Capacity to assert and defend — Standing

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  1. (a) A nonprofit organization may, in its own name, institute, defend, intervene, or participate in a judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation, or any other form of alternative dispute resolution.

  2. (b) A nonprofit organization may, in its own name, assert a claim on behalf of its members if:

    1. (1) One (1) or more members of the nonprofit organization have standing to assert a claim in their own rights;

    2. (2) The interests the nonprofit organization seeks to protect are germane to its purpose; and

    3. (3) Neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.


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