(a) Unless otherwise provided by an unincorporated association’s governing principles, membership in the unincorporated association is terminated by any of the following events:

(1) Resignation of the member.

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Terms Used In California Corporations Code 18310

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18

(2) Expiration of the fixed term of the membership, unless the membership is renewed before its expiration.

(3) Expulsion of the member.

(4) Death of the member.

(5) Termination of the legal existence of a member that is not a natural person.

(b) Termination of membership does not relieve a person from an obligation incurred as a member before termination.

(c) Termination of membership does not affect the right of an unincorporated association to enforce an obligation against a person incurred as a member before termination, or to obtain damages for its breach.

(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 116, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006.)