Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5717 (2026)

Limitation on standing.

✓ current as of May 2026

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§ 5717. Limitation on standing.

The duty of the board of directors, committees of the board and individual directors under section 5712 (relating to standard of care, justifiable reliance and business judgment rule) is solely to the nonprofit corporation and not to any member or creditor or any other person or group, and may be enforced directly by the corporation or may be enforced by an action in the right of the corporation, and may not be enforced directly by a member or creditor or by any other person or group. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, sections 5715(a) and (b) (relating to exercise of powers generally) and 5716(a) (relating to alternative standard) do not impose upon the board of directors, committees of the board and individual directors, any legal or equitable duties, obligations or liabilities or create any right or cause of action against, or basis for standing to sue, the board of directors, committees of the board and individual directors.

(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: White v. Assocs. in Counseling & Child Guidance, Inc., 767 A.2d 638 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001).

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White v. Assocs. in Counseling & Child Guidance, Inc., 767 A.2d 638 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). “The protection afforded to officers and directors under the limitation on standing to sue in Section 5717 of the Nonprofit Corporation Law, 15 Pa.C.S. § 5717, does not apply where Section 5793(a) is involved.”

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