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The 2026 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 617
NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
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F.S. 617.0742
617.0742 Complaint; demand and excuse.A complaint in a proceeding brought in the right of a corporation must be verified and allege with particularity:
(1) The demand, if any, made to obtain the action desired by the director, officer, or member from the board of directors; and
(2) Either:
(a) If such demand was made, that the demand was refused, rejected, or ignored by the board of directors before the expiration of 90 days from the date the demand was made.
(b) If such a demand was made, why irreparable injury to the corporation or misapplication or waste of corporate assets causing material injury to the corporation would result by waiting for the expiration of a 90-day period from the date the demand was made; or
(c) The reason or reasons the director, officer, or member did not make the effort to obtain the desired action from the board of directors or comparable authority.
History.s. 35, ch. 2026-168.