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Utah Code Title 48. Partnership--Unincorporated Business Entities § 48-4-301. Standard of conduct for members

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) When discharging a duty under this chapter, each member of a member-managed benefit company:

(a) shall consider the effect of any action or inaction on:

(i) the members of the benefit company;

(ii) the employees and workforce of the benefit company;

(iii) the interests of customers as beneficiaries of the benefit company's general public benefit purpose or specific public benefit purpose;

(iv) community and societal considerations, including those of each community in which offices or facilities of the benefit company or the benefit company's subsidiaries or suppliers are located;

(v) the local and global environment;

(vi) the short-term and long-term interests of the benefit company, including benefits that may accrue to the benefit company from the benefit company's long-term plans and the possibility that the interests may be best served by the continued independence of the benefit company; and

(vii) the ability of the benefit company to accomplish the benefit company's general public benefit purpose and any specific public benefit purpose; and

(b) may consider other pertinent factors or the interests of any other group that the member considers appropriate.

(2) A member is not required to prioritize the interests of a person or factor described in Subsection (1)(a) or (b) over the interests of any other person or factor, unless the benefit company's certificate of organization states an intention to give priority to certain interests related to the benefit company's accomplishment of the benefit company's general public benefit purpose or a specific public benefit purpose identified in the benefit company's certificate of organization.

(3) A member's consideration of interests and factors in accordance with Subsections (1) and (2) does not constitute a violation of Section 48-3a-409.

(4) A member of a member-managed limited liability company that is a benefit company does not have a duty to a person who is a beneficiary of the benefit company's general public benefit purpose or a specific public benefit purpose arising from the person's status as a beneficiary.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 48. Partnership--Unincorporated Business Entities § 48-4-301. Standard of conduct for members - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-48-partnership-unincorporated-business-entities/ut-code-sect-48-4-301/

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