Online Sunshine Logo

Skip to Menu | Skip to Main Content

Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature
August 24, 2026
Text: 'NEW Advanced Legislative Search'
Interpreter Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Finding Florida Grades K-5
Life as a Lawmaker Grades 6+
Select Year:  
The Florida Statutes

The 2026 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 617
NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
View Entire Chapter
F.S. 617.0805
617.0805 Terms of directors, generally.
(1) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may specify the terms of directors. If a term is not specified in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the term of a director is 1 year.
(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 of incorporation or bylaws, the term of a director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the end of the term that the director is filling.
(4) Notwithstanding the expiration of a director’s term, the director continues to serve until the director’s successor is elected, appointed, or designated and until the director’s successor takes office unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws or there is a decrease in the number of directors.
History.s. 43, ch. 2026-168.