18-1901. FICTITIOUS STOCK SUBSCRIPTION. Every person who signs the name of a fictitious person to any subscription for, or agreement to take, stock in any corporation existing or proposed, and every person who signs to any subscription or agreement the name of any person, knowing that such person has not the means or does not […]
18-1902. EXHIBITION OF FALSE PAPERS TO PUBLIC OFFICERS. Every officer, agent or clerk of any corporation, or of any persons proposing to organize a corporation, or to increase the capital stock of any corporation, who knowingly exhibits any false, forged or altered book, paper, voucher, security or other instrument of evidence to any public officer […]
18-1903. USE OF FALSE NAME IN PROSPECTUS. Every person who, without being authorized so to do, subscribes the name of another to, or inserts the name of another in, any prospectus, circular or other advertisement or announcement of any corporation or joint stock association, existing or intended to be formed, within intent to permit the […]
18-1904. ILLEGAL DIVIDENDS AND REDUCTIONS OF CAPITAL. Every director of any stock corporation who concurs in any vote or act of the directors of such corporation, or any of them, by which it is intended, either: 1. To make any dividend, except from the surplus profits arising from the business of the corporation, and in […]
18-1905. FALSIFICATION OF CORPORATE BOOKS. Every director, officer or agent of any corporation or joint stock association who knowingly receives or possesses himself of any property of such corporation or association otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and who, with intent to defraud, omits to make, or to cause or direct to be […]
18-1906. FRAUDULENT REPORTS BY OFFICERS. Every director, officer or agent of any corporation or joint stock association who knowingly concurs in making or publishing any written report, exhibit or statement of its affairs or pecuniary condition, containing any material statement which is false, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: [18-1906, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. […]
18-1907. REFUSAL TO PERMIT STOCKHOLDER TO INSPECT RECORDS. Every officer or agent of any corporation having or keeping an office within this state who has in his custody or control any book, paper or document of such corporation and who refuses to give to a stockholder or member of such corporation, lawfully demanding, during office […]
18-1908. DIRECTORS DEEMED TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF AFFAIRS. Every director of a corporation or joint stock association is deemed to possess such a knowledge of the affairs of his corporation as to enable him to determine whether any act, proceeding or omission of its directors is a violation of this chapter. History: [18-1908, added 1972, […]
18-1909. DIRECTOR PRESENT AT MEETING — ASSENT TO ILLEGAL ACTS. Every director of a corporation or a joint stock association who is present at a meeting of the directors at which any act, proceeding or omission of such directors in violation of this chapter occurs, is deemed to have concurred therein, unless he at the […]
18-1910. DIRECTOR NOT PRESENT AT MEETING — ASSENT TO ILLEGAL ACTS. Every director of a corporation or joint stock association, although not present at a meeting of the directors at which any act, proceeding or omission of such directors in violation of this chapter occurs, is deemed to have concurred therein, if the facts constituting […]
18-1911. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. It is no defense to a prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this chapter that the corporation was one created by the laws of another state, territory, government or country, if it was one carrying on business or keeping an office therefor within this state. History: [18-1911, […]
18-1912. DIRECTOR DEFINED. The term "director" as used in this chapter embraces any of the persons having by law the direction or management of the affairs of a corporation, by whatever name such persons are described in its charter or known by law. History: [18-1912, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 882.]
