{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1008.17","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-1008.17","heading":"Committees.","body":"(a)\nUnless the organic rules otherwise provide, a board of directors may create one or more committees and appoint one or more individuals to serve on a committee.\n\n(b)\nUnless the organic rules otherwise provide, an individual appointed to serve on a committee of a limited cooperative association need not be a director or member.\n\n(c)\nAn individual who is not a director and is serving on a committee shall have the same rights, duties, and obligations as a director serving on the committee.\n\n(d)\nUnless the organic rules otherwise provide each committee of a limited cooperative association may exercise the powers delegated to it by the board of directors, but a committee shall not:\n(1)\nApprove allocations or distributions except according to a formula or method prescribed by the board of directors;\n(2)\nApprove or propose to members action requiring approval of members; or\n(3)\nFill vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 10. Limited Cooperative Associations.","Subchapter VIII. Directors and Officers."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-1008.17","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9497be0cf8b9b81a2206547b86d08d06d3f1a0eabfa73e5d875288b6d9eeeb2e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1008.16","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1008.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}