If the court or courts of this state specified in a provision adopted under subsection (a) of this section do not have the requisite personal and subject matter jurisdiction and another court of this state does have such jurisdiction, then the internal corporate claim may be brought in such other court of this state, notwithstanding that such other court of this state is not specified in such provision, and in any other court specified in such provision that has the requisite jurisdiction.
(c) No provision of the articles of incorporation or the bylaws may prohibit bringing an internal corporate claim in the courts of this state or require such claims to be determined by arbitration.
(d) As used in this section, "internal corporate claim" means any claim that is based upon a violation of a duty under the laws of this state by a current or former director, officer, or shareholder in such capacity; any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation; any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of this chapter or the articles of incorporation or bylaws; or any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine that is not included in this section.
[30-29-208, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 22, p. 241.]
(a) Every corporation incorporated under this chapter has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the articles of incorporation.
(b) A corporation engaging in a business that is subject to regulation under another statute of this state may incorporate under this chapter only if permitted by, and subject to all limitations of, the other statute.
[30-29-301, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 58, p. 907; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 23, p. 242.]
Unless its articles of incorporation provide otherwise, every corporation has perpetual duration and succession in its corporate name and has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its business and affairs, including power:
(a) To sue and be sued, complain and defend in its corporate name;
(b) To have a corporate seal, which may be altered at will, and to use it, or a facsimile of it, by impressing or affixing it or in any other manner reproducing it;
(c) To make and amend bylaws, not inconsistent with its articles of incorporation or with the laws of this state, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation;
(d) To purchase, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire, and own, hold, improve, use, and otherwise deal with real or personal property, or any legal or equitable interest in property wherever located;
(e) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property;
(f) To purchase, receive, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire; own, hold, vote, use, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of; and deal in and with shares or other interests in, or obligations of, any other entity;
(g) To make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, borrow money, issue its notes, bonds, and other securities and obligations, which may be convertible into or include the option to purchase other securities of the corporation, and secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of any of its property, franchises or income;
(h) To lend money, invest and reinvest its funds, and receive and hold real and personal property as security for repayment;
(i) To be a promoter, partner, member, associate or manager of any partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity;
(j) To conduct its business, locate offices, and exercise the powers granted by this chapter within or without this state;
(k) To elect directors and appoint officers, employees, and agents of the corporation, define their duties, fix their compensation, and lend them money and credit;
(l) To pay pensions and establish pension plans, pension trusts, profit-sharing plans, share bonus plans, share option plans, and benefit or incentive plans for any or all of its current or former directors, officers, employees and agents;
(m) To make donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes;
(n) To transact any lawful business that will aid governmental policy; and
(o) To make payments or donations, or do any other act, not inconsistent with law, that furthers the business and affairs of the corporation.
[30-29-302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 58, p. 908; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 24, p. 242.]
(a) In anticipation of or during an emergency defined in subsection (d) of this section, the board of directors of a corporation may:
(1) Modify lines of succession to accommodate the incapacity of any director, officer, employee or agent; and
(2) Relocate the principal office, designate alternative principal offices or regional offices, or authorize the officers to do so.
(b) During an emergency defined in subsection (d) of this section, unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise:
(1) Notice of a meeting of the board of directors need be given only to those directors whom it is practicable to reach and may be given in any practicable manner; and
(2) One (1) or more officers of the corporation present at a meeting of the board of directors may be deemed to be directors for the meeting, in order of rank and within the same rank in order of seniority, as necessary to achieve a quorum.
(c) Corporate action taken in good faith during an emergency under this section to further the ordinary business affairs of the corporation:
(1) Binds the corporation; and
(2) May not be used to impose liability on a director, officer, employee or agent.
(d) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the board of directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.
[30-29-303, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 58, p. 908; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 25, p. 243.]
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the validity of corporate action may not be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act.
(b) A corporation’s power to act may be challenged:
(1) In a proceeding by a shareholder against the corporation to enjoin the act;
(2) In a proceeding by the corporation, directly, derivatively or through a receiver, trustee or other legal representative, against an incumbent or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation; or
(3) In a proceeding by the attorney general under section 30-29-1430, Idaho Code.
(c) In a shareholder’s proceeding under subsection (b)(1) of this section to enjoin an unauthorized corporate act, the court may enjoin or set aside the act, if equitable and if all affected persons are parties to the proceeding, and may award damages for loss, other than anticipated profits, suffered by the corporation or another party because of enjoining the unauthorized act.
[30-29-304, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 58, p. 909; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 26, p. 243.]
(a) The articles of incorporation must set forth any classes of shares and series of shares within a class, and the number of shares of each class and series, that the corporation is authorized to issue. If more than one (1) class or series of shares is authorized, the articles of incorporation must prescribe a distinguishing designation for each class or series and before the issuance of shares of a class or series, describe the terms, including the preferences, rights and limitations of that class or series. Except to the extent varied as permitted by this section, all shares of a class or series must have terms, including preferences, rights and limitations, that are identical with those of other shares of the same class or series.
(b) The articles of incorporation must authorize:
(1) One (1) or more classes or series of shares that together have full voting rights; and
(2) One (1) or more classes or series of shares, which may be the same class, classes, or series as those with voting rights, that together are entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation upon dissolution.
(c) The articles of incorporation may authorize one (1) or more classes or series of shares that:
(1) Have special, conditional or limited voting rights, or no right to vote, except to the extent otherwise provided by this chapter;
(2) Are redeemable or convertible as specified in the articles of incorporation:
(i) At the option of the corporation, the shareholder, or another person or upon the occurrence of a specified event;
(ii) For cash, indebtedness, securities or other property; and
(iii) At prices and in amounts specified or determined in accordance with a formula;
(3) Entitle the holders to distributions calculated in any manner, including dividends that may be cumulative, noncumulative or partially cumulative; or
(4) Have preference over any other class or series of shares with respect to distributions, including distributions upon the dissolution of the corporation.
(d) Terms of shares may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of incorporation in accordance with section 30-29-120(d), Idaho Code.
(e) Any of the terms of shares may vary among holders of the same class or series so long as such variations are expressly set forth in the articles of incorporation.
(f) The description of the preferences, rights and limitations of classes or series of shares in subsection (c) of this section is not exhaustive.
[30-29-601, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 909; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 27, p. 244.]
(a) If the articles of incorporation so provide, the board of directors is authorized, without shareholder approval, to:
(1) Classify any unissued shares into one (1) or more classes or into one (1) or more series within a class;
(2) Reclassify any unissued shares of any class into one (1) or more classes or into one (1) or more series within one (1) or more classes; or
(3) Reclassify any unissued shares of any series of any class into one (1) or more classes or into one (1) or more series within a class.
(b) If the board of directors acts pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, it shall determine the terms, including the preferences, rights, and limitations, to the same extent permitted under section 30-29-601, Idaho Code, of:
(1) Any class of shares before the issuance of any shares of that class; or
(2) Any series within a class before the issuance of any shares of that series.
(c) Before issuing any shares of a class or series created under this section, the corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing articles of amendment setting forth the terms determined under subsection (a) of this section.
[30-29-602, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 910; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 28, p. 244.]
(a) A corporation may issue the number of shares of each class or series authorized by the articles of incorporation. Shares that are issued are outstanding shares until they are reacquired, redeemed, converted, or canceled.
(b) The reacquisition, redemption, or conversion of outstanding shares is subject to the limitations of subsection (c) of this section and to section 30-29-640, Idaho Code.
(c) At all times that shares of the corporation are outstanding, one (1) or more shares that together have full voting rights and one (1) or more shares that together are entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation upon dissolution must be outstanding.
[30-29-603, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 911; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 29, p. 245.]
(a) A corporation may issue fractions of a share or, in lieu of doing so, may:
(1) Pay in cash the value of fractions of a share;
(2) Issue scrip in registered or bearer form entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough scrip to equal a full share; or
(3) Arrange for disposition of fractional shares by the holders of such shares.
(b) Each certificate representing scrip must be conspicuously labeled "scrip" and must contain the information required by section 30-29-625(b), Idaho Code.
(c) The holder of a fractional share is entitled to exercise the rights of a shareholder, including the rights to vote, to receive dividends, and to receive distributions upon dissolution. The holder of scrip is not entitled to any of these rights unless the scrip provides for them.
(d) The board of directors may authorize the issuance of scrip subject to any condition, including that:
(1) The scrip will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date; and
(2) The shares for which the scrip is exchangeable may be sold and the proceeds paid to the scripholders.
[30-29-604, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 911; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 30, p. 245.]
(a) A subscription for shares entered into before incorporation is irrevocable for six (6) months unless the subscription agreement provides a longer or shorter period or all the subscribers agree to revocation.
(b) The board of directors may determine the payment terms of subscriptions for shares that were entered into before incorporation, unless the subscription agreement specifies them. A call for payment by the board of directors must be uniform so far as practicable as to all shares of the same class or series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.
(c) Shares issued pursuant to subscriptions entered into before incorporation are fully paid and nonassessable when the corporation receives the consideration specified in the subscription agreement, provided that such consideration meets the requirements of section 30-29-621(b), Idaho Code.
(d) If a subscriber defaults in payment of cash or property under a subscription agreement entered into before incorporation, the corporation may collect the amount owed as any other debt. Alternatively, unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, the corporation may rescind the agreement and may sell the shares if the debt remains unpaid for more than twenty (20) days after the corporation delivers a written demand for payment to the subscriber.
(e) A subscription for stock of a corporation, whether made before or after the formation of a corporation, shall not be enforceable against the subscriber or the corporation, unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound.
[30-29-620, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 911; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 31, p. 246.]
(a) The powers granted in this section to the board of directors may be reserved to the shareholders by the articles of incorporation.
(b) The board of directors may authorize shares to be issued for consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services performed, or other securities of the corporation.
(c) Before the corporation issues shares, the board of directors shall determine that the consideration received or to be received for shares to be issued is adequate. That determination by the board of directors is conclusive insofar as the adequacy of consideration for the issuance of shares relates to whether the shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(d) When the corporation receives the consideration for which the board of directors authorized the issuance of shares, the shares issued therefor are fully paid and nonassessable.
(e) The corporation may place in escrow shares issued for a promissory note, or make other arrangements to restrict the transfer of the shares, and may credit distributions in respect of the shares against their purchase price, until the services are performed, the benefits are received, or the note is paid. If the note is not paid, the shares escrowed or restricted and the distributions credited may be canceled in whole or part.
(f) (1) An issuance of shares or other securities convertible into or rights exercisable for shares, in a transaction or a series of integrated transactions, requires approval of the shareholders, at a meeting at which a quorum consisting of a majority, or such greater number as the articles of incorporation may prescribe, of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter exists, if:
(i) The shares, other securities, or rights are to be issued for consideration other than cash or cash equivalents; and
(ii) The voting power of shares that are issued and issuable as a result of the transaction or series of integrated transactions will comprise more than twenty percent (20%) of the voting power of the shares of the corporation that were outstanding immediately before the transaction.
(2) In this subsection:
(i) For purposes of determining the voting power of shares issued and issuable as a result of a transaction or series of integrated transactions, the voting power of shares, or other securities convertible into or rights exercisable for shares, shall be the greater of:
(A) The voting power of the shares to be issued; or
(B) The voting power of the shares that would be outstanding after giving effect to the conversion of convertible shares and other securities and the exercise of rights to be issued.
(ii) A series of transactions is integrated only if consummation of one (1) transaction is made contingent on consummation of one (1) or more of the other transactions.
[30-29-621, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 912; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 32, p. 246.]
(a) A purchaser from a corporation of the corporation’s own shares is not liable to the corporation or its creditors with respect to the shares except to pay the consideration for which the shares were authorized to be issued or specified in the subscription agreement.
(b) A shareholder of a corporation is not personally liable for any liabilities of the corporation, including liabilities arising from acts of the corporation, except to the extent provided in a provision of the articles of incorporation permitted by section 30-29-202(b)(2)(v), Idaho Code, and that a shareholder may become personally liable by reason of the shareholder’s own acts or conduct.
[30-29-622, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 912; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 33, p. 247.]
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, shares may be issued pro rata and without consideration to the corporation’s shareholders or to the shareholders of one (1) or more classes or series of shares. An issuance of shares under this subsection is a share dividend.
(b) Shares of one (1) class or series may not be issued as a share dividend in respect of shares of another class or series unless:
(1) The articles of incorporation so authorize;
(2) A majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued approve the issue; or
(3) There are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued.
(c) The board of directors may fix the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend, which date may not be retroactive.
(d) If the board of directors does not fix the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend, the record date is the date the board of directors authorizes the share dividend.
[30-29-623, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 913; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 34, p. 247.]
(a) A corporation may issue rights, options, or warrants for the purchase of shares or other securities of the corporation. The board of directors shall determine:
(1) The terms and conditions upon which the rights, options, or warrants are issued; and
(2) The terms, including the consideration for which the shares or other securities are to be issued. The authorization by the board of directors for the corporation to issue such rights, options, or warrants constitutes authorization of the issuance of the shares or other securities for which the rights, options, or warrants are exercisable.
(b) The terms and conditions of such rights, options, or warrants may include restrictions or conditions that:
(1) Preclude or limit the exercise, transfer or receipt of such rights, options, or warrants by any person or persons owning or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of the outstanding shares or other securities of the corporation or by any transferee or transferees of any such person or persons; or
(2) Invalidate or void such rights, options, or warrants held by any such person or persons or any such transferee or transferees.
(c) The board of directors may authorize one (1) or more officers to:
(1) Designate the recipients of rights, options, warrants, or other equity compensation awards that involve the issuance of shares; and
(2) Determine, within an amount and subject to any other limitations established by the board of directors and, if applicable, the shareholders, the number of such rights, options, warrants, or other equity compensation awards and the terms of such rights, options, warrants, or awards to be received by the recipients, provided that an officer may not use such authority to designate himself or herself or any other persons as the board of directors may specify as a recipient of such rights, options, warrants, or other equity compensation awards.
[30-29-624, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 913; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 35, p. 248.]
(a) Shares may but need not be represented by certificates. Unless this chapter or another statute expressly provides otherwise, the rights and obligations of shareholders are identical regardless of whether their shares are represented by certificates.
(b) At a minimum each share certificate must state on its face:
(1) The name of the corporation and that it is organized under the law of this state;
(2) The name of the person to whom issued; and
(3) The number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, the certificate represents.
(c) If the corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or series of shares within a class, the front or back of each certificate must summarize the rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to each class and series; any variations in rights, preferences, and limitations among the holders of the same class or series; and the authority of the board of directors to determine terms of future classes or series. Alternatively, each certificate may state conspicuously on its front or back that the corporation will furnish the shareholder this information on request in writing and without charge.
(d) Each share certificate must be signed by two (2) officers designated in the bylaws or by the board of directors.
(e) If the person who signed a share certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nevertheless valid.
[30-29-625, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 913; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 36, p. 248.]
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may authorize the issuance of some or all of the shares of any or all of its classes or series without certificates. The authorization does not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the corporation.
(b) Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of shares without certificates, the corporation shall deliver to the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by section 30-29-625(b) and (c), Idaho Code, and, if applicable, section 30-29-627, Idaho Code.
[30-29-626, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 914; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 37, p. 249.]
(a) The articles of incorporation, the bylaws, an agreement among shareholders, or an agreement between shareholders and the corporation may impose restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of the corporation. A restriction does not affect shares issued before the restriction was adopted unless the holders of the shares are parties to the restriction agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.
(b) A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares is valid and enforceable against the holder or a transferee of the holder if the restriction is authorized by this section and its existence is noted conspicuously on the front or back of the certificate or is contained in the information statement required by section 30-29-626(b), Idaho Code. Unless so noted or contained, a restriction is not enforceable against a person without knowledge of the restriction.
(c) A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares is authorized:
(1) To maintain the corporation’s status when it is dependent on the number or identity of its shareholders;
(2) To preserve exemptions under federal or state securities law; or
(3) For any other reasonable purpose.
(d) A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares may:
(1) Obligate the shareholder first to offer the corporation or other persons, separately, consecutively, or simultaneously, an opportunity to acquire the restricted shares;
(2) Obligate the corporation or other persons, separately, consecutively, or simultaneously, to acquire the restricted shares;
(3) Require the corporation, the holders of any class or series of its shares, or other persons to approve the transfer of the restricted shares, if the requirement is not manifestly unreasonable; or
(4) Prohibit the transfer of the restricted shares to designated persons or classes of persons, if the prohibition is not manifestly unreasonable.
(e) For purposes of this section, "shares" includes a security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for or acquire shares.
[30-29-627, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 914; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 38, p. 249.]
(a) The shareholders of a corporation do not have a preemptive right to acquire the corporation’s unissued shares except to the extent the articles of incorporation so provide.
(b) A statement included in the articles of incorporation that "the corporation elects to have preemptive rights," or words of similar effect, means that the following principles apply except to the extent the articles of incorporation expressly provide otherwise:
(1) The shareholders of the corporation have a preemptive right, granted on uniform terms and conditions prescribed by the board of directors to provide a fair and reasonable opportunity to exercise the right, to acquire proportional amounts of the corporation’s unissued shares upon the decision of the board of directors to issue them.
(2) A shareholder may waive his preemptive right. A waiver evidenced by a writing is irrevocable even though it is not supported by consideration.
(3) There is no preemptive right with respect to:
(i) Shares issued as compensation to directors, officers, agents or employees of the corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates;
(ii) Shares issued to satisfy conversion or option rights created to provide compensation to directors, officers, agents or employees of the corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates;
(iii) Shares authorized in the articles of incorporation that are issued within six (6) months from the effective date of incorporation; or
(iv) Shares sold otherwise than for cash.
(4) Holders of shares of any class or series without voting power but with preferential rights to distributions have no preemptive rights with respect to shares of any class or series.
(5) Holders of shares of any class or series with voting power but without preferential rights to distributions have no preemptive rights with respect to shares of any class or series with preferential rights to distributions unless the shares with preferential rights are convertible into or carry a right to subscribe for or acquire the shares without preferential rights.
(6) Shares subject to preemptive rights that are not acquired by shareholders may be issued to any person for a period of one (1) year after being offered to shareholders at a consideration set by the board of directors that is not lower than the consideration set for the exercise of preemptive rights. An offer at a lower consideration or after the expiration of one (1) year is subject to the shareholders’ preemptive rights.
(c) For purposes of this section, "shares" includes a security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for or acquire shares.
[30-29-630, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 915; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 40, p. 250.]
(a) A corporation may acquire its own shares. Unless a resolution of the board of directors or the corporation’s articles of incorporation provide otherwise, shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares.
(b) If the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired, effective upon amendment of the articles of incorporation pursuant to section 30-29-1005(f), Idaho Code.
(c) A corporation has authority to use, hold, acquire, cancel and dispose of treasury shares.
(d) Unless the board of directors adopts an amendment to the corporation’s articles of incorporation to reduce the number of authorized shares, treasury shares of the corporation that are canceled shall be treated as authorized but unissued shares.
[30-29-631, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 915; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 41, p. 251.]
(a) A board of directors may authorize and the corporation may make distributions to its shareholders subject to restriction by the articles of incorporation and the limitation in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The board of directors may fix the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a distribution, which date may not be retroactive. If the board of directors does not fix a record date for determining shareholders entitled to a distribution, other than one involving a purchase, redemption, or other acquisition of the corporation’s shares, the record date is the date the board of directors authorizes the distribution.
(c) No distribution may be made if, after giving it effect:
(1) The corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or
(2) The corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus, unless the articles of incorporation permit otherwise, the amount that would be needed, if the corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of shareholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution.
(d) The board of directors may base a determination that a distribution is not prohibited under subsection (c) of this section either on financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles that are reasonable in the circumstances or on a fair valuation or other method that is reasonable in the circumstances.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, the effect of a distribution under subsection (c) of this section is measured:
(1) In the case of distribution by purchase, redemption or other acquisition of the corporation’s shares, as of the earlier of:
(i) The date cash or other property is transferred or debt to a shareholder is incurred by the corporation; or
(ii) The date the shareholder ceases to be a shareholder with respect to the acquired shares;
(2) In the case of any other distribution of indebtedness, as of the date the indebtedness is distributed; and
(3) In all other cases, as of:
(i) The date the distribution is authorized if the payment occurs within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of authorization; or
(ii) The date the payment is made if it occurs more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of authorization.
(f) A corporation’s indebtedness to a shareholder incurred by reason of a distribution made in accordance with this section is at parity with the corporation’s indebtedness to its general, unsecured creditors except to the extent subordinated by agreement.
(g) Indebtedness of a corporation, including indebtedness issued as a distribution, is not considered a liability for purposes of determinations under subsection (c) of this section if its terms provide that payment of principal and interest are made only if and to the extent that payment of a distribution to shareholders could then be made under this section. If such indebtedness is issued as a distribution, each payment of principal or interest is treated as a distribution, the effect of which is measured on the date the payment is actually made.
(h) This section shall not apply to distributions in liquidation under part 14 of this chapter.
[30-29-640, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 61, p. 916; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 42, p. 251.]
(a) Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by section 30-29-704, Idaho Code, a corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws at which directors shall be elected.
(b) Annual meetings may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is so stated or fixed, annual meetings shall be held at the corporation’s principal office.
(c) The failure to hold an annual meeting at the time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation’s bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action.
[30-29-701, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 917; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 43, p. 252.]
(a) A corporation shall hold a special meeting of shareholders:
(1) On call of its board of directors or the person or persons authorized to do so by the articles of incorporation or bylaws; or
(2) If shareholders holding at least twenty percent (20%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the corporation one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held, provided that the articles of incorporation may fix a lower percentage or a higher percentage not exceeding thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a written demand for a special meeting may be revoked by a writing to that effect received by the corporation before the receipt by the corporation of demands sufficient in number to require the holding of a special meeting.
(b) If not otherwise fixed under section 30-29-703 or 30-29-707, Idaho Code, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to demand a special meeting shall be the first date on which a signed shareholder demand is delivered to the corporation. No written demand for a special meeting shall be effective unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest date on which such a demand delivered to the corporation as required by this section was signed, written demands signed by shareholders holding at least the percentage of votes specified in or fixed in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this section have been delivered to the corporation.
(c) Special meetings of shareholders may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is so stated or fixed, special meetings shall be held at the corporation’s principal office.
(d) Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice required by section 30-29-705(c), Idaho Code, may be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders.
[30-29-702, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 917; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 44, p. 252.]
(a) The Idaho district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in this state, Ada county, may summarily order a meeting to be held:
(1) On application of any shareholder of the corporation if an annual meeting was not held or action by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting did not become effective within the earlier of six (6) months after the end of the corporation’s fiscal year or fifteen (15) months after its last annual meeting; or
(2) On application of one (1) or more shareholders who signed a demand for a special meeting valid under section 30-29-702, Idaho Code, if:
(i) Notice of the special meeting was not given within thirty (30) days after the first day on which the requisite number of such demands have been delivered to the corporation; or
(ii) The special meeting was not held in accordance with the notice.
(b) The court may fix the time and place of the meeting, determine the shares entitled to participate in the meeting, specify a record date or dates for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, prescribe the form and content of the meeting notice, fix the quorum required for specific matters to be considered at the meeting, or direct that the shares represented at the meeting constitute a quorum for action on those matters, and enter other orders necessary to accomplish the purpose or purposes of the meeting.
(c) For purposes of subsection (a)(1) of this section, "shareholder" means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and an unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner.
[30-29-703, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 917; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 45, p. 253.]
(a) Action required or permitted by this chapter to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action. The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents bearing the date of signature and describing the action taken, signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action, and delivered to the corporation for filing by the corporation with the minutes or corporate records.
(b) The articles of incorporation may provide that any action required or permitted by this chapter to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting, and without prior notice, if consents in writing setting forth the action so taken are signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be required to authorize or take the action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on the action were present and voted; provided, however, that if a corporation’s articles of incorporation authorize shareholders to cumulate their votes when electing directors pursuant to section 30-29-728, Idaho Code, directors may not be elected by less than unanimous written consent. A written consent must bear the date of signature of the shareholder who signs the consent and be delivered to the corporation for filing by the corporation with the minutes or corporate records.
(c) If not otherwise fixed under section 30-29-707, Idaho Code, and if prior action by the board of directors is not required respecting the action to be taken without a meeting, the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to take action without a meeting shall be the first date on which a signed written consent is delivered to the corporation. If not otherwise fixed under section 30-29-707, Idaho Code, and if prior action by the board of directors is required respecting the action to be taken without a meeting, the record date shall be the close of business on the day the resolution of the board of directors taking such prior action is adopted. No written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest date on which a consent delivered to the corporation as required by this section was signed, written consents signed by sufficient shareholders to take the action have been delivered to the corporation. A written consent may be revoked by a writing to that effect delivered to the corporation before unrevoked written consents sufficient in number to take the corporate action have been delivered to the corporation.
(d) A consent signed pursuant to the provisions of this section has the effect of a vote taken at a meeting and may be described as such in any document. Unless the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors provides for a reasonable delay to permit tabulation of written consents, the action taken by written consent shall be effective when written consents signed by sufficient shareholders to take the action have been delivered to the corporation.
(e) If this chapter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by written consent of the voting shareholders, the corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the action not more than ten (10) days after written consents sufficient to take the action have been delivered to the corporation or such later date that tabulation of consents is completed pursuant to an authorization under subsection (d) of this section. The notice must reasonably describe the action taken and contain or be accompanied by the same material that, under any provision of this chapter, would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.
(f) If action is taken by less than unanimous written consent of the voting shareholders, the corporation shall give its nonconsenting voting shareholders written notice of the action not more than ten (10) days after written consents sufficient to take the action have been delivered to the corporation or such later date that tabulation of consents is completed pursuant to an authorization under subsection (d) of this section. The notice must reasonably describe the action taken and contain or be accompanied by the same material that, under any provision of this chapter, would have been required to be sent to voting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.
(g) The notice requirements in subsections (e) and (f) of this section shall not delay the effectiveness of actions taken by written consent, and a failure to comply with such notice requirements shall not invalidate actions taken by written consent, provided that this subsection shall not be deemed to limit judicial power to fashion any appropriate remedy in favor of a shareholder adversely affected by a failure to give such notice within the required time period.
[30-29-704, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 918; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 46, p. 253.]
(a) A corporation shall notify shareholders of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting no fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting date. If the board of directors has authorized participation by means of remote communication pursuant to section 30-29-709, Idaho Code, for holders of any class or series of shares, the notice to the holders of such class or series of shares must describe the means of remote communication to be used. The notice must include the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting if such date is different from the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting. Unless this chapter or the articles of incorporation require otherwise, the corporation is required to give notice only to shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting.
(b) Unless this chapter or the articles of incorporation require otherwise, the notice of an annual meeting of shareholders need not include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
(c) Notice of a special meeting of shareholders must include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
(d) If not otherwise fixed under section 30-29-703 or 30-29-707, Idaho Code, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at an annual or special shareholders’ meeting is the day before the first notice is delivered to shareholders.
(e) Unless the bylaws require otherwise, if an annual or special shareholders’ meeting is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time, or place if the new date, time, or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is or must be fixed under section 30-29-707, Idaho Code, however, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given under this section to shareholders entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.
[30-29-705, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 918; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 47, p. 255.]
(a) A shareholder may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for filing by the corporation with the minutes or corporate records.
(b) A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting:
(1) Waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and
(2) Waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.
[30-29-706, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 918; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 48, p. 255.]
(a) The bylaws may fix or provide the manner of fixing the record date or dates for one (1) or more voting groups to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote, or to take any other action. If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing a record date, the board of directors may fix the record date.
(b) A record date fixed under this section may not be more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders and may not be retroactive.
(c) A determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the board of directors fixes a new record date or dates, which it shall do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date fixed for the original meeting.
(d) If a court orders a meeting adjourned to a date more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date fixed for the original meeting, it may provide that the original record date or dates continue in effect or it may fix a new record date or dates.
(e) The record date or dates for a shareholders’ meeting fixed by or in the manner provided in the bylaws or by the board of directors shall be the record date or dates for determining shareholders entitled both to notice of and to vote at the shareholders’ meeting, unless in the case of a record date or dates fixed by the board of directors and to the extent not prohibited by the bylaws, the board, at the time it fixes the record date for shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting, fixes a later record date on or before the date of the meeting to determine the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
[30-29-707, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 919; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 49, p. 256.]
(a) At each meeting of shareholders, a chair shall preside. The chair shall be appointed as provided in the bylaws or, in the absence of such provision, by the board of directors.
(b) The chair, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, shall determine the order of business and shall have the authority to establish rules for the conduct of the meeting.
(c) Any rules adopted for, and the conduct of, the meeting shall be fair to shareholders.
(d) The chair of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls close for each matter voted upon. If no announcement is made, the polls shall be deemed to have closed upon the final adjournment of the meeting. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies, or votes nor any revocations or changes to such ballots, proxies, or votes may be accepted.
[30-29-708, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 919; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 50, p. 256.]
(a) Shareholders of any class or series of shares may participate in any meeting of shareholders by means of remote communication to the extent the board of directors authorizes such participation for such class or series. Participation as a shareholder by means of remote communication shall be subject to such guidelines and procedures as the board of directors adopts, and shall be in conformity with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Shareholders participating in a shareholders’ meeting by means of remote communication shall be deemed present and may vote at such a meeting if the corporation has implemented reasonable measures:
(1) To verify that each person participating remotely as a shareholder is a shareholder; and
(2) To provide such shareholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the shareholders, including an opportunity to communicate, and to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting, substantially concurrent with such proceedings.
[30-29-709, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 51, p. 257.]
(a) After fixing a record date for a meeting, a corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. If the board of directors fixes a different record date under section 30-29-707(e) to determine the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, a corporation also shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to vote at the meeting. A list must be arranged by voting group, and within each voting group by class or series of shares, and show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. Nothing contained in this subsection shall require the corporation to include on such list the electronic mail address or other electronic contact information of a shareholder.
(b) The shareholders’ list for notice shall be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholders’ list for voting shall be similarly available for inspection promptly after the record date for voting. A shareholder or the shareholder’s agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of section 30-29-1602(c), Idaho Code, to copy a list, during regular business hours and at the shareholder’s expense, during the period it is available for inspection.
(c) The corporation shall make the list of shareholders entitled to vote available at the meeting, and any shareholder or the shareholder’s agent or attorney is entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment.
(d) If the corporation refuses to allow a shareholder or the shareholder’s agent or attorney to inspect a shareholders’ list before or at the meeting, or copy a list as permitted by subsection (b) of this section, the Idaho district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in this state, Ada county, on application of the shareholder, may summarily order the inspection or copying at the corporation’s expense and may postpone the meeting for which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is complete.
(e) Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the shareholders’ list does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.
[30-29-720, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 919; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 52, p. 257.]
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) of this section or unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, each outstanding share, regardless of class or series, is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.
(b) Shares of a corporation are not entitled to vote if they are owned by or otherwise belong to the corporation directly or indirectly through an entity of which a majority of the voting power is held directly or indirectly by the corporation or which is otherwise controlled by the corporation.
(c) Shares held by the corporation in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of any person are entitled to vote unless they are held for the benefit of, or otherwise belong to, the corporation directly or indirectly through an entity of which a majority of the voting power is held directly or indirectly by the corporation or which is otherwise controlled by the corporation.
