The association is treated as a separate legal entity, and members or similar insiders are not liable just because of that status.
(a) A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties, and liabilities in contract and tort. (b) A person is not liable for a breach of a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association’s contract merely because the person is a member, administrator, authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or considered a member by the nonprofit association. (c) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member or administrator of the nonprofit association, authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or considered a member by the nonprofit association. (d) A tortious act or omission of a member, administrator, or other person for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is: (i) a member or administrator of the nonprofit association; (ii) authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association; (iii) or considered a member by the nonprofit association. (e) A member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or person considered a member by the nonprofit association may assert a claim against the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association. A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or person considered a member by the nonprofit association.