{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-1.04","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 10A-17-1.04","heading":"Governance.","body":"(a) A nonprofit association may adopt written rules for its regulation, management, governance and dissolution.\n(b) As to matters not addressed by written rules, the following rules shall apply:\n(1) A member of a nonprofit association shall be entitled to participate in the governance of the association. A majority of the votes cast on a matter by members present and voting at a properly called meeting shall govern as to that matter.\n(2) As to any matter not determined by vote, the association may take action in accordance with its settled practices.\n(c) A member acting on behalf of the association shall discharge his or her duties in a manner the member reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the association.","path":["Title 10A Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.","Chapter 17 Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations.","Article 1"],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=10A-17-1.04","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"7b5498d02fe3d57b373633201322afe0046ac35f5ae69ac553120f07762772d0","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-1.03","next":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-1.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}