(d) Redeemable shares are not entitled to vote after delivery of written notice of redemption is effective and a sum sufficient to redeem the shares has been deposited with a bank, trust company, or other financial institution under an irrevocable obligation to pay the holders the redemption price on surrender of the shares.
(e) For purposes of this section, "voting power" means the current power to vote in the election of directors of a corporation or to elect, select, or appoint governors of another entity.
(f) A corporation is not entitled to vote treasury shares.
[30-29-721, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 920; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 53, p. 258.]
(a) A shareholder may vote the shareholder’s shares in person or by proxy.
(b) A shareholder or the shareholder’s agent or attorney-in-fact may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the shareholder by signing an appointment form, or by an electronic transmission. An electronic transmission must contain or be accompanied by information from which the recipient can determine the date of the transmission and that the transmission was authorized by the sender or the sender’s agent or attorney-in-fact.
(c) An appointment of a proxy is effective when a signed appointment form or an electronic transmission of the appointment is received by the inspector of election or the officer or agent of the corporation authorized to count votes. An appointment is valid for the term provided in the appointment form and if no term is provided, is valid for eleven (11) months unless the appointment is irrevocable under subsection (d) of this section.
(d) An appointment of a proxy is revocable unless the appointment form or electronic transmission states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest. Appointments coupled with an interest include the appointment of:
(1) A pledgee;
(2) A person who purchased or agreed to purchase the shares;
(3) A creditor of the corporation who extended it credit under terms requiring the appointment;
(4) An employee of the corporation whose employment contract requires the appointment; or
(5) A party to a voting agreement created under section 30-29-731, Idaho Code.
(e) The death or incapacity of the shareholder appointing a proxy does not affect the right of the corporation to accept the proxy’s authority unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the inspector of election or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises authority under the appointment.
(f) An appointment made irrevocable under subsection (d) of this section is revoked when the interest with which it is coupled is extinguished.
(g) Unless it otherwise provides, an appointment made irrevocable under subsection (d) of this section continues in effect after a transfer of the shares and a transferee takes subject to the appointment, except that a transferee for value of shares subject to an irrevocable appointment may revoke the appointment if the transferee did not know of its existence when acquiring the shares and the existence of the irrevocable appointment was not noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the shares or on the information statement for shares without certificates.
(h) Subject to section 30-29-724, Idaho Code, and to any express limitation on the proxy’s authority stated in the appointment form or electronic transmission, a corporation is entitled to accept the proxy’s vote or other action as that of the shareholder making the appointment.
[30-29-722, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 920; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 54, p. 258.]
(a) A corporation’s board of directors may establish a procedure under which a person on whose behalf shares are registered in the name of an intermediary or nominee may elect to be treated by the corporation as the record shareholder by filing with the corporation a beneficial ownership certificate. The terms, conditions, and limitations of this treatment shall be specified in the procedure. To the extent such person is treated under such procedure as having rights or privileges that the record shareholder otherwise would have, the record shareholder shall not have those rights or privileges.
(b) The procedure must specify:
(1) The types of intermediaries or nominees to which it applies;
(2) The rights or privileges that the corporation recognizes in a person with respect to whom a beneficial ownership certificate is filed;
(3) The manner in which the procedure is selected that must include that the beneficial ownership certificate be signed or assented to by or on behalf of the record shareholder and the person on whose behalf the shares are held;
(4) The information that must be provided when the procedure is selected;
(5) The period for which selection of the procedure is effective;
(6) Requirements for notice to the corporation with respect to the arrangement; and
(7) The form and contents of the beneficial ownership certificate.
(c) The procedure may specify any other aspects of the rights and duties created by the filing of a beneficial ownership certificate.
[30-29-723, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 921; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 55, p. 259.]
(a) If the name signed on a vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept the vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the shareholder.
(b) If the name signed on a vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment does not correspond to the name of its shareholder, the corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept the vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:
(1) The shareholder 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 administrator, executor, guardian or conservator representing the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment;
(3) The name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment;
(4) The name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner, or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to the vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment; or
(5) Two (2) or more persons are the shareholder as cotenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.
(c) The corporation is entitled to reject a vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment if the person authorized to accept or reject such instrument, 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 shareholder.
(d) Neither the corporation or any person authorized by it, nor an inspector of election appointed under section 30-29-729, Idaho Code, that accepts or rejects a vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment in good faith and in accordance with the standards of this section or section 30-29-722(b), Idaho Code, is liable in damages to the shareholder for the consequences of the acceptance or rejection.
(e) Corporate action based on the acceptance or rejection of a vote, ballot, consent, waiver, shareholder demand, or proxy appointment under this section is valid unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.
(f) If an inspector of election has been appointed under section 30-29-729, Idaho Code, the inspector of election also has the authority to request information and make determinations under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section. Any determination made by the inspector of election under those subsections is controlling.
[30-29-724, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 921; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 56, p. 260.]
(a) Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, shares representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter. If the provisions of this chapter require a particular quorum for a specified action, the articles of incorporation may not provide for a lower quorum.
(b) Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be fixed for that adjourned meeting.
(c) If a quorum exists, action on a matter, other than the election of directors, by a voting group is approved if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the articles of incorporation require a greater number of affirmative votes.
(d) An amendment of the articles of incorporation adding, changing or deleting a quorum or voting requirement for a voting group greater than specified in subsection (a) or (c) of this section is governed by section 30-29-727, Idaho Code.
(e) The election of directors is governed by section 30-29-728, Idaho Code.
(f) If a provision of this chapter provides for voting of classes or series as separate voting groups, the rules provided in section 30-29-1004(c), Idaho Code, for amendments of the articles of incorporation shall apply to that provision.
[30-29-725, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 922; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 57, p. 261.]
(a) If the articles of incorporation or this chapter provide for voting by a single voting group on a matter, action on that matter is taken when voted upon by that voting group as provided in section 30-29-725, Idaho Code.
(b) If the articles of incorporation or this chapter provide for voting by two (2) or more voting groups on a matter, action on that matter is taken only when voted upon by each of those voting groups counted separately as provided in section 30-29-725, Idaho Code. Action may be taken by different voting groups on a matter at different times.
[30-29-726, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 922; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 58, p. 261.]
An amendment to the articles of incorporation that adds, changes, or deletes a quorum or voting requirement shall meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote and voting groups required to take action under the quorum and voting requirements then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is greater.
[30-29-727, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 922; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 59, p. 262.]
(a) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
(b) Shareholders do not have a right to cumulate their votes for directors unless the articles of incorporation so provide.
(c) A statement included in the articles of incorporation that "[all] [a designated voting group of] shareholders are entitled to cumulate their votes for directors," or words of similar import, means that the shareholders designated are entitled to multiply the number of votes they are entitled to cast by the number of directors for whom they are entitled to vote and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among two (2) or more candidates.
(d) Shares otherwise entitled to vote cumulatively may not be voted cumulatively at a particular meeting unless:
(1) The meeting notice or proxy statement accompanying the notice states conspicuously that cumulative voting is authorized; or
(2) A shareholder who has the right to cumulate the shareholder’s votes gives notice to the corporation not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for the meeting of the shareholder’s intent to cumulate votes during the meeting, and if one (1) shareholder gives this notice, all other shareholders in the same voting group participating in the election are entitled to cumulate their votes without giving further notice.
[30-29-728, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 923; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 60, p. 262.]
(a) A corporation that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the securities exchange act of 1934 shall, and any other corporation may, appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at a meeting of shareholders in connection with determining voting results. Each inspector shall verify in writing that the inspector will faithfully execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of the inspector’s ability. An inspector may be an officer or employee of the corporation. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of inspector under subsection (b) of this section, and may rely on information provided by such persons and other persons, including those appointed to tabulate votes, unless the inspectors believe reliance is unwarranted.
(b) The inspectors shall:
(1) Ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each;
(2) Determine the shares represented at a meeting;
(3) Determine the validity of proxy appointments and ballots;
(4) Count the votes; and
(5) Make a written report of the results.
(c) In performing their duties, the inspectors may examine:
(1) The proxy appointment forms and any other information provided in accordance with section 30-29-722(b), Idaho Code;
(2) Any envelope or related writing submitted with those appointment forms;
(3) Any ballots;
(4) Any evidence or other information specified in section 30-29-724, Idaho Code; and
(5) The relevant books and records of the corporation relating to its shareholders and their entitlement to vote, including any securities position list provided by a depository clearing agency.
(d) The inspectors may also consider other information that they believe is relevant and reliable for the purpose of performing any of the duties assigned to them pursuant to subsection (b) of this section including for the purpose of evaluating inconsistent, incomplete, or erroneous information and reconciling information submitted on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees, or similar persons that indicates more votes being cast than a proxy authorized by the record shareholder is entitled to cast. If the inspectors consider other information allowed by this subsection, they shall in their report under subsection (b)of this section specify the information considered by them, including the purpose or purposes for which the information was considered, the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained, and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is relevant and reliable.
(e) Determinations of law by the inspectors of election are subject to de novo review by a court in a proceeding under section 30-29-749, Idaho Code, or other judicial proceeding.
[30-29-729, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 923; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 61, p. 262.]
(a) One (1) or more shareholders may create a voting trust, conferring on a trustee the right to vote or otherwise act for them, by signing an agreement setting out the provisions of the trust, which may include anything consistent with its purpose, and transferring their shares to the trustee. When a voting trust agreement is signed, the trustee shall prepare a list of the names and addresses of all voting trust beneficial owners, together with the number and class of shares each transferred to the trust, and deliver copies of the list and agreement to the corporation at its principal office.
(b) A voting trust becomes effective on the date the first shares subject to the trust are registered in the trustee’s name.
(c) Limits, if any, on the duration of a voting trust shall be as set forth in the voting trust. A voting trust that became effective when this chapter provided a ten (10) year limit on its duration remains governed by the provisions of this section concerning duration then in effect, unless the voting trust is amended to provide otherwise by unanimous agreement of the parties to the voting trust.
[30-29-730, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 923; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 62, p. 263.]
(a) Two (2) or more shareholders may provide for the manner in which they will vote their shares by signing an agreement for that purpose. A voting agreement created under this section is not subject to the provisions of section 30-29-730, Idaho Code.
(b) A voting agreement created under this section is specifically enforceable.
[30-29-731, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 923; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 63, p. 264.]
(a) An agreement among the shareholders of a corporation that complies with this section is effective among the shareholders and the corporation even though it is inconsistent with one (1) or more other provisions of this chapter in that it:
(1) Eliminates the board of directors or restricts the discretion or powers of the board of directors;
(2) Governs the authorization or making of distributions, regardless of whether they are in proportion to ownership of shares, subject to the limitations in section 30-29-640, Idaho Code;
(3) Establishes who shall be directors or officers of the corporation, or their terms of office or manner of selection or removal;
(4) Governs, in general or in regard to specific matters, the exercise or division of voting power by or between the shareholders and directors or by or among any of them, including use of weighted voting rights or director proxies;
(5) Establishes the terms and conditions of any agreement for the transfer or use of property or the provision of services between the corporation and any shareholder, director, officer or employee of the corporation or among any of them;
(6) Transfers to one (1) or more shareholders or other persons all or part of the authority to exercise the corporate powers or to manage the business and affairs of the corporation, including the resolution of any issue about which there exists a deadlock among directors or shareholders;
(7) Requires dissolution of the corporation at the request of one (1) or more of the shareholders or upon the occurrence of a specified event or contingency; or
(8) Otherwise governs the exercise of the corporate powers or the management of the business and affairs of the corporation or the relationship among the shareholders, the directors and the corporation, or among any of them, and is not contrary to public policy.
(b) An agreement authorized by this section shall be:
(1) As set forth:
(i) In the articles of incorporation or bylaws and approved by all persons who are shareholders at the time of the agreement; or
(ii) In a written agreement that is signed by all persons who are shareholders at the time of the agreement and is made known to the corporation; and
(2) Subject to amendment only by all persons who are shareholders at the time of the amendment, unless the agreement provides otherwise.
(c) The existence of an agreement authorized by this section shall be noted conspicuously on the front or back of each certificate for outstanding shares or on the information statement required by section 30-29-626(b), Idaho Code. If at the time of the agreement the corporation has shares outstanding represented by certificates, the corporation shall recall the outstanding certificates and issue substitute certificates that comply with this subsection. The failure to note the existence of the agreement on the certificate or information statement shall not affect the validity of the agreement or any action taken pursuant to it. Any purchaser of shares who, at the time of purchase, did not have knowledge of the existence of the agreement shall be entitled to rescission of the purchase.
A purchaser shall be deemed to have knowledge of the existence of the agreement if its existence is noted on the certificate or information statement for the shares in compliance with this subsection and, if the shares are not represented by a certificate, the information statement is delivered to the purchaser at or before the time of purchase of the shares. An action to enforce the right of rescission authorized by this subsection shall be commenced within the earlier of ninety (90) days after discovery of the existence of the agreement or two (2) years after the time of purchase of the shares.
(d) If the agreement ceases to be effective for any reason, the board of directors may, if the agreement is contained or referred to in the corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, adopt an amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws, without shareholder action, to delete the agreement and any references to it.
(e) An agreement authorized by this section that limits the discretion or powers of the board of directors shall relieve the directors of, and impose upon the person or persons in whom such discretion or powers are vested, liability for acts or omissions imposed by law on directors to the extent that the discretion or powers of the directors are limited by the agreement.
(f) The existence or performance of an agreement authorized by this section shall not be a ground for imposing personal liability on any shareholder for the acts or debts of the corporation even if the agreement or its performance treats the corporation as if it were a partnership or results in failure to observe the corporate formalities otherwise applicable to the matters governed by the agreement.
(g) Incorporators or subscribers for shares may act as shareholders with respect to an agreement authorized by this section if no shares have been issued when the agreement is made.
(h) Limits, if any, on the duration of an agreement authorized by this section must be set forth in the agreement. An agreement that became effective when this chapter provided for a limit of ten (10) years on duration of shareholder agreements, unless the agreement provided otherwise, remains governed by the provisions of this section concerning duration then in effect.
[30-29-732, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 924; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 64, p. 264.]
As used in sections 30-29-741 through 30-29-747, Idaho Code:
(1) "Derivative proceeding" means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided in section 30-29-747, Idaho Code, in the right of a foreign corporation.
(2) "Shareholder" means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and an unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner.
[30-29-740, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 925; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 65, p. 266.]
A shareholder may not commence or maintain a derivative proceeding unless the shareholder:
(a) Was a shareholder of the corporation at the time of the act or omission complained of or became a shareholder through transfer by operation of law from one (1) who was a shareholder at that time; and
(b) Fairly and adequately represents the interests of the corporation in enforcing the right of the corporation.
[30-29-741, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 925; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 66, p. 266.]
No shareholder may commence a derivative proceeding until:
(a) A written demand has been made upon the corporation to take suitable action; and
(b) Ninety (90) days have expired from the date delivery of the demand was made unless the shareholder has earlier been notified that the demand has been rejected by the corporation or unless irreparable injury to the corporation would result by waiting for the expiration of the ninety (90) day period.
[30-29-742, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 925; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 67, p. 266.]
If the corporation commences an inquiry into the allegations made in the demand or complaint, the court may stay any derivative proceeding for such period as the court deems appropriate.
[30-29-743, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 925.]
(a) A derivative proceeding shall be dismissed by the court on motion by the corporation if one (1) of the groups specified in subsection (b) or (e) of this section has determined in good faith after conducting a reasonable inquiry upon which its conclusions are based that the maintenance of the derivative proceeding is not in the best interests of the corporation.
(b) Unless a panel is appointed pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, the determination in subsection (a) of this section shall be made by:
(1) A majority vote of qualified directors present at a meeting of the board of directors if the qualified directors constitute a quorum; or
(2) A majority vote of a committee consisting of two (2) or more qualified directors appointed by majority vote of qualified directors present at a meeting of the board of directors, regardless of whether such qualified directors constitute a quorum.
(c) If a derivative proceeding is commenced after a determination has been made rejecting a demand by a shareholder, the complaint shall allege with particularity facts establishing either:
(1) That a majority of the board of directors did not consist of independent directors at the time the determination was made; or
(2) That the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have not been met.
(d) If a majority of the board of directors consisted of qualified directors at the time the determination was made, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have been met; if not, the corporation shall have the burden of proving that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have been met.
(e) Upon motion by the corporation, the court may appoint a panel of one (1) or more individuals to make a determination whether the maintenance of the derivative proceeding is in the best interests of the corporation. In such case, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have not been met.
[30-29-744, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 926; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 68, p. 266.]
A derivative proceeding may not be discontinued or settled without the court’s approval. If the court determines that a proposed discontinuance or settlement will substantially affect the interests of the corporation’s shareholders or a class or series of shareholders, the court shall direct that notice be given to the shareholders affected.
[30-29-745, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 926; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 69, p. 267.]
On termination of the derivative proceeding the court may:
(a) Order the corporation to pay the plaintiff’s expenses incurred in the proceeding if it finds that the proceeding has resulted in a substantial benefit to the corporation;
(b) Order the plaintiff to pay any defendant’s expenses incurred in defending the proceeding if it finds that the proceeding was commenced or maintained without reasonable cause or for an improper purpose; or
(c) Order a party to pay an opposing party’s expenses incurred because of the filing of a pleading, motion or other paper, if it finds that the pleading, motion or other paper was not well grounded in fact, after reasonable inquiry, or warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification or reversal of existing law or was interposed for an improper purpose, such as to harass or cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.
[30-29-746, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 926; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 70, p. 267.]
In any derivative proceeding in the right of a foreign corporation, the matters covered by sections 30-29-740 through 30-29-746, Idaho Code, shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the foreign corporation except for sections 30-29-743, 30-29-745 and 30-29-746, Idaho Code.
[30-29-747, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 62, p. 927.]
(a) The Idaho district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in this state, Ada county, may appoint one (1) or more persons to be custodians, or, if the corporation is insolvent, to be receivers, of and for a corporation in a proceeding by a shareholder where it is established that:
(1) The directors are deadlocked in the management of the corporate affairs, the shareholders are unable to break the deadlock, and irreparable injury to the corporation is threatened or being suffered; or
(2) The directors or those in control of the corporation are acting fraudulently and irreparable injury to the corporation is threatened or being suffered.
(b) The court:
(1) May issue injunctions, appoint a temporary custodian or temporary receiver with all the powers and duties the court directs, take other action to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the business of the corporation until a full hearing is held;
(2) Shall hold a full hearing, after notifying all parties to the proceeding and any interested persons designated by the court, before appointing a custodian or receiver; and
(3) Has jurisdiction over the corporation and all of its property, wherever located.
(c) The court may appoint an individual, or domestic or foreign corporation registered to do business in this state, as a custodian or receiver and may require the custodian or receiver to post bond, with or without sureties, in an amount the court directs.
(d) The court shall describe the powers and duties of the custodian or receiver in its appointing order, which may be amended from time to time. Among other powers:
(1) A custodian may exercise all of the powers of the corporation, through or in place of its board of directors, to the extent necessary to manage the business and affairs of the corporation; and
(2) A receiver may dispose of all or any part of the assets of the corporation wherever located, at a public or private sale, if authorized by the court; and may sue and defend in the receiver’s own name as receiver in all courts of this state.
(e) The court during a custodianship may redesignate the custodian a receiver, and during a receivership may redesignate the receiver a custodian, if doing so is in the best interests of the corporation.
(f) The court from time to time during the custodianship or receivership may order compensation paid and expense disbursements or reimbursements made to the custodian or receiver from the assets of the corporation or proceeds from the sale of its assets.
(g) As used in this section, "shareholder" means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and an unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner.
[30-29-748, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 71, p. 268.]
(a) Upon application of or in a proceeding commenced by a person specified in subsection (b) of this section, the Idaho district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in this state, Ada county, may determine:
(1) The result or validity of the election, appointment, removal, or resignation of a director or officer of the corporation;
(2) The right of an individual to hold the office of director or officer of the corporation;
(3) The result or validity of any vote by the shareholders of the corporation;
(4) The right of a director to membership on a committee of the board of directors; and
(5) The right of a person to nominate, or an individual to be nominated, as a candidate for election or appointment as a director of the corporation and any right under a bylaw adopted pursuant to section 30-29-206(c), Idaho Code, or any comparable right under any provision of the articles of incorporation, contract, or applicable law.
(b) An application or proceeding pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be filed or commenced by any of the following persons:
(1) The corporation;
(2) Any record shareholder, beneficial shareholder, or unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner of the corporation;
(3) A director of the corporation, an individual claiming the office of director, or a director whose membership on a committee of the board of directors is contested, in each case who is seeking a determination of his or her right to such office or membership;
(4) An officer of the corporation or an individual claiming to be an officer of the corporation, in each case who is seeking a determination of his or her right to such office; and
(5) A person claiming a right covered by subsection (a)(5) of this section and who is seeking a determination of such right.
(c) In connection with any application or proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, the following shall be named as defendants, unless such person made the application or commenced the proceeding:
(1) The corporation;
(2) Any individual whose right to office or membership on a committee of the board of directors is contested;
(3) Any individual claiming the office or membership at issue; and
(4) Any person claiming a right covered by subsection (a)(5) that is at issue.
(d) In connection with any application or proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, service of process may be made upon each of the persons specified in subsection (c) of this section either by:
(1) Service of process on the corporation addressed to such person in any manner provided by statute of this state or by rule of the applicable court for service on the corporation; or
(2) Service of process on the person in any manner provided by statute of this state or by rule of the applicable court.
(e) When service of process is made upon a person other than the corporation by service upon the corporation pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of this section, the plaintiff and the corporation or its registered agent shall promptly provide written notice of such service, together with copies of all process and the application or complaint, to the person at the person’s last known residence or business address, or as permitted by statute of this state or by rule of the applicable court.
(f) In connection with any application or proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, the court shall dispose of the application or proceeding on an expedited basis and also may:
(1) Order such additional or further notice as the court deems proper under the circumstances;
(2) Order that additional persons be joined as parties to the proceeding if the court determines that such joinder is necessary for a just adjudication of matters before the court;
(3) Order an election or meeting be held in accordance with the provisions of section 30-29-703(b) or otherwise;
(4) Appoint a master to conduct an election or meeting;
(5) Enter temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive relief;
(6) Resolve, solely for the purpose of this proceeding, any legal or factual issues necessary for the resolution of any of the matters specified in subsection (a) of this section, including the right and power of persons claiming to own shares to vote at any meeting of the shareholders; and
(7) Order such other relief as the court determines is equitable, just, and proper.
(g) It is not necessary to make shareholders a party to a proceeding or application pursuant to this section unless the shareholder is a required defendant under subsection (c)(4) of this section, relief is sought against the shareholder individually, or the court orders joinder pursuant to subsection (f)(2) of this section.
(h) Nothing in this section limits, restricts, or abolishes the subject matter jurisdiction or powers of the court as existed before the enactment of this section, and an application or proceeding pursuant to this section is not the exclusive remedy or proceeding available with respect to the matters specified in subsection (a) of this section.
[30-29-749, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 72, p. 268.]
(a) Except as may be provided in an agreement authorized under section 30-29-732, Idaho Code, each corporation shall have a board of directors.
(b) Except as may be provided in an agreement authorized under section 30-29-732, Idaho Code, and subject to any limitation in the articles of incorporation permitted by section 30-29-202(b), Idaho Code, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of the board of directors, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction, and subject to the oversight of the board of directors.
[30-29-801, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 927; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 73, p. 270.]
(a) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors or for nominees for directors. Qualifications must be reasonable as applied to the corporation and be lawful.
(b) A requirement that is based on a past, prospective, or current action, or expression of opinion, by a nominee or director that could limit the ability of a nominee or director to discharge his or her duties as a director is not a permissible qualification under this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, qualifications may include not being or having been subject to specified criminal, civil, or regulatory sanctions or not having been removed as a director by judicial action or for cause.
(c) A director need not be a resident of this state or a shareholder of the corporation unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws so prescribe.
(d) A qualification for nomination for director prescribed before a person’s nomination shall apply to such person at the time of nomination. A qualification for nomination for director prescribed after a person’s nomination shall not apply to such person with respect to such nomination.
(e) A qualification for director prescribed before a director has been elected or appointed may apply only at the time an individual becomes a director or may apply during a director’s term. A qualification prescribed after a director has been elected or appointed shall not apply to that director before the end of that director’s term.
[30-29-802, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 927; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 74, p. 270.]
(a) A board of directors shall consist of one (1) or more individuals, with the number specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(b) The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by amendment to, or in the manner provided in, the articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(c) Directors are elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual shareholders’ meeting thereafter unless elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by section 30-29-704, Idaho Code, or unless their terms are staggered under section 30-29-806, Idaho Code.
[30-29-803, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 927; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 75, p. 271.]
If the articles of incorporation or action by the board of directors pursuant to section 30-29-602, Idaho Code, authorizes dividing the shares into classes or series, the articles of incorporation may also authorize the election of all or a specified number of directors by the holders of one (1) or more authorized classes or series of shares. A class or series, or multiple classes or series, of shares entitled to elect one (1) or more directors is a separate voting group for purposes of the election of directors.
[30-29-804, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 927; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 76, p. 271.]
(a) The terms of the initial directors of a corporation expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected.
(b) The terms of all other directors expire at the next, or if their terms are staggered in accordance with section 30-29-806, Idaho Code, at the applicable second or third annual shareholders’ meeting following their election except to the extent provided in section 30-29-1022, Idaho Code, if a bylaw electing to be governed by that section is in effect or if a shorter term is specified in the articles of incorporation in the event of a director nominee failing to receive a specified vote for election.
(c) A decrease in the number of directors does not shorten an incumbent director’s term.
(d) The term of a director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the next shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected.
(e) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or under section 30-29-1022, Idaho Code, if a bylaw electing to be governed by that section is in effect, despite the expiration of a director’s term, the director continues to serve until the director’s successor is elected and qualifies or there is a decrease in the number of directors.
[30-29-805, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 927; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 77, p. 271.]
The articles of incorporation may provide for staggering the terms of directors by dividing the total number of directors into two (2) or three (3) groups, with each group containing one-half (1/2) or one-third (1/3) of the total, as near as may be practicable. In that event, the terms of directors in the first group expire at the first annual shareholders’ meeting after their election, the terms of the second group expire at the second annual shareholders’ meeting after their election, and the terms of the third group, if any, expire at the third annual shareholders’ meeting after their election. At each annual shareholders’ meeting held thereafter, directors shall be elected for a term of two (2) years or three (3) years, as the case may be, to succeed those whose terms expire.
[30-29-806, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 928; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 78, p. 272.]
(a) A director may resign at any time by delivering a written notice of resignation to the board of directors, its chair, or the secretary.
(b) A resignation is effective as provided in section 30-29-141(i), Idaho Code, unless the resignation provides for a delayed effectiveness, including effectiveness determined upon a future event or events. A resignation that is conditioned upon failing to receive a specified vote for election as a director may provide that it is irrevocable.
[30-29-807, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 928; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 79, p. 272.]
(a) The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the articles of incorporation provide that directors may be removed only for cause.
(b) If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove that director.
(c) A director may be removed if the number of votes cast to remove exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove the director, except to the extent the articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater number; provided that if cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if, in the case of a meeting, the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting is voted against removal and, if action is taken by less than unanimous written consent, voting shareholders entitled to the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting do not consent to the removal.
(d) A director may be removed by the shareholders only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing the director and the meeting notice must state that removal of the director is a purpose of the meeting.
[30-29-808, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 928; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 80, p. 272.]
(a) The Idaho district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in this state, Ada county, may remove a director from office or may order other relief, including barring the director from reelection for a period prescribed by the court, in a proceeding commenced by or in the right of the corporation if the court finds that:
(1) The director engaged in fraudulent conduct with respect to the corporation or its shareholders, grossly abused the position of director, or intentionally inflicted harm on the corporation; and
(2) Considering the director’s course of conduct and the inadequacy of other available remedies, removal, or other such relief would be in the best interest of the corporation.
(b) A shareholder proceeding on behalf of the corporation under subsection (a) of this section shall comply with all of the requirements of sections 30-29-740 through 30-29-747, Idaho Code, except section 30-29-741(a), Idaho Code.
[30-29-809, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 928; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 81, p. 273.]
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, if a vacancy occurs on a board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors:
(1) The shareholders may fill the vacancy;
(2) The board of directors may fill the vacancy; or
(3) If the directors remaining in office are fewer than a quorum, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office.
(b) If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders, and only the remaining directors elected by that voting group, even if fewer than a quorum, are entitled to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the directors.
(c) A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under section 30-29-807(b), Idaho Code, or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
[30-29-810, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 929; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 82, p. 273.]
Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board of directors may fix the compensation of directors.
[30-29-811, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 929.]
(a) The board of directors may hold regular or special meetings in or out of this state.
(b) Unless restricted by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, any or all directors may participate in any meeting of the board of directors through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.
[30-29-820, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 929; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 83, p. 273.]
(a) Except to the extent that the articles of incorporation or bylaws require that action by the board of directors be taken at a meeting, action required or permitted by this chapter to be taken by the board of directors may be taken without a meeting if each director signs a consent describing the action to be taken and delivers it to the corporation.
(b) Action taken under this section is the act of the board of directors when one (1) or more consents signed by all the directors are delivered to the corporation. The consent may specify a later time as the time at which the action taken is to be effective. A director’s consent may be withdrawn by a revocation signed by the director and delivered to the corporation before delivery to the corporation of unrevoked written consents signed by all the directors.
(c) A consent signed under this section has the effect of action taken at a meeting of the board of directors and may be described as such in any document.
[30-29-821, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 929; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 84, p. 274.]
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.
(b) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for a longer or shorter period, special meetings of the board of directors shall be preceded by at least two (2) days’ notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting. The notice need not describe the purpose of the special meeting unless required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws.
[30-29-822, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 929; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 85, p. 274.]
(a) A director may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice, and delivered to the corporation for filing by the corporation with the minutes or corporate records.
(b) A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to the director of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon arrival, objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not after objecting vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.
[30-29-823, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 930; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 86, p. 274.]
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for a greater or fewer number or unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, a quorum of a board of directors consists of a majority of the number of directors specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(b) The quorum of the board of directors specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws may not consist of fewer than one-third (1/3) of the specified or fixed number of directors.
(c) If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the board of directors unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors or unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter.
(d) A director who is present at a meeting of the board of directors or a committee when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to the action taken unless:
(1) The director objects at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon arrival, to holding it or transacting business at the meeting;
(2) The dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or
(3) The director delivers written notice of the director’s dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.
[30-29-824, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 930; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 87, p. 274.]
(a) Unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws provide otherwise, a board of directors may establish one (1) or more board committees composed exclusively of one (1) or more directors to perform functions of the board of directors.
(b) The establishment of a board committee and appointment of members to it shall be approved by the greater of:
(1) A majority of all the directors in office when the action is taken; or
(2) The number of directors required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws to take action under section 30-29-824, Idaho Code, unless, in either case, this chapter or the articles of incorporation provide otherwise.
(c) Sections 30-29-820 through 30-29-824, Idaho Code, apply to board committees and their members.
(d) A board committee may exercise the powers of the board of directors under section 30-29-801, Idaho Code, to the extent specified by the board of directors or in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, except that a board committee may not:
(1) Authorize or approve distributions, except according to a formula or method, or within limits, prescribed by the board of directors;
(2) Approve or propose to shareholders action that this chapter requires be approved by shareholders;
(3) Fill vacancies on the board of directors or, subject to subsection (e) of this section, on any board committees; or
(4) Adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws.
