Current with legislation from 2024 effective through June 4, 2024.
Section 33-1104 - General standards for directors(a) A director shall discharge his duties as a director, including his duties as a member of a committee: (2) with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; and (3) in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.(b) In discharging his duties a director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (1) One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;(2) legal counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters the director reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence; or(3) a committee of the board of directors of which he is not a member if the director reasonably believes the committee merits confidence.(c) A director is not acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (b) of this section unwarranted.(d) A director is not liable for any action taken as a director, or any failure to take any action, if he performed the duties of his office in compliance with this section.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1104
( P.A. 96-256, S. 76, 209.)