(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.)
This section is referenced in § 29-1118.
Uniform Law: This section is based on § 16 of the Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act (2008 Act).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]
Chapter 11 - Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations
§ 29–1103. Relation to other law
§ 29–1105. Legal entity; duration; powers
§ 29–1106. Ownership and transfer of property
§ 29–1107. Statement of authority as to real property
§ 29–1109. Assertion and defense of claims
§ 29–1110. Effect of judgment or order
§ 29–1111. Member has no agency power
§ 29–1112. Approval by members
§ 29–1113. Procedural requirements for member meetings
§ 29–1115. Admission, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion of member
§ 29–1116. Member’s resignation
§ 29–1117. Membership interest not transferable
§ 29–1118. Selection of managers; management rights of managers
§ 29–1120. Procedural requirements for manager meetings
§ 29–1121. Right of members and managers to information
§ 29–1122. Distributions prohibited; compensation and other permitted payments
§ 29–1123. Reimbursement; indemnification; advancement of expenses