{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-28-105","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 4-28-105","heading":"Capacity to assert and defend - Standing","body":"(a) A nonprofit organization may, in its own name, institute, defend, intervene, or participate in a judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation, or any other form of alternative dispute resolution. (b) A nonprofit organization may, in its own name, assert a claim on behalf of its members if: (1) One (1) or more members of the nonprofit organization have standing to assert a claim in their own rights; (2) The interests the nonprofit organization seeks to protect are germane to its purpose; and (3) Neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member. Amended by Act 2019, No. 379,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 822,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.\n\n(a) A nonprofit organization may, in its own name, institute, defend, intervene, or participate in a judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation, or any other form of alternative dispute resolution.\n\n(b) A nonprofit organization may, in its own name, assert a claim on behalf of its members if: (1) One (1) or more members of the nonprofit organization have standing to assert a claim in their own rights; (2) The interests the nonprofit organization seeks to protect are germane to its purpose; and (3) Neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.\n\n(1) One (1) or more members of the nonprofit organization have standing to assert a claim in their own rights;\n\n(2) The interests the nonprofit organization seeks to protect are germane to its purpose; and\n\n(3) Neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.","path":["AR Code","Title 4","Chapter 28","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"f5a3800331af925cb39c04befa0eb7cecdff395d1e7c20f152ce5c6708326865","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-28-104","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-28-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}