(a) A person may not be admitted as a member of a nonprofit corporation without that person’s consent.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-3A-6.02

  • certificate of incorporation: as used in this chapter is synonymous to the term certificate of formation used in Chapter 1. See Alabama Code 10A-3A-1.02
  • 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.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) If a membership nonprofit corporation provides certificates of membership to the members, the certificates shall not be registered or transferable except as provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws. Each certificate of membership shall comply with Sections 10A-1-3.42, 10A-1-3.43(b), and 10A-1-3.44. No membership certificate shall be issued in bearer form.
(c) A person is not a member of a nonprofit corporation unless (i) the nonprofit corporation is a membership nonprofit corporation and (ii) the person meets the definition of a “member” in Section 10A-3A-1.02, regardless of whether the nonprofit corporation designates or refers to the person as a member.
(d) A person is not a member of a nonmembership nonprofit corporation, regardless of whether the nonmembership nonprofit corporation designates or refers to the person as a member.
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