(e) The board of directors may appoint one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any board committee to replace any absent or disqualified member during the member’s absence or disqualification. If the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, or the resolution creating the board committee so provide, the member or members present at any board committee meeting and not disqualified from voting may, by unanimous action, appoint another director to act in place of an absent or disqualified member during that member’s absence or disqualification.
[30-29-825, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 930; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 88, p. 275.]
A corporation may agree to submit a matter to a vote of its shareholders even if, after approving the matter, the board of directors determines it no longer recommends the matter.
[30-29-826, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 89, p. 276.]
(a) Each member of the board of directors, when discharging the duties of a director, shall act:
(1) In good faith; and
(2) In a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.
(b) The members of the board of directors or a board committee, when becoming informed in connection with their decision-making function or devoting attention to their oversight function, shall discharge their duties with the care that a person in a like position would reasonably believe appropriate under similar circumstances.
(c) In discharging board or board committee duties, a director shall disclose, or cause to be disclosed, to the other board or committee members information not already known by them but known by the director to be material to the discharge of their decision-making or oversight functions, except that disclosure is not required to the extent that the director reasonably believes that doing so would violate a duty imposed under law, a legally enforceable obligation of confidentiality, or a professional ethics rule.
(d) In discharging board or board committee duties, a director who does not have knowledge that makes reliance unwarranted, is entitled to rely on the performance by any of the persons specified in subsection (f)(1) or (3) of this section to whom the board may have delegated, formally or informally by course of conduct, the authority or duty to perform one (1) or more of the board’s functions that are delegable under applicable law.
(e) In discharging board or board committee duties a director, who does not have knowledge that makes reliance unwarranted, is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data prepared or presented by any of the persons specified in subsection (f) of this section.
(f) A director is entitled to rely, in accordance with subsection (d) or (e) of this section, on:
(1) One (1) or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the functions performed or the information, opinions, reports, or statements provided;
(2) Legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons retained by the corporation as to matters involving skills or expertise the director reasonably believes are matters:
(i) Within the particular person’s professional or expert competence; or
(ii) As to which the particular person merits confidence; or
(3) A board committee of which the director is not a member if the director reasonably believes the committee merits confidence.
[30-29-830, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 931; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 90, p. 276.]
(a) A director shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for any decision to take or not to take action, or any failure to take any action, as a director, unless the party asserting liability in a proceeding establishes that:
(1) No defense interposed by the director based on any provision in the articles of incorporation authorized by section 30-29-202(b)(4) or (6), Idaho Code; the protection afforded by section 30-29-861, Idaho Code, for action taken in compliance with section 30-29-862 or 30-29-863, Idaho Code; or the protection afforded by section 30-29-870, Idaho Code, precludes liability; and
(2) The challenged conduct consisted or was the result of:
(i) Action not in good faith; or
(ii) A decision:
(A) That the director did not reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the corporation; or
(B) As to which the director was not informed to an extent the director reasonably believed appropriate in the circumstances; or
(iii) A lack of objectivity due to the director’s familial, financial, or business relationship with, or a lack of independence due to the director’s domination or control by, another person having a material interest in the challenged conduct:
(A) Which relationship or which domination or control could reasonably be expected to have affected the director’s judgment respecting the challenged conduct in a manner adverse to the corporation; and
(B) After a reasonable expectation to such effect has been established, the director shall not have established that the challenged conduct was reasonably believed by the director to be in the best interests of the corporation; or
(iv) A sustained failure of the director to devote attention to ongoing oversight of the business and affairs of the corporation, or a failure to devote timely attention, by making or causing to be made appropriate inquiry, when particular facts and circumstances of significant concern materialize that would alert a reasonably attentive director to the need for such inquiry; or
(v) Receipt of a financial benefit to which the director was not entitled or any other breach of the director’s duties to deal fairly with the corporation and its shareholders that is actionable under applicable law.
(b) The party seeking to hold the director liable:
(1) For money damages, shall also have the burden of establishing that:
(i) Harm to the corporation or its shareholders has been suffered; and
(ii) The harm suffered was proximately caused by the director’s challenged conduct; or
(2) For other money payment under a legal remedy, such as compensation for the unauthorized use of corporate assets, shall also have whatever persuasion burden may be called for to establish that the payment sought is appropriate in the circumstances; or
(3) For other money payment under an equitable remedy, such as profit recovery by or disgorgement to the corporation, shall also have whatever persuasion burden may be called for to establish that the equitable remedy sought is appropriate in the circumstances.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall:
(1) In any instance where fairness is at issue, such as consideration of the fairness of a transaction to the corporation under section 30-29-861(b)(3), Idaho Code, alter the burden of proving the fact or lack of fairness otherwise applicable;
(2) Alter the fact or lack of liability of a director under another section of this chapter, such as the provisions governing the consequences of an unlawful distribution under section 30-29-832, Idaho Code, or a transactional interest under section 30-29-861, Idaho Code; or
(3) Affect any rights to which the corporation or a shareholder may be entitled under another statute of this state or the United States.
[30-29-831, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 931; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 91, p. 277.]
(a) A director who votes for or assents to a distribution in excess of what may be authorized and made pursuant to section 30-29-640(a) or 30-29-1409(a), Idaho Code, is personally liable to the corporation for the amount of the distribution that exceeds what could have been distributed without violating section 30-29-640(a) or 30-29-1409(a), Idaho Code, if the party asserting liability establishes that when taking the action the director did not comply with section 30-29-830, Idaho Code.
(b) A director held liable under subsection (a) of this section for an unlawful distribution is entitled to:
(1) Contribution from every other director who could be held liable under subsection (a) of this section for the unlawful distribution; and
(2) Recoupment from each shareholder of the pro rata portion of the amount of the unlawful distribution the shareholder accepted knowing the distribution was made in violation of section 30-29-640(a) or 30-29-1409(a), Idaho Code.
(c) A proceeding to enforce:
(1) The liability of a director under subsection (a) of this section is barred unless it is commenced within two (2) years after the date:
(i) On which the effect of the distribution was measured under section 30-29-640(e) or (g), Idaho Code; or
(ii) As of which the violation of section 30-29-640(a), Idaho Code, occurred as the consequence of disregard of a restriction in the articles of incorporation; or
(iii) On which the distribution of assets to shareholders under section 30-29-1409(a), Idaho Code, was made; or
(2) Contribution or recoupment under subsection (b) of this section is barred unless it is commenced within one (1) year after the liability of the claimant has been finally adjudicated under subsection (a) of this section.
[(30-29-832) 30-29-833, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 933; am. and redesig. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 92, p. 278.]
(a) A corporation has the offices described in its bylaws or appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws.
(b) The board of directors may elect individuals to fill one (1) or more offices of the corporation. An officer may appoint one (1) or more officers if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors.
(c) The bylaws or the board of directors shall assign an officer responsibility for maintaining and authenticating the records of the corporation required to be kept under section 30-29-1601(a), Idaho Code.
(d) The same individual may simultaneously hold more than one (1) office in a corporation.
[30-29-840, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 933; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 93, p. 279.]
Each officer has the authority and shall perform the functions set forth in the bylaws or, to the extent consistent with the bylaws, the functions prescribed by the board of directors or by direction of an officer authorized by the board of directors to prescribe the functions of other officers.
[30-29-841, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 933; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 94, p. 279.]
(a) An officer, when performing in such capacity, has the duty to act:
(1) In good faith;
(2) With the care that a person in a like position would reasonably exercise under similar circumstances; and
(3) In a manner the officer reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.
(b) The duty of an officer includes the obligation:
(1) To inform the superior officer to whom, or the board of directors or the board committee to which, the officer reports of information about the affairs of the corporation known to the officer, within the scope of the officer’s functions, and known to the officer to be material to such superior officer, board, or committee; and
(2) To inform his or her superior officer, or another appropriate person within the corporation, or the board of directors, or a board committee, of any actual or probable material violation of law involving the corporation or material breach of duty to the corporation by an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation that the officer believes has occurred or is likely to occur.
(c) In discharging his or her duties, an officer who does not have knowledge that makes reliance unwarranted is entitled to rely on:
(1) The performance of properly delegated responsibilities by one (1) or more employees of the corporation whom the officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in performing the responsibilities delegated; or
(2) Information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, prepared or presented by one (1) or more employees of the corporation whom the officer reasonably believes to be competent in the matters presented or by legal counsel, public accountants or other persons retained by the corporation as to matters involving skill or expertise the officer reasonably believes are matters:
(i) Within the particular person’s professional or expert competence; or
(ii) As to which the particular person merits confidence.
(d) An officer shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for any decision to take or not to take action or any failure to take any action, as an officer, if the duties of the office are performed in compliance with this section. Whether an officer who does not comply with this section shall have liability will depend in such instance on applicable law, including those principles of section 30-29-831, Idaho Code, that have relevance.
[30-29-842, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 933; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 95, p. 279.]
(a) An officer may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors or its chair, or to the appointing officer or the secretary. A resignation is effective as provided in section 30-29-141(i), Idaho Code, unless the notice provides for a delayed effectiveness, including effectiveness determined upon a future event or events. If effectiveness of a resignation is stated to be delayed and the board of directors or the appointing officer accepts the delay, the board of directors or the appointing officer may fill the pending vacancy before the delayed effectiveness, but the new officer may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
(b) An officer may be removed at any time with or without cause by:
(1) The board of directors;
(2) The appointing officer, unless the bylaws or the board of directors provide otherwise; or
(3) Any other officer if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors.
(c) In this section "appointing officer" means the officer, including any successor to that officer, who appointed the officer resigning or being removed.
[30-29-843, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 934; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 96, p. 280.]
(a) The election or appointment of an officer does not itself create contract rights.
(b) An officer’s removal does not affect the officer’s contract rights, if any, with the corporation. An officer’s resignation does not affect the corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.
[30-29-844, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 934; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 97, p. 280.]
For purposes of this section and sections 30-29-851 through 30-29-859, Idaho Code:
(1) "Corporation" includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of a corporation in a merger.
(2) "Director" or "officer" means an individual who is or was a director or officer, respectively, of a corporation or who, while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the corporation’s request as a director, officer, manager, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another entity or employee benefit plan. A director or officer is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the corporation’s request if the individual’s duties to the corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, the individual to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. "Director" or "officer" includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director or officer.
(3) "Liability" means the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine, including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, or reasonable expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding.
(4) "Official capacity" means:
(a) When used with respect to a director, the office of director in a corporation; and
(b) When used with respect to an officer, as contemplated in section 30-29-856, Idaho Code, the office in a corporation held by the officer.
"Official capacity" does not include service for any other domestic or foreign corporation or any joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity.
(5) "Party" means an individual who was, is or is threatened to be made a defendant or respondent in a proceeding.
(6) "Proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative and whether formal or informal.
[30-29-850, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 934; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 98, p. 281.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because the individual is a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if:
(1)(i) The director conducted himself or herself in good faith; and
(ii) The director reasonably believed:
(A) In the case of conduct in an official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the best interests of the corporation; and
(B) In all other cases, that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and
(iii) In the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; or
(2) The director engaged in conduct for which broader indemnification has been made permissible or obligatory under a provision of the articles of incorporation, as authorized by section 30-29-202(b)(5), Idaho Code.
(b) A director’s conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose the director reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants in, and the beneficiaries of, the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of subsection (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section.
(c) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, is not, of itself, determinative that the director did not meet the relevant standard of conduct described in this section.
(d) Unless ordered by a court under section 30-29-854(a)(3), Idaho Code, a corporation may not indemnify a director:
(1) In connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, except for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct under subsection (a) of this section; or
(2) In connection with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which the director was adjudged liable on the basis of receiving a financial benefit to which he or she was not entitled, regardless of whether it involved action in the director’s official capacity.
[30-29-851, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 935; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 99, p. 281.]
A corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation against expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
[30-29-852, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 936; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 100, p. 282.]
(a) A corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding by an individual who is a party to the proceeding because that individual is a director if the director delivers to the corporation a signed written undertaking of the director to repay any funds advanced if the director is not entitled to mandatory indemnification under section 30-29-852, Idaho Code; and it is ultimately determined under section 30-29-854 or 30-29-855, Idaho Code, that the director is not entitled to indemnification.
(b) The undertaking required by subsection (a) of this section must be an unlimited general obligation of the director but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the director to make repayment.
(c) Authorizations under this section shall be made:
(1) By the board of directors:
(i) If there are two (2) or more qualified directors, by a majority vote of all the qualified directors, a majority of whom shall for such purposes constitute a quorum, or by a majority of the members of a committee consisting solely of two (2) or more qualified directors appointed by such a vote; or
(ii) If there are fewer than two (2) qualified directors, by the vote necessary for action by the board of directors in accordance with section 30-29-824(c), Idaho Code, in which authorization directors who are qualified directors may participate; or
(2) By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time is not a qualified director may not be voted on the authorization.
[30-29-853, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 936; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 101, p. 282.]
(a) A director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is a director may apply for indemnification or an advance for expenses to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction. After receipt of an application and after giving any notice it considers necessary, the court shall:
(1) Order indemnification if the court determines that the director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under section 30-29-852, Idaho Code;
(2) Order indemnification or advance for expenses if the court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses pursuant to a provision authorized by section 30-29-858(a), Idaho Code; or
(3) Order indemnification or advance for expenses if the court determines, in view of all the relevant circumstances, that it is fair and reasonable:
(i) To indemnify the director; or
(ii) To advance expenses to the director, even if under this paragraph he or she has not met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in section 30-29-851(a), Idaho Code, failed to comply with section 30-29-853, Idaho Code, or was adjudged liable in a proceeding referred to in section 30-29-851(d)(1) or (2), Idaho Code, but if the director was adjudged so liable, indemnification shall be limited to expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding.
(b) If the court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification under subsection (a)(1) of this section or to indemnification or advance for expenses under subsection (a)(2) of this section, it shall also order the corporation to pay the director’s expenses incurred in connection with obtaining court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses. If the court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses under subsection (a)(3) of this section, it may also order the corporation to pay the director’s expenses to obtain court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses.
[30-29-854, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 936; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 102, p. 283.]
(a) A corporation may not indemnify a director under section 30-29-851, Idaho Code, unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification is permissible because the director has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in section 30-29-851, Idaho Code.
(b) The determination shall be made:
(1) If there are two (2) or more qualified directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the qualified directors, a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum, or by a majority of the members of a committee of two (2) or more qualified directors appointed by such a vote;
(2) By special legal counsel:
(i) Selected in the manner prescribed in paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
(ii) If there are fewer than two (2) qualified directors, selected by the board of directors, in which selection directors who are not qualified directors may participate; or
(3) By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time is not a qualified director may not be voted on the determination.
(c) Authorization of indemnification shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, except that if there are fewer than two (2) qualified directors or if the determination is made by special legal counsel, authorization of indemnification shall be made by those entitled to select special legal counsel under subsection (b)(2)(ii) of this section.
[30-29-855, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 937; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 103, p. 284.]
(a) A corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under sections 30-29-850 through 30-29-859, Idaho Code, to an officer who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is an officer:
(1) To the same extent as a director; and
(2) If he or she is an officer but not a director, to such further extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, or by a resolution adopted or a contract approved by the board of directors, or shareholders except for:
(i) Liability in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation other than for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding; or
(ii) Liability arising out of conduct that constitutes:
(A) Receipt by the officer of a financial benefit to which he or she is not entitled;
(B) An intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or the shareholders; or
(C) An intentional violation of criminal law.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a)(2) of this section shall apply to an officer who is also a director if he or she is made a party to the proceeding based on an act or omission solely as an officer.
(c) An officer who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under section 30-29-852, Idaho Code, and may apply to a court under section 30-29-854, Idaho Code, for indemnification or an advance for expenses, in each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses under those sections.
[30-29-856, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 937; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 104, p. 284.]
A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is a director or officer of the corporation, or who, while a director or officer of the corporation, serves at the corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity, against liability asserted against or incurred by the individual in that capacity or arising from the individual’s status as a director or officer, regardless of whether the corporation would have power to indemnify or advance expenses to the individual against the same liability under sections 30-29-850 through 30-29-859, Idaho Code.
[30-29-857, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 938; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 105, p. 285.]
(a) A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or in a resolution adopted or a contract approved by the board of directors or shareholders, obligate itself in advance of the act or omission giving rise to a proceeding to provide indemnification in accordance with section 30-29-851, Idaho Code, or advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with section 30-29-853(c), Idaho Code. Any such obligatory provision shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for authorization referred to in section 30-29-853(c), Idaho Code, and in section 30-29-855(c), Idaho Code. Any such provision that obligates the corporation to provide indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law shall be deemed to obligate the corporation to advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with section 30-29-853, Idaho Code, to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless the provision expressly provides otherwise.
(b) A right of indemnification or to advances for expenses created by sections 30-29-850 through 30-29-859, Idaho Code, or under subsection (a) of this section and in effect at the time of an act or omission shall not be eliminated or impaired with respect to such act or omission by an amendment of the articles of incorporation or bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors or shareholders, adopted after the occurrence of such act or omission, unless, in the case of a right created under subsection (a) of this section, the provision creating such right and in effect at the time of such act or omission explicitly authorizes such elimination or impairment after such act or omission has occurred.
(c) Any provision pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not obligate the corporation to indemnify or advance expenses to a director of a predecessor of the corporation, pertaining to conduct with respect to the predecessor, unless otherwise expressly provided. Any provision for indemnification or advance for expenses in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors or shareholders of a predecessor of the corporation in a merger or in a contract to which the predecessor is a party, existing at the time the merger takes effect, shall be governed by section 30-22-206(a)(4), Idaho Code.
(d) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a corporation may, by a provision in its articles of incorporation, limit any of the rights to indemnification or advance for expenses created by or pursuant to sections 30-29-850 through 30-29-859, Idaho Code.
(e) Sections 30-29-850 through 30-29-859, Idaho Code, do not limit a corporation’s power to pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a director or an officer in connection with his appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when he is not a party.
(f) Sections 30-29-850 through 30-29-859, Idaho Code, do not limit a corporation’s power to indemnify, advance expenses to or provide or maintain insurance on behalf of an employee or agent.
[30-29-858, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 938; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 106, p. 285.]
A corporation may provide indemnification or advance expenses to a director or an officer only as permitted by sections 30-29-850 through 30-29-859, Idaho Code.
[30-29-859, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 939.]
As used in sections 30-29-860 through 30-29-863, Idaho Code:
(1) "Control" or "controlled by" means having the power, directly or indirectly, to elect or remove a majority of the members of the board of directors or other governing body of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting shares or interests, by contract, or otherwise; or being subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the entity’s activities or entitled to receive a majority of the entity’s residual returns.
(2) "Director’s conflicting interest transaction" means a transaction effected or proposed to be effected by the corporation, or by an entity controlled by the corporation, where at the relevant time the director is a party, had knowledge and a material financial interest known to the director, or knew that a related person was a party or had a material financial interest.
(3) "Fair to the corporation" means, for purposes of section 30-29-861(b)(3), Idaho Code, that the transaction as a whole was beneficial to the corporation, taking into appropriate account whether it was fair in terms of the director’s dealings with the corporation, and comparable to what might have been obtainable in an arm’s length transaction, given the consideration paid or received by the corporation.
(4) "Material financial interest" means a financial interest in a transaction that would reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the director’s judgment when participating in action on the authorization of the transaction.
(5) "Related person" means:
(a) The individual’s spouse;
(b) A child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, sibling, stepsibling, half-sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, or spouse of any such person, of the individual or of the individual’s spouse;
(c) A natural living person living in the same house as the individual;
(d) An entity, other than the corporation or an entity controlled by the corporation, controlled by the individual or any person specified in this subsection;
(e) A domestic or foreign business or nonprofit corporation, other than the corporation or an entity controlled by the corporation, of which the individual is a director; an unincorporated entity of which the individual is a general partner or a member of the governing body; or an individual, trust, or estate for whom, or of which, the individual is a trustee, guardian, personal representative, or like fiduciary; or
(f) A person that is, or an entity that is controlled by, an employer of the individual.
(6) "Relevant time" means the time at which directors’ action respecting the transaction is taken in compliance with section 30-29-862, Idaho Code; or if the transaction is not brought before the board of directors, or a committee, for action under section 30-29-862, Idaho Code, at the time the corporation, or an entity controlled by the corporation, becomes legally obligated to consummate the transaction.
(7) "Required disclosure" means disclosure of the existence and nature of the director’s conflicting interest and all facts known to the director respecting the subject matter of the transaction that a director free of such conflicting interest would reasonably believe to be material in deciding whether to proceed with the transaction.
[30-29-860, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 108, p. 286.]
(a) A transaction effected or proposed to be effected by the corporation or by an entity controlled by the corporation may not be the subject of equitable relief, or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions against a director of the corporation, in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in the right of the corporation, on the grounds that the director has an interest, respecting the transaction if it is not a director’s conflicting interest transaction.
(b) A director’s conflicting interest transaction may not be the subject of equitable relief or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions against a director of the corporation, in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in the right of the corporation, on the grounds that the director has an interest respecting the transaction, if:
(1) Directors’ action respecting the transaction was taken in compliance with section 30-29-862, Idaho Code, at any time;
(2) Shareholders’ action respecting the transaction was taken in compliance with section 30-29-863, Idaho Code, at any time; or
(3) The transaction, judged according to the circumstances at the relevant time, is established to have been fair to the corporation.
[30-29-861, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 940; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 109, p. 287.]
(a) Directors’ action respecting a director’s conflicting interest transaction is effective for purposes of section 30-29-861(b)(1), Idaho Code, if the transaction has been authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority, but no fewer than two (2), of the qualified directors who voted on the transaction after required disclosure by the conflicted director of information not already known by such qualified directors, or after modified disclosure in compliance with subsection (b) of this section; provided that:
(1) The qualified directors have deliberated and voted outside the presence of and without the participation by any other director; and
(2) Where the action has been taken by a board committee, all members of the committee were qualified directors, and either the committee was composed of all the qualified directors on the board of directors, or the members of the committee were appointed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified directors on the board of directors.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, when a transaction is a director’s conflicting interest transaction, only because a related person described in section 30-29-860(3)(e) or (f), Idaho Code, is a party to or has a material financial interest in the transaction, the conflicted director is not obligated to make required disclosure to the extent that the director reasonably believes that doing so would violate a duty imposed under law, a legally enforceable obligation of confidentiality, or a professional ethics rule, provided that the conflicted director discloses to the qualified directors voting on the transaction:
(1) All information required to be disclosed that is not so violative;
(2) The existence and nature of the director’s conflicting interest; and
(3) The nature of the conflicted director’s duty not to disclose the confidential information.
(c) A majority, but no fewer than two (2), of all the qualified directors on the board of directors, or on the board committee, constitutes a quorum for purposes of action that complies with this section.
(d) Where directors’ action under this section does not satisfy a quorum or voting requirement applicable to the authorization of the transaction by reason of the articles of incorporation or bylaws or a provision of law, independent action to satisfy those authorization requirements shall be taken by the board of directors or a board committee, in which action directors who are not qualified directors may participate.
[30-29-862, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 940; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 110, p. 287.]
(a) Shareholders’ action respecting a director’s conflicting interest transaction is effective for purposes of section 30-29-861(b)(2), Idaho Code, if a majority of the votes cast by the holders of all qualified shares are in favor of the transaction after:
(1) Notice to shareholders describing action to be taken respecting the transaction;
(2) Provision to the corporation of the information referred to in subsection (b) of this section; and
(3) Communication to the shareholders entitled to vote on the transaction of the information that is the subject of required disclosure, to the extent the information is not known by them. In the case of shareholders’ action at a meeting, the shareholders entitled to vote shall be determined as of the record date for notice of the meeting.
(b) A director who has a conflicting interest respecting the transaction shall, before the shareholders’ vote, inform the secretary, or other officer or agent of the corporation authorized to tabulate votes, in writing, of the number of shares that the director knows are not qualified shares under subsection (c) of this section, and the identity of the holders of those shares.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) "Holder" means and "held by" refers to shares held by a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and an unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner; and
(2) "Qualified shares" means all shares entitled to be voted with respect to the transaction except for shares that the secretary or other officer or agent of the corporation authorized to tabulate votes either knows, or under subsection (b) of this section is notified, are held by either a director who has a conflicting interest respecting the transaction or a related person of the director, not including a person described in section 30-29-860(5)(f), Idaho Code.
(d) A majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all qualified shares constitutes a quorum for purposes of compliance with this section. Subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, shareholders’ action that otherwise complies with this section is not affected by the presence of holders or by the voting of shares that are not qualified shares.
(e) If a shareholders’ vote does not comply with subsection (a) of this section solely because of a director’s failure to comply with subsection (b) of this section, and if the director establishes that the failure was not intended to influence, and did not in fact determine, the outcome of the vote, the court may take such action respecting the transaction and the director, and may give such effect, if any, to the shareholders’ vote, as the court considers appropriate in the circumstances.
(f) Where shareholders’ action under this section does not satisfy a quorum or voting requirement applicable to the authorization of the transaction by reason of the articles of incorporation or the bylaws or a provision of law, independent action to satisfy those authorization requirements shall be taken by the shareholders, in which action shares that are not qualified shares may participate.
[30-29-863, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 63, p. 941; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 111, p. 289; am. 2025, ch. 211, sec. 15, p. 981.]
(a) If a director or officer pursues or takes advantage of a business opportunity directly, or indirectly through or on behalf of another person, that action may not be the subject of equitable relief, or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions against the director, officer, or other person, in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation on the ground that the opportunity should have first been offered to the corporation, if:
(1) Before the director, officer, or other person becomes legally obligated respecting the opportunity, the director or officer brings it to the attention of the corporation and either:
(i) Action by qualified directors disclaiming the corporation’s interest in the opportunity is taken in compliance with the same procedures as are set forth in the provisions of section 30-29-862, Idaho Code; or
(ii) Shareholders’ action disclaiming the corporation’s interest in the opportunity is taken in compliance with the procedures set forth in the provisions of section 30-29-863, Idaho Code, in either case as if the decision being made concerned a director’s conflicting interest transaction, except that, rather than making the required disclosure as defined in section 30-29-860, Idaho Code, the director or officer shall have made prior disclosure to those acting on behalf of the corporation of all material facts concerning the business opportunity known to the director or officer; or
(2) The duty to offer the corporation the business opportunity has been limited or eliminated pursuant to a provision of the articles of incorporation adopted, and where required, made effective by action of qualified directors, in accordance with the provisions of section 30-29-202(b)(6), Idaho Code.
(b) In any proceeding seeking equitable relief or other remedies based upon an alleged improper pursuit or taking advantage of a business opportunity by a director or officer, directly, or indirectly through or on behalf of another person, the fact that the director or officer did not employ the procedure described in paragraph (i) or (ii) of subsection (a)(1) of this section before pursuing or taking advantage of the opportunity shall not create an implication that the opportunity should have been first presented to the corporation or alter the burden of proof otherwise applicable to establish that the director or officer breached a duty to the corporation in the circumstances.
[30-29-870, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 112, p. 290.]
(a) As used in this part:
(1) "Domesticated corporation" means a domesticated entity that is a corporation.
(2) "Domesticating corporation" means a domesticating entity that is a corporation.
(b) The following definitions in chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, shall apply to this part:
(1) "Conversion" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(4), Idaho Code.
(2) "Converted entity" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(5), Idaho Code.
(3) "Converting entity" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(6), Idaho Code.
(4) "Domesticated entity" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(7), Idaho Code.
(5) "Domesticating entity" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(8), Idaho Code.
(6) "Domestication" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(9), Idaho Code.
(7) "Protected agreement" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(19), Idaho Code.
[30-29-901, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 113, p. 291.]
In the case of a domestication of a domestic corporation into a foreign jurisdiction, the plan of domestication shall be adopted in the following manner, notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-22-503(a), Idaho Code:
(a) The plan of domestication shall first be adopted by the board of directors.
(b) The plan of domestication shall then be approved by the shareholders. In submitting the plan of domestication to the shareholders for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the shareholders approve the plan, unless either the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make such a recommendation; or section 30-29-826, Idaho Code, applies. In either case, the board shall inform the shareholders of the basis for its so proceeding.
(c) The board of directors may set conditions for approval of the plan of domestication by the shareholders or the effectiveness of the plan of domestication.
(d) If the approval of the shareholders is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, regardless of whether entitled to vote, of the meeting of shareholders at which the plan of domestication is to be submitted for approval. The notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the plan of domestication and must contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan. The notice must include or be accompanied by a copy of the articles of incorporation and the bylaws as they will be in effect immediately after the domestication.
(e) Unless the articles of incorporation, or the board of directors acting pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require a greater vote or a greater quorum, approval of the plan of domestication requires the approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the plan, and, except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, the approval of each class or series of shares voting as a separate voting group at a meeting at which a quorum of the voting group exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the plan by that voting group.
(f) The articles of incorporation may expressly limit or eliminate the separate voting rights provided in subsection (e) of this section as to any class or series of shares, except when the articles of incorporation of the foreign corporation resulting from the domestication include what would be in effect an amendment that would entitle the class or series to vote as a separate group under section 30-29-1004, Idaho Code, if it were a proposed amendment of the articles of incorporation of the domestic domesticating corporation.
(g) If as a result of a domestication one (1) or more shareholders of a domestic corporation would become subject to interest holder liability, approval of the plan of domestication shall require the signing in connection with the domestication, by each such shareholder, of a separate written consent to become subject to such interest holder liability, unless in the case of a shareholder that already has interest holder liability with respect to the domesticating corporation, the terms and conditions of the interest holder liability with respect to the domesticated corporation are substantially identical to those of the existing interest holder liability other than for changes that eliminate or reduce such interest holder liability.
[30-29-921, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 113, p. 291.]
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-22-505(b)(4), Idaho Code, a statement of domestication of a domesticating corporation shall include a statement that the plan of domestication was approved in accordance with this section.
[30-29-922, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 113, p. 292.]
(a) When a domestication becomes effective, the domesticated corporation is deemed to have been incorporated on the date the domesticating corporation was originally incorporated.
(b) When a domestication of a domestic corporation into a foreign jurisdiction becomes effective, the domesticated corporation is deemed to agree that it will promptly pay the amount, if any, to which shareholders who exercise appraisal rights in connection with the domestication are entitled under part 13 of this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-22-506(c) and (d), Idaho Code, except as otherwise provided in the organic law or organic rules of a domesticating foreign corporation, the interest holder liability of a shareholder in a foreign corporation that is domesticated into this state who had interest holder liability in respect of such domesticating corporation before the domestication becomes effective shall be as follows:
(1) The domestication does not discharge that prior interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities that arose before the domestication becomes effective.
(2) The provisions of the organic law of the domesticating corporation shall continue to apply to the collection or discharge of any interest holder liabilities preserved by paragraph (1) of this subsection, as if the domestication had not occurred.
(3) The shareholder shall have such rights of contribution from other persons as are provided by the organic law of the domesticating corporation with respect to any interest holder liabilities preserved by paragraph (1) of this subsection, as if the domestication had not occurred.
(4) The shareholder shall not, by reason of such prior interest holder liability, have interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities that are incurred after the domestication becomes effective.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-22-506(c) and (d), Idaho Code, a shareholder who becomes subject to interest holder liability in respect of the domesticated corporation as a result of the domestication shall have such interest holder liability only in respect of interest holder liabilities that arise after the domestication becomes effective.
[30-29-924, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 113, p. 292.]
