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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in the governing principles, a nonprofit association must have the approval of its members to:
(1) admit, suspend, dismiss or expel a member;
(2) select or dismiss a manager;
(3) adopt, amend or repeal the governing principles;
(4) transfer all, or substantially all, of the property of the nonprofit association, with or without its goodwill, outside the ordinary course of its activities;
(5) dissolve under section 9134 (relating to dissolution);
(6) undertake any other act outside the ordinary course of the activities of the nonprofit association; or
(7) determine the policy and purposes of the nonprofit association.
(b) Other actions.--A nonprofit association must have the approval of the members to do any other act or exercise a right that the governing principles require to be approved by members.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 15 Pa.C.S.A. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations § 9123. Approval by members - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-15-pacsa-corporations-and-unincorporated-associations/pa-csa-sect-15-9123/
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