Corporate bylaws are legally required in Florida. Florida law requires corporations to adopt bylaws.
(1) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation unless that power is reserved to the shareholders by the articles of incorporation.
For example, every corporation must appoint directors and corporate officers (President, Secretary, Treasurer, etc.).
Action by directors without a meeting. (1) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, action required or permitted by this act to be taken at a board of directors' meeting or committee meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the board or of the committee.
The following are Florida's requirements for directors of corporations: Minimum number. Corporations must have one or more directors.
The Delaware corporate code covers most of the topics normally addressed in the Bylaws. Therefore, if the Certificate of Incorporation sets forth the authorized number of directors there is no legal requirement that a corporation have bylaws.