In the case of a conversion of a domestic corporation to a domestic or foreign eligible entity, the plan of conversion shall be adopted in the following manner, notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-22-403(a), Idaho Code:
(a) The plan of conversion shall first be adopted by the board of directors.
(b) The plan of conversion shall then be approved by the shareholders. In submitting the plan of conversion to the shareholders for their approval, the board of directors must recommend that the shareholders approve the plan, unless either the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make such a recommendation; or section 30-29-826, Idaho Code, applies. In either case, the board of directors shall inform the shareholders of the basis for its so proceeding.
(c) The board of directors may set conditions for approval of the plan of conversion by the shareholders or the effectiveness of the plan of conversion.
(d) If the approval of the shareholders is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, regardless of whether entitled to vote, of the meeting of shareholders at which the plan of conversion is to be submitted for approval. The notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the plan of conversion and must contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan. The notice must include or be accompanied by a copy of the organic rules of the converted entity which are to be in writing as they will be in effect immediately after the conversion.
(e) Unless the articles of incorporation, or the board of directors acting pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require a greater vote or a greater quorum, approval of the plan of conversion requires the approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the plan, and the approval of each class or series of shares voting as a separate voting group at a meeting at which a quorum of the voting group exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the plan by that voting group.
(f) If as a result of the conversion one (1) or more shareholders of the converting domestic corporation would become subject to interest holder liability, approval of the plan of conversion shall require the signing in connection with the transaction, by each such shareholder, of a separate written consent to become subject to such interest holder liability.
[30-29-932, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 113, p. 293.]
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-22-405(b)(4), Idaho Code, a statement of conversion of a domestic converting corporation shall include a statement that the plan of conversion was approved in accordance with this section.
[30-29-933, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 113, p. 293.]
(a) When a conversion becomes effective, the converted entity is deemed to have been incorporated or otherwise organized on the date that the converting entity was originally incorporated or organized.
(b) When a conversion of a domestic corporation to a foreign eligible entity becomes effective, the converted entity is deemed to agree that it will promptly pay the amount, if any, to which shareholders who exercise appraisal rights in connection with the conversion are entitled under part 13 of this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-22-406(c) and (d), Idaho Code, and except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation of a domestic corporation or the organic law or organic rules of a foreign corporation or a domestic or foreign eligible entity, a shareholder or eligible interest holder who becomes subject to interest holder liability in respect of a domestic corporation or eligible entity as a result of the conversion shall have such interest holder liability only in respect of interest holder liabilities that arise after the conversion becomes effective.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in the organic law or the organic rules of the eligible entity, the interest holder liability of an interest holder in a converting eligible entity that converts to a domestic corporation who had interest holder liability in respect of such converting eligible entity before the conversion becomes effective shall be as follows:
(1) The conversion does not discharge that prior interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities that arose before the conversion became effective.
(2) The provisions of the organic law of the eligible entity shall continue to apply to the collection or discharge of any interest holder liabilities preserved by paragraph (1) of this subsection, as if the conversion had not occurred.
(3) The eligible interest holder shall have such rights of contribution from other persons as are provided by the organic law of the eligible entity with respect to any interest holder liabilities preserved by paragraph (1) of this subsection, as if the conversion had not occurred.
(4) The eligible interest holder shall not, by reason of such prior interest holder liability, have interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities that arise after the conversion becomes effective.
[30-29-935, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 113, p. 294.]
(a) A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation as of the effective date of the amendment or to delete a provision that is not required to be contained in the articles of incorporation.
(b) A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation, including provisions relating to management, control, capital structure, dividend, entitlement, or purpose or duration of the corporation.
[30-29-1001, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 942; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 114, p. 294.]
If a corporation has not yet issued shares, its board of directors, or its incorporators if it has no board of directors, may adopt one (1) or more amendments to the corporation’s articles of incorporation.
[30-29-1002, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 942.]
If a corporation has issued shares, an amendment to the articles of incorporation shall be adopted in the following manner:
(a) The proposed amendment shall first be adopted by the board of directors.
(b) Except as provided in sections 30-29-1005, 30-29-1007 and 30-29-1008, Idaho Code, the amendment shall then be approved by the shareholders. In submitting the proposed amendment to the shareholders for approval the board of directors shall recommend that the shareholders approve the amendment, unless the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make such a recommendation, or unless section 30-29-826, Idaho Code, applies. In either case, the board must inform the shareholders of the basis for its so proceeding.
(c) The board of directors may set conditions for the approval of the amendment by the shareholders or the effectiveness of the amendment.
(d) If the amendment is required to be approved by the shareholders, and the approval is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, regardless of whether entitled to vote, of the meeting of shareholders at which the amendment is to be submitted for approval. The notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the amendment. The notice must contain or be accompanied by a copy of the amendment.
(e) Unless the articles of incorporation, or the board of directors acting pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require a greater vote or a greater quorum, approval of the amendment requires the approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the amendment exists, and, if any class or series of shares is entitled to vote as a separate group on the amendment, except as provided in section 30-29-1004(c), Idaho Code, the approval of each such separate voting group at a meeting at which a quorum of the voting group exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the amendment by that voting group.
(f) If as a result of an amendment of the articles of incorporation one (1) or more shareholders of a domestic corporation would become subject to new interest holder liability, approval of the amendment requires the signing in connection with the amendment, by each such shareholder, of a separate written consent to become subject to such new interest holder liability, unless in the case of a shareholder that already has interest holder liability the terms and conditions of the new interest holder liability are substantially identical to those of the existing interest holder liability; or are substantially identical to those of the existing interest holder liability, other than changes that eliminate or reduce such interest holder liability.
(g) For purposes of subsection (f) of this section and section 30-29-1009, Idaho Code, "new interest holder liability" means interest holder liability of a person resulting from an amendment of the articles of incorporation if the person did not have interest holder liability before the amendment becomes effective; or the person had interest holder liability before the amendment becomes effective, the terms and conditions of which are changed when the amendment becomes effective.
[30-29-1003, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 942; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 115, p. 294.]
(a) The holders of the outstanding shares of a class are entitled to vote as a separate voting group, if shareholder voting is otherwise required by this chapter, on a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation if the amendment would:
(1) Effect an exchange or reclassification of all or part of the shares of the class into shares of another class;
(2) Effect an exchange or reclassification, or create the right of exchange, of all or part of the shares of another class into shares of the class;
(3) Change the rights, preferences or limitations of all or part of the shares of the class;
(4) Change the shares of all or part of the class into a different number of shares of the same class;
(5) Create a new class of shares having rights or preferences with respect to distributions that are prior or superior to the shares of the class;
(6) Increase the rights, preferences or number of authorized shares of any class that, after giving effect to the amendment, have rights or preferences with respect to distributions that are prior or superior to the shares of the class;
(7) Limit or deny an existing preemptive right of all or part of the shares of the class; or
(8) Cancel or otherwise affect rights to distributions that have accumulated but not yet been authorized on all or part of the shares of the class.
(b) If a proposed amendment would affect a series of a class of shares in one (1) or more of the ways described in subsection (a) of this section, the holders of shares of that series are entitled to vote as a separate voting group on the proposed amendment.
(c) If a proposed amendment that entitles the holders of two (2) or more classes or series of shares to vote as separate voting groups under this section would affect those two (2) or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, the holders of shares of all the classes or series so affected shall vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment, unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or added as a condition by the board of directors pursuant to section 30-29-1003(c), Idaho Code.
(d) A class or series of shares is entitled to the voting rights granted by this section even if the articles of incorporation provide that the shares are nonvoting shares.
[30-29-1004, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 943; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 116, p. 295.]
Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation’s board of directors may adopt amendments to the corporation’s articles of incorporation without shareholder approval:
(a) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;
(b) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;
(c) To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the secretary of state;
(d) If the corporation has only one (1) class of shares outstanding:
(1) To change each issued and unissued authorized share of the class into a greater number of whole shares of that class; or
(2) To increase the number of authorized shares of the class to the extent necessary to permit the issuance of shares as a share dividend;
(e) To change the corporate name by substituting the word "corporation," "incorporated," "company," "limited," or the abbreviation "corp.," "inc.," "co.," or "ltd.," for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting or changing a geographical attribution for the name;
(f) To reflect a reduction in authorized shares, as a result of the operation of section 30-29-631(b), Idaho Code, when the corporation has acquired its own shares and the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares;
(g) To delete a class of shares from the articles of incorporation, as a result of the operation of section 30-29-631(b), Idaho Code, when there are no remaining shares of the class because the corporation has acquired all shares of the class and the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares; or
(h) To make any change expressly permitted by section 30-29-602(a) or (b), Idaho Code, to be made without shareholder approval.
[30-29-1005, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 943; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 117, p. 296.]
(a) After an amendment to the articles of incorporation has been adopted and approved in the manner required by this chapter and by the articles of incorporation, the corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing articles of amendment, which must set forth:
(1) The name of the corporation;
(2) The text of each amendment adopted or the information required by section 30-29-120(d)(5), Idaho Code;
(3) If an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares, provisions for implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment itself that may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of amendment in accordance with section 30-29-120(d)(5), Idaho Code;
(4) The date of each amendment’s adoption; and
(5) If an amendment:
(i) Was adopted by the incorporators or board of directors without shareholder approval, a statement that the amendment was duly adopted by the incorporators or by the board of directors, as the case may be, and that shareholder approval was not required;
(ii) Required approval by the shareholders, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the shareholders in the manner required by this chapter and by the articles of incorporation; or
(iii) Is being filed pursuant to section 30-29-120(d)(5), Idaho Code, a statement to that effect.
(b) Articles of amendment shall take effect at the effective date determined in accordance with section 30-29-123, Idaho Code.
[30-29-1006, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 944; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 118, p. 297.]
(a) A corporation’s board of directors may restate its articles of incorporation at any time, without shareholder approval, to consolidate all amendments into a single document.
(b) If the restated articles include one (1) or more new amendments that require shareholder approval, the amendments shall be adopted and approved as provided in section 30-29-1003, Idaho Code.
(c) A corporation that restates its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing articles of restatement setting forth the name of the corporation, the text of the restated articles of incorporation, a statement that the restated articles consolidate all amendments into a single document, and, if a new amendment is included in the restated articles, the statements required under section 30-29-1006, Idaho Code, with respect to the new amendment.
(d) Duly adopted restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation and all amendments to the articles of incorporation.
(e) The secretary of state may certify restated articles of incorporation, as the articles of incorporation currently in effect, without including the statements required by subsection (c) of this section.
[30-29-1007, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 944; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 119, p. 297.]
(a) A corporation’s articles of incorporation may be amended without action by the board of directors or shareholders to carry out a plan of reorganization ordered or decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction under the authority of a law of the United States.
(b) The individual or individuals designated by the court shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing articles of amendment setting forth:
(1) The name of the corporation;
(2) The text of each amendment approved by the court;
(3) The date of the court’s order or decree approving the articles of amendment;
(4) The title of the reorganization proceeding in which the order or decree was entered; and
(5) A statement that the court had jurisdiction of the proceeding under federal statute.
(c) This section does not apply after entry of a final decree in the reorganization proceeding even though the court retains jurisdiction of the proceeding for limited purposes unrelated to consummation of the reorganization plan.
[30-29-1008, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 945; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 120, p. 298.]
(a) An amendment to the articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than the shareholders. An amendment changing a corporation’s name does not affect a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.
(b) A shareholder who becomes subject to new interest holder liability in respect of the corporation as a result of an amendment to the articles of incorporation shall have that new interest holder liability only in respect of interest holder liabilities that arise after the amendment becomes effective.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation of the corporation, the interest holder liability of a shareholder who had interest holder liability in respect of the corporation before the amendment becomes effective and has new interest holder liability after the amendment becomes effective shall be as follows:
(1) The amendment does not discharge that prior interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities that arose before the amendment becomes effective.
(2) The provisions of the articles of incorporation of the corporation relating to interest holder liability as in effect immediately prior to the amendment shall continue to apply to the collection or discharge of any interest holder liabilities preserved by paragraph (1) of this subsection, as if the amendment had not occurred.
(3) The shareholder shall have such rights of contribution from other persons as are provided by the articles of incorporation relating to interest holder liability as in effect immediately prior to the amendment with respect to any interest holder liabilities preserved by paragraph (1) of this subsection, as if the amendment had not occurred.
(4) The shareholder shall not, by reason of such prior interest holder liability, have interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities that arise after the amendment becomes effective.
[30-29-1009, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 945; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 121, p. 298.]
(a) A corporation’s shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws.
(b) A corporation’s board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws unless:
(1) The articles of incorporation, section 30-29-1021, Idaho Code, or, if applicable, section 30-29-1022, Idaho Code, reserve that power exclusively to the shareholders in whole or part; or
(2) Except as provided in section 30-29-206(d), Idaho Code, the shareholders in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw expressly provide that the board of directors may not amend, repeal, or adopt that bylaw.
(c) A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the bylaws.
[30-29-1020, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 945; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 122, p. 299.]
(a) A bylaw that increases a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may be amended or repealed:
(1) If originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders unless the bylaw otherwise provides; or
(2) If adopted by the board of directors, either by the shareholders or by the board of directors.
(b) A bylaw adopted or amended by the shareholders that increases a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may provide that it can be amended or repealed only by a specified vote of either the shareholders or the board of directors.
(c) Action by the board of directors under subsection (a) of this section to amend or repeal a bylaw that changes a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors shall meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is greater.
[30-29-1021, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 65, p. 945; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 123, p. 299.]
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation specifically prohibit the adoption of a bylaw pursuant to this section, alter the vote specified in section 30-29-728(a), Idaho Code, or provide for cumulative voting, a corporation may elect in its bylaws to be governed in the election of directors as follows:
(1) Each vote entitled to be cast may be voted for or against up to that number of candidates that is equal to the number of directors to be elected, or a shareholder may indicate an abstention, but without cumulating the votes;
(2) To be elected, a nominee shall have received a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present, provided that a nominee who is elected but receives more votes against than for election shall serve as a director for a term that shall terminate on the date that is the earlier of:
(i) Ninety (90) days from the date on which the voting results are determined pursuant to part 7 of this chapter; or
(ii) The date on which an individual is selected by the board of directors to fill the office held by such director, which selection shall be deemed to constitute the filling of a vacancy by the board to which section 30-29-810, Idaho Code, applies. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, a nominee who is elected but receives more votes against than for election shall not serve as a director beyond the ninety (90) day period referenced above; and
(3) The board of directors may select any qualified individual to fill the office held by a director who received more votes against than for election.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an election of directors by a voting group if at the expiration of the time fixed under a provision requiring advance notification of director candidates or absent such a provision, at a time fixed by the board of directors which is not more than fourteen (14) days before notice is given of the meeting at which the election is to occur, there are more candidates for election by the voting group than the number of directors to be elected, one (1) or more of whom are properly proposed by shareholders. An individual shall not be considered a candidate for purposes of this subsection if the board of directors determines before the notice of meeting is given that such individual’s candidacy does not create a bona fide election contest.
(c) A bylaw electing to be governed by this section may be repealed:
(1) If originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders, unless the bylaw otherwise provides; or
(2) If adopted by the board of directors, or the shareholders.
[30-29-1022, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 124, p. 300.]
As used in this part:
(a) "New interest holder liability" means interest holder liability of a person, resulting from a merger or share exchange, that is:
(1) In respect of an entity that is different from the entity in which the person held shares or eligible interests immediately before the merger or share exchange became effective; or
(2) In respect of the same entity as the one in which the person held shares or eligible interests immediately before the merger or share exchange became effective if:
(i) The person did not have interest holder liability immediately before the merger or share exchange became effective; or
(ii) The person had interest holder liability immediately before the merger or share exchange became effective, the terms and conditions of which were changed when the merger or share exchange became effective.
(b) "Party to a merger" means any domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity that will merge under a plan of merger but does not include a survivor created by the merger.
(c) "Survivor" in a merger means the domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity into which one (1) or more other corporations or eligible entities are merged.
(d) The following definitions outside this chapter shall apply to this part:
(1) "Acquired entity" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(1), Idaho Code.
(2) "Acquiring entity" is as defined in section 30-22-102(a)(2), Idaho Code.
[30-29-1101, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 126, p. 301.]
In the case of a domestic corporation that is a party to a merger or the acquired entity in a share exchange, the plan of merger or share exchange shall be adopted in the following manner notwithstanding the provisions of sections 30-22-203(a) and 30-22-303(a), Idaho Code:
(a) The plan of merger or share exchange shall first be adopted by the board of directors.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (h), (j), and (l) of this section and in section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code, the plan of merger or share exchange shall then be approved by the shareholders. In submitting the plan of merger or share exchange to the shareholders for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the shareholders approve the plan or, in the case of an offer referred to in subsection (j)(2) of this section, that the shareholders tender their shares to the offeror in response to the offer, unless either the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make such a recommendation, or section 30-29-826, Idaho Code, applies. In either case, the board shall inform the shareholders of the basis for its so proceeding.
(c) The board of directors may set conditions for the approval of the plan of merger or share exchange by the shareholders or the effectiveness of the plan of merger or share exchange.
(d) If the plan of merger or share exchange is required to be approved by the shareholders, and if the approval is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, regardless of whether entitled to vote, of the meeting of shareholders at which the plan is to be submitted for approval. The notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the plan and must contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan. If the corporation is to be merged into an existing foreign or domestic corporation or eligible entity, the notice must also include or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the organic rules of that corporation or eligible entity. If the corporation is to be merged with a domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity and a new domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity is to be created pursuant to the merger, the notice must include or be accompanied by a copy or a summary of the articles of incorporation and bylaws or the organic rules of the new corporation or eligible entity.
(e) Unless the articles of incorporation, or the board of directors acting pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require a greater vote or a greater quorum, approval of the plan of merger or share exchange requires the approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the plan, and, if any class or series of shares is entitled to vote as a separate group on the plan of merger or share exchange, the approval of each such separate voting group is present at a meeting at which a quorum of the voting group consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the merger or share exchange by that voting group.
(f) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, separate voting by voting groups is required:
(1) On a plan of merger, by each class or series of shares that:
(i) Are to be converted under the plan of merger into shares, other securities, eligible interests, obligations, rights to acquire shares, other securities or eligible interests, cash, other property, or any combination of the foregoing; or
(ii) Are entitled to vote as a separate group on a provision in the plan that constitutes a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation of a surviving corporation that requires action by separate voting groups under section 30-29-1004, Idaho Code;
(2) On a plan of share exchange by each class or series of shares included in the exchange, with each class or series constituting a separate voting group; and
(3) On a plan of merger or share exchange, if the voting group is entitled under the articles of incorporation to vote as a voting group to approve a plan of merger or share exchange, respectively.
(g) The articles of incorporation may expressly limit or eliminate the separate voting rights provided in paragraph (i) of subsection (f)(1) and subsection (f)(2) of this section as to any class or series of shares, except when the plan of merger or share exchange includes what is or would be in effect an amendment subject to paragraph (i) of subsection (f)(1) of this section and paragraph (ii) of subsection (f)(1) of this section will not effect a substantive business combination.
(h) Unless the articles of incorporation otherwise provide, approval by the corporation’s shareholders of a plan of merger is not required if:
(1) The corporation will survive the merger;
(2) Except for amendments permitted by section 30-29-1005, Idaho Code, its articles of incorporation will not be changed;
(3) Each shareholder of the corporation whose shares were outstanding immediately before the effective date of the merger or share exchange will hold the same number of shares, with identical preferences, rights and limitations, immediately after the effective date of the merger; and
(4) The issuance in the merger of shares or other securities convertible into or rights exercisable for shares does not require a vote under section 30-29-621(f), Idaho Code.
(i) If as a result of a merger or share exchange one (1) or more shareholders of a domestic corporation would become subject to new interest holder liability, approval of the plan of merger or share exchange requires the signing in connection with the transaction, by each such shareholder, of a separate written consent to become subject to such new interest holder liability unless in the case of a shareholder that already has interest holder liability with respect to such domestic corporation, the new interest holder liability is with respect to a domestic or foreign corporation, which may be a different or the same domestic corporation in which the person is a shareholder; and the terms and conditions of the new interest holder liability are substantially identical to those of the existing interest holder liability other than for changes that eliminate or reduce such interest holder liability.
(j) Unless the articles of incorporation otherwise provide, approval by the shareholders of a plan of merger or share exchange is not required if:
(1) The plan of merger or share exchange expressly permits or requires the merger or share exchange to be effected under this subsection and provides that, if the merger or share exchange is to be effected under this subsection, the merger or share exchange will be effected as soon as practicable following the satisfaction of the requirement set forth in paragraph (6) of this subsection;
(2) Another party to the merger, the acquiring entity in the share exchange, or a parent of another party to the merger or the acquiring entity in the share exchange, makes an offer to purchase, on the terms provided in the plan of merger or share exchange, any and all of the outstanding shares of the corporation that, absent this subsection, would be entitled to vote on the plan of merger or share exchange, except that the offer may exclude shares of the corporation that are owned at the commencement of the offer by the corporation, the offeror, or any parent of the offeror, or by any wholly owned subsidiary of any of the foregoing;
(3) The offer discloses that the plan of merger or share exchange provides that the merger or share exchange will be effected as soon as practicable following the satisfaction of the requirement set forth in paragraph (6) of this subsection and that the shares of the corporation that are not tendered in response to the offer will be treated as set forth in paragraph (8) of this subsection;
(4) The offer remains open for at least ten (10) days;
(5) The offeror purchases all shares properly tendered in response to the offer and not properly withdrawn;
(6) The shares listed below are collectively entitled to cast at least the minimum number of votes on the merger or share exchange that, absent this subsection, would be required by this chapter and by the articles of incorporation for the approval of the merger or share exchange by the shareholders and by any other voting group entitled to vote on the merger or share exchange at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on the approval were present and voted:
(i) Shares purchased by the offeror in accordance with the offer;
(ii) Shares otherwise owned by the offeror or by any parent of the offeror or any wholly owned subsidiary of any of the foregoing; and
(iii) Shares subject to an agreement that they are to be transferred, contributed or delivered to the offeror, any parent of the offeror, or any wholly owned subsidiary of any of the foregoing in exchange for shares or eligible interests in such offeror, parent or subsidiary;
(7) The offeror or a wholly owned subsidiary of the offeror merges with or into, or effects a share exchange in which it acquires shares of, the corporation; and
(8) Each outstanding share of each class or series of shares of the corporation that the offeror is offering to purchase in accordance with the offer, and that is not purchased in accordance with the offer, is to be converted in the merger into, or into the right to receive, or is to be exchanged in the share exchange for, or for the right to receive, the same amount and kind of securities, eligible interests, obligations, rights, cash, or other property to be paid or exchanged in accordance with the offer for each share of that class or series of shares that is tendered in response to the offer, except that shares of the corporation that are owned by the corporation or that are described in paragraph (6)(ii) or (iii) of this subsection need not be converted into or exchanged for the consideration described in this paragraph.
(k) As used in subsection (j) of this section:
(1) "Offer" means the offer referred to in subsection (j)(2) of this section;
(2) "Offeror" means the person making the offer;
(3) "Parent" of an entity means a person that owns, directly or indirectly, through one (1) or more wholly owned subsidiaries, all of the outstanding shares of or eligible interests in that entity;
(4) Shares tendered in response to the offer shall be deemed to have been "purchased" in accordance with the offer at the earliest time as of which the offeror has irrevocably accepted those shares for payment; and either in the case of shares represented by certificates, the offeror, or the offeror’s designated depository or other agent, has physically received the certificates representing those shares or in the case of shares without certificates, those shares have been transferred into the account of the offeror or its designated depository or other agent, or an agent’s message relating to those shares has been received by the offeror or its designated depository or other agent; and
(5) "Wholly owned subsidiary" of a person means an entity of or in which that person owns, directly or indirectly, through one (1) or more wholly owned subsidiaries, all of the outstanding shares or eligible interests.
(l) Unless the articles of incorporation otherwise provide:
(1) Approval of a plan of share exchange by the shareholders of a domestic corporation is not required if the corporation is the acquiring entity in the share exchange; and
(2) Shares not to be exchanged under the plan of share exchange are not entitled to vote on the plan.
[30-29-1104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 66, p. 946; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 127, p. 301.]
(a) A domestic or foreign parent entity that owns shares of a domestic corporation that carry at least ninety percent (90%) of the voting power of each class and series of the outstanding shares of the subsidiary that has voting power may merge the subsidiary into itself, if it is a domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity, or into another domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity in which the parent entity owns at least ninety percent (90%) of the voting power of each class and series of the outstanding shares or eligible interests which have voting power, or merge itself, if it is a domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity, into such subsidiary, in either case without the approval of the board of directors or shareholders of the subsidiary unless the articles of incorporation or organic rules of the parent entity or the articles of incorporation of the subsidiary corporation otherwise provide. Section 30-29-1104(k), Idaho Code, applies to a merger under this section. The articles of merger relating to a merger under this section do not need to be signed by the subsidiary.
(b) A parent entity shall, within ten (10) days after the effective date of a merger approved under subsection (a) of this section, notify each of the subsidiary’s shareholders that the merger has become effective.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a merger between a parent entity and a domestic subsidiary corporation shall be governed by the provisions of this part applicable to mergers generally.
[30-29-1105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 66, p. 947; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 128, p. 304.]
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 30-22-206(c) and (d) and 30-22-306(c) and (d), Idaho Code, and except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation of a domestic corporation or the organic law governing or organic rules of a foreign corporation or a domestic or foreign eligible entity, the effect of a merger or share exchange on interest holder liability is as follows:
(1) A person who becomes subject to new interest holder liability in respect of an entity as a result of a merger or share exchange shall have that new interest holder liability only in respect of interest holder liabilities that arise after the merger or share exchange becomes effective.
(2) If a person had interest holder liability with respect to a party to the merger or the acquired entity before the merger or share exchange becomes effective with respect to shares or eligible interests of such party or acquired entity that were exchanged in the merger or share exchange; were canceled in the merger; or the terms and conditions of which relating to interest holder liability were amended pursuant to the merger:
(i) The merger or share exchange does not discharge that prior interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities that arose before the merger or share exchange becomes effective.
(ii) The provisions of the organic law governing any entity for which the person had that prior interest holder liability shall continue to apply to the collection or discharge of any interest holder liabilities preserved by subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, as if the merger or share exchange had not occurred.
(iii) The person shall have such rights of contribution from other persons as are provided by the organic law governing the entity for which the person had that prior interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities preserved by subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, as if the merger or share exchange had not occurred.
(iv) The person shall not, by reason of such prior interest holder liability, have interest holder liability with respect to any interest holder liabilities that arise after the merger or share exchange becomes effective.
(3) If a person has interest holder liability both before and after a merger becomes effective with unchanged terms and conditions with respect to the entity that is the survivor by reason of owning the same shares or eligible interests before and after the merger becomes effective, the merger has no effect on such interest holder liability.
(4) A share exchange has no effect on interest holder liability related to shares or eligible interests of the acquired entity that were not exchanged in the share exchange.
(b) Upon a merger becoming effective, a foreign corporation, or a foreign eligible entity, that is the survivor of the merger is deemed to agree that it will promptly pay the amount, if any, to which shareholders of each domestic corporation that is a party to the merger who exercise appraisal rights are entitled under part 13 of this chapter.
[30-29-1107, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 129, p. 305.]
No approval of the shareholders is required, unless the articles of incorporation otherwise provide:
(a) To sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any or all of the corporation’s assets in the usual and regular course of business;
(b) To mortgage, pledge, dedicate to the repayment of indebtedness, whether with or without recourse, or otherwise encumber any or all of the corporation’s assets, regardless of whether in the usual and regular course of business; or
(c) To transfer any or all of the corporation’s assets to one (1) or more domestic or foreign corporations or other entities all of the shares or interests of which are owned by the corporation; or
(d) To distribute assets pro rata to the holders of one (1) or more classes or series of the corporation’s shares.
[30-29-1201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 67, p. 947; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 130, p. 306.]
(a) A sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of assets, other than a disposition described in section 30-29-1201, Idaho Code, requires approval of the corporation’s shareholders if the disposition would leave the corporation without a significant continuing business activity. A corporation will conclusively be deemed to have retained a significant continuing business activity if it retains a business activity that represented, for the corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of total assets at the end of the most recently completed fiscal year, and either twenty-five percent (25%) of income from continuing operations before taxes or twenty-five percent (25%) of revenues from continuing operations for the most recently completed fiscal year.
(b) To obtain the approval of the shareholders under subsection (a) of this section, the board of directors shall first adopt a resolution authorizing the disposition. The disposition shall then be approved by the shareholders. In submitting the disposition to the shareholders for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the shareholders approve the disposition, unless either the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make such a recommendation; or section 30-29-826, Idaho Code, applies. In either case, the board shall inform the shareholders of the basis for its so proceeding.
(c) The board of directors may set conditions for the approval by the shareholders of a disposition or the effectiveness of the disposition.
(d) If a disposition is required to be approved by the shareholders under subsection (a) of this section, and if the approval is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, regardless of whether entitled to vote, of the meeting of shareholders at which the disposition is to be submitted for approval. The notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the disposition and must contain a description of the disposition, including the terms and conditions of the disposition and the consideration to be received by the corporation.
(e) Unless the articles of incorporation or the board of directors, acting pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require a greater vote or a greater quorum, the approval of a disposition by the shareholders shall require the approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the disposition.
(f) After a disposition has been approved by the shareholders under this part, and at any time before the disposition has been consummated, it may be abandoned by the corporation without action by the shareholders, subject to any contractual rights of other parties to the disposition.
(g) A disposition of assets in the course of dissolution under part 14 of this chapter is not governed by this section.
(h) The assets of a direct or indirect consolidated subsidiary shall be deemed to be the assets of the parent corporation for the purposes of this section.
[30-29-1202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 67, p. 948; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 131, p. 306.]
In this part:
(1) "Affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly through one (1) or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person or is a senior executive of such person. For purposes of section 30-29-1302(b)(4), Idaho Code, a person is deemed to be an affiliate of its senior executives.
(2) "Beneficial owner" means a person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, or understanding, other than a revocable proxy, has or shares the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, shares; except that a member of a national securities exchange is not deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities held directly or indirectly by it on behalf of another person if the member is precluded by the rules of the exchange from voting without instruction on contested matters or matters that may affect substantially the rights or privileges of the holders of the securities to be voted. When two (2) or more persons agree to act together for the purpose of voting their shares of the corporation, each member of the group formed thereby is deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership, as of the date of the agreement, of all shares having voting power of the corporation beneficially owned by any member of the group.
(3) "Corporation" means the domestic corporation that is the issuer of the shares held by a shareholder demanding appraisal and, for matters covered in sections 30-29-1322 through 30-29-1331, Idaho Code, includes the survivor of a merger.
(4) "Excluded shares" means shares acquired pursuant to an offer for all shares having voting power if the offer was made within one (1) year before the corporate action for consideration of the same kind and of a value equal to or less than that paid in connection with the corporate action.
(5) "Fair value" means the value of the corporation’s shares determined:
(a) Immediately before the effectiveness of the corporate action to which the shareholder objects;
(b) Using customary and current valuation concepts and techniques generally employed for similar businesses in the context of the transaction requiring appraisal; and
(c) Without discounting for lack of marketability or minority status except, if appropriate, for amendments to the articles of incorporation pursuant to section 30-29-1302(a)(5), Idaho Code.
