§ 11-33-108. Title protection

CO Rev Stat § 11-33-108 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) A cannabis credit co-op:

(a) Shall not use the word "bank" or the phrase "credit union" in its articles of incorporation, trade name, or an advertisement or offer of services;

(b) Shall use:

(I) The phrase "marijuana financial services cooperative" in its articles of incorporation; and

(II) The words "marijuana" or "cannabis" in its trade name and any advertisement or offer of services; and

(c) May use the phrases "financial services cooperative", "financial services co-op", "financial cooperative", "financial co-op", "credit cooperative", or "credit co-op" in its trade name or an advertisement or offer of services.

(2) (a) A co-op organized in accordance with this article has the exclusive right to use the phrases "cannabis credit cooperative", "marijuana credit cooperative", "cannabis credit co-op", "marijuana credit co-op", "cannabis financial services cooperative", "marijuana financial services cooperative", "cannabis financial services co-op", and "marijuana financial services co-op" in its name, title, and advertisements or offers of services; but an association composed of co-ops transacting business in this state may use those phrases in its name, title, and advertisements or offers of services.

(b) Any person other than a co-op or an association of co-ops using the phrases specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) in its name, title, or advertisements or offers of services is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, imprisonment in the county jail for not more than sixty days, or both.