Approval by members. (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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