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Cal. Corp. Code § 18620 — Liability

Cal. Corp. Code § 18620

Type
Statute
Source
California Corporations Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2006-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) A member, director, officer, or agent of a nonprofit association shall be liable for injury, damage, or harm caused by an act or omission of the association or an act or omission of a director, officer, or agent of the association, if any of the following conditions is satisfied:

Citator

Cal. Corp. Code § 18620 — Liability is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) A member, director, officer, or agent of a nonprofit association shall be liable for injury, damage, or harm caused by an act or omission of the association or an act or omission of a director, officer, or agent of the association, if any of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) The member, director, officer, or agent expressly assumes liability for injury, damage, or harm caused by particular conduct and that conduct causes the injury, damage, or harm.

(2) The member, director, officer, or agent engages in tortious conduct that causes the injury, damage, or harm.

(3) The member, director, officer, or agent is otherwise liable under any other statute.

(b) This section provides a nonexclusive list of existing grounds for liability, and does not foreclose any common law grounds for liability.