§ 5351 Member Dues And Resignation

Corporations Code·California

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•A company can charge its members fees if the rules say so.
•If you don’t want to pay the fees, you can quit the company right away to avoid paying.
•You still have to pay the fees if you agreed to them in a contract.

Example

You join a club that charges a yearly fee. One day, the club says the fee is going up.

If you don’t like the new fee, you can quit the club right away and not pay it. But if you signed a paper saying you’d pay the fee no matter what, you still have to pay.

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§ 5351 Member Dues And Resignation

A corporation may levy dues, assessments or fees upon its members pursuant to its articles or bylaws, but a member upon learning of them may avoid liability for them by promptly resigning from membership, except where the member is, by contract or otherwise, liable for them. Article or bylaw provisions authorizing such dues, assessments or fees do not, of themselves, create such liability. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 567.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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dues assessments fees articles or bylaws liability

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 5351.

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