(a) Any officer of a corporation may elect to be exempt from the operation of this chapter.
(b) An officer who elects exemption from this chapter shall give written notice to the corporation of the officer's intent not to be covered by this chapter on a form prescribed by the bureau. Notice of the officer's election not to be bound by this chapter must include an affidavit of the officer that the action of the officer in rejecting this chapter was not advised, counseled, nor encouraged by the employer or by anyone acting on the employer's behalf. The election by any employee, who is a corporate officer of the employer, to be exempt from this chapter, does not reduce the number of employees of the employer for the purposes of determining the requirements of coverage of the employer under this chapter.
(c) Every employee who is a corporate officer and who elects not to operate under this chapter, in any action to recover damages for personal injury or death by accident brought against an employer who has elected to operate under this chapter, shall proceed as at common law, and the employer may make use of all common law defenses.
(d) Notification given pursuant to this section does not become effective until it is filed with the proper entity. Any officer who elects exemption and who, after electing exemption then revokes that exemption, shall give written notice of the revocation to the employer and its insurer at least thirty (30) days before the occurrence of any injury or death.
(e) This section does not apply to any officer of a corporation, member of a limited liability company, partner, or sole proprietor who is engaged in the construction industry, as defined by § 50-6-901; instead, part 9 of this chapter applies to such officer, member, partner, or sole proprietor.
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