(6) "Interest" means interest from the date the corporate action becomes effective until the date of payment, at the rate of interest on judgments in this state on the effective date of the corporate action.
(7) "Interested person" means a person, or an affiliate of a person, who at any time during the one (1) year period immediately preceding approval by the board of directors of the corporate action:
(a) Was the beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting power of the corporation, other than as owner of excluded shares;
(b) Had the power, contractually or otherwise, other than as owner of excluded shares, to cause the appointment or election of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the directors to the board of directors of the corporation; or
(c) Was a senior executive or director of the corporation or a senior executive of any affiliate of the corporation, and that senior executive or director will receive, as a result of the corporate action, a financial benefit not generally available to other shareholders as such, other than:
(i) Employment, consulting, retirement, or similar benefits established separately and not as part of or in contemplation of the corporate action;
(ii) Employment, consulting, retirement, or similar benefits established in contemplation of, or as part of, the corporate action that are not more favorable than those existing before the corporate action or, if more favorable, that have been approved on behalf of the corporation in the same manner as is provided in section 30-29-862, Idaho Code; or
(iii) In the case of a director of the corporation who will, in the corporate action, become a director or governor of the acquiror or any of its affiliates, rights and benefits as a director or governor that are provided on the same basis as those afforded by the acquiror generally to other directors or governors of such entity or such affiliate.
(8) "Interested transaction" means a corporate action described in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, other than a merger pursuant to section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code, involving an interested person in which any of the shares or assets of the corporation are being acquired or converted.
(9) "Preferred shares" means a class or series of shares whose holders have preference over any other class or series of shares with respect to distributions.
(10) "Senior executive" means the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and any individual in charge of a principal business unit or function.
(11) "Shareholder" means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and a voting trust beneficial owner.
[30-29-1301, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 949; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 132, p. 307.]
(a) A shareholder is entitled to appraisal rights, and to obtain payment of the fair value of that shareholder’s shares in the event of any of the following corporate actions:
(1) Consummation of a merger to which the corporation is a party:
(i) If shareholder approval is required for the merger by section 30-29-1104, Idaho Code, or would be required but for the provisions of section 30-29-1104(j), Idaho Code, except that appraisal rights shall not be available to any shareholder of the corporation with respect to shares of any class or series that remain outstanding after consummation of the merger; or
(ii) If the corporation is a subsidiary and the merger is governed by section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code;
(2) Consummation of a share exchange to which the corporation is a party the shares of which will be acquired, except that appraisal rights shall not be available to any shareholder of the corporation with respect to any class or series of shares of the corporation that is not acquired in the share exchange;
(3) Consummation of a disposition of assets pursuant to section 30-29-1202, Idaho Code, if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the disposition, except that appraisal rights shall not be available to any shareholder of the corporation with respect to shares of any class or series if:
(i) Under the terms of the corporate action approved by the shareholders, there is to be distributed to shareholders in cash the corporation’s net assets, in excess of a reasonable amount reserved to meet claims of the type described in sections 30-29-1406 and 30-29-1407, Idaho Code, within one (1) year after the shareholders’ approval of the action and in accordance with their respective interests determined at the time of distribution; and
(ii) The disposition of assets is not an interested transaction;
(4) An amendment of the articles of incorporation with respect to a class or series of shares that reduces the number of shares of a class or series owned by the shareholder to a fraction of a share if the corporation has the obligation or right to repurchase the fractional share so created;
(5) Any other merger, share exchange, disposition of assets, or amendment to the articles of incorporation, in each case to the extent provided by the articles of incorporation, bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors;
(6) Consummation of a domestication pursuant to part 9 of this chapter if the shareholder does not receive shares in the foreign corporation resulting from the domestication that have terms as favorable to the shareholder in all material respects, and represent at least the same percentage interest of the total voting rights of the outstanding shares of the foreign corporation, as the shares held by the shareholder before the domestication;
(7) Consummation of a conversion of the corporation to a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code; or
(8) Consummation of a conversion of the corporation to an unincorporated entity pursuant to chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the availability of appraisal rights under subsection (a) (1) and (2) of this section shall be limited in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) Appraisal rights shall not be available for the holders of shares of any class or series of shares that are:
(i) A covered security under section 18(b)(1)(A) or (B) of the securities act of 1933;
(ii) Traded in an organized market and have at least two thousand (2,000) shareholders and a market value of at least twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), exclusive of the value of such shares held by the corporation’s subsidiaries, senior executives, and directors and by any beneficial shareholder and any voting trust beneficial owner owning more than ten percent (10%) of such shares; or
(iii) Issued by an open end management investment company registered with the securities and exchange commission under the investment company act of 1940 and which may be redeemed at the option of the holder at net asset value.
(2) The applicability of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be determined as of:
(i) The record date fixed to determine the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting of shareholders to act upon the corporate action requiring appraisal rights or, in the case of an offer made pursuant to section 30-29-1104(j), Idaho Code, the date of such offer; or
(ii) If there is no meeting of shareholders and no offer made pursuant to section 30-29-1104(j), Idaho Code, the day before the consummation of the corporate action or effective date of the amendment of the articles of incorporation, as applicable.
(3) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be applicable and appraisal rights shall be available pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the holders of any class or series of shares:
(i) Who are required by the terms of the corporate action requiring appraisal rights to accept for such shares anything other than cash or shares of any class or any series of shares of any corporation, or any other proprietary interest of any other entity, that satisfies the standards set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection at the time the corporate action becomes effective; or
(ii) In the case of the consummation of a disposition of assets pursuant to section 30-29-1202, Idaho Code, unless the cash, shares, or proprietary interests received in the disposition are, under the terms of the corporate action approved by the shareholders, to be distributed to the shareholders, as part of a distribution to shareholders of the net assets of the corporation in excess of a reasonable amount to meet claims of the type described in sections 30-29-1406 and 30-29-1407, Idaho Code, within one (1) year after the shareholders’ approval of the action, and in accordance with their respective interests determined at the time of the distribution.
(4) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be applicable and appraisal rights shall be available pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the holders of any class or series of shares where the corporate action is an interested transaction.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the articles of incorporation as originally filed or any amendment to the articles of incorporation may limit or eliminate appraisal rights for any class or series of preferred shares, except that no such limitation or elimination shall be effective if the class or series does not have the right to vote separately as a voting group, alone or as part of a group, on the action or if the action is a conversion under chapter 22, title 30, Idaho Code, or a merger having a similar effect as a conversion in which the converted entity is an eligible entity; and any such limitation or elimination contained in an amendment to the articles of incorporation that limits or eliminates appraisal rights for any of such shares that are outstanding immediately before the effective date of such amendment or that the corporation is or may be required to issue or sell thereafter pursuant to any conversion, exchange or other right existing immediately before the effective date of such amendment shall not apply to any corporate action that becomes effective within one (1) year after the effective date of such amendment if such action would otherwise afford appraisal rights.
[30-29-1302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 949; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 133, p. 309.]
(a) A record shareholder may assert appraisal rights as to fewer than all the shares registered in the record shareholder’s name but owned by a beneficial shareholder or a voting trust beneficial owner only if the record shareholder objects with respect to all shares of a class or series owned by the beneficial shareholder or the voting trust beneficial owner and notifies the corporation in writing of the name and address of each beneficial shareholder or voting trust beneficial owner on whose behalf appraisal rights are being asserted. The rights of a record shareholder who asserts appraisal rights for only part of the shares held of record in the record shareholder’s name under this subsection shall be determined as if the shares as to which the record shareholder objects and the record shareholder’s other shares were registered in the names of different record shareholders.
(b) A beneficial shareholder and a voting trust beneficial owner may assert appraisal rights as to shares of any class or series held on behalf of the shareholder only if such shareholder:
(1) Submits to the corporation the record shareholder’s written consent to the assertion of such rights no later than the date referred to in section 30-29-1322(b)(2)(ii), Idaho Code; and
(2) Does so with respect to all shares of the class or series that are beneficially owned by the beneficial shareholder or the voting trust beneficial owner.
[30-29-1303, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 952; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 134, p. 312.]
(a) Where any corporate action specified in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, is to be submitted to a vote at a shareholders’ meeting, the meeting notice, or where no approval of such action is required pursuant to section 30-29-1104(j), Idaho Code, the offer made pursuant to section 30-29-1104(j), Idaho Code, must state that the corporation has concluded that appraisal rights are, are not, or may be available under this part. If the corporation concludes that appraisal rights are or may be available, a copy of this part must accompany the meeting notice or offer sent to those record shareholders entitled to exercise appraisal rights.
(b) In a merger pursuant to section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code, the parent entity shall notify in writing all record shareholders of the subsidiary who are entitled to assert appraisal rights that the corporate action became effective. Such notice shall be sent within ten (10) days after the corporate action became effective and include the materials described in section 30-29-1322, Idaho Code.
(c) Where any corporate action specified in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, is to be approved by written consent of the shareholders pursuant to section 30-29-704, Idaho Code:
(1) Written notice that appraisal rights are, are not, or may be available shall be sent to each record shareholder from whom a consent is solicited at the time consent of such shareholder is first solicited and, if the corporation has concluded that appraisal rights are or may be available, the notice must be accompanied by a copy of this chapter; and
(2) Written notice that appraisal rights are, are not, or may be available must be delivered together with the notice to nonconsenting and nonvoting shareholders required by section 30-29-704(e) and (f), Idaho Code, may include the materials described in section 30-29-1322, Idaho Code, and, if the corporation has concluded that appraisal rights are or may be available, must be accompanied by a copy of this chapter.
(d) Where corporate action described in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, is proposed, or a merger pursuant to section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code, is effected, the notice referred to in subsection (a) or (c) of this section, if the corporation concludes that appraisal rights are or may be available, and in subsection (b) of this section must be accompanied by:
(1) Financial statements of the corporation that issued the shares that may be subject to appraisal, consisting of a balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not more than sixteen (16) months before the date of the notice, an income statement for that year, and a cash flow statement for that year; provided that, if such financial statements are not reasonably available, the corporation shall provide reasonably equivalent financial information; and
(2) The latest interim financial statements of such corporation, if any.
(e) The right to receive the information described in subsection (d) of this section may be waived in writing by a shareholder before or after the corporate action.
[30-29-1320, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 952; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 135, p. 313.]
(a) If a corporate action specified in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, is submitted to a vote at a shareholders’ meeting, a shareholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights with respect to any class or series of shares:
(1) Shall deliver to the corporation, before the vote is taken, written notice of the shareholder’s intent to demand payment if the proposed action is effectuated; and
(2) Shall not vote, or cause or permit to be voted, any shares of such class or series in favor of the proposed action.
(b) If a corporate action specified in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, is to be approved by written consent, a shareholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights with respect to any class or series of shares shall not sign a consent in favor of the proposed action with respect to that class or series of shares.
(c) If a corporate action specified in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, does not require shareholder approval pursuant to section 30-29-1104(j), Idaho Code, a shareholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights with respect to any class or series of shares shall deliver to the corporation before the shares are purchased pursuant to the offer written notice of the shareholder’s intent to demand payment if the proposed action is effected; and shall not tender, or cause or permit to be tendered, any shares of such class or series in response to such offer.
(d) A shareholder who fails to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section is not entitled to payment under this part.
[30-29-1321, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 952; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 136, p. 314.]
(a) If a corporate action requiring appraisal rights under section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, becomes effective, the corporation shall deliver a written appraisal notice and form required by subsection (b) of this section to all shareholders who satisfy the requirements of section 30-29-1321(a), (b), or (c), Idaho Code. In the case of a merger under section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code, the parent shall deliver an appraisal notice and form to all record shareholders who may be entitled to assert appraisal rights.
(b) The appraisal notice shall be delivered no earlier than the date the corporate action specified in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, became effective, and no later than ten (10) days after such date and must:
(1) Supply a form that:
(i) Specifies the first date of any announcement to shareholders made before the date the corporate action became effective of the principal terms of the proposed corporate action;
(ii) If such announcement was made, requires the shareholder asserting appraisal rights to certify whether or not beneficial ownership of those shares for which appraisal rights are asserted was acquired before that date; and
(iii) Requires the shareholder asserting appraisal rights to certify that such shareholder did not vote for or consent to the transaction as to the class or series of shares for which appraisal is sought;
(2) State:
(i) Where the form shall be sent and where certificates for certificated shares must be deposited and the date by which those certificates shall be deposited, which date may not be earlier than the date by which the corporation must receive the required form under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph;
(ii) A date by which the corporation shall receive the form, which date may not be fewer than forty (40) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the date the appraisal notice in subsection (a) of this section is sent, and state that the shareholder shall have waived the right to demand appraisal with respect to the shares unless the form is received by the corporation by such specified date;
(iii) The corporation’s estimate of the fair value of the shares;
(iv) That, if requested in writing, the corporation will provide, to the shareholders so requesting, within ten (10) days after the date specified in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph the number of shareholders who return the forms by the specified date and the total number of shares owned by them; and
(v) The date by which the notice to withdraw under section 30-29-1323, Idaho Code, shall be received, which date shall be within twenty (20) days after the date specified in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph; and
(3) Be accompanied by a copy of this part.
[30-29-1322, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 953; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 137, p. 314.]
(a) A shareholder who receives notice pursuant to section 30-29-1322, Idaho Code, and who wishes to exercise appraisal rights shall sign and return the form sent by the corporation and, in the case of certificated shares, deposit the shareholder’s certificates in accordance with the terms of the notice by the date referred to in the notice pursuant to section 30-29-1322(b)(2)(ii), Idaho Code. In addition, if applicable, the shareholder shall certify on the form whether the beneficial owner of such shares acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before the date required to be set forth in the notice pursuant to section 30-29-1322(b)(2)(ii), Idaho Code. If a shareholder fails to make this certification, the corporation may elect to treat the shareholder’s shares as after-acquired shares under section 30-29-1325, Idaho Code. Once a shareholder deposits that shareholder’s certificates or, in the case of uncertificated shares, returns the signed forms, that shareholder loses all rights as a shareholder, unless the shareholder withdraws pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A shareholder who has complied with subsection (a) of this section may nevertheless decline to exercise appraisal rights and withdraw from the appraisal process by so notifying the corporation in writing by the date set forth in the appraisal notice pursuant to section 30-29-1322(b)(2)(v), Idaho Code. A shareholder who fails to so withdraw from the appraisal process may not thereafter withdraw without the corporation’s written consent.
(c) A shareholder who does not sign and return the form and, in the case of certificated shares, deposit that shareholder’s share certificates where required, each by the date set forth in the notice described in section 30-29-1322(b), Idaho Code, shall not be entitled to payment under this part.
[30-29-1323, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 953; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 138, p. 315.]
(a) Except as provided in section 30-29-1325, Idaho Code, within thirty (30) days after the form required by section 30-29-1322(b)(2)(ii), Idaho Code, is due, the corporation shall pay in cash to those shareholders who complied with section 30-29-1323(a), Idaho Code, the amount the corporation estimates to be the fair value of their shares, plus interest.
(b) The payment to each shareholder pursuant to subsection (a) of this section must be accompanied by:
(1) Financial statements of the corporation that issued the shares to be appraised, consisting of a balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not more than sixteen (16) months before the date of payment, an income statement for that year, a cash flow statement for that year, and the latest interim financial statements of such corporation, if any; provided however, that if such annual financial statements are not reasonably available, the corporation shall provide reasonably equivalent financial information;
(2) A statement of the corporation’s estimate of the fair value of the shares, which estimate shall equal or exceed the corporation’s estimate given pursuant to section 30-29-1322(b)(2)(iii), Idaho Code; and
(3) A statement that shareholders described in subsection (a) of this section have the right to demand further payment under section 30-29-1326, Idaho Code, and that if any such shareholder does not do so within the time period specified in section 30-29-1326(b), Idaho Code, such shareholder shall be deemed to have accepted the payment under subsection (a) of this section in full satisfaction of the corporation’s obligations under this part.
[30-29-1324, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 954; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 139, p. 316.]
(a) A corporation may elect to withhold payment required by section 30-29-1324, Idaho Code, from any shareholder who was required to but did not certify that beneficial ownership of all of the shareholder’s shares for which appraisal rights are asserted was acquired before the date set forth in the appraisal notice sent pursuant to section 30-29-1322(b)(1), Idaho Code.
(b) If the corporation elected to withhold payment under subsection (a) of this section, it shall, within thirty (30) days after the form required by section 30-29-1322(b)(2)(ii), Idaho Code, is due, notify all shareholders who are described in subsection (a) of this section:
(1) Of the information required by section 30-29-1324(b)(1), Idaho Code;
(2) Of the corporation’s estimate of fair value pursuant to section 30-29-1324(b)(2), Idaho Code;
(3) That they may accept the corporation’s estimate of fair value, plus interest, in full satisfaction of their demands or demand appraisal under section 30-29-1326, Idaho Code;
(4) That those shareholders who wish to accept such offer shall so notify the corporation of their acceptance of the corporation’s offer within thirty (30) days after receiving the offer; and
(5) That those shareholders who do not satisfy the requirements for demanding appraisal under section 30-29-1326, Idaho Code, shall be deemed to have accepted the corporation’s offer.
(c) Within ten (10) days after receiving the shareholder’s acceptance pursuant to subsection (b)(4) of this section, the corporation shall pay in cash the amount it offered under subsection (b)(2) of this section plus interest to each shareholder who agreed to accept the corporation’s offer in full satisfaction of the shareholder’s demand.
(d) Within forty (40) days after delivering the notice described in subsection (b) of this section, the corporation shall pay in cash the amount it offered to pay under subsection (b)(2) of this section plus interest to each shareholder described in subsection (b)(5) of this section.
[30-29-1325, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 954; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 140, p. 316.]
(a) A shareholder paid pursuant to section 30-29-1324, Idaho Code, who is dissatisfied with the amount of the payment shall notify the corporation in writing of that shareholder’s estimate of the fair value of the shares and demand payment of that estimate, less any payment under section 30-29-1324, Idaho Code, plus interest. A shareholder offered payment under section 30-29-1325, Idaho Code, who is dissatisfied with that offer shall reject the offer and demand payment of the shareholder’s stated estimate of the fair value of the shares plus interest.
(b) A shareholder who fails to notify the corporation in writing of that shareholder’s demand to be paid the shareholder’s stated estimate of the fair value plus interest under subsection (a) of this section within thirty (30) days after receiving the corporation’s payment or offer of payment under section 30-29-1324 or 30-29-1325, Idaho Code, respectively, waives the right to demand payment under this section and shall be entitled only to the payment made or offered pursuant to those respective sections.
[30-29-1326, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 955; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 141, p. 317.]
(a) If a shareholder makes demand for payment under section 30-29-1326, Idaho Code, that remains unsettled, the corporation shall commence a proceeding within sixty (60) days after receiving the payment demand and petition the court to determine the fair value of the shares and accrued interest. If the corporation does not commence the proceeding within the sixty (60) day period, it shall pay in cash to each shareholder the amount the shareholder demanded pursuant to section 30-29-1326, Idaho Code, plus interest.
(b) The corporation shall commence the proceeding in the appropriate court of the county where the corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in this state, Ada county. If the corporation is a foreign corporation, it shall commence the proceeding in the county in this state where the principal office of the domestic corporation merged with the foreign corporation was located or, if the domestic corporation did not have its principal office in this state at the time of the transaction, in Ada county.
(c) The corporation shall make all shareholders, regardless of whether they are residents of this state, whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding, as in an action against their shares, and all parties shall be served with a copy of the petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified mail or by publication as provided by law.
(d) The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced under subsection (b) of this section is plenary and exclusive. The court may appoint one (1) or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend a decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers shall have the powers described in the order appointing them or in any amendment to it. The shareholders demanding appraisal rights are entitled to the same discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings. There shall be no right to a jury trial.
(e) Each shareholder made a party to the proceeding is entitled to judgment:
(1) For the amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair value of the shareholder’s shares exceeds the amount paid by the corporation to the shareholder for such shares, plus interest; or
(2) For the fair value, plus interest, of the shareholder’s shares for which the corporation elected to withhold payment under section 30-29-1325, Idaho Code.
[30-29-1330, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 955; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 142, p. 317.]
(a) The court in an appraisal proceeding commenced under section 30-29-1330, Idaho Code, shall determine all court costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by the court. The court shall assess the court costs against the corporation, except that the court may assess court costs against all or some of the shareholders demanding appraisal, in amounts that the court finds equitable, to the extent the court finds such shareholders acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this part.
(b) The court in an appraisal proceeding may also assess the expenses of the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:
(1) Against the corporation and in favor of any or all shareholders demanding appraisal if the court finds the corporation did not substantially comply with the requirements of section 30-29-1320, 30-29-1322, 30-29-1324 or 30-29-1325, Idaho Code; or
(2) Against either the corporation or a shareholder demanding appraisal, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that the party against whom expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this part.
(c) If the court in an appraisal proceeding finds that the expenses incurred by any shareholder were of substantial benefit to other shareholders similarly situated and that such expenses should not be assessed against the corporation, the court may direct that such expenses be paid out of the amounts awarded the shareholders who were benefited.
(d) To the extent the corporation fails to make a required payment pursuant to section 30-29-1324, 30-29-1325 or 30-29-1326, Idaho Code, the shareholder may sue directly for the amount owed and, to the extent successful, shall be entitled to recover from the corporation all expenses of the suit.
[30-29-1331, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 68, p. 956; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 143, p. 318.]
(a) The legality of a proposed or completed corporate action described in section 30-29-1302(a), Idaho Code, may not be contested, nor may the corporate action be enjoined, set aside, or rescinded, in a legal or equitable proceeding by a shareholder after the shareholders have approved the corporate action.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a corporate action that:
(1) Was not authorized and approved in accordance with the applicable provisions of:
(i) Part 9, 10, 11, or 12 of this chapter;
(ii) The articles of incorporation or bylaws; or
(iii) The resolution of the board of directors authorizing the corporate action;
(2) Was procured as a result of fraud, a material misrepresentation, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make statements made, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading;
(3) Is an interested transaction, unless it has been recommended by the board of directors in the same manner as is provided in section 30-29-862, Idaho Code, and has been approved by the shareholders in the same manner as is provided in section 30-29-863, Idaho Code, as if the interested transaction were a director’s conflicting interest transaction; or
(4) Is approved by less than unanimous consent of the voting shareholders pursuant to section 30-29-704, Idaho Code, if:
(i) The challenge to the corporate action is brought by a shareholder who did not consent and as to whom notice of the approval of the corporate action was not effective at least ten (10) days before the corporate action was effected; and
(ii) The proceeding challenging the corporate action is commenced within ten (10) days after notice of the approval of the corporate action is effective as to the shareholder bringing the proceeding.
[30-29-1340, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 144, p. 319.]
A majority of the incorporators or initial directors of a corporation that has not issued shares or has not commenced business may dissolve the corporation by delivering to the secretary of state for filing articles of dissolution that set forth:
(a) The name of the corporation;
(b) The date of its incorporation;
(c) Either:
(1) That none of the corporation’s shares has been issued; or
(2) That the corporation has not commenced business;
(d) That no debt of the corporation remains unpaid;
(e) That the net assets of the corporation remaining after winding up have been distributed to the shareholders, if shares were issued; and
(f) That a majority of the incorporators or initial directors authorized the dissolution.
[30-29-1401, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 956; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 145, p. 319.]
(a) The board of directors may propose dissolution for submission to the shareholders by first adopting a resolution authorizing the dissolution.
(b) For a proposal to dissolve to be adopted, the proposal to dissolve shall then be approved by the shareholders. In submitting the proposal to dissolve to the shareholders for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the shareholders approve the dissolution, unless either the board of directors determines that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should make no recommendation or section 30-29-826, Idaho Code, applies. In either case, the board shall inform the shareholders of the basis for its so proceeding.
(c) The board of directors may set conditions for the approval of the proposal for dissolution by shareholders or the effectiveness of the dissolution.
(d) If the approval of the shareholders is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, regardless of whether entitled to vote, of the meeting of shareholders at which the dissolution is to be submitted for approval. The notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider dissolving the corporation.
(e) Unless the articles of incorporation or the board of directors, acting pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require a greater vote, a greater quorum, or a vote by voting groups, adoption of the proposal to dissolve shall require the approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the proposal to dissolve.
[30-29-1402, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 957; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 146, p. 320.]
(a) At any time after dissolution is authorized, the corporation may dissolve by delivering to the secretary of state for filing articles of dissolution setting forth:
(1) The name of the corporation;
(2) The date that dissolution was authorized; and
(3) If dissolution was approved by the shareholders, a statement that the proposal to dissolve was duly approved by the shareholders in the manner required by this chapter and by the articles of incorporation.
(b) The articles of dissolution shall take effect at the effective date determined in accordance with section 30-29-123, Idaho Code. A corporation is dissolved upon the effective date of its articles of dissolution.
(c) For purposes of sections 30-29-1401 through 30-29-1409, Idaho Code, "dissolved corporation" means a corporation whose articles of dissolution have become effective and includes a successor entity to which the remaining assets of the corporation are transferred subject to its liabilities for purposes of liquidation.
[30-29-1403, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 957; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 147, p. 320.]
(a) A corporation may revoke its dissolution within one hundred twenty (120) days after its effective date.
(b) Revocation of dissolution shall be authorized in the same manner as the dissolution was authorized unless that authorization permitted revocation by action of the board of directors alone, in which event the board of directors may revoke the dissolution without shareholder action.
(c) After the revocation of dissolution is authorized, the corporation may revoke the dissolution by delivering to the secretary of state for filing articles of revocation of dissolution, together with a copy of its articles of dissolution, that set forth:
(1) The name of the corporation;
(2) The effective date of the dissolution that was revoked;
(3) The date that the revocation of dissolution was authorized;
(4) If the corporation’s board of directors or incorporators revoked the dissolution, a statement to that effect;
(5) If the corporation’s board of directors revoked a dissolution as authorized by the shareholders, a statement that revocation was permitted by action by the board of directors alone pursuant to that authorization; and
(6) If shareholder action was required to revoke the dissolution, a statement that the revocation was duly approved by the shareholders in the manner required by this chapter and by the articles of incorporation.
(d) The articles of revocation of dissolution shall take effect at the effective date determined in accordance with section 30-29-123, Idaho Code.
(e) Revocation of dissolution is effective upon the effective date of the articles of revocation of dissolution.
(f) When the revocation of dissolution is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the dissolution and the corporation resumes carrying on its business as if dissolution had never occurred.
[30-29-1404, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 957; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 148, p. 321.]
(a) A corporation that has dissolved continues its corporate existence, but the dissolved corporation may not carry on any business except that appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs, including:
(1) Collecting its assets;
(2) Disposing of its properties that will not be distributed in kind to its shareholders;
(3) Discharging or making provision for discharging its liabilities;
(4) Making distributions of its remaining assets among its shareholders according to their interests; and
(5) Doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs.
(b) Dissolution of a corporation does not:
(1) Transfer title to the corporation’s property;
(2) Prevent transfer of its shares or securities;
(3) Subject its directors or officers to standards of conduct different from those prescribed in part 8 of this chapter;
(4) Change quorum or voting requirements for its board of directors or shareholders; change provisions for selection, resignation, or removal of its directors or officers or both; or change provisions for amending its bylaws;
(5) Prevent commencement of a proceeding by or against the corporation in its corporate name;
(6) Abate or suspend a proceeding pending by or against the corporation on the effective date of dissolution; or
(7) Terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.
(c) A distribution in liquidation under this section may only be made by a dissolved corporation. For purposes of determining the shareholders entitled to receive a distribution in liquidation, the board of directors may fix a record date for determining shareholders entitled to a distribution in liquidation, which date may not be retroactive. If the board of directors does not fix a record date for determining shareholders entitled to a distribution in liquidation, the record date is the date the board of directors authorizes the distribution in liquidation.
[30-29-1405, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 958; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 149, p. 321.]
(a) A dissolved corporation may dispose of the known claims against it by notifying its known claimants in writing of the dissolution at any time after its effective date.
(b) The written notice must:
(1) Describe information that must be included in a claim;
(2) Provide a mailing address where a claim may be sent;
(3) State the deadline, which may not be fewer than one hundred twenty (120) days after the written notice is effective, by which the dissolved corporation shall receive the claim; and
(4) State that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline.
(c) A claim against the dissolved corporation is barred:
(1) If a claimant who was given written notice under subsection (b) of this section does not deliver the claim to the dissolved corporation by the deadline; or
(2) If a claimant whose claim was rejected by the dissolved corporation does not commence a proceeding to enforce the claim within ninety (90) days after the rejection notice is effective.
(d) For purposes of this section, "claim" does not include a contingent liability or a claim based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.
[30-29-1406, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 958; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 150, p. 322.]
(a) A dissolved corporation may publish notice of its dissolution and request that persons with claims against the dissolved corporation present them in accordance with the notice.
(b) The notice must:
(1) Be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolved corporation’s principal office is or was located or, if none in this state, in Ada county, or be posted conspicuously for at least thirty (30) days on the dissolved corporation’s website;
(2) Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide a mailing address where the claim may be sent; and
(3) State that a claim against the dissolved corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within two (2) years after the publication of the notice.
(c) If the dissolved corporation publishes a notice in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within three (3) years after the publication date of the notice:
(1) A claimant who was not given written notice under section 30-29-1406, Idaho Code;
(2) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved corporation but not acted on by the corporation; and
(3) A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.
(d) A claim that is not barred by section 30-29-1406(c), Idaho Code, or subsection (c) of this section may be enforced:
(1) Against the dissolved corporation, to the extent of its undistributed assets; or
(2) Except as provided in section 30-29-1408(d), Idaho Code, if the assets have been distributed in liquidation, against a shareholder of the dissolved corporation to the extent of the shareholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the corporate assets distributed to the shareholder in liquidation, whichever is less, but a shareholder’s total liability for all claims under this section may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the shareholder.
[30-29-1407, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 959; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 151, p. 322.]
(a) A dissolved corporation that has published a notice under section 30-29-1407, Idaho Code, may file an application with the district court of the county where the dissolved corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in this state, Ada county, for a determination of the amount and form of security to be provided for payment of claims that are contingent or have not been made known to the dissolved corporation or that are based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution but that, based on the facts known to the dissolved corporation, are reasonably estimated to arise after the effective date of dissolution. Provision need not be made for any claim that is or is reasonably anticipated to be barred under section 30-29-1407(c), Idaho Code.
(b) Within ten (10) days after the filing of the application, notice of the proceeding shall be given by the dissolved corporation to each claimant holding a contingent claim whose contingent claim is shown on the records of the dissolved corporation.
(c) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent all claimants whose identities are unknown in any proceeding brought under this section. The reasonable fees and expenses of such guardian, including all reasonable expert witness fees, shall be paid by the dissolved corporation.
(d) Provision by the dissolved corporation for security in the amount and the form ordered by the court under subsection (a) of this section shall satisfy the dissolved corporation’s obligations with respect to claims that are contingent, have not been made known to the dissolved corporation or are based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution, and such claims may not be enforced against a shareholder who received assets in liquidation.
[30-29-1408, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 959; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 152, p. 323.]
(a) Directors shall cause the dissolved corporation to discharge or make reasonable provision for the payment of claims and make distributions in liquidation of assets to shareholders after payment or provision for claims.
(b) Directors of a dissolved corporation that has disposed of claims under section 30-29-1406, 30-29-1407, or 30-29-1408, Idaho Code, shall not be liable for breach of subsection (a) of this section, with respect to claims against the dissolved corporation that are barred or satisfied under section 30-29-1406, 30-29-1407, or 30-29-1408, Idaho Code.
