RCW 4.24.264

Boards of directors or officers of nonprofit corporations—Liability—Limitations.

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc. (2010)

Most recently applied in Waltz v. Tanager Estates Homeowners Ass'n (August 2014)

1987 c 212 s 1101; 1986 c 305 s 903.

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a member of the board of directors or an officer of any nonprofit corporation is not individually liable for any discretionary decision or failure to make a discretionary decision within his or her official capacity as director or officer unless the decision or failure to decide constitutes gross negligence.

(2) Nothing in this section shall limit or modify in any manner the duties or liabilities of a director or officer of a corporation to the corporation or the corporation's members.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.