{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-1906","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 1906","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 as 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 as 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 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE II","Other Laws Relating to Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- corporated Nonprofit Association Act"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c019/index.html#1906","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:07Z","sha256":"a3f649fae0e35c7381549e7ae05431ffdc988db8d6426ce1224ada67af27bf33","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-1905","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-1907"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}