Approval by members

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in the governing principles, an unincorporated nonprofit association shall have the approval of its members to:

(1) Admit, suspend, dismiss, or expel a member;

(2) Select and dismiss a manager;

(3) Adopt, amend, or repeal the governing principles;

(4) Sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of the association’s property, with or without the association’s goodwill, outside the ordinary course of its activities;

(5) Dissolve under § 29-1124 or merge under § 29-1126;

(6) Undertake any other act outside the ordinary course of the association’s activities; or

(7) Determine the policy and purposes of the association.

(b) An unincorporated nonprofit association shall have the approval of the members to do any other act or exercise a right that the governing principles require to be approved by members.

(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

Section References

This section is referenced in § 29-1118.

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based on § 16 of the Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act (2008 Act).


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