Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 3. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS · Article 6. MEMBERSHIP · Part 2. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF MEMBERS

14-3-612. Dues, assessments, and fees.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
A membership corporation may levy dues, assessments, and fees on its members to the extent authorized in the articles of incorporation or bylaws.#
(b)
The amount and method of collection of such dues, assessments, and fees may be fixed in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, or the articles or bylaws may authorize the board of directors or members to fix the amount and method of collection.#
(c)
The articles of incorporation or bylaws may provide reasonable means, such as termination and reinstatement of membership, to enforce the collection of dues, assessments, and fees.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 14-3-612, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, rewrote this Code section, which read: “A member may become liable to the corporation for dues, assessments, or fees; provided, however, that an article or bylaw provision or a resolution adopted by the board authorizing or imposing dues, assessments, or fees does not, of itself, create liability.”

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Text read from t14-(v12)-pdf.pdf, Volume V12, 2017 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 78 to 79; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b004123363dc.

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