Property rights.
Utah Code § 16-6a-611
in effect16-6a-611. Property rights.
(1) A member has no right relating to management, control, purpose, or duration of the nonprofit corporation, except as provided by:
(a) the articles of incorporation or the bylaws of a mutual benefit corporation; or
(b) other applicable law.
(2) Unless otherwise provided by agreement, articles of incorporation, or the bylaws of a water company, and subject to the general liabilities and obligations of the water company, a shareholder in a water company has:
(a) an equitable, beneficial interest in the use of the water supply of the water company, proportionate to the shareholder's shares in the water company, which is an interest in real property; and
(b) the right to have the shareholder's proportionate share of the water delivered through a diversion structure, ditch, canal, storage and distribution facility, or other appurtenance of the water company, in accordance with:
(i) the distribution method of the water company; or
(ii) an approved change application under Section 73-3-3.5.
Amended by Chapter 358, 2017 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter6A/16-6a-S611.html?v=C16-6a-S611_2017050920170509Fetched: 10/26/2026