186.096 Limited liability of directors and officers.
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186.096 Limited liability of directors and officers.
(1)Limited liability. Except as provided in subs.
(2)and
(3), a director or officer is not liable to the credit union, its members or creditors, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the credit union, its members or creditors, or any other person, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director or officer, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:
(a)A willful failure to deal fairly with the credit union or its members in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest.
(b)A violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
(c)A transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit.
(d)Willful misconduct.
(2)Exceptions. Except as provided in sub.
(3), this section does not apply to any of the following: