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Mont. Code Ann. § 35-18-302

Nonliability of members, trustees, and officers for debts of cooperative

Known as the Rural Electric and Telephone Cooperative Act

The act spans §§ 35–35 (52 sections).

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(1) The private property of the members of a cooperative is exempt from execution for the debts of the cooperative, and a member is not liable or responsible for any debts or obligations of the cooperative.

(2) A trustee or officer of a cooperative or acting for a cooperative is not personally liable to the cooperative or its members for any actions taken or a failure to take action as a trustee or officer unless:

(a) the trustee or officer fails to perform the trustee's or officer's responsibilities, including those provided in 35-18-325 and 35-18-326; and

(b) the failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.