California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Corporations Code - CORP |
Title 1. CORPORATIONS |
Division 3. CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES |
Part 2. CONSUMER COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS |
Chapter 3. Members |
ARTICLE 5. Rights and Obligations of Members and Creditors |
Section 12440.
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(a) A member of a corporation is not, as such, personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or obligations of the corporation.
(b) No person is liable for any obligation arising from membership unless the person was admitted to membership upon the person's application or with the person's consent.
(c) The ownership of an interest in real property, when a condition of its ownership is membership in a corporation, shall be considered consent to such membership for the purpose of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)