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Florida Statute 617.0303 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 617.0303 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 617.0303 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
617.0303 Emergency powers.
(1) In anticipation of or during any emergency defined in subsection (5), 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 or designate alternative principal offices or regional offices or authorize the officers to do so.
(2) During an emergency defined in subsection (5), unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise:
(a) 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, including by publication and radio;
(b) One 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; and
(c) The director or directors in attendance at a meeting, or any greater number affixed by the emergency bylaws, constitute 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 officer, director, or employee acting in accordance with any emergency bylaws is only liable for willful misconduct.
(5) 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.
(6) To the extent not inconsistent with any emergency bylaws so adopted, the bylaws of the corporation shall remain in effect during any emergency, and upon termination of the emergency, the emergency bylaws will cease to be operative.
History.s. 25, ch. 90-179.

Cases Citing F.S. 617.0303

Fla. Stat. § 617.0303 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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·Beverly Health & Rehab. v. Freeman Ex Rel. Freeman, 709 So. 2d 549 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1998 WL 66958

or "minimum damages in the amount of $200"); § 617.303(5)(b), Fla. Stat. (1995) (granting member of homeowner's
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·Berg v. Wagner, 935 So. 2d 100 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 2265412

slander of title (count II), and violation of section 617.303, Florida Statutes[1] (count III) against Association
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·Romero v. Shadywood Villas Homeowners Ass'n, 657 So. 2d 1193 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 6129, 1995 WL 335704

were instead governed by Florida Statutes, Section 617.303(4)(i), a section of the Florida Not For Profit
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Cited as authorityNero (2007)
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Cited as authorityVerdi (1996)
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Cited as authorityJM (1996)
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