2018 Arkansas Code
Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law
Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations
Chapter 28 - Nonprofit Organizations
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-28-105. Capacity to assert and defend -- Standing

Universal Citation: AR Code § 4-28-105 (2018)
  • (a) A nonprofit organization may, in its own name, institute, defend, intervene, or participate in a judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation, or any other form of alternative dispute resolution.

  • (b) A nonprofit organization may, in its own name, assert a claim on behalf of its members if:

    • (1) One (1) or more members of the nonprofit organization have standing to assert a claim in their own right;

    • (2) The interests the nonprofit organization seeks to protect are germane to its purpose; and

    • (3) Neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.

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