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

...e 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.

...in its governing principles, an unincorporated nonprofit association shall have the approval of its members to do any of the following: (A) Admit, suspend, dismiss, or expel a member; (B) Select or dismiss a manager; (C) Adopt, amend, or repeal its governing principles; (D) Sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the association's property, with or without the association's...

...y the governing principles of an unincorporated nonprofit association or by applicable law, any notice required by this chapter shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by telegram, by the use of authorized communications equipment, or by United States mail, express mail, or courier service, with postage or fees prepaid. (B) In computing the period of time for the giving of a notice requi...

...(A) An unincorporated nonprofit association shall maintain a record of its members containing the name and address of each member and, if members are classified, the class to which the member belongs. (B) A member of an unincorporated nonprofit association may be suspended, dismissed, or expelled as provided in division (A) of section 1745.29 of the Revised Code or may resign as provided in division (A) of se...

...meetings of voting members of an unincorporated nonprofit association may be called by any of the following: (1) The president or, in case of the president's absence, death, or disability, the vice-president authorized to exercise the authority of the president; (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 vot...

...nd in case of a special meeting the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given in the manner described in section 1745.19 of the Revised Code, to each member entitled to notice of the meeting not less than ten and not more than sixty days before the date of the meeting. The notice of the meeting shall be given by or at the direction of the president, the secretary, or any other person ...

...he 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 communications equipment ...

...rization 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.

...cations equipment to permit the unincorporated nonprofit association to verify that a person is a voting member and to maintain a record of any vote. (D) Unless the governing principles provide otherwise, no member who is a natural person shall vote or act by proxy.

...nt, 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.

...led to notice of a meeting for that purpose, or, in the case of members, any other proportion or number of voting members, not less than a majority, that the governing principles permit. The writing or writings described in this division shall be filed with or entered upon the records of the unincorporated nonprofit association. Any certificate with respect to the authorization or taking of any action described...

...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 unin...

...ay 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, assessments, fees, ...

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

... apply: (A) The members of an unincorporated nonprofit association may select the manager or managers. (B) A manager may be a member of the association. (C) If no manager is selected, all members are managers. (D) Each manager has equal rights in the management and conduct of the association's activities. (E) All matters relating to the association's activities are decided by its managers, except for those ...

...ken, 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 believes to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the unincorporated ...

...ident, 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 prohibit participation by managers at a meeting by means of authorized communications equipment. Participation at a meeting pursuant to this division constitutes presen...

... a quorum for filling a 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.

...ver conferred. (B) The managers may appoint one or more managers as alternate members of any committee described in division (A) of this section, who may take the place of any absent member or members at any meeting of the particular committee. (C) Each committee described in division (A) of this section shall serve at the pleasure of the managers, shall act only in the intervals between meetings of the manag...

...(A) The officers of an unincorporated nonprofit association, if any, may consist of a president, a secretary, a treasurer, and, if desired, a chairperson, one or more vice-presidents, and any other officers and assistant officers that may be considered necessary, each of whom may be designated by any other titles that may be provided in the governing principles or the resolutions of the managers. Unless the go...

...The managers of an unincorporated nonprofit association may authorize any mortgage, pledge, or deed of trust of all or any of the property of the association of any description or any interest in the property, for the purpose of securing the payment or performance of any obligation or contract. Unless the governing principles or the terms of any trust on which the association holds any particular property provi...

...tice, a member or manager of an unincorporated nonprofit association may inspect and copy during the association's regular operating hours and at a reasonable location specified by the association any record maintained by the association regarding its activities, financial condition, and other circumstances, to the extent the information is material to the member's or manager's rights and duties under the asso...