Montana Code 35-2-522. Purchase of memberships
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35-2-522. Purchase of memberships. (1) A public benefit corporation or religious corporation may not purchase any of its memberships or any right arising from membership.
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-2-522
- articles: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Bylaws: means the code, codes, or rules, other than the articles, adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation, regardless of the name or names by which the code, codes, or rules are designated. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a public benefit corporation, mutual benefit corporation, or religious corporation. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Member: means , without regard to what a person is called in the articles or bylaws, a person or persons who, on more than one occasion and pursuant to a provision of a corporation's articles or bylaws, have the right to vote for the election of a director or directors. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Membership: refers to the rights and obligations a member or members have pursuant to a corporation's articles, bylaws, and this chapter. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Mutual benefit corporation: means a domestic corporation designated as a mutual benefit corporation. See Montana Code 35-2-114
(2)A mutual benefit corporation may purchase the membership of a member who resigns or whose membership is terminated for the amount and pursuant to the conditions set forth in or authorized by its articles or bylaws. A payment may not be made in violation of 35-2-1401 and 35-2-1402.