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title: "Check that a proposed director is a natural person meeting any qualification in the certificate or bylaws"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/check-that-a-proposed-director-is-an-individual-of-at-least-18/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
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practice_area: "Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
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# Check that a proposed director is a natural person meeting any qualification in the certificate or bylaws

> From the appointment papers, list whether the person is a natural person, and list any qualification the certificate or bylaws state, including any minimum age they state. Do not appoint the person.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the appointment papers, list whether the person is a natural person, and list any qualification the certificate or bylaws state, including any minimum age they state. Do not appoint the person. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the person may be appointed. Section 141(b) requires each director to be a natural person. It does not state a minimum age. Other qualifications exist only if the certificate or the bylaws prescribe them. The lawyer decides any disqualification or eligibility fact that is not in § 141. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check that a proposed director is an individual of at least 18](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/check-that-a-proposed-director-is-an-individual-of-at-least-18.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the appointment papers, list whether the person is a natural person, and list any qualification the certificate or bylaws state, including any minimum age they state. Do not appoint the person.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not treat an age under 18 as a breach of § 141(b). The section does not set an age.
- Federal securities-law bars on serving as a director of a public company are outside § 141. The lawyer checks those separately if the corporation is a reporting company.

## Sources

- [Delaware General Corporation Law, Subchapter IV, including § 141(b)](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc04/index.html) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*