(a)Personal liability for approving. A member, manager or director of an LLC who votes for or consents to a distribution made in violation of § 48-249-306 or the LLC documents is personally liable to the LLC for the amount of the distribution that exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without violating § 48-249-306 or the LLC documents, if such member, manager or director did not comply with the applicable standards of conduct for such member, manager or director, as set forth in § 48-249-403.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-307

  • Director: means an individual who is vested with authority as a director under §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Directors: means natural persons, designated in the charter or bylaws or elected or appointed by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons elected or appointed to act as members of the board, irrespective of the names or titles by which such persons are described. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Distribution: means a direct or indirect transfer of money or other property by an LLC, except for the issuance of its own membership interests or financial rights, with or without consideration, or an incurrence or issuance of indebtedness, whether directly or indirectly, including through a guaranty, to or for the benefit of any of its members or holders of financial rights, as applicable, in respect of membership interests or financial rights. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Financial rights: means a member's or holder's rights to:
    (A) Share in profits and losses, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • holder: means a person, other than a member, owning any financial rights in an LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • LLC documents: means either, or both:
    (A) An LLC's articles. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Manager: means a person who is vested with authority as a manager under §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Member: means a person that has been admitted to an LLC as a member, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
(b)Personal liability for receiving. A member or holder of financial rights who receives a distribution, and who knows the distribution was made in violation of § 48-249-306 or the LLC documents, is personally liable to the LLC, but only to the extent that the distribution received by the member or holder of financial rights exceeded the amount that could have been properly distributed under § 48-249-306 or the LLC documents.
(c)Permitted impleader. A member, holder of financial rights, manager or director against whom an action is brought under this section may implead in the action all:

(1) Other members, holders of financial rights, managers and directors who voted for or consented to the distribution in violation of subsection (a), and may compel contribution from them; and
(2) Members and holders of financial rights who received a distribution in violation of subsection (b), and may compel contribution from the members or holders of financial rights in the amount received in violation of subsection (b).
(d)Time limitation. A member or holder of financial rights who receives a distribution from an LLC or a member, manager or director who votes for or consents to the distribution shall have no liability under this section or other applicable law for the amount of the distribution after the expiration of three (3) years from the date of the distribution.
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