{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-621","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 14-3-621","heading":"Involuntary termination of membership; procedures; statute of limitations for challenging involuntary termination; liability for dues, assessments, or fees.","body":"Unless otherwise expressly provided in a corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws or, in the case of a corporation in existence before July 1, 1991, by resolution of the directors or members adopted before that date:\n(1) No member of a 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(2) A procedure is fair and reasonable when either:\n(A) The articles or bylaws set forth a procedure that provides:\n(i) Not less than 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 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(B) It is fair and reasonable taking into consideration all of the relevant facts and circumstances;\n(3) Any written notice given by mail must be given by first-class or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery sent to the last address of the member shown on the corporation’s records;\n(4) Any proceeding challenging an expulsion, suspension, or termination, including a proceeding in which defective notice is alleged, must be commenced within one year after the effective date of the expulsion, suspension, or termination; and\n(5) 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 or during expulsion or suspension.","path":["TITLE 14 Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations","CHAPTER 3 Nonprofit Corporations","Article 6 Membership","PART 3 Termination of Membership"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.14.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"a5c6c8470901fe60ac8021207bfb6fa345c32ce7c386c6fb38099cad0ddfe9e0","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-620","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-630"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}