[30-29-1409, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 960; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 153, p. 324.]
(a) The Idaho district court designated in section 30-29-1431(a), Idaho Code, may dissolve a corporation:
(1) In a proceeding by the attorney general if it is established that:
(i) The corporation obtained its articles of incorporation through fraud; or
(ii) The corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law;
(2) In a proceeding by a shareholder if it is established that:
(i) The directors are deadlocked in the management of the corporate affairs, the shareholders are unable to break the deadlock, and irreparable injury to the corporation is threatened or being suffered, or the business and affairs of the corporation can no longer be conducted to the advantage of the shareholders generally, because of the deadlock;
(ii) The directors or those in control of the corporation have acted, are acting, or will act in a manner that is illegal, oppressive, or fraudulent;
(iii) The shareholders are deadlocked in voting power and have failed, for a period that includes at least two (2) consecutive annual meeting dates to elect successors to directors whose terms have expired; or
(iv) The corporate assets are being misapplied or wasted;
(3) In a proceeding by a creditor if it is established that:
(i) The creditor’s claim has been reduced to judgment, the execution on the judgment returned unsatisfied, and the corporation is insolvent; or
(ii) The corporation has admitted in writing that the creditor’s claim is due and owing and the corporation is insolvent;
(4) In a proceeding by the corporation to have its voluntary dissolution continued under court supervision; or
(5) In a proceeding by a shareholder if the corporation has abandoned its business and has failed within a reasonable time to liquidate and distribute its assets and dissolve.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a)(2) of this section shall not apply in the case of a corporation that, on the date of the filing of the proceeding, has a class or series of shares that is:
(1) A covered security under section 18(b)(1)(A) or (B) of the securities act of 1933; or
(2) Not a covered security, but is held by at least three hundred (300) shareholders and the shares outstanding have a market value of at least twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), exclusive of the value of such shares held by the corporation’s subsidiaries, senior executives, directors, and beneficial shareholders and voting trust beneficial owners owning more than ten percent (10%) of such shares.
(c) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "shareholder" means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and an unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner; and in subsection (b) of this section, "shareholder" means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and a voting trust beneficial owner.
[30-29-1430, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 960; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 154, p. 324.]
(a) Venue for a proceeding by the attorney general to dissolve a corporation lies in Ada county. Venue for a proceeding brought by any other party named in section 30-29-1430(a), Idaho Code, lies in the county where a corporation’s principal office is or was located or, if none in this state, in Ada county.
(b) It is not necessary to make shareholders parties to a proceeding to dissolve a corporation unless relief is sought against them individually.
(c) A court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a corporation may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian during the proceeding with all powers and duties the court directs, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the business of the corporation until a full hearing can be held.
(d) Within ten (10) days of the commencement of a proceeding to dissolve a corporation under section 30-29-1430(a)(2), Idaho Code, the corporation shall deliver to all shareholders, other than the petitioner, a notice stating that the shareholders are entitled to avoid the dissolution of the corporation by electing to purchase the petitioner’s shares under section 30-29-1434, Idaho Code, and accompanied by a copy of section 30-29-1434, Idaho Code.
[30-29-1431, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 960; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 155, p. 325.]
(a) Unless an election to purchase has been filed under section 30-29-1434, Idaho Code, a court in a judicial proceeding brought to dissolve a corporation may appoint one (1) or more receivers to wind up and liquidate, or one (1) or more custodians to manage, the business and affairs of the corporation. The court shall hold a hearing, after notifying all parties to the proceeding and any interested persons designated by the court, before appointing a receiver or custodian. The court appointing a receiver or custodian has jurisdiction over the corporation and all of its property, wherever located.
(b) The court may appoint an individual or a domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity as a receiver or custodian, which, if a foreign corporation or foreign eligible entity, must be registered to do business in this state. The court may require the receiver or custodian to post bond, with or without sureties, in an amount the court directs.
(c) The court shall describe the powers and duties of the receiver or custodian in its appointing order, which may be amended from time to time. Among other powers:
(1) The receiver:
(i) May dispose of all or any part of the assets of the corporation, wherever located, at a public or private sale; and
(ii) May sue and defend in the receiver’s own name as receiver of the corporation in all courts of this state;
(2) The custodian may exercise all of the powers of the corporation, through or in place of its board of directors, to the extent necessary to manage the affairs of the corporation in the best interests of its shareholders and creditors;
The receiver or custodian shall have such other powers and duties as the court may provide in the appointing order, which may be amended from time to time.
(d) The court during a receivership, may redesignate the receiver a custodian, and during a custodianship may redesignate the custodian a receiver.
(e) The court from time to time during the receivership or custodianship may order compensation paid and expenses paid or reimbursed to the receiver or custodian and his counsel from the assets of the corporation or proceeds from the sale of the assets.
[30-29-1432, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 961; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 156, p. 325.]
(a) If after a hearing the court determines that one (1) or more grounds for judicial dissolution described in section 30-29-1430, Idaho Code, exist, it may enter a decree dissolving the corporation and specifying the effective date of the dissolution, and the clerk of the court shall deliver a certified copy of the decree to the secretary of state for filing.
(b) After entering the decree of dissolution, the court shall direct the winding up and liquidation of the corporation’s business and affairs in accordance with section 30-29-1405, Idaho Code, and the notification of claimants in accordance with sections 30-29-1406 and 30-29-1407, Idaho Code.
[30-29-1433, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 961; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 157, p. 326.]
(a) In a proceeding under section 30-29-1430(a)(2), Idaho Code, to dissolve a corporation, the corporation may elect or, if it fails to elect, one (1) or more shareholders may elect to purchase all shares owned by the petitioning shareholder at the fair value of the shares. An election pursuant to this section shall be irrevocable unless the court determines that it is equitable to set aside or modify the election.
(b) An election to purchase pursuant to this section may be filed with the court at any time within ninety (90) days after the filing of the petition under section 30-29-1430(a)(2), Idaho Code, or at such later time as the court in its discretion may allow. If the election to purchase is filed by one (1) or more shareholders, the corporation shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, give written notice to all shareholders, other than the petitioner. The notice must state the name and number of shares owned by the petitioner and the name and number of shares owned by each electing shareholder and must advise the recipients of their right to join in the election to purchase shares in accordance with this section. Shareholders who wish to participate shall file notice of their intention to join in the purchase no later than thirty (30) days after the effectiveness of the notice to them. All shareholders who have filed an election or notice of their intention to participate in the election to purchase thereby become parties to the proceeding and shall participate in the purchase in proportion to their ownership of shares as of the date the first election was filed, unless they otherwise agree or the court otherwise directs. After an election has been filed by the corporation or one (1) or more shareholders, the proceeding under section 30-29-1430(a)(2), Idaho Code, may not be discontinued or settled, nor may the petitioning shareholder sell or otherwise dispose of his or her shares, unless the court determines that it would be equitable to the corporation and the shareholders, other than the petitioner, to permit such discontinuance, settlement, sale, or other disposition.
(c) If, within sixty (60) days of the filing of the first election, the parties reach agreement as to the fair value and terms of purchase of the petitioner’s shares, the court shall enter an order directing the purchase of the petitioner’s shares upon the terms and conditions agreed to by the parties.
(d) If the parties are unable to reach an agreement as provided for in subsection (c) of this section, the court, upon application of any party, shall stay the proceedings under section 30-29-1430(a)(2), Idaho Code, and determine the fair value of the petitioner’s shares as of the day before the date on which the petition under section 30-29-1430(a)(2), Idaho Code, was filed or as of such other date as the court deems appropriate under the circumstances.
(e) Upon determining the fair value of the shares, the court shall enter an order directing the purchase upon such terms and conditions as the court deems appropriate, which may include payment of the purchase price in installments, where necessary in the interests of equity, provision for security to assure payment of the purchase price and any additional expenses as may have been awarded, and, if the shares are to be purchased by shareholders, the allocation of shares among them. In allocating the petitioner’s shares among holders of different classes or series of shares, the court should attempt to preserve the existing distribution of voting rights among holders of different classes or series insofar as practicable and may direct that holders of a specific class or classes or series shall not participate in the purchase. Interest may be allowed at the rate and from the date determined by the court to be equitable, but if the court finds that the refusal of the petitioning shareholder to accept an offer of payment was arbitrary or otherwise not in good faith, no interest shall be allowed. If the court finds that the petitioning shareholder had probable grounds for relief under section 30-29-1430(a)(2)(ii) or (iv), Idaho Code, it may award expenses to the petitioning shareholder.
(f) Upon entry of an order under subsection (c) or (e) of this section, the court shall dismiss the petition to dissolve the corporation under section 30-29-1430(a)(2), Idaho Code, and the petitioning shareholder shall no longer have any rights or status as a shareholder of the corporation, except the right to receive the amounts awarded by the order of the court that shall be enforceable in the same manner as any other judgment.
(g) The purchase ordered pursuant to subsection (e) of this section shall be made within ten (10) days after the date the order becomes final.
(h) Any payment by the corporation pursuant to an order under subsection (c) or (e) of this section, other than an award of expenses pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, is subject to the provisions of section 30-29-640, Idaho Code.
[30-29-1434, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 962; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 158, p. 326.]
Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant or shareholder of the corporation who cannot be found or who is not competent to receive them shall be reduced to cash and deposited with the state.
[30-29-1440, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 69, p. 963.]
(a) A corporation shall maintain the following records:
(1) Its articles of incorporation as currently in effect;
(2) Any notices to shareholders referred to in section 30-29-120(d)(5), Idaho Code, specifying facts on which a filed document is dependent if those facts are not included in the articles of incorporation or otherwise available as specified in section 30-29-120(d)(5), Idaho Code;
(3) Its bylaws currently in effect;
(4) All written communications within the past three (3) years to shareholders generally;
(5) Minutes of all meetings of, and records of all actions taken without a meeting by, its shareholders, its board of directors, and board committees established under section 30-29-825, Idaho Code;
(6) A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and
(7) Its most recent annual report delivered to the secretary of state pursuant to section 30-21-213, Idaho Code.
(b) A corporation shall maintain all annual financial statements prepared for the corporation for its last three (3) fiscal years, or such shorter period of existence, and any audit or other reports with respect to such financial statements.
(c) A corporation shall maintain accounting records in a form that permits preparation of its financial statements.
(d) A corporation shall maintain a record of its current shareholders in alphabetical order by class or series of shares showing the number and class or series of shares held by each shareholder. Nothing contained in this subsection shall require the corporation to include in such record the electronic mail address or other electronic contact information of a shareholder.
(e) A corporation shall maintain the records specified in this section in a manner so that they may be made available for inspection within a reasonable time.
[30-29-1601, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 71, p. 963; am. 2017, ch. 58, sec. 12, p. 108; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 159, p. 328.]
(a) A shareholder of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the corporation’s principal office, any of the records of the corporation described in section 30-29-1601(a), Idaho Code, excluding minutes of meetings of, and records of actions taken without a meeting by, the corporation’s board of directors and board committees established under section 30-29-825, Idaho Code, if the shareholder gives the corporation a signed written notice of the shareholder’s demand at least five (5) business days before the date on which the shareholder wishes to inspect and copy.
(b) A shareholder of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the shareholder meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and gives the corporation a signed written notice of the shareholder’s demand at least five (5) days before the date on which the shareholder wishes to inspect and copy:
(1) The financial statements of the corporation maintained in accordance with section 30-29-1601(b), Idaho Code;
(2) Accounting records of the corporation;
(3) Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of, or records of any actions taken without a meeting by the corporation’s board of directors and board committees maintained in accordance with section 30-29-1601(a), Idaho Code; and
(4) The record of shareholders maintained in accordance with section 30-29-1601(d), Idaho Code.
(c) A shareholder may inspect and copy the records described in subsection (b) of this section only if:
(1) The shareholder’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose;
(2) The shareholder’s demand describes with reasonable particularity the shareholder’s purpose and the records the shareholder desires to inspect; and
(3) The records are directly connected with the shareholder’s purpose.
(d) The corporation may impose reasonable restrictions on the confidentiality, use, or distribution of records described in subsection (b) of this section.
(e) For any meeting of shareholders for which the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting is different than the record date for notice of the meeting, any person who becomes a shareholder subsequent to the record date for notice of the meeting and is entitled to vote at the meeting is entitled to obtain from the corporation upon request the notice and any other information provided by the corporation to shareholders in connection with the meeting, unless the corporation has made such information generally available to shareholders by posting it on its website or by other generally recognized means. Failure of a corporation to provide such information does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.
(f) The right of inspection granted by this section may not be abolished or limited by a corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(g) This section does not affect:
(1) The right of a shareholder to inspect records under section 30-29-720, Idaho Code, or, if the shareholder is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant; or
(2) The power of a court, independently of this chapter, to compel the production of corporate records for examination and to impose reasonable restrictions as provided in section 30-29-1604(c), Idaho Code, provided that, in the case of production of records described in subsection (b) of this section at the request of a shareholder, the shareholder has met the requirements of subsection (c) of this section.
(h) For purposes of this section, "shareholder" means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and an unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner.
[30-29-1602, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 71, p. 964; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 160, p. 329.]
(a) A shareholder may appoint an agent or attorney to exercise the shareholder’s inspection and copying rights under section 30-29-1602, Idaho Code.
(b) The corporation may, if reasonable, satisfy the right of a shareholder to copy records under section 30-29-1602, Idaho Code, by furnishing to the shareholder copies by photocopy or other means chosen by the corporation, including furnishing copies through an electronic transmission.
(c) The corporation may comply at its expense with a shareholder’s demand to inspect the record of shareholders under section 30-29-1602(b)(4), Idaho Code, by providing the shareholder with a list of shareholders that was compiled no earlier than the date of the shareholder’s demand.
(d) The corporation may impose a reasonable charge to cover the costs for providing copies of documents to the shareholder that may be based on an estimate of such costs.
[30-29-1603, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 71, p. 965; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 161, p. 330.]
(a) If a corporation does not allow a shareholder who complies with section 30-29-1602(a), Idaho Code, to inspect and copy any records required by that section to be available for inspection, the Idaho district court of the county where the corporation’s principal office is located or, if none in this state, Ada county, may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation’s expense upon application of the shareholder.
(b) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder who complies with section 30-29-1602(b), Idaho Code, to inspect and copy the records required by that section, the shareholder who complies with section 30-29-1602(c), Idaho Code, may apply to the Idaho district court of the county where the corporation’s principal office is located or, if none in this state, Ada county, for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.
(c) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded under section 30-29-1602(b), Idaho Code, it may impose reasonable restrictions on their confidentiality, use, or distribution by the demanding shareholder, and it shall also order the corporation to pay the shareholder’s expenses incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation establishes that it refused inspection in good faith because the corporation had:
(1) A reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the shareholder to inspect the records demanded; or
(2) Required reasonable restrictions on the confidentiality, use, or distribution of the records demanded to which the demanding shareholder had been unwilling to agree.
[30-29-1604, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 71, p. 965; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 162, p. 331.]
(a) A director of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy the books, records and documents of the corporation at any reasonable time to the extent reasonably related to the performance of the director’s duties as a director, including duties as a member of a board committee, but not for any other purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the corporation.
(b) The district court of the county where the corporation’s principal office is located, or if none in this state, Ada county, may order inspection and copying of the books, records and documents at the corporation’s expense upon application of a director who has been refused such inspection rights unless the corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to such inspection rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.
(c) If an order is issued, the court may include provisions protecting the corporation from undue burden or expense, and prohibiting the director from using information obtained upon exercise of the inspection rights in a manner that would violate a duty to the corporation, and may also order the corporation to reimburse the director for the director’s expenses incurred in connection with the application.
[30-29-1605, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 71, p. 965; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 163, p. 331.]
(a) Upon the written request of a shareholder, a corporation shall deliver or make available to such requesting shareholder by posting on its website, or by other generally recognized means, annual financial statements for the most recent fiscal year of the corporation for which annual financial statements have been prepared for the corporation. If financial statements have been prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles for such specified period, the corporation shall deliver or make available such financial statements to the requesting shareholder. If the annual financial statements to be delivered or made available to the requesting shareholder are audited or otherwise reported upon by a public accountant, the report shall also be delivered or made available to the requesting shareholder.
(b) A corporation shall deliver, or make available and provide written notice of availability of, the financial statements required under subsection (a) of this section to the requesting shareholder within five (5) business days of delivery of such written request to the corporation.
(c) A corporation may fulfill its responsibilities under this section by delivering the specified financial statements, or otherwise making them available, in any manner permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the United States securities and exchange commission.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section:
(1) As a condition to delivering, or making available, financial statements to a requesting shareholder, the corporation may require the requesting shareholder to agree to reasonable restrictions on the confidentiality, use, and distribution of such financial statements; and
(2) The corporation may, if it reasonably determines that the shareholder’s request is not made in good faith or for a proper purpose, decline to deliver or make available such financial statements to that shareholder.
(e) If a corporation does not respond to a shareholder’s request for annual financial statements pursuant to this section in accordance with subsection (b) of this section within five (5) business days of delivery of such request to the corporation:
(1) The requesting shareholder may apply to the Idaho district court of the county where the corporation’s principal office is located or, if none in this state, Ada county, for an order requiring delivery of or access to the requested financial statements. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.
(2) If the court orders delivery or access to the requested financial statements, it may impose reasonable restrictions on their confidentiality, use, or distribution.
(3) In such proceeding, if the corporation has declined to deliver or make available such financial statements because the shareholder had been unwilling to agree to restrictions proposed by the corporation on the confidentiality, use, and distribution of such financial statements, the corporation shall have the burden of demonstrating that the restrictions proposed by the corporation were reasonable.
(4) In such proceeding, if the corporation has declined to deliver or make available such financial statements pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this section, the corporation shall have the burden of demonstrating that it had reasonably determined that the shareholder’s request was not made in good faith or for a proper purpose.
(5) If the court orders delivery or access to the requested financial statements, it shall order the corporation to pay the shareholder’s expenses incurred to obtain such order unless the corporation establishes that it had refused delivery or access to the requested financial statements because the shareholder had refused to agree to reasonable restrictions on the confidentiality, use, or distribution of the financial statements or that the corporation had reasonably determined that the shareholder’s request was not made in good faith or for a proper purpose.
[30-29-1620, added 2019, ch. 90, sec. 167, p. 332.]
This chapter applies to all domestic corporations in existence on its effective date that were incorporated under any general statute of this state providing for incorporation of corporations for profit if power to amend or repeal the statute under which the corporation was incorporated was reserved.
[30-29-1701, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 72, p. 967; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 168, p. 333.]
A foreign corporation registered or authorized to do business in this state on the effective date of this chapter is subject to this chapter, is deemed to be registered to do business in this state, and is not required to file a foreign registration statement under this chapter.
[30-29-1702, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 72, p. 967; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 169, p. 333.]
(a) Except as to procedural provisions, this chapter does not affect a pending action, proceeding, or a right accrued before the effective date of this chapter, and a pending civil action or proceeding may be completed, and a right accrued may be enforced, as if this chapter had not become effective.
(b) If a penalty or punishment for violation of a statute or rule is reduced by this chapter, the penalty, if not already imposed, shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter.
[30-29-1703, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 72, p. 967; am. 2019, ch. 90, sec. 170, p. 333.]
Unless the context otherwise requires in this chapter:
(1) "Approved by or approval by the members" means approved or ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present, which affirmative votes also constitute a majority of the required quorum, or by a written ballot or written consent in conformity with this act or by the affirmative vote, written ballot or written consent of such greater proportion, including the votes of all the members of any class, unit or grouping as may be provided in the articles, bylaws or this act for any specified member action.
(2) "Articles of incorporation" or "articles" includes amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger.
(3) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors by whatever name it is designated, except that no person or group of persons are the board of directors merely because of powers delegated to that person or group pursuant to section 30-30-601, Idaho Code.
(4) "Bylaws" means the code or codes of rules, other than the articles, adopted pursuant to this act for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated.
(5) "Class" refers to a group of memberships that have the same rights with respect to voting, dissolution, redemption and transfer. For the purpose of this section, rights shall be considered the same if they are determined by a formula applied uniformly.
(6) "Cooperative corporation" or "cooperative" means any nonprofit corporation, operating on a cooperative basis, owned, operated, organized and maintained by its members, for the purpose of providing goods or services to its members.
(7) "Delegates" means those persons elected or appointed to vote in a representative assembly for the election of a director or directors or on other matters.
(8) "Directors" means individuals, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and individuals elected or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the board.
(9) "Distribution" means the payment of a dividend or any part of the income or profit of a corporation to its members, directors or officers.
(10) "Employee" does not include an officer or director who is not otherwise employed by the corporation.
(11) "Foreign nonprofit corporation" means a corporation organized under a law other than the laws of this state that would be a nonprofit corporation if formed under the laws of this state.
(12) "Governmental subdivision" includes authority, county, district and municipality.
(13) "Member" shall also mean stockholder or shareholder, wherever and whenever those terms are used in this act, and shall apply to all nonprofit corporations formed under this act or other laws of this state that have stockholders or shareholders and issue shares of stock instead of memberships.
(14) "Membership" refers to the rights and obligations a member or members have pursuant to a corporation’s articles, bylaws and this act.
(15) "Notice" is defined in section 30-30-104, Idaho Code.
(16) "Record date" means the date on which a corporation determines the identity of its members for the purposes of this act.
(17) "Secretary" means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under section 30-30-621(2), Idaho Code, for custody of the minutes of the director and member meetings and for authenticating the records of the corporation.
(18) "United States" includes district, authority, bureau, commission, department and any other agency of the United States.
(19) "Vote" includes authorization by written ballot, absentee ballot and written consent.
(20) "Voting power" means the total number of votes entitled to be cast for the election of directors at the time the determination of voting power is made, excluding a vote that is contingent upon the happening of a condition or event that has not occurred at the time. Where a class is entitled to vote as a class for directors, the determination of voting power of the class shall be based on the percentage of the number of directors the class is entitled to elect out of the total number of authorized directors.
[30-30-103, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 74, p. 968.]
(1) Notice may be oral or written. Notice by electronic transmission is written notice.
(2) Notice may be communicated: in person; by telephone or voice mail; by telegraph, teletype or other electronic means; or by mail or private carrier; if these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by publication for ten (10) days pursuant to section 60-109, Idaho Code.
(3) Oral notice is effective when communicated, if communicated in a comprehensible manner.
(4) Written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following:
(a) When received;
(b) Five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by sworn affidavit or postmark, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed;
(c) On the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee;
(d) When electronically transmitted to a member in a manner authorized by the members.
(5) Written notice is correctly addressed to a member of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation if addressed to the member’s address shown in the corporation’s current list of members.
(6) A written notice or report delivered as part of a newsletter, magazine or other publication regularly sent to members shall constitute a written notice or report if addressed or delivered to the member’s address shown in the corporation’s current list of members, or in the case of members who are residents of the same household and who have the same address in the corporation’s current list of members, if addressed or delivered to one of such members, at the address appearing on the current list of members.
(7) Written notice is correctly addressed to a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation authorized to transact business in this state, other than in its capacity as a member, if addressed to its registered agent or to its secretary at its principal office shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign nonprofit corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.
(8) If section 30-30-505(2), Idaho Code, or any other provision of this act prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those requirements govern. If articles or bylaws prescribe notice requirements, not inconsistent with this section or other provisions of this act, those requirements govern.
[30-30-104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 74, p. 969.]
(1) Except where otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, a corporation that is a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended:
(a) Shall distribute such amounts for each taxable year at such time and in such manner as not to subject the corporation to tax under section 4942 of the code.
(b) Shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in section 4941(d) of the code.
(c) Shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in section 4943(c) of the code.
(d) Shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in section 4944 of the code.
(e) Shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in section 4945(d) of the code.
(f) Shall be authorized to terminate its status as a private foundation in a manner described in section 507(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) All references in this section to sections of the code shall be to such sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or to corresponding provisions of subsequent internal revenue laws of the United States.
(3) A private foundation described in subsection (1) of this section, or a charitable trust governed by the provisions of chapter 12, title 68, Idaho Code, shall not be required to report any information that may otherwise be required by law unless such report is required by the provisions of this chapter.
(4) This section shall not be interpreted to limit or restrict the functions, powers, and duties granted to the attorney general to investigate violations of state law or enforce provisions of state law.
[30-30-105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 74, p. 970; am. 2022, ch. 324, sec. 1, p. 1045.]
(1) If for any reason it is impractical or impossible for any corporation to call or conduct a meeting of its members, delegates or directors, or otherwise obtain their consent, in the manner prescribed by its articles, bylaws or this act, then upon petition of a director, officer, delegate or member, the district court may order that such a meeting be called or that a written ballot or other form of obtaining the vote of members, delegates or directors be authorized, in such a manner as the court finds fair and equitable under the circumstances.
(2) The court shall, in an order issued pursuant to this section, provide for a method of notice reasonably designed to give actual notice to all persons who would be entitled to notice of a meeting held pursuant to the articles, bylaws and this act, whether or not the method results in actual notice to all such persons or conforms to the notice requirements that would otherwise apply. In a proceeding under this section the court may determine who the members or directors are.
(3) The order issued pursuant to this section may dispense with any requirements relating to the holding of or voting at meetings or obtaining votes, including any requirement as to quorums or as to the number or percentage of votes needed for approval, that would otherwise be imposed by the articles, bylaws or this act.
(4) Whenever practical, any order issued pursuant to this section shall limit the subject matter of meetings or other forms of consent authorized to items, including amendments to the articles or bylaws, the resolution of which will or may enable the corporation to continue managing its affairs without further resort to this section; provided however, that an order under this section may also authorize the obtaining of whatever votes and approvals are necessary for the dissolution, merger or sale of assets.
(5) Any meeting or other method of obtaining the vote of members, delegates or directors conducted pursuant to an order issued under this section, and that complies with all the provisions of such order, is for all purposes a valid meeting or vote, as the case may be, and shall have the same force and effect as if it complied with every requirement imposed by the articles, bylaws and this act.
(6) Any member of a cooperative association that provides electric service may apply to the district court of the county where the member’s service entrance is located for a determination that the cooperative association’s charges for electric service to that member are fair, just and reasonable and are not discriminatory or preferential. In the event that the court determines that the rate is not fair, just and reasonable or is discriminatory or preferential, the court shall remand the matter to the cooperative association to alter or amend the rate in conformance with the standards set forth herein.
[30-30-106, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 74, p. 970.]
If religious doctrine governing the affairs of a religious corporation is inconsistent with the provisions of this act on the same subject, the religious doctrine shall control to the extent required by the constitution of the United States or the constitution of this state or both.
[30-30-107, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 74, p. 971.]
One (1) or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the secretary of state for filing.
[30-30-201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 75, p. 971.]
(1) The articles of incorporation must set forth:
(a) A corporate name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of sections 30-21-301 and 30-21-302(a), Idaho Code;
(b) The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized, which may be, either alone or in combination with other purposes, the transaction of any lawful activity;
(c) The names and addresses of the individuals who are to serve as the initial directors;
(d) The information required by section 30-21-404(a), Idaho Code;
(e) The name and address of each incorporator;
(f) Whether or not the corporation will have members; and
(g) Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding the distribution of assets on dissolution.
(2) The articles of incorporation may set forth:
(a) Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding:
(i) Managing and regulating the affairs of the corporation;
(ii) Defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the corporation, its board of directors, and members or any class of members; and
(iii) The characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations and obligations attaching to each or any class of members.
(b) Any provision that under this act is required or permitted to be set forth in the bylaws.
(3) The articles of incorporation need not set forth any of the corporation powers enumerated in this act.
(4) The articles of incorporation may authorize assessments to be levied upon all members or classes of membership alike, or upon the outstanding shares of stock of the corporation that issues shares of stock instead of memberships pursuant to its articles of incorporation, or in different amounts or proportions or upon a different basis upon different members or classes of membership, and may exempt some members or classes of membership from assessments. The articles of incorporation may fix the amount and method of collection of assessments, or may authorize the board of directors to fix the amount thereof, from time to time, and may make them payable at such times or intervals, and upon such notice and by such methods as the directors may prescribe. Assessments may be made enforceable by civil action or by the forfeiture of membership, or both, or by the sale of shares of the capital stock of a stockholder in a corporation that issues shares of stock instead of memberships, when authorized by the articles of incorporation of said corporation, upon notice given in writing twenty (20) days before commencement of such action or such forfeiture. If the articles of incorporation so provide, assessments may be secured by a lien upon real property to which membership rights are appurtenant, if appropriate, or upon the shares of stock of a stockholder or shareholder corporation, when authorized by its articles of incorporation.
[30-30-202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 75, p. 971; am. 2018, ch. 28, sec. 2, p. 52.]
(1) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation are filed.
(2) The secretary of state’s filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation.
[30-30-203, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 75, p. 972.]
All persons purporting to act as or on behalf of a corporation, knowing there was no incorporation under this act, are jointly and severally liable for all liabilities created while so acting.
[30-30-204, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 75, p. 972.]
(1) After incorporation:
(a) If initial directors are named in the articles of incorporation, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting;
(b) If initial directors are not named in the articles, the incorporator or incorporators shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators:
(i) To elect directors and complete the organization of the incorporation; or
(ii) To elect a board of directors who shall complete the organization of the corporation.
(2) Action required or permitted by this act to be taken by incorporators at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken and signed by each incorporator.
(3) An organizational meeting may be held in or out of this state in accordance with section 30-30-612, Idaho Code.
[30-30-205, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 75, p. 973; am. 2021, ch. 321, sec. 11, p. 951.]
(1) The board of directors or members of a corporation shall adopt the initial bylaws for the corporation.
(2) The bylaws may contain any provision for regulating and managing the affairs of the corporation that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation.
(3) The patrons of a cooperative corporation, by dealing with the corporation, acknowledge that the terms and provisions of the articles of incorporation and bylaws, as well as policies, rules and regulations, shall constitute and be a contract between the corporation and each patron, and both the corporation and the patrons are bound by such contract, as fully as though each patron had individually signed a separate instrument containing such terms and provisions.
[30-30-206, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 75, p. 973.]
(1) Unless the articles provide otherwise, the directors of a corporation may adopt, amend or repeal bylaws to be effective only in an emergency defined in subsection (4) of this section. The emergency bylaws, which are subject to amendment or repeal by the members, may provide special procedures necessary for managing the corporation during the emergency, including:
(a) How to call a meeting of the board;
(b) Quorum requirements for the meeting; and
(c) Designation of additional or substitute directors.
(2) All provisions of the regular bylaws consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.
(3) Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws:
(a) Binds the corporation; and
(b) May not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent.
(4) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation’s directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.
[30-30-207, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 75, p. 973.]
(1) One (1) or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the secretary of state for filing.
(2) A corporation engaging in an activity that is subject to regulation under another statute of this state may incorporate under this act only if incorporation under this act is not prohibited by the other statute. The corporation shall be subject to all limitations of the other statute.
[30-30-301, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 76, p. 974.]
