(a) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties, and liabilities in contract and tort.
(b) A person is not liable for a breach of a nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.
(c) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.
(d) A tortious act or omission of a member or other person for which a nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.
(e) A member of, or a person considered to be a member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofit association. A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.
Chapter 17 - Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations.
Section 10A-17-1.01 - Short Title.
Section 10A-17-1.02 - Definitions.
Section 10A-17-1.03 - Supplementary General Principles of Law and Equity.
Section 10A-17-1.04 - Governance.
Section 10A-17-1.06 - Statement of Authority as to Real Property.
Section 10A-17-1.07 - Liability in Tort and Contract.
Section 10A-17-1.08 - Capacity to Assert and Defend; Standing.
Section 10A-17-1.09 - Effect of Judgment or Order.
Section 10A-17-1.11 - Appointment of Agent to Receive Service of Process.
Section 10A-17-1.12 - Claim Not Abated by Change of Members or Offices.
Section 10A-17-1.14 - Summons and Complaint; Service on Whom.
Section 10A-17-1.15 - Transition Concerning Real and Personal Property.
Section 10A-17-1.16 - Other Acts Not Repealed.
Section 10A-17-1.17 - Savings Clause.
Section 10A-17-1.18 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.