{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-1.07","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 10A-17-1.07","heading":"Liability in Tort and Contract.","body":"(a) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties, and liabilities in contract and tort.\n(b) A person is not liable for a breach of a nonprofit association’s contract merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n(c) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n(d) A tortious act or omission of a member or other person for which a nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n(e) A member of, or a person considered to be a member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofit association. A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit 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-17-1.07","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"67b18bc0092d935675e1663723bc2081f4d71271142105a8e733284e0dc544e0","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-1.06","next":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-1.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}