Unless its articles of incorporation provide otherwise, every corporation has perpetual duration and succession in its corporate name and has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its affairs including, without limitation, power:
(1) To sue and be sued, complain and defend in its corporate name;
(2) To have a corporate seal, which may be altered at will, and to use it, or a facsimile of it, by impressing or affixing or in any other manner reproducing it;
(3) To make and amend bylaws not inconsistent with its articles of incorporation or with the laws of this state, for regulating and managing the affairs of the corporation;
(4) To purchase, receive, lease or otherwise acquire and to own, hold, improve, use and otherwise deal with real property, including water and water rights, and personal property, or any legal or equitable interest in property, wherever located;
(5) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property;
(6) To purchase, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, and deal in and with, shares or other interests in or obligations of any entity;
(7) To make contracts and guaranties, incur liabilities, borrow money, issue notes, bonds and other obligations, and secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of any of its property, franchises or income;
(8) To lend money, invest and reinvest its funds, and receive and hold real and personal property as security for repayment, except as limited by section 30-30-620, Idaho Code;
(9) To be a promoter, partner, member, associate or manager of any partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity;
(10) To conduct its activities, locate offices and exercise the powers granted by this act within or without this state;
(11) To elect or appoint directors, officers, employees and agents of the corporation, define their duties and fix their compensation;
(12) To pay pensions and establish pension plans, pension trusts and other benefit and incentive plans for any or all of its current or former directors, officers, employees and agents;
(13) To make donations not inconsistent with law for the public welfare or for charitable, religious, scientific or educational purposes and for other purposes that further the corporate interest;
(14) To impose dues, assessments, admission and transfer fees upon its members and to levy assessments upon the outstanding shares of stock, of a corporation with capital stock, if authorized by the articles of incorporation of that corporation;
(15) To establish conditions for admission of members, admit members and issue memberships;
(16) To carry on a business; and
(17) To do all things necessary or convenient, not inconsistent with law, to further the activities and affairs of the corporation.
[30-30-302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 76, p. 974.]
(1) In anticipation of or during an emergency defined in subsection (4) of this section, the board of directors of a corporation may:
(a) Modify lines of succession to accommodate the incapacity of any director, officer, employee or agent; and
(b) Relocate the principal office, designate alternative principal offices or regional offices, or authorize the officer to do so.
(2) During an emergency defined in subsection (4) of this section, unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise:
(a) Notice of a meeting of the board of directors need be given only to those directors it is practicable to reach and may be given in any practicable manner, including by publication and radio; and
(b) One (1) or more officers of the corporation present at a meeting of the board of directors may be deemed to be directors for the meeting, in order of rank and within the same rank in order of seniority, as necessary to achieve a quorum.
(3) Corporate action taken in good faith during an emergency under this section to further the ordinary affairs of the corporation:
(a) Binds the corporation; and
(b) May not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee or agent.
(4) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation’s directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.
[30-30-303, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 76, p. 975.]
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the validity of corporate action may not be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act.
(2) A corporation’s power to act may be challenged in a proceeding against the corporation to enjoin an act where a third party has not acquired rights. The proceeding may be brought by a director, or by a member or members in a derivative proceeding.
(3) A corporation’s power to act may be challenged in a proceeding against an incumbent or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation. The proceeding may be brought by a director, the corporation, directly, derivatively, or through a receiver, a trustee or other legal representative.
[30-30-304, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 76, p. 975.]
(1) The articles or bylaws may establish criteria or procedures for admission of members.
(2) No person shall be admitted as a member without his or her consent.
(3) No person who is not an incorporator shall become a member of a cooperative corporation unless such person shall agree to use services furnished by the corporation when such service shall be available through its facilities.
[30-30-401, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 975.]
Except as provided in its articles or bylaws, a corporation may admit members for no consideration or for such consideration as is determined by the board, or by the articles of incorporation.
[30-30-402, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 975.]
A corporation, except a cooperative corporation, is not required to have members.
[30-30-403, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 976.]
All members shall have the same rights and obligations with respect to voting, dissolution, redemption and transfer, unless the articles or bylaws establish classes of membership with different rights or obligations or divide voting rights by voting districts. All members shall have the same rights and obligations with respect to any other matters, except as set forth in or authorized by the articles or bylaws.
[30-30-404, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 976.]
Where transfer rights have been provided, no restriction on them shall be binding with respect to a member holding a membership issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the restriction is approved by the members and the affected member.
[30-30-405, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 976.]
A member of a corporation is not, as such, personally liable for the acts, debts, liabilities or obligations of the corporation.
[30-30-406, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 976.]
A member may become liable to the corporation for dues, assessments or fees.
[30-30-407, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 976.]
(1) A member may resign at any time. A person ceases to be a stockholder only when that person’s shares of stock have all been disposed of.
(2) The resignation of a member, or the disposal of all stock of a stockholder, does not relieve the member from any obligations the member may have to the corporation as a result of obligations incurred or commitments made prior to resignation.
(3) The provisions of title 42, Idaho Code, shall also apply to all resignations pursuant to this section if a company or corporation is regulated or governed pursuant to that title.
[30-30-408, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 976.]
(1) No member, except a member of a religious corporation, may be expelled or suspended, and no membership or memberships in such corporations may be terminated or suspended except pursuant to a procedure that is fair and reasonable and is carried out in good faith.
(2) A procedure is fair and reasonable when either:
(a) The articles or bylaws set forth a procedure that provides:
(i) Not less than fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice of the expulsion, suspension or termination and the reasons therefor; and
(ii) An opportunity for the member to be heard, orally or in writing, not less than five (5) days before the effective date of the expulsion, suspension or termination by a person or persons authorized to decide that the proposed expulsion, termination or suspension not take place; or
(b) It is fair and reasonable taking into consideration all of the relevant facts and circumstances.
(3) Any written notice given by mail must be given by first class or certified mail sent to the last address of the member shown on the corporation’s records.
(4) Any proceeding challenging an expulsion, suspension or termination, including a proceeding in which defective notice is alleged, must be commenced within one (1) year after the effective date of the expulsion, suspension or termination.
(5) A member who has been expelled or suspended may be liable to the corporation for dues, assessments or fees as a result of obligations incurred or commitments made prior to expulsion or suspension.
[30-30-409, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 976.]
A corporation may purchase the membership of a member who resigns or whose membership is terminated for the amount and pursuant to the conditions set forth in or authorized by its articles or bylaws. No payment shall be made in violation of section 30-30-904, Idaho Code.
[30-30-410, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 977.]
(1) A proceeding may be brought in the right of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by:
(a) Any member or members having five percent (5%) or more of the voting power or by fifty (50) members, whichever is less; or
(b) Any director.
(2) In any such proceeding, each complainant shall be a member or director at the time of bringing the proceeding.
(3) A complaint in a proceeding brought in the right of a corporation must be verified and alleged with particularity to the demand made, if any, to obtain action by the directors and either why the complainants could not obtain the action or why they did not make the demand. If a demand for action was made and the corporation’s investigation of the demand is in progress when the proceeding is filed, the court may stay the suit until the investigation is completed.
(4) On termination of the proceeding, the court may require the complainants to pay any defendant’s reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred in defending the suit if it finds that the proceeding was commenced frivolously or in bad faith.
(5) If the proceeding on behalf of the corporation results in the corporation taking some action requested by the complainants or otherwise was successful, in whole or in part, or if anything was received by the complainants as the result of a judgment, compromise or settlement of an action or claim, the court may award the complainants reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees.
[30-30-411, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 977.]
(1) A corporation may provide in its articles or bylaws for delegates having some or all of the authority of members.
(2) The articles or bylaws may set forth provisions relating to:
(a) The characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations and obligations of delegates including their selection and removal;
(b) Calling, noticing, holding and conducting meetings of delegates; and
(c) Carrying on corporate activities during and between meetings of delegates.
[30-30-412, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 77, p. 977.]
(1) A corporation with members shall hold a membership meeting annually at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.
(2) A corporation with members may hold regular membership meetings at the times stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.
(3) Annual and regular membership meetings may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, annual and regular meetings shall be held at the corporation’s principal office.
(4) At the annual meeting:
(a) The president and chief financial officer shall report on the activities and financial condition of the corporation; and
(b) The members shall consider and act upon such other matters as may be raised consistent with the notice requirements of section 30-30-505, Idaho Code.
(5) At regular meetings the members shall consider and act upon such matters as may be raised consistent with the notice requirements of section 30-30-505, Idaho Code.
(6) The failure to hold an annual or regular meeting at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation’s bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action.
[30-30-501, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 977.]
(1) A corporation with members shall hold a special meeting of members:
(a) On call of its board or the person or persons authorized to do so by the articles or bylaws; or
(b) Except as provided in the articles or bylaws of a religious corporation if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of the voting power of any corporation sign, date and deliver to any corporate officer one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held.
(2) The close of business on the thirtieth day before delivery of the demand or demands for a special meeting to any corporate officer is the record date for the purpose of determining whether the ten percent (10%) requirement of subsection (1) of this section has been met.
(3) If a notice for a special meeting demanded under subsection (1)(b) of this section is not given pursuant to section 30-30-505, Idaho Code, within thirty (30) days after the date the written demand or demands are delivered to a corporate officer, regardless of the requirements of subsection (4) of this section, a person signing the demand or demands may set the time and place of the meeting and give notice pursuant to section 30-30-505, Idaho Code.
(4) Special meetings of members may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is stated or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, special meetings shall be held at the corporation’s principal office.
(5) Only those matters that are within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice required in section 30-30-505, Idaho Code, may be conducted at a special meeting of members.
[30-30-502, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 978.]
(1) The district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office is located or, if none in this state, Ada county, may summarily order a meeting to be held:
(a) On application of any member or other person entitled to participate in an annual or regular meeting, if an annual meeting was not held within the earlier of six (6) months after the end of the corporation’s fiscal year or fifteen (15) months after its last annual meeting; or
(b) On application of any member or other person entitled to participate in a regular meeting, if a regular meeting is not held within forty (40) days after the date it was required to be held; or
(c) On application of a member who signed a demand for a special meeting valid under section 30-30-502, Idaho Code, a person or persons entitled to call a special meeting, if:
(i) Notice of the special meeting was not given within thirty (30) days after the date the demand was delivered to a corporate officer; or
(ii) The special meeting was not held in accordance with the notice.
(2) The court may fix the time and place of the meeting, specify a record date for determining members entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, prescribe the form and content of the meeting notice, fix the quorum required for specific matters to be considered at the meeting, or direct that the votes represented at the meeting constitute a quorum for action on those matters, and enter other orders necessary to accomplish the purpose or purposes of the meeting.
(3) If the court orders a meeting, it may also order the corporation to pay the member’s costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred to obtain the order.
[30-30-503, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 978.]
(1) Unless limited or prohibited by the articles or bylaws, action required or permitted by this act to be approved by the members may be approved without a meeting of members if the action is approved by members holding at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power. The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by those members representing at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power, and delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.
(2) If not otherwise determined under section 30-30-503 or 30-30-507, Idaho Code, the record date for determining members entitled to take action without a meeting is the date the first member signs the consent under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document filed with the secretary of state.
(4) Written notice of member approval pursuant to this section shall be given to all members who have not signed the written consent. If written notice is required, member approval pursuant to this section shall be effective ten (10) days after such written notice is given.
[30-30-504, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 979.]
(1) A corporation shall give notice consistent with its bylaws of meetings of members in a fair and reasonable manner.
(2) Any notice that conforms to the requirements of subsection (3) of this section is fair and reasonable, but other means of giving notice may also be fair and reasonable when all the circumstances are considered; provided however, that notice of matters referred to in subsection (3)(b) of this section must be given as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) Notice is fair and reasonable if:
(a) The corporation notifies its members of the place, date, and time of each annual, regular and special meeting of members no fewer than ten (10) days, or if notice is mailed by other than first class or registered mail, thirty (30) days, nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting date;
(b) Notice of an annual or regular meeting includes a description of any matters or matters that must be approved by the members under section 30-22-203, 30-22-303, 30-22-403, 30-22-503, 30-30-619, 30-30-626, 30-30-703, 30-30-709, 30-30-903 or 30-30-1003, Idaho Code; and
(c) Notice of a special meeting includes a description of the matter or matters for which the meeting is called.
(4) Unless the bylaws require otherwise, if an annual, regular or special meeting of members is adjourned to a different date, time or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time or place, if the new date, time or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is or must be fixed under section 30-30-507, Idaho Code, however, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given under this section to the members of record as of the new record date.
(5) When giving notice of an annual, regular or special meeting of members, a corporation shall give notice of a matter a member intends to raise at the meeting if:
(a) Requested in writing to do so by a person entitled to call a special meeting; and
(b) The request is received by the secretary or president of the corporation at least ten (10) days before the corporation gives notice of the meeting.
[30-30-505, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 979.]
(1) A member may waive any notice required in this act, the articles or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the member entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.
(2) A member’s attendance at a meeting:
(a) Waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the member at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; or
(b) Waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the member objects to considering the matter when it is presented.
[30-30-506, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 980.]
(1) The bylaws of a corporation may fix or provide the manner of fixing a date as the record date for determining the members entitled to notice of a members’ meeting. If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing such a record date, the board may fix a future date as such a record date. If no such record date is fixed, members at the close of business on the business day preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day preceding the day on which the meeting is held, are entitled to notice of the meeting.
(2) The bylaws of a corporation may fix or provide the manner of fixing a date as the record date for determining the members entitled to vote at a members’ meeting. If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing such a record date, the board may fix a future date as such a record date. If no such record date is fixed, members on the date of the meeting who are otherwise eligible to vote are entitled to vote at the meeting.
(3) The bylaws may fix or provide the manner for determining a date as the record date for the purpose of determining the members entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful action. If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing such a record date, the board may fix in advance such a record date. If no such record date is fixed, members at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution relating thereto, or the sixtieth day prior to the date of such other action, whichever is later, are entitled to exercise such rights.
(4) A record date fixed under this section may not be more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of members occurs.
(5) A determination of members entitled to notice of or to vote at a membership meeting is effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the board fixes a new date for determining the right to notice or the right to vote, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than seventy (70) days after the record date for determining members entitled to notice of the original meeting.
(6) If a court orders a meeting adjourned to a date more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date fixed for the original meeting, it may provide that the original record date for notice or voting continues in effect or it may fix a new record date for notice or voting.
[30-30-507, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 980.]
(1) Unless prohibited or limited by the articles or bylaws, any action that may be taken at any annual, regular or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation delivers a written ballot to every member entitled to vote on the matter. The articles or bylaws may provide that the members may vote by mail or by absentee ballot on any corporate action that may be taken at any annual, regular or special meeting of members.
(2) A written ballot for action taken without a meeting shall:
(a) Set forth each proposed action; and
(b) Provide an opportunity to vote for or against each proposed action.
(3) Approval by written ballot alone pursuant to this section when a meeting is not held shall be valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a meeting authorizing the action and when the number of approvals equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve the matter at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the same as the number of votes cast by ballot.
(4) All solicitations for votes by written ballot shall:
(a) Indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirements;
(b) State the percentage of approvals necessary to approve each matter other than election of directors; and
(c) Specify the time by which a ballot must be received by the corporation in order to be counted.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, a written ballot may not be revoked.
[30-30-508, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 981.]
(1) After fixing a record date for a notice of a meeting, a corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its members who are entitled to notice of the meeting. The list must show the address and number of votes each member is entitled to vote at the meeting. The corporation shall prepare on a current basis through the time of the membership meeting a list of members, if any, who are entitled to vote at the meeting but not entitled to notice of the meeting. This list shall be prepared on the same basis and be part of the list of members.
(2) The list of members must be available for inspection by any member for the purpose of communication with other members concerning the meeting, beginning two (2) business days after notice is given of the meeting for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the corporation’s principal office or at a reasonable place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A member or a member’s agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the limitations of sections 30-30-1102(3) and 30-30-1104, Idaho Code, to copy the list, at a reasonable time and at the member’s expense, during the period it is available for inspection.
(3) The corporation shall make the list of members available at the meeting, and any member or a member’s agent or attorney is entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment.
(4) If the corporation refuses to allow a member or a member’s agent or attorney to inspect the list of members before or at the meeting or copy the list as permitted by subsection (2) of this section, the district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office is located, or if none in this state, Ada county, on application of the member, may summarily order the inspection or copying at the corporation’s expense and may postpone the meeting for which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is complete and may order the corporation to pay the member’s costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred to obtain the order.
(5) Unless a written demand to inspect and copy a membership list has been made under subsection (2) of this section prior to the membership meeting and a corporation improperly refuses to comply with the demand, refusal or failure to comply with this section does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.
(6) The articles or bylaws of a religious corporation may limit or abolish the rights of a member under this section to inspect and copy any corporate record.
[30-30-509, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 981.]
(1) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, each member is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on by the members, or by one (1) vote for each share of stock in a corporation that issues shares of stock instead of memberships, when authorized by the articles of incorporation of said corporation.
(2) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, if a membership stands of record in the names of two (2) or more persons, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect:
(a) If only one (1) votes, such act binds all; and
(b) If more than one (1) votes, the vote shall be divided on a pro rata basis.
[30-30-510, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 982.]
(1) Unless this act, the articles, or bylaws provide for a higher or lower quorum, ten percent (10%) of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter must be represented in person, by proxy, by mailed written ballot, by absentee ballot, or by means of remote communication to the extent authorized by the board of directors at a meeting of members to constitute a quorum on that matter.
(2) A bylaw amendment to decrease the quorum for any member action may be approved by the members or, unless prohibited by the bylaws, by the board.
(3) A bylaw amendment to increase the quorum required for any member action must be approved by the members.
(4) Unless one-third (1/3) or more of the voting power is present in person, by proxy, by mailed written ballot, by absentee ballot, or by means of remote communication to the extent authorized by the board of directors, the only matters that may be voted upon at an annual or regular meeting of members are those matters that are described in the meeting notice.
[30-30-511, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 982; am. 2021, ch. 191, sec. 1, p. 520.]
(1) Unless this act, the articles or the bylaws require a greater vote or voting by class, if a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the votes represented and voting, which affirmative votes also constitute a majority of the required quorum, is the act of the members.
(2) A bylaw amendment to increase or decrease the vote required for any member action must be approved by the members.
[30-30-512, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 982.]
(1) Unless the articles or bylaws prohibit or limit proxy voting, a member may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the member by signing an appointment form either personally or by an attorney-in-fact.
(2) An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless a different period is expressly provided in the appointment form; provided however, that no proxy shall be valid for more than three (3) years from its date of execution.
(3) An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the member.
(4) The death or incapacity of the member appointing a proxy does not affect the right of the corporation to accept the proxy’s authority unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises authority under the appointment.
(5) Appointment of a proxy is revoked by the person appointing the proxy:
(a) Attending any meeting and voting in person; or
(b) Signing and delivering to the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate proxy votes either a written statement that the appointment of the proxy is revoked or a subsequent appointment form.
(6) Subject to section 30-30-516, Idaho Code, and any express limitation on the proxy’s authority appearing on the face of the appointment form, a corporation is entitled to accept the proxy’s vote or other action as that of the member making the appointment.
(7) The articles or bylaws of a corporation may prescribe reasonable conditions under which proxy voting may be exercised.
[30-30-513, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 982.]
(1) If the articles or bylaws specifically provide for cumulative voting by members, members may so vote by multiplying the number of votes the members are entitled to cast by the number of directors for whom they are entitled to vote, and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among two (2) or more candidates.
(2) Cumulative voting is not authorized at a particular meeting unless:
(a) The meeting notice or statement accompanying the notice states that cumulative voting will take place; or
(b) A member gives notice during the meeting and before the vote is taken of the member’s intent to cumulate votes, and if one (1) member gives this notice all other members participating in the election are entitled to cumulate their votes without giving further notice.
(3) A director elected by cumulative voting may be removed by the members without cause if the requirements of section 30-30-608, Idaho Code, are met unless the votes cast against removal, or not consenting in writing to such removal, would be sufficient to elect such director if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast, or, if such action is taken by written ballot, all memberships entitled to vote were voted, and the entire number of directors authorized at the time of the director’s most recent election were then being elected.
(4) Members may not cumulatively vote if the directors and members are identical.
[30-30-514, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 983.]
A corporation may provide in its articles or bylaws for election of directors by members or delegates:
(1) On the basis of chapter or other organizational unit;
(2) By region or other geographic unit, including voting district and, in respect to each such voting district, the articles or bylaws shall describe the boundaries thereof and designate the number of directors that shall be elected by the members residing therein;
(3) By preferential voting; or
(4) By any other reasonable method.
[30-30-515, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 983.]
(1) 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.
(2) If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment does not correspond to the record 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:
(a) The member is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;
(b) The name signed purports to be that of an attorney-in-fact of the member and if the corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the member has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment;
(c) Two (2) or more persons hold the membership as cotenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the coholders and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the coholders; and
(d) If:
(i) The name signed purports to be that of an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator representing the member and, if the corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment;
(ii) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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 are not liable in damages to the member for the consequences of the acceptance or rejection.
(5) Corporate action based on the acceptance or rejection of a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment under this section is valid unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.
(6) Contested elections shall be referred to the board of directors, which shall, after reviewing all ballots, proxies, reports of election inspectors or judges, and any other relevant documents or materials, certify the results of the election. In the case of a tie vote between candidates, the tie shall be determined by a toss of a coin. If allowed by the bylaws of the corporation, the board of directors shall have the power to call a new election if, after reviewing all relevant documents and information, the board of directors is unable to certify the results of the election.
[30-30-516, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 983.]
(1) If the articles or bylaws specifically allow for voting agreements, two (2) or more members may provide for the manner in which they will vote by signing an agreement for that purpose. Such agreements may be valid for a period of up to ten (10) years.
(2) A voting agreement created under this section is specifically enforceable.
[30-30-517, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 78, p. 984.]
(1) Each corporation must have a board of directors.
(2) Except as provided in this act or subsection (3) of this section, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, its board.
(3) The articles may authorize a person or persons to exercise some or all of the powers that would otherwise be exercised by a board. To the extent so authorized, any such person or persons shall have the duties and responsibilities of the directors, and the directors shall be relieved to that extent from such duties and responsibilities.
[30-30-601, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 984.]
All directors must be individuals. If the corporation is a cooperative, all directors must be members of the corporation, provided, that unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, a person who has the right to vote on behalf of an entity that is a member of the corporation may serve as a director. The articles or bylaws may prescribe other qualifications for directors.
[30-30-602, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 985.]
(1) The board of directors must consist of three (3) or more individuals, with the number specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles or bylaws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board of directors of a religious corporation must consist of at least one (1) individual, with the number specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles or bylaws.
(2) The number of directors may be increased or decreased within the limitations contained in subsection (1) of this section from time to time by amendment to or in the manner prescribed in the articles or bylaws.
[30-30-603, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 985.]
(1) If the corporation has members, all the directors, except the initial directors, shall be elected at the first annual meeting of members, and at each annual meeting thereafter, unless the articles or bylaws provide some other time or method of election, or provide that some of the directors are appointed by some other person or designated.
(2) If the corporation does not have members, all the directors, except the initial directors, shall be elected, appointed or designated as provided in the articles or bylaws. If no method of designation or appointment is set forth in the articles or bylaws, the directors, other than the initial directors, shall be elected by the board.
[30-30-604, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 985.]
(1) The articles or bylaws must specify the terms of directors. Except for designated or appointed directors, the terms of directors may not exceed five (5) years. In the absence of any term specified in the articles or bylaws, the term of each director shall be one (1) year. Directors may be elected for successive terms.
(2) A decrease in the number of directors or term of office does not shorten an incumbent director’s term.
(3) Except as provided in the articles or bylaws:
(a) The term of a director filling a vacancy in the office of a director elected by members expires at the next election of directors by members; and
(b) The term of a director filling any other vacancy expires at the end of the unexpired term that such director is filling.
(4) Despite the expiration of a director’s term, the director continues to serve until the director’s successor is elected, designated or appointed, and qualifies, or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.
[30-30-605, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 985.]
The articles or bylaws may provide for staggering the terms of directors by dividing the total number of directors into groups. The terms of office of the several groups need not be uniform.
[30-30-606, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 985.]
(1) A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors, its presiding officer or to the president or secretary.
(2) A resignation is effective when the notice is effective unless the notice specifies a future effective date. If a resignation is made effective at a future date, the board may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the board provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.
[30-30-607, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 986.]
(1) The members may remove one (1) or more directors elected by them without cause.
(2) If a director is elected by a class, chapter or other organizational unit or by region or other geographic grouping, the director may be removed only by the members of that class, chapter, unit or grouping.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, a director may be removed under subsection (1) or (2) of this section only if the number of votes cast to remove the director would be sufficient to elect the director at a meeting to elect directors.
(4) If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting is voted against the director’s removal, or if the director was elected by a class, chapter, unit or grouping of members, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect the director by that class, chapter, unit or grouping is voted against the director’s removal.
(5) A director elected by members may be removed by the members only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing the director and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the director.
(6) In computing whether a director is protected from removal under subsections (2) through (4) of this section, it should be assumed that the votes against removal are cast in an election for the number of directors of the class to which the director to be removed belonged on the date of that director’s election.
(7) An entire board of directors may be removed under subsections (1) through (5) of this section.
(8) A director elected by the board may be removed without cause by the vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office or such greater number as is set forth in the articles or bylaws; provided however, that a director elected by the board to fill the vacancy of a director elected by the members may be removed without cause by the members, but not the board.
(9) If, at the beginning of a director’s term on the board, the articles or bylaws provide that the director may be removed for missing a specified number of board meetings, the board may remove the director for failing to attend the specified number of meetings. The director may be removed only if a majority of the directors then in office vote for the removal.
(10) The articles or bylaws of a religious corporation may:
(a) Limit the application of this section; and
(b) Set forth the vote and procedures by which the board or any person may remove with or without cause a director elected by the members or the board.
[30-30-608, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 986.]
(1) A designated director may be removed by an amendment to the articles or bylaws deleting or changing the designation.
(2) Appointed directors:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, an appointed director may be removed without cause by the person appointing the director;
(b) The person removing the director shall do so by giving written notice of the removal to the director and either the presiding officer of the board or the corporation’s president or secretary; and
(c) A removal is effective when the notice is effective unless the notice specifies a future effective date.
[30-30-609, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 986.]
(1) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, and except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, if a vacancy occurs on a board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors:
(a) The members, if any, may fill the vacancy. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a class, chapter or other organizational unit or by region or other geographic grouping, only members of the class, chapter, unit or grouping are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the members;
(b) The board of directors may fill the vacancy; or
(c) If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office.
(2) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, if a vacant office was held by an appointed director, only the person who appointed the director may fill the vacancy.
(3) If a vacant office was held by a designated director, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in the articles or bylaws. In the absence of an applicable article or bylaw provision, the vacancy may not be filled by the board.
(4) A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under section 30-30-607(2), Idaho Code, or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
[30-30-610, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 987.]
Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, a board of directors may fix the compensation, fees, insurance or benefits, if any, of directors.
[30-30-611, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 987.]
(1) If the time and place of a directors’ meeting is fixed by the bylaws or the board, the meeting is a regular meeting. All other meetings are special meetings.
(2) A board of directors may hold regular or special meetings in or out of this state.
(3) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, a board may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.
[30-30-612, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 987.]
(1) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, action required or permitted by this act to be taken at a board of directors’ meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the board. The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by each director, and included in the minutes filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken.
(2) Action taken under this section is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.
(3) A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.
[30-30-613, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 987.]
(1) Unless the articles, bylaws or subsection (3) of this section provides otherwise, regular meetings of the board may be held without notice.
(2) Unless the articles, bylaws or subsection (3) of this section provides otherwise, special meetings of the board must be preceded by at least two (2) days’ notice to each director of the date, time, and place, but not the purpose, of the meeting.
(3) In corporations without members, any board action to remove a director or to approve a matter that would require approval by the members if the corporation had members shall not be valid unless each director is given at least seven (7) days’ written notice that the matter will be voted upon at a directors’ meeting or unless notice is waived pursuant to section 30-30-615, Idaho Code.
(4) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, the presiding officer of the board, the president or twenty percent (20%) of the directors then in office may call and give notice of a meeting of the board.
[30-30-614, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 988.]
(1) A director may, at any time before, during or after the meeting, waive any notice required by this act, the articles or bylaws. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice, and filed with the minutes or the corporate records.
(2) A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice of the meeting unless the director upon arriving at the meeting or prior to the vote on a matter not noticed in conformity with this act, the articles or bylaws objects to lack of notice and does not thereafter vote for or assent to the objected to action.
[30-30-615, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 988.]
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the articles or bylaws, a quorum of a board of directors consists of a majority of the directors in office immediately before a meeting begins. In no event may the articles or bylaws authorize a quorum of fewer than the greater of one-third (1/3) of the number of directors in office or two (2) directors.
(2) If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the board unless this act, the articles or bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors.
[30-30-616, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 988.]
(1) Unless prohibited or limited by the articles or bylaws, a board of directors may create one (1) or more committees of the board and appoint members of the board to serve on them. Each committee shall have two (2) or more directors, who serve at the pleasure of the board.
(2) The creation of a committee and appointment of members to it must be approved by the greater of:
(a) A majority of all the directors in office when the action is taken; or
(b) The number of directors required by the articles or bylaws to take action under section 30-30-616, Idaho Code.
(3) Sections 30-30-612 through 30-30-616, Idaho Code, which govern meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, and quorum and voting requirements of the board, apply to committees of the board and their members as well.
(4) To the extent specified by the board of directors or in the articles or bylaws, each committee of the board may exercise the board’s authority under section 30-30-601, Idaho Code.
(5) A committee of the board may not, however:
(a) Authorize distributions;
(b) Approve or recommend to members dissolution, merger, or the sale, pledge or transfer of all or substantially all of the corporation’s assets;
(c) Elect, appoint or remove directors or fill vacancies on the board or on any of its committees; or
(d) Adopt, amend or repeal the articles or bylaws.
(6) The creation of, delegation of authority to, or action by a committee does not alone constitute compliance by a director with the standards of conduct described in section 30-30-618, Idaho Code.
[30-30-617, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 988.]
(1) A director shall discharge his duties as a director, including his duties as a member of a committee:
(a) In good faith;
(b) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; and
(c) In a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.
(2) In discharging his duties, a director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by:
(a) One (1) or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;
(b) Legal counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters the director reasonably believes are within the person’s professional or expert competence;
(c) A committee of the board of which the director is not a member, as to matters within its jurisdiction, if the director reasonably believes the committee merits confidence; or
(d) In the case of religious corporations, religious authorities and ministers, priests, rabbis or other persons whose position or duties in the religious organization the director believes justify reliance and confidence and whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.
(3) A director is not acting in good faith if the director has knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (2) of this section unwarranted.
(4) A director is not liable to the corporation, any member, or any other person for any action taken or not taken as a director, if the director acted in compliance with this section.
(5) A director shall not be deemed to be a trustee with respect to the corporation or with respect to any property held or administered by the corporation, including, without limit, property that may be subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or transferor of such property.
[30-30-618, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 989.]
(1) A conflict of interest transaction is a transaction with the corporation in which a director of the corporation has a direct or indirect interest. A conflict of interest transaction is not voidable or the basis for imposing liability on the director if the transaction was fair at the time it was entered into or is approved as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) A transaction in which a director of a corporation has a conflict of interest may be approved if:
(a) The material facts of the transaction and the director’s interest were disclosed or known to the board of directors or a committee of the board and the board or committee of the board authorized, approved or ratified the transaction; or
(b) The material facts of the transaction and the director’s interest were disclosed or known to the members and they authorized, approved or ratified the transaction.
(3) For purposes of this section, a director of the corporation has an indirect interest in a transaction if:
(a) Another entity in which the director has a material interest or in which the director is a general partner is a party to the transaction; or
(b) Another entity of which the director is a director, officer or trustee is a party to the transaction.
