§ 59B-1 – Short title.
59B-1. Short title. This Chapter may be cited as the Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act. (2006-226, s. 1.)
§ 59B-10 – Disposition of personal property of inactive nonprofit association.
59B-10. Disposition of personal property of inactive nonprofit association. If a nonprofit association has been inactive for three years or longer, or a different period specified in a document of the nonprofit association, a person in possession or control of personal property of the nonprofit association may transfer custody of the property: (1) If a […]
§ 59B-11 – Appointment of agent to receive service of process.
59B-11. Appointment of agent to receive service of process. (a) A nonprofit association may file in the office of the Secretary of State a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on a nonprofit association. (b) A statement appointing an agent […]
§ 59B-12 – Claim not abated by change.
59B-12. Claim not abated by change. A claim for relief against a nonprofit association does not abate merely because of a change in its members or persons authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association. (2006-226, s. 1.)
§ 59B-13 – Venue.
59B-13. Venue. For purposes of venue, a nonprofit association is a resident of a county in which it has an office or maintains a place of operation or, if on due inquiry no office or place of operation can be found, in which any officer resides. (2006-226, s. 1.)
§ 59B-14 – Uniformity of application and construction.
59B-14. Uniformity of application and construction. This Chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this Chapter among states enacting it. (2006-226, s. 1.)
§ 59B-15 – Effect as to conveyances by trustees; prior deeds validated.
59B-15. Effect as to conveyances by trustees; prior deeds validated. (a) Nothing in this Chapter changes the law with reference to the holding and conveyance of land by the trustees of churches under Chapter 61 of the General Statutes where the land is conveyed to and held by the trustees. (b) All deeds executed before […]
§ 59B-2 – Definitions.
59B-2. Definitions. In this Chapter: (1) "Member" means a person who, under the rules or practices of a nonprofit association, may participate in the selection of persons authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association or in the development of policy of the nonprofit association. (2) "Nonprofit association" means an unincorporated organization, other than […]
§ 59B-3 – Supplementary general principles of law and equity.
59B-3. Supplementary general principles of law and equity. Principles of law and equity supplement this Chapter unless displaced by a particular provision of it. (2006-226, s. 1.)
§ 59B-4 – Title to property; choice of law.
59B-4. Title to property; choice of law. Real and personal property in this State may be acquired, held, encumbered, and transferred by a nonprofit association, whether or not the nonprofit association or a member has any other relationship to this State. (2006-226, s. 1.)
§ 59B-5 – Real and personal property; nonprofit association as devisee or beneficiary.
59B-5. Real and personal property; nonprofit association as devisee or beneficiary. (a) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of acquiring, holding, encumbering, and transferring real and personal property. (b) A nonprofit association, in its name, may acquire, hold, encumber, or transfer an estate or interest in real […]
§ 59B-6 – Statement of authority as to real property.
59B-6. Statement of authority as to real property. (a) A nonprofit association may execute and record a statement of authority to transfer an estate or interest in real property in the name of the nonprofit association. (b) An estate or interest in real property in the name of a nonprofit association may be transferred by […]
§ 59B-7 – Liability of members or other persons.
59B-7. Liability of members or other persons. (a) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties, and liabilities. (b) A person is not liable for the contract, tort, or other obligations of a nonprofit association merely because the person is a member, is […]
§ 59B-8 – Capacity to assert and defend; standing.
59B-8. Capacity to assert and defend; standing. (a) A nonprofit association, in its name, may 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. (b) A nonprofit association may assert a claim in its name on behalf of […]
§ 59B-9 – Effect of judgment or order.
59B-9. Effect of judgment or order. A judgment or order against a nonprofit association is not by itself a judgment or order against a member, a person referred to as a "member" by the nonprofit association, or a person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association. (2006-226, s. 1.)