Terms Used In Iowa Code 501A.714

  • Cooperative: means a business association organized under this chapter. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Member: means a person or entity reflected on the books of a cooperative as the owner of governance rights of a membership interest of the cooperative and includes patron and nonpatron members. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a director, officer, employee, or member of the cooperative is not liable for the cooperative’s debts or obligations, and a director, officer, member, or other volunteer is not personally liable in that capacity for a claim based upon any action taken, or any failure to take action in the discharge of the person‘s duties, except for the amount of a financial benefit received by the person to which the person is not entitled, an intentional infliction of harm to the cooperative or its members or patrons, or an intentional violation of criminal law.