(4) For purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a conflict of interest transaction is authorized, approved or ratified, if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors on the board or on the committee, who have no direct or indirect interest in the transaction. If a majority of the directors on the board who have no direct or indirect interest in the transaction vote to authorize, approve or ratify the transaction, a quorum is present for the purpose of taking action under this section. The presence of, or a vote cast by, a director with a direct or indirect interest in the transaction does not affect the validity of any action taken under subsection (2)(a) of this section if the transaction is otherwise approved as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(5) For purposes of subsection (2)(b) of this section, a conflict of interest transaction is authorized, approved or ratified by the members if it receives a majority of the votes entitled to be counted under this subsection. Votes cast by or voted under the control of a director who has a direct or indirect interest in the transaction, and votes cast by or voted under the control of an entity described in subsection (3)(a) of this section, may not be counted in a vote of members to determine whether to authorize, approve or ratify a conflict of interest transaction under subsection (2)(b) of this section. The vote of these members, however, is counted in determining whether the transaction is approved under other sections of this act. A majority of the voting power, whether or not present, that are entitled to be counted in a vote on the transaction under this subsection constitutes a quorum for the purpose of taking action under this section.
(6) The articles, bylaws or a resolution of the board may impose additional requirements on conflict of interest transactions.
[30-30-619, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 989.]
(1) Except with regard to loan or guarantee programs available to all members, a corporation may not lend money to or guarantee the obligation of a director or officer of the corporation, provided that a cooperative corporation may lend money to or guarantee the obligation of a director or officer with regard to loan or guarantee programs available to all members.
(2) The fact that a loan or guarantee is made in violation of this section does not affect the borrower’s liability on the loan.
[30-30-620, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 990.]
(1) Unless otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, a corporation shall have a president, a secretary, a treasurer and such other officers as are appointed by the board. Except in the case of religious corporations, any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of president and secretary. A religious corporation is not required to have officers.
(2) The bylaws or the board shall delegate to one (1) of the officers responsibility for preparing minutes of the directors’ and members’ meetings and for authenticating records of the corporation.
(3) The same individual may simultaneously hold more than one (1) office in a corporation.
[30-30-621, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 990.]
Each officer has the authority and shall perform the duties set forth in the bylaws or, to the extent consistent with the bylaws, the duties and authority prescribed in a resolution of the board or by direction of an officer authorized by the board to prescribe the duties and authority of other officers.
[30-30-622, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 990.]
(1) An officer with discretionary authority shall discharge his duties under that authority:
(a) In good faith;
(b) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; and
(c) In a manner the officer reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation and its members, if any.
(2) In discharging his duties, an officer is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by:
(a) One (1) or more officers or employees of the corporation who the officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;
(b) Legal counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters the officer reasonably believes are within the person’s professional or expert competence; or
(c) In the case of religious corporations, religious authorities and ministers, priests, rabbis or other persons whose position or duties in the religious organization the officer believes justify reliance and confidence and who the officer believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.
(3) An officer is not acting in good faith if the officer has knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (2) of this section unwarranted.
(4) An officer is not liable to the corporation, any member, or other person for any action taken or not taken as an officer, if the officer acted in compliance with this section.
[30-30-623, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 991.]
(1) An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is effective unless the notice specifies a future effective date. If a resignation is made effective at a future date and the corporation accepts the future effective date, its board of directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the board provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.
(2) A board may remove any officer at any time with or without cause.
[30-30-624, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 991.]
Any contract or other instrument in writing executed or entered into between a corporation and any other person is not invalidated as to the corporation by any lack of authority of the signing officers in the absence of actual knowledge on the part of the other person that the signing officers had no authority to execute the contract or other instrument if it is signed by any two (2) officers in category 1 of this section or by one (1) officer in category 1 of this section and one (1) officer in category 2 of this section.
| Category 1 | — The presiding officer of the board and the president. | | --- | --- | | Category 2 | — A vice president, the secretary, treasurer | | | and executive director. |
[30-30-625, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 991.]
(1) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(2) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in that such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that such court shall deem proper.
(3) To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsection (1) or (2) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection herewith.
(4) Any determination under subsection (1) or (2) of this section, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsection (1) or (2) of this section. Such determination shall be made:
(a) By the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding; or
(b) If such quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or
(c) By the members.
(5) Expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section.
(6) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
(7) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this section; provided that credit unions chartered under the laws of the state of Idaho may provide indemnification only by insurance.
(8) For the purposes of this section, the term "corporation" includes, in addition to the resulting corporation, all constituent corporations and their predecessors absorbed in a consolidation or merger, which, if separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents.
(9) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, and personal representatives of such a person.
[30-30-626, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 79, p. 991.]
A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles or to delete a provision not required in the articles. Whether a provision is required or permitted in the articles is determined as of the effective date of the amendment.
[30-30-701, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 993.]
(1) Unless the articles provide otherwise, a corporation’s board of directors may adopt one (1) or more amendments to the corporation’s articles without member approval:
(a) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;
(b) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;
(c) To change the information required by section 30-21-404(a)(1), Idaho Code;
(d) To change the corporate name by substituting the word "corporation," "incorporated," "company," "limited," or the abbreviation "corp.," "inc.," "co.," or "ltd.," for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting or changing a geographical attribution to the name; or
(e) To make any other change expressly permitted by this act to be made by director action.
(2) If a corporation has no members, its incorporators, until directors have been chosen, and thereafter its board of directors, may adopt one (1) or more amendments to the corporation’s articles subject to any approval required pursuant to section 30-30-801, Idaho Code. The corporation shall provide notice of any meeting at which an amendment is to be voted upon. The notice shall be in accordance with section 30-30-614(3), Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to the articles and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment or state the general nature of the amendment. The amendment must be approved by a majority of the directors in office at the time the amendment is adopted.
[30-30-702, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 993.]
(1) Unless this act, the articles, bylaws, the members, acting pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, or the board of directors, acting pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, require a greater vote or voting by class, an amendment to a corporation’s articles to be adopted must be approved:
(a) By the board, if the amendment does not relate to the number of directors, the composition of the board, the term of office of directors, or the method or way in which directors are elected or selected;
(b) Except as provided in section 30-30-702(1), Idaho Code, by the members by two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast or a majority of the voting power, whichever is less; and
(c) In writing by any person or persons whose approval is required by a provision of the articles authorized in this section.
(2) The members may condition the amendment’s adoption on receipt of a higher percentage of affirmative votes or on any other basis.
(3) If the board initiates an amendment to the articles or board approval is required in subsection (1) of this section to adopt an amendment to the articles, the board may condition the amendment’s adoption on receipt of a higher percentage of affirmative votes or any other basis.
(4) If the board or the members seek to have the amendment approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall give notice to its members of the proposed membership meeting in writing in accordance with section 30-30-505, Idaho Code. The notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposed amendment and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment.
(5) If the board or the members seek to have the amendment approved by the members by written consent or written ballot or absentee ballot, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment.
[30-30-703, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 994.]
(1) The members of a class in a corporation are entitled to vote as a class on a proposed amendment to the articles if the amendment would:
(a) Affect the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of that class as to voting, dissolution, redemption or transfer of memberships in a manner different than such amendment would affect another class;
(b) Change the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of that class as to voting, dissolution, redemption or transfer by changing the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of another class;
(c) Increase or decrease the number of memberships authorized for that class;
(d) Increase the number of memberships authorized for another class;
(e) Effect an exchange, reclassification or termination of the memberships of that class; or
(f) Authorize a new class of memberships.
(2) The members of a class of a religious corporation are entitled to vote as a class on a proposed amendment to the articles only if a class vote is provided for in the articles or bylaws.
(3) If a class is to be divided into two (2) or more classes as a result of an amendment to the articles of a corporation, the amendment must be approved by the members of each class that would be created by the amendment.
(4) Except as provided in the articles or bylaws of a religious corporation, if a class vote is required to approve an amendment to the articles of a corporation, the amendment must be approved by the members of the class by two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast by the class or a majority of the voting power of the class, whichever is less.
(5) A class of members of a corporation, except a religious corporation, is entitled to the voting rights granted in this section although the articles and bylaws provide that the class may not vote on the proposed amendment.
[30-30-704, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 994.]
A corporation amending its articles shall deliver to the secretary of state articles of amendment setting forth:
(1) The name of the corporation;
(2) The text of each amendment adopted;
(3) The date of each amendment’s adoption;
(4) If approval of members was not required, a statement to that effect and a statement that the amendment was approved by a sufficient vote of the board of directors or incorporators;
(5) If approval by members was required:
(a) The designation, number of memberships outstanding, number of votes entitled to be cast by each class entitled to vote separately on the amendment, and number of votes of each class indisputably voting on the amendment; and
(b) Either the total number of votes cast for and against the amendment by each class entitled to vote separately on the amendment or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the amendment by each class and a statement that the number cast for the amendment by each class was sufficient for approval by that class.
(6) If approval of the amendment by some person or persons other than the members, the board or the incorporators is required pursuant to section 30-30-801, Idaho Code, a statement that the approval was obtained.
[30-30-705, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 995.]
(1) A corporation’s board of directors may restate its articles of incorporation at any time with or without approval by members or any other person.
(2) The restatement may include one (1) or more amendments to the articles. If the restatement includes an amendment requiring approval by the members or any other person, it must be adopted as provided in section 30-30-703, Idaho Code.
(3) If the restatement includes an amendment requiring approval by members, the board must submit the restatement to the members for their approval.
(4) If the board seeks to have the restatement approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall notify each of its members of the proposed membership meeting in writing in accordance with section 30-30-505, Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposed restatement and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the restatement that identifies any amendments or other change it would make in the articles.
(5) If the board seeks to have the restatement approved by the members by written ballot or written consent, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the restatement that identifies any amendments or other change it would make in the articles.
(6) A restatement requiring approval by the members must be approved by the same vote as an amendment to articles under section 30-30-703, Idaho Code.
(7) If the restatement includes an amendment requiring approval pursuant to section 30-30-801, Idaho Code, the board must submit the restatement for such approval.
(8) A corporation restating its articles shall deliver to the secretary of state articles of restatement setting forth the name of the corporation and the text of the restated articles of incorporation together with a certificate setting forth:
(a) Whether the restatement contains an amendment to the articles requiring approval by the members or any other person other than the board of directors and, if it does not, that the board of directors adopted the restatement; or
(b) If the restatement contains an amendment to the articles requiring approval by the members, the information required by section 30-30-705, Idaho Code; and
(c) If the restatement contains an amendment to the articles requiring approval by a person whose approval is required pursuant to section 30-30-801, Idaho Code, a statement that such approval was obtained.
(9) Duly adopted restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation and all amendments to them.
(10) The secretary of state may certify restated articles of incorporation, as the articles of incorporation currently in effect.
[30-30-706, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 995.]
An amendment to articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, any requirement or limitation imposed upon the corporation or any property held by it by virtue of any trust upon which such property is held by the corporation or the existing rights of persons other than members of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation’s name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.
[30-30-707, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 996.]
If a corporation has no members, its incorporators, until directors have been chosen, and thereafter its board of directors, may adopt one (1) or more amendments to the corporation’s bylaws subject to any approval required pursuant to section 30-30-801, Idaho Code. The corporation shall provide notice of any meeting of directors at which an amendment is to be approved. The notice shall be in accordance with section 30-30-614(3), Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to the bylaws and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment or state the general nature of the amendment. The amendment must be approved by a majority of the directors in office at the time the amendment is adopted.
[30-30-708, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 996.]
(1) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, an amendment to a corporation’s bylaws to be adopted must be approved:
(a) By a simple majority of the board;
(b) By the members by a simple majority of the votes cast or a majority of the voting power, whichever is less; and
(c) In writing by any person or persons whose approval is required by a provision of the articles authorized in section 30-30-801, Idaho Code.
(2) If the board initiates an amendment to the bylaws or board approval is required to adopt an amendment to the bylaws, the board may condition the amendment’s adoption on receipt of a higher percentage of affirmative votes or on any other basis.
(3) If the board or the members seek to have the amendment approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall give notice to its members of the proposed membership meeting in writing in accordance with section 30-30-505, Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposed amendment and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment.
(4) If the board or the members seek to have the amendment approved by the members by written consent or written ballot or absentee ballot, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment.
[30-30-709, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 996.]
(1) If the members of a class in a corporation are entitled to vote as a class on amendments to the bylaws, they may vote as a class on a proposed amendment to the bylaws if the amendment would:
(a) Affect the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of that class as to voting, dissolution, redemption or transfer of memberships in a manner different than such amendment would affect another class;
(b) Change the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of that class as to voting, dissolution, redemption or transfer by changing the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of another class;
(c) Increase or decrease the number of memberships authorized for that class;
(d) Increase the number of memberships authorized for another class;
(e) Effect an exchange, reclassification or termination of all or part of the memberships of that class; or
(f) Authorize a new class of memberships.
(2) The members of a class of a religious corporation are entitled to vote as a class on a proposed amendment to the bylaws only if a class vote is provided for in the articles or bylaws.
(3) If a class is to be divided into two (2) or more classes as a result of an amendment to the bylaws, the amendment must be approved by the members of each class that would be created by the amendment; and
(4) If a class vote is required to approve an amendment to the bylaws, the amendment must be approved by the members of the class by two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast by the class or a majority of the voting power of the class, whichever is less.
(5) A class of members is entitled to the voting rights granted by this section although the articles and bylaws provide that the class may not vote on the proposed amendment.
[30-30-710, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 80, p. 997.]
The articles may require an amendment to the articles or bylaws to be approved in writing by a specified person or persons other than the board. Such an article provision may only be amended with the approval in writing of such person or persons.
[30-30-801, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 81, p. 997.]
(1) One (1) or more nonprofit corporations may merge into a business or nonprofit corporation, if the plan of merger is approved as provided in section 30-30-803, Idaho Code.
(2) The plan of merger must set forth:
(a) The name of each corporation planning to merge and the name of the surviving corporation into which each plans to merge;
(b) The terms and conditions of the planned merger;
(c) The manner and basis, if any, of converting memberships of each merging corporation into memberships, obligations or securities of the surviving or any other corporation or into cash or other property in whole or part.
(3) The plan of merger may set forth:
(a) Any amendments to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the surviving corporation to be effected by the planned merger; and
(b) Other provisions relating to the planned merger.
[30-30-802, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 81, p. 997.]
(1) Unless this act, the articles, bylaws or the board of directors or members, acting pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, require a greater vote or voting by class, a plan of merger to be adopted must be approved:
(a) By the board;
(b) By the members, if any, by two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast or a majority of the voting power, whichever is less; and
(c) In writing by any person or persons whose approval is required by a provision of the articles authorized in section 30-30-801, Idaho Code, for an amendment to the articles or bylaws.
(2) If the corporation does not have members, the merger must be approved by a majority of the directors in office at the time the merger is approved. In addition, the corporation shall provide notice of any directors’ meeting at which such approval is to be obtained in accordance with section 30-30-614(3), Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposed merger.
(3) The board may condition its submission of the proposed merger, and the members may condition their approval of the merger, on receipt of a higher percentage of affirmative votes or on any other basis.
(4) If the board seeks to have the plan approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall give notice to its members of the proposed membership meeting in accordance with section 30-30-505, Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the plan of merger and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan. The copy or summary of the plan for members of the surviving corporation shall include any provision that, if contained in a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws, would entitle members to vote on the provision. The copy or summary of the plan for members of the disappearing corporation shall include a copy or summary of the articles and bylaws that will be in effect immediately after the merger takes effect.
(5) If the board seeks to have the plan approved by the members by written consent or written ballot or absentee ballot, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan. The copy or summary of the plan for members of the surviving corporation shall include any provision that, if contained in a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws, would entitle members to vote on the provision. The copy or summary of the plan for members of the disappearing corporation shall include a copy or summary of the articles and bylaws that will be in effect immediately after the merger takes effect.
(6) Voting by a class of members is required on a plan of merger if the plan contains a provision that, if contained in a proposed amendment to articles of incorporation or bylaws, would entitle the class of members to vote as a class on the proposed amendment under section 30-30-704 or 30-30-710, Idaho Code. The plan is approved by a class of members by two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast by the class or a majority of the voting power of the class, whichever is less.
(7) After a merger is adopted, and at any time before articles of merger are filed, the planned merger may be abandoned, subject to any contractual rights, without further action by members or other persons who approved the plan in accordance with the procedure set forth in the plan of merger or, if none is set forth, in the manner determined by the board of directors.
[30-30-803, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 81, p. 998.]
Any bequest, devise, gift, grant or promise contained in a will or other instrument of donation, subscription, or conveyance, that is made to a constituent corporation and that takes effect or remains payable after the merger, inures to the surviving corporation unless the will or other instrument otherwise specifically provides.
[30-30-901, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 82, p. 999.]
(1) A corporation may on the terms and conditions and for the consideration determined by the board of directors:
(a) Sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of its property in the usual and regular course of its activities; or
(b) Mortgage, pledge, dedicate to the repayment of indebtedness, whether with or without recourse, or otherwise encumber any or all of its property whether or not in the usual and regular course of its activities.
(2) Unless the articles require it, approval of the members or any other person of a transaction described in subsection (1) of this section is not required.
[30-30-902, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 82, p. 999.]
(1) A corporation may sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of its property, with or without the goodwill, other than in the usual and regular course of its activities on the terms and conditions and for the consideration determined by the corporation’s board if the proposed transaction is authorized in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Unless this act, the articles, bylaws or the board of directors or members, acting pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, require a greater vote or voting by class, the proposed transaction to be authorized must be approved:
(a) By the board;
(b) By the members by a simple majority of the votes cast or a majority of the voting power, whichever is less; and
(c) In writing by any person or persons whose approval is required by a provision of the articles authorized in section 30-30-505, Idaho Code, for an amendment to the articles or bylaws.
(3) If the corporation does not have members the transaction must be approved by a vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time the transaction is approved. In addition, the corporation shall provide notice of any directors’ meeting at which such approval is to be obtained in accordance with section 30-30-614(3), Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property or assets of the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of a description of the transaction.
(4) The board may condition its submission of the proposed transaction, and the members may condition their approval of the transaction, on receipt of a higher percentage of affirmative votes or on any other basis.
(5) If the corporation seeks to have the transaction approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall give notice to its members of the proposed membership meeting in accordance with section 30-30-505, Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property or assets of the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of a description of the transaction.
(6) If the board needs to have the transaction approved by the members by written consent or written ballot or absentee ballot, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of a description of the transaction.
(7) After a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of property is authorized, the transaction may be abandoned, subject to any contractual rights, without further action by the members or any other person who approved the transaction in accordance with the procedure set forth in the resolution proposing the transaction or, if none is set forth, in the manner determined by the board of directors.
[30-30-903, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 82, p. 999.]
Except as authorized in section 30-30-905, Idaho Code, a corporation shall not make any distributions.
[30-30-904, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 82, p. 1000.]
(1) Corporations may make distributions upon dissolution in conformity with section 30-30-1005 or 30-30-1006, Idaho Code.
(2) The operations of a corporation that is a cooperative corporation shall be so conducted that all members will, through their membership, furnish capital for the corporation as provided in the corporation’s bylaws. No interest or dividends shall be paid or payable by the corporation on any capital furnished by its members. The corporation is obligated to account on a membership basis to all its members for all amounts received and receivable from the furnishing of service and from other sources in excess of operating costs and expenses properly chargeable against the furnishing of service. The corporation is obligated to pay by credits to a capital account for each member all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses. The books and records of the corporation shall be set up and kept in such a manner that at the end of each fiscal year the amount of capital, if any, so furnished by each member is clearly reflected and credited in an appropriate record to the capital account of each member. In the event of dissolution or liquidation of the corporation, after all outstanding indebtedness of the corporation shall have been paid, outstanding capital credits shall be retired without priority on a pro rata basis before any payments are made on account of property rights of members. If, at any time prior to dissolution or liquidation, the board shall determine that the financial condition of the corporation will not be impaired thereby, the capital credited to members’ accounts may be retired in full or in part.
[30-30-905, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 82, p. 1000.]
(1) A majority of the incorporators or directors of a corporation that has no members may, prior to the organization meeting of directors and subject to any approval required by the articles or bylaws, dissolve the corporation by delivering to the secretary of state articles of dissolution.
(2) The corporation shall give notice of any meeting at which dissolution will be approved. The notice shall be in accordance with section 30-30-614(3), Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider dissolution of the corporation.
(3) The incorporators or directors in approving dissolution shall adopt a plan of dissolution indicating to whom the assets owned or held by the corporation will be distributed after all creditors have been paid.
[30-30-1001, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 83, p. 1000.]
(1) Unless this act, the articles, bylaws or the board of directors or members, acting pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, require a greater vote or voting by class, dissolution is authorized if it is approved:
(a) By the board;
(b) By the members, if any, by two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast or a majority of the voting power, whichever is less; and
(c) In writing by any person or persons whose approval is required by a provision of the articles authorized in section 30-30-801, Idaho Code, for an amendment to the articles or bylaws.
(2) If the corporation does not have members, dissolution must be approved by a vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time the transaction is approved. In addition, the corporation shall provide notice of any directors’ meeting at which such approval is to be obtained in accordance with section 30-30-614(3), Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider dissolution of the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.
(3) The board may condition its submission of the proposed dissolution, and the members may condition their approval of the dissolution on receipt of a higher percentage of affirmative votes or on any other basis.
(4) If the board seeks to have dissolution approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall give notice to its members of the proposed membership meeting in accordance with section 30-30-505, Idaho Code. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider dissolving the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.
(5) If the board seeks to have dissolution approved by the members by written consent or written ballot, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.
(6) The plan of dissolution shall indicate to whom the assets owned or held by the corporation will be distributed after all creditors have been paid.
[30-30-1002, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 83, p. 1001.]
(1) At any time after dissolution is authorized, the corporation may dissolve by delivering to the secretary of state articles of dissolution setting forth:
(a) The name of the corporation;
(b) The date dissolution was authorized;
(c) A statement that dissolution was approved by a sufficient vote of the board;
(d) If approval of members was not required, a statement to that effect and a statement that dissolution was approved by a sufficient vote of the board of directors or incorporators;
(e) If approval by members was required:
(i) The designation, number of memberships outstanding, number of votes entitled to be cast by each class entitled to vote separately on dissolution, and number of votes of each class indisputably voting on dissolution; and
(ii) Either the total number of votes cast for and against dissolution by each class entitled to vote separately on dissolution or the total number of undisputed votes cast for dissolution by each class and a statement that the number cast for dissolution by each class was sufficient for approval by that class; and
(f) If approval of dissolution by some person or persons other than the members, the board or the incorporators is required pursuant to section 30-30-1002(1)(c), Idaho Code, a statement that the approval was obtained.
(2) A corporation is dissolved upon the effective date of its articles of dissolution.
[30-30-1003, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 83, p. 1001.]
(1) A dissolved corporation continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any activities except those appropriate to wind up and liquidate its affairs, including:
(a) Preserving and protecting its assets and minimizing its liabilities;
(b) Discharging or making provision for discharging its liabilities and obligations;
(c) Disposing of its properties that will not be distributed in kind;
(d) Returning, transferring or conveying assets held by the corporation upon a condition requiring return, transfer or conveyance, which condition occurs by reason of the dissolution, in accordance with such condition;
(e) Transferring, subject to any contractual or legal requirements, its assets as provided in or authorized by its articles of incorporation or bylaws;
(f) If no provision has been made in its articles or bylaws for distribution of assets on dissolution, it may transfer, subject to any contractual or legal requirement, its assets:
(i) To one (1) or more persons described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(ii) To its members or, if it has no members, to those persons whom the corporation holds itself out as benefiting or serving; and
(g) Doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its assets and affairs.
(2) Dissolution of a corporation does not:
(a) Transfer title to the corporation’s property;
(b) Subject its directors or officers to standards of conduct different from those prescribed in sections 30-30-618 and 30-30-623, Idaho Code;
(c) Change quorum or voting requirements for its board or members; change provisions for selection, resignation or removal of its directors or officers or both; or change provisions for amending its bylaws;
(d) Prevent commencement of a proceeding by or against the corporation in its corporate name;
(e) Abate or suspend a proceeding pending by or against the corporation on the effective date of dissolution; or
(f) Terminate the authority of the registered agent.
[30-30-1004, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 83, p. 1002.]
(1) The directors of a dissolved corporation may dispose of the known claims against it by following the procedure described in this section.
(2) The directors of a dissolved corporation shall notify its known claimants in writing of the dissolution at any time after its effective date. The written notice must:
(a) Describe information that must be included in a claim;
(b) Provide a mailing address where a claim may be sent;
(c) State the deadline, which may not be fewer than one hundred twenty (120) days from the effective date of the written notice, by which the dissolved corporation must receive the claim; and
(d) State that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline.
(3) A claim against the dissolved corporation is barred:
(a) If a claimant who was given written notice under subsection (2) of this section does not deliver the claim to the dissolved corporation by the deadline; or
(b) If a claimant whose claim was rejected by the dissolved corporation does not commence a proceeding to enforce the claim within ninety (90) days from the effective date of the rejection notice.
(4) For purposes of this section, "claim" does not include a contingent liability or a claim based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.
[30-30-1005, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 83, p. 1002.]
(1) The directors of a dissolved corporation may also publish notice of its dissolution and request that persons with claims against the corporation present them in accordance with the notice.
(2) The notice must:
(a) Be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolved corporation’s principal office is or was located, or, if none in this state, in Ada county;
(b) Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide a mailing address where the claim may be sent; and
(c) State that a claim against the corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after publication of the notice.
(3) If the directors of a dissolved corporation publish a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within five (5) years after the publication date of the newspaper notice:
(a) A claimant who did not receive written notice under section 30-30-1005, Idaho Code;
(b) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved corporation but not acted on; and
(c) A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.
(4) A claim may be enforced under this section:
(a) Against the dissolved corporation to the extent of its undistributed assets; or
(b) If the assets have been distributed in liquidation, against any person, other than a creditor of the corporation, to whom the corporation distributed its property to the extent of the distributee’s pro rata share of the claim or the corporate assets distributed to such person in liquidation, whichever is less, but the distributee’s total liability for all claims under this section may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the distributee.
[30-30-1006, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 83, p. 1003.]
(1) A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by committees of the board of directors as authorized in section 30-30-617(4), Idaho Code.
(2) A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.
(3) A corporation shall maintain a record of its members in a form that permits preparation of a list of the name and address of all members, in alphabetical order by class, showing the number of votes each member is entitled to cast.
(4) A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.
(5) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office:
(a) Its articles or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect;
(b) Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect;
(c) Resolutions adopted by its board of directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations and obligations of members or any class or category of members;
(d) The minutes of all meetings of members and records of all actions approved by the members for the past three (3) years;
(e) All written communications to members generally within the past seven (7) years, including the financial statements furnished for the past seven (7) years under section 30-30-1105, Idaho Code;
(f) A list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers; and
(g) Its most recent annual report delivered to the secretary of state under section 30-21-213, Idaho Code.
[30-30-1101, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 84, p. 1004.]
(1) Subject to subsection (5) of this section and section 30-30-1103(3), Idaho Code, a member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and location specified by the corporation, any of the records of the corporation described in section 30-30-1101(5), Idaho Code, if the member gives the corporation written notice or a written demand at least fifteen (15) business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy.
(2) Subject to paragraph (c) of this subsection, a member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the member meets the requirements of subsection (3) of this section and gives the corporation written notice at least fifteen (15) business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy:
(a) Excerpts from any records required to be maintained under section 30-30-1101(1), Idaho Code, to the extent not subject to inspection under subsection (1) of this section;
(b) Accounting records of the corporation; and
(c) Subject to section 30-30-1104, Idaho Code, the membership list.
(3) A member may inspect and copy the records identified in subsection (2) of this section only if:
(a) The member’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose reasonably related to the member’s interest as a member of the corporation;
(b) The member describes with reasonable particularity the purpose and the records the member desires to inspect;
(c) The records are directly connected with this purpose; and
(d) The board of directors shall determine whether a member’s request is for a proper purpose.
(4) The provisions of this section do not affect:
(a) The right of a member to inspect records under section 30-30-509, Idaho Code, or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant; or
(b) The board of directors may restrict or deny inspection of personnel and employment records and confidential attorney-client communications if it determines that such restriction or denial of access to said records or information is in the best interests of the corporation.
(5) The articles or bylaws of a religious corporation may limit or abolish the right of a member under this section to inspect and copy any corporate record.
[30-30-1102, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 84, p. 1004.]
(1) A member’s agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the member the agent or attorney represents.
(2) The right to copy records under section 30-30-1102, Idaho Code, includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic, xerographic, or other means.
(3) The corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the member. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of production or reproduction of the records.
(4) The corporation may comply with a member’s demand to inspect the record of members under section 30-30-1102(2)(c), Idaho Code, by providing the member with a list of its members that was compiled no earlier than the date of the member’s demand.
[30-30-1103, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 84, p. 1005.]
Without consent of the board, a membership list or any part thereof may not be obtained or used by any person for any purpose unrelated to a member’s interest as a member. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and without the consent of the board, a membership list or any part thereof may not be:
(1) Used to solicit money or property unless such money or property will be used solely to solicit the votes of the members in an election to be held by the corporation;
(2) Used for any commercial purpose; or
(3) Sold to or purchased by any person.
[30-30-1104, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 84, p. 1005.]
(1) Except as provided in the articles or bylaws of a religious corporation, a corporation upon written demand from a member shall furnish that member its latest annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one (1) or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and statement of operations for that year. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.
(2) If annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the accountant’s report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by the statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation’s financial accounting records:
(a) Stating the president’s or other person’s reasonable belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and
(b) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.
[30-30-1105, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 84, p. 1005.]
If a corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under section 30-30-626, Idaho Code, in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the members with or before the notice of the next meeting of members.
[30-30-1106, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 84, p. 1006.]
This chapter applies to all domestic nonprofit corporations in existence on July 1, 2015, that were incorporated under the laws of this state.
[30-30-1201, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 85, p. 1006; am. 2015, ch. 337, sec. 1, p. 1269.]
A foreign nonprofit corporation authorized to transact business in this state on July 1, 2015, is subject to this chapter but is not required to obtain a new certificate of authority to transact business under this chapter.
[30-30-1202, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 85, p. 1006; am. 2015, ch. 337, sec. 2, p. 1269.]
Should any provision of this chapter, as it pertains to canal companies or Carey act companies, conflict with the provisions of title 42, Idaho Code, the provisions of title 42, Idaho Code, shall prevail.
[30-30-1203, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 85, p. 1006.]
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the repeal of a statute by this chapter does not affect:
(a) The operation of the statute or any action taken under it before its repeal;
(b) Any ratification, right, remedy, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the statute before its repeal;
(c) Any violation of the statute or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred because of the violation, before its repeal;
(d) Any proceeding, reorganization or dissolution commenced under the statute before its repeal, and the proceeding, reorganization, or dissolution may be completed in accordance with the statute as if it had not been repealed; or
(e) Any meeting of members or directors or action by written consent noticed or any action taken before its repeal as a result of a meeting of members or directors or action by written consent.
(2) If a penalty or punishment imposed for violation of a statute repealed by this chapter is reduced by this chapter, the penalty or punishment if not already imposed shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter.
(3) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, this chapter shall not affect the provisions of other statutes applicable to any form of nonprofit corporation.
[30-30-1204, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 85, p. 1006.]
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