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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="6-325" title_number="6" title_name="Credit Unions" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Formation, Organization, and Powers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each credit union shall have at least five directors.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each director:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall be a member of the credit union;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Shall be bonded;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>May not have:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Defaulted on the payment of any monetary obligation to the credit union;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Been convicted of any criminal offense involving dishonesty or breach of trust;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Habitually neglected to pay debts;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Become insolvent or bankrupt; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Been removed by any state or federal regulatory agency from office as an officer, official, or employee of a financial institution; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Shall comply with any other qualifications set forth in the credit union bylaws.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A director holds office for the term that the bylaws provide, which may not exceed 3 years, and until a successor is elected and qualifies.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Each director shall take an oath that the director:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Will diligently and honestly perform the duties as director in administering the credit union’s affairs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Will remain responsible for the performance of the duties of the director even if the director delegates the performance of the duties; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Will not knowingly or willfully permit the violation of an applicable law or regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The chairman and, if any, vice chairman of the board shall be elected by and from the directors.</text>
  </level>
</section>
