A. A person has the power to dissociate as a member at any time, rightfully or wrongfully, by withdrawing as a member by express will under section 29-3602, paragraph 1.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 29-3601

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Member: means a person that both:

    (a) Has become a member of a limited liability company under section 29-3401 or was a member in a company when the company became subject to this chapter under section 29-3110. See Arizona Laws 29-3102

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Operating agreement: means the agreement, whether or not referred to as an operating agreement and whether oral, implied, in a record or in any combination thereof, of all the members of a limited liability company, including a sole member, concerning the matters described in section 29-3105, subsection A. See Arizona Laws 29-3102
  • Person: means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, statutory trust, business trust, common-law business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, public corporation or government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity. See Arizona Laws 29-3102

B. A person’s dissociation as a member is wrongful only if the dissociation either:

1. Is in breach of an express provision of the operating agreement.

2. Occurs before the completion of the winding up of the limited liability company and either:

(a) The person is expelled as a member by judicial order under section 29-3602, paragraph 5.

(b) The person is dissociated under section 29-3602, paragraph 7.

C. A person that wrongfully dissociates as a member is liable to the limited liability company and, subject to section 29-3807, to the other members for damages caused by the dissociation. The liability is in addition to any debt, obligation or other liability of the member to the company or the other members. The company may offset its damages against any amount otherwise distributable to the person.