{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-2.07","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 10A-17-2.07","heading":"Liability in Tort and Contract.","body":"(a) A decentralized unincorporated 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 decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association’s contract merely because the person is a member, administrator, authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or considered a member by the nonprofit association.\n(c) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member or administrator of the nonprofit association, authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or considered a member by the nonprofit association.\n(d) A tortious act or omission of a member, administrator, or other person for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is: (i) a member or administrator of the nonprofit association; (ii) authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association; (iii) or considered a member by the nonprofit association.\n(e) A member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or person considered a member by the nonprofit association may assert a claim against the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association. A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or person considered a member by the nonprofit association.","path":["Title 10A Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.","Chapter 17 Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations.","Article 2"],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=10A-17-2.07","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T05:41:29Z","sha256":"a2b2bf2473af2b862cf5a52ae04999af2cca81eeeb902988b72b86c8cbbf1fca","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-2.06","next":"us-al/ala.-code-10a-17-2.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}