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Mont. Code Ann. § 35-2-1401

Prohibited distributions -- permitted transactions

Known as the Montana Nonprofit Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 35–35 (295 sections).

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(1) Except as authorized by 35-2-1402, a corporation may not make any distributions.

(2) A public benefit corporation may, subject to the requirements of Title 15, chapter 31, and this chapter, as applicable:

(a) pay reasonable compensation or reimburse reasonable expenses to members, directors, or officers for services rendered; and

(b) confer benefits upon or make contributions to members in conformity with its charitable purposes if after the transaction is completed:

(i) the corporation would be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of its activities; and

(ii) the corporation's total assets would at least equal the sum of its total liabilities.

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.