48-2c-807 - Duties of managers and members.
48-2c-807. Duties of managers and members.
(1) A member or manager shall not be liable or accountable in damages or otherwise tothe company or the members for any action taken or failure to act on behalf of the companyunless the act or omission constitutes:
(a) gross negligence;
(b) willful misconduct; or
(c) a breach of a higher standard of conduct that would result in greater exposure toliability for the member or manager that is established in the company's articles of organizationor operating agreement.
(2) Each member and manager shall account to the company and hold as trustee for it anyprofit or benefit derived by that person without the consent of members holding a majorityinterest in profits in the company, or a higher percentage of interests in profits provided for in thecompany's articles of organization or operating agreement, from:
(a) any transaction connected with the conduct of the company's business or winding upof the company; or
(b) any use by the member or manager of company property, including confidential orproprietary information of the company or other matters entrusted to the person in the capacity ofa member or manager.
(3) Unless otherwise provided in a company's articles of organization or operatingagreement, a member of a manager-managed company who is not also a manager owes nofiduciary duties to the company or to the other members solely by reason of acting in the capacityof a member.
Amended by Chapter 141, 2005 General Session