{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-33-621","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 4-33-621","heading":"Termination, expulsion and suspension.","body":"(a) No member of a public benefit or mutual benefit corporation may be expelled or suspended, and no membership or memberships in such corporations may be terminated or suspended except pursuant to a procedure that is fair and reasonable and is carried out in good faith.\n(b) A procedure is fair and reasonable when either:\n(1) the articles or bylaws set forth a procedure that provides:\n(i) not less than fifteen (15) days prior written notice of the expulsion, suspension or termination and the reasons therefor; and\n(ii) an opportunity for the member to be heard, orally or in writing, not less than five (5) days before the effective date of the expulsion, suspension or termination by a person or persons authorized to decide that the proposed expulsion, termination or suspension not take place; or\n(2) it is fair and reasonable taking into consideration all of the relevant facts and circumstances.\n(c) Any written notice given by mail must be given by first-class or certified mail sent to the last address of the member shown on the corporation's records.\n(d) Any proceeding challenging an expulsion, suspension or termination, including a proceeding in which defective notice is alleged, must be commenced within one (1) year after the effective date of the expulsion, suspension or termination.\n(e) A member who has been expelled or suspended may be liable to the corporation for dues, assessments or fees as a result of obligations incurred or commitments made prior to expulsion or suspension.","path":["Title 4 Business and Commercial Law","Subtitle 3. Corporations and Associations","Chapter 33 The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993","Subchapter 6 — Members and Membership","Part C — Resignation and Termination"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ar.code/release78.2020.11.06/gov.ar.code.title.04.odt","current_through":"2020-11-06","vintage":"Arkansas Code Release 78 (2020-11), retrieved 2026-09-17; absent from the newer snapshot, which serves other sections of this chapter, so it may since have been repealed or amended","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:07:03Z","sha256":"38e9eeaca7332e873bb84cd8b21ba70e93421e6c17874b86d9ca17b3c3ff51d9","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-33-620","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-33-622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}