2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 7 - Corporations And Associations
Article 30. Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act
Editor's note: The governor signed S-94-168 which enacted this article on May 22, 1994. Section 7-30-117 sets forth July 1, 1994, as the date the article shall take effect.
Law reviews: For article, "Colorado Choice of Form of Organization and Structure 2001", see 30 Colo. Law. 11 (Oct. 2001); for article "Entity and Trade Name Registration: 2001 Update", see 30 Colo. Law. 81 (Oct. 2001); for article, "No Paper Required: Business Entity Legislation Makes Life Easier for Business Lawyers", see 33 Colo. Law. 6 (June 2004); for article, "Entity and Trade Name Registration: 2004 Update", see 34 Colo. Law. 11 (Jan. 2005). 7-30-101. Definitions. In this article:
"Member" means a person who, under the rules or practices of a nonprofit association, may participate in the selection of persons authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association or in the development of policy of the nonprofit association or who is considered to be a member by such person and the nonprofit association.
"Nonprofit association" means an unincorporated organization consisting of two ormore members joined by mutual consent for a common, lawful, nonprofit purpose. However, joint tenancy or tenancy in common does not by itself establish a nonprofit association, even if the co-owners share use of the property for a nonprofit purpose. "Nonprofit association" includes an acequia ditch association, whether or not the acequia ditch association is formed as an acequia ditch association as contemplated by section 7-42-101.5 (3) or is a ditch association operating as an acequia ditch association as contemplated by section 7-42-101.5 (3).
and (4) Repealed.
Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1271, § 1, effective May 22. L. 2003: (3)(b) and (4)(b) added by revision, pp. 2356, 2357, §§ 347, 348. L. 2013: (2) amended, (HB 13-1168), ch. 87, p. 280, § 2, effective August 7.
Editor's note: Subsections (3)(b) and (4)(b) provided for the repeal of subsections (3) and (4) respectively, effective July 1, 2004. (See L. 2003, pp. 2356, 2357.)
Cross references: For additional definitions applicable to this article, see § 7-90-102.
- Section 7-30-101.1. Suspended, defunct, and dissolved nonprofit corporations.
- Section 7-30-101.2. Charitable nonprofit corporations - private foundations.
- Section 7-30-102. Supplementary general principles of law and equity.
- Section 7-30-103. Territorial application.
- Section 7-30-104. Real and personal property - nonprofit association as legatee, devisee, or beneficiary.
- Section 7-30-105. Statement of authority as to real property.
- Section 7-30-106. Liability in contract and tort.
- Section 7-30-107. Capacity to assert and defend - standing.
- Section 7-30-108. Effect of judgment or order.
- Section 7-30-109. Disposition of personal property of inactive nonprofit association.
- Section 7-30-110. Appointment of agent to receive service of process.
- Section 7-30-111. Claim not abated by change of members or officers.
- Section 7-30-112. Venue.
- Section 7-30-113. Summons and complaint - service on whom.
- Section 7-30-114. Uniformity of application and construction.
- Section 7-30-115. Short title.
- Section 7-30-116. Severability clause.
- Section 7-30-117. Effective date.
- Section 7-30-118. Transition concerning real and personal property.
- Section 7-30-119. Saving clause.
