(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), and unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, a member of a nonprofit corporation may not transfer:
     (a) a membership; or
     (b) any right arising from a membership.

(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), where transfer rights have been provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws of a nonprofit corporation, a restriction on transfer rights may not be binding with respect to a member holding a membership issued before the adoption of the restriction, unless the restriction is approved by the affected member.

(3)(a) For a water company, unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, ownership of shares is transferrable.
     (b) Any restriction on the transfer of ownership under Subsection (3)(a):
           (i) shall be reasonable;
           (ii) shall be adopted in good faith and for a legitimate purpose;
           (iii) shall be adopted in the best interest of the water company and its shareholders; and
           (iv) may not discriminate against any individual shareholder or class of shareholders, but in a company where there are classes or divisions of stock, restrictions may differ between the classes or divisions.
     (c) Nothing in this section is intended to alter any right or remedy a shareholder may have under Sections 16-6a-612, 16-6a-808, 16-6a-809, 16-6a-822, 16-6a-824, and 16-6a-825, or any other applicable law.

Enacted 2000, ch. 300. Amended 2017, ch. 358, eff. May 9, 2017.