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...In an action or proceeding against an unincorporated nonprofit association, a summons and complaint or other process may be served on an agent authorized by appointment to receive service of process or a manager of the association or in any other manner authorized by the law of this state.

...An action or proceeding against an unincorporated nonprofit association does not abate merely because of a change in its members or managers.

...rwise provided by law, the venue of an action against an unincorporated nonprofit association brought in this state shall be determined under the statutes applicable to an action brought in this state against a nonprofit corporation.

...A member of an unincorporated nonprofit association is not an agent of the association solely by reason of being a member.

...ll, outside the ordinary course of its activities; (E) Dissolve under section 1745.50 of the Revised Code or merge or consolidate under section 1745.46 or 1745.461 of the Revised Code; (F) Undertake any other act outside the ordinary course of the association's activities if the association has annual gross receipts of less than twenty-five thousand dollars; (G) Determine the purposes of the association and, ...

...shall be excluded, and the day when the act for which the notice is given is to be done shall be included, unless the instrument calling for the notice provides otherwise. If notice is given by personal delivery or transmitted by telegram or by the use of authorized communications equipment, the notice shall be considered to have been given when it is delivered or transmitted. If notice is sent by United States...

...ion or termination of membership, that fact and the date of the suspension or termination shall be recorded in the association's membership records. (C) Unless the governing principles provide otherwise, all rights and privileges of a member in an unincorporated nonprofit association and its property shall cease on termination of membership. (D) Whenever the number of members of an unincorporated nonprofit as...

...sident; (2) The manager or managers by action at a meeting, or a majority of the managers acting without a meeting; (3) The lesser of ten per cent of the voting members or twenty-five of the voting members, unless the governing principles specify for that purpose a smaller or larger proportion or number, but not in excess of fifty per cent of the voting members; (4) Any other officers or persons that the gover...

...Unless the governing principles provide for notice of meetings otherwise than as provided in this section, written notice stating the place, if any, and the time of a meeting, the means, if any, by which the voting members can be present and vote at the meeting through the use of authorized communications equipment, and in case of a special meeting the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall ...

...(A) Notice of the place, if any, the time, and the purpose or purposes of any meeting of voting members or managers, as the case may be, whether required by law or the governing principles may be waived in writing, either before or after the holding of that meeting, by any member or any manager. That writing shall be filed with or entered upon the records of the meeting. A transmission by authorized communicati...

...for the authorization or taking of any action voted upon by the members, except that no action required by law or by the governing principles to be authorized or taken by a specified proportion or number of the voting members or of any class of voting members may be authorized or taken by a lesser proportion or number.

...ote, consent, waiver, release, or other action. (B) Unless the governing principles provide otherwise, voting at elections and votes on other matters may be conducted by mail or by the use of authorized communications equipment. (C) Participation by a member in a meeting through the use of any of the means of communication described in division (B) of this section constitutes presence in person of that member ...

... to the authorization or taking of any action by the members or the managers the governing principles require the vote, consent, waiver, or release of a greater proportion or number of the members or the managers than that otherwise required by law with respect to that authorization or taking of the action, the provisions of the governing principles shall control.

...The authorization or taking of any action by vote, consent, waiver, or release of the members may be rescinded or revoked by the same vote, consent, waiver, or release as at the time of rescission or revocation would be required to authorize or take that action in the first instance, subject to the contract rights of other persons.

...bit the authorization or taking of any action of the members or the managers without a meeting, any action that may be authorized or taken at a meeting of the members or the managers, as the case may be, may be authorized or taken without a meeting with the affirmative vote or approval of, and in a writing or writings signed by, all of the members or all of the managers, as the case may be, who would be entitl...

...(A) A person becomes a member of an unincorporated nonprofit association and may be suspended, dismissed, or expelled in accordance with the association's governing principles. If there are no applicable governing principles, a person may become a member or be suspended, dismissed, or expelled from an unincorporated nonprofit association by a vote of its members. A person may not be admitted as a member of an ...

...(A) A member may resign from membership in an unincorporated nonprofit association in accordance with the governing principles. In the absence of applicable governing principles, a member may resign at any time. (B) Unless the governing principles provide otherwise, resignation of a member of an unincorporated nonprofit association does not relieve the member from any unpaid capital contribution, dues, asses...

...Except as otherwise provided in the governing principles, any interest or right of the member under the governing principles is not transferable.

...ement and conduct of the association's activities. (E) All matters relating to the association's activities are decided by its managers, except for those matters reserved for approval by members as specified in section 1745.18 of the Revised Code. (F) A difference among managers is decided by a majority of the managers.

... the governing principles require that action be otherwise authorized or taken, all of the authority of an unincorporated nonprofit association shall be exercised by or under the direction of its manager or managers. (B) The only fiduciary duties a manager owes to the association are the duties set forth in this division. The duties of a manager are to act in good faith, in a manner the manager reasonably be...

...Unless otherwise provided in the governing principles, the following apply: (A) Meetings of the managers may be called by any two managers or by any chairperson, president, or vice-president of the unincorporated nonprofit association. (B) Meetings of the managers may be held at any place within or outside this state, including by means of authorized communications equipment, unless the governing principles p...

...vacancy in the position of manager. The act of a majority of the managers present at a meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of all of the managers, unless the act of a greater number is required by the governing principles.

... at the pleasure of the managers, shall act only in the intervals between meetings of the managers, and shall be subject to the control and direction of the managers. (D) Unless otherwise provided in the governing principles or ordered by the managers, any committee described in division (A) of this section may act by a majority of its members at a meeting or by a writing or writings signed by all of its member...

... officer without prejudice to the contract rights of that officer. The election or appointment of an officer for a given term, or a general provision in the governing principles with respect to term of office, shall not be considered to create contract rights. (3) The persons authorized to elect or appoint officers may fill any vacancy in any office occurring for whatever reason.

...r performance of any obligation or contract. Unless the governing principles or the terms of any trust on which the association holds any particular property provide otherwise, no vote or consent of the members of the association or authorization from the court under section 1715.39 of the Revised Code is necessary for that action.