{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-740","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 14-3-740","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the term:\n(1) “Derivative proceeding” means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided in Code Section 14-3-747, in the right of a foreign corporation.\n(2) “Member” includes those who are members under Code Section 14-3-140, as well as any person who is entitled to some portion of the corporation’s property upon dissolution, and any person or class of persons specifically designated in the corporation’s bylaws or articles of incorporation as having standing to bring a derivative proceeding.","path":["TITLE 14 Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations","CHAPTER 3 Nonprofit Corporations","Article 7 Meetings","PART 4 Derivative Proceedings"],"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":"f8e2bc6f19a4cbe31d17f12ee201e4d53b3b7b5d6bff43e8233439d3587917f4","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-730","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-3-741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}