West Virginia § 36-11-7 Capacity to assert and defend; standing

West Virginia Statutes

§ 36-11-7 — Capacity to assert and defend; standing

West Virginia § 36-11-7

Ch. 36ESTATES AND PROPERTY

Art. 11UNIFORM UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION ACT

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W. Va. Code § 36-11-7 (2026).

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(a)A nonprofit association, in its name, may 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 association may assert a claim in its name on behalf of its members if one or more members of the nonprofit association have standing to assert a claim in their own right, the interests the nonprofit association seeks to protect are germane to its purposes, and neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.

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(a) A nonprofit association, in its name, may 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 association may assert a claim in its name on behalf of its members if one or more members of the nonprofit association have standing to assert a claim in their own right, the interests the nonprofit association seeks to protect are germane to its purposes, and neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.