{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-21-1947","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-1947","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-1947","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\n(b) A procedure is fair and reasonable when either:\n\n(1) The articles or bylaws set forth a procedure that provides:\n\n(i) Not less than fifteen days' prior written notice of the expulsion, suspension, or termination and the reasons therefor; and\n\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, suspension, or termination not take place; or\n\n(2) It is fair and reasonable taking into consideration all of the relevant facts and circumstances.\n\n(c) Any written notice given by mail must be given by first-class or certified mail sent to the last-known address of the member shown on the corporation's records.\n\n(d) 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.\n\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":["NE Code","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-1947","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"f26db36fd259341758c629485ab1db769fcfa13f4e1f48922f266b5d230fe997","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-21-1946","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-21-1948"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}