TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

Section 3. Nonprofit Corporations, 14-3-101 through 14-3-1703.

ARTICLE 6 MEMBERSHIP

14-3-620. Resignation by member and effect thereof.

1. Unless otherwise provided by law, a member may resign from membership at any time by delivering notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date, although the articles or bylaws may require reasonable notice before the resignation is effective.
2. This Code section shall not relieve the resigning member from any obligation for charges incurred, services or benefits actually rendered, dues, assessments, or fees, or arising from contract, a condition to ownership of land, an obligation arising out of ownership of land, or otherwise, and this Code section shall not diminish any right of the corporation to enforce any such obligation or obtain damages for its breach.

(Code 1981, §14-3-620, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 30.)

COMMENT

This section is based on the Model Act. It sets forth the basic right of a member to resign at any time, unless such resignation is prohibited by some other law. A member who resigns may be liable to the corporation for wrongfully withdrawing in violation of a contractual or other obligation to remain as a member. Under subsection (b), a member who has resigned may remain liable for obligations incurred or commitments made prior to the resignation.