Why was Jax Teller excommunicated?
William Taylor
Published May 06, 2026
Clay's murder of Piney eventually caused him to be excommunicated, and Jury's death at Jax's hands caused Gaines to call for a forum of other SOA charters to decide what would be done with Jax, which was eventually decided on a Mayhem vote.
Why was Jax kicked out of Sons of Anarchy?
In his last act as SAMCRO's president, he patches-in T.O. Cross, the first African-American SOA member. Jax is then excommunicated from the M.C. by choice and ties up loose ends by killing August Marks and Charles Barosky.What was the bylaw Jax want removed?
The unwritten bylaw he wants removed is that his sons would be admitted to the club automatically, or groomed for the gavel.What did Jax Teller do?
Later that night, he went to Tara's house after she phoned him and asked him to come over. Kohn had broken in and tried to rape her, but she grabbed his gun and shot him in the stomach. Jax killed him, and had sex with Tara, next to the body.Who was Jax Teller based on?
Charlie Hunnam based Jax on a real-life bikerDescribing him as an "old school outlaw, cowboy ... badass gunslinger" for the modern day, Hunnam said the guy was "prototypically perfect" for the character. As the actor explained, "His dad was in the club and had been in the club his whole life. And he was 22.