New Jersey Statutes 15A:5-25. Liabilities of members
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 15A:5-25
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
b. A member shall be liable to the corporation only to the extent of any unpaid portion of membership dues or assessments which the corporation may have lawfully imposed, or for any other indebtedness owed by the member to the corporation. No action shall be brought by any creditor of the corporation to reach and apply any liability to any debt of the corporation until after final judgment shall have been rendered against the corporation in favor of the creditor and execution thereon returned unsatisfied, or the corporation shall have been adjudged bankrupt, or a receiver shall have been appointed with power to collect debts, and the receiver, on demand of a creditor to bring an action thereon, has refused to sue for the unpaid amount, or the corporation shall have been dissolved or ceased its activities leaving debts unpaid. No such action shall be brought more than 3 years after the happening of any one of the events.
L.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:5-25, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.