Section 48-17-101 - Annual meeting(a) Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by § 48-17-104, a corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually at a time stated in, or fixed in accordance with, the bylaws.(b) Annual shareholders' meetings may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, annual meetings shall be held at the corporation's principal office.(c) The failure to hold an annual meeting at the time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation's bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action.Acts 1986, ch. 887, § 7.01; 2012, ch. 1051, § 23.