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U.S. State Codes
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Chapter 185. Cooperatives.
Chapter 185. Cooperatives.
185.01 Definitions.
185.02 Purposes.
185.03 General powers.
185.031 Refunds after forfeiture.
185.033 Restriction on changes to articles.
185.034 Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.
185.035 Mandatory indemnification.
185.036 Determination of right to indemnification.
185.037 Allowance of expenses as incurred.
185.038 Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.
185.039 Court-ordered indemnification.
185.04 Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.
185.041 Insurance.
185.042 Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims.
185.043 Incorporators.
185.045 Reserved or registered name.
185.05 Articles.
185.06 Organization meetings.
185.07 Bylaws.
185.08 Principal office; registered agent; service of process.
185.09 Promotion expense; limitation.
185.11 Membership.
185.12 Voting.
185.13 Member meetings.
185.14 Quorum.
185.15 Notice to members, stockholders or other persons; waiver.
185.21 Stock; authorization, issuance, control, use, rights.
185.22 Subscriptions for stock; liability therefor.
185.23 Missing securities or records.
185.24 Liability of cooperative for wrongful transfers of its securities.
185.25 Applicability of ch. 408 to cooperative securities.
185.31 Directors; number, election, removal and vacancies.
185.32 Directors; meetings, quorum and waiver of notice.
185.33 Executive committee.
185.34 Action without meeting by directors or members.
185.35 Officers.
185.36 Compensation and benefits to directors, officers and employees.
185.363 Reliance by directors or officers.
185.365 Consideration of interests in addition to members' and stockholders' interests.
185.367 Limited liability of directors and officers.
185.37 Liability of directors and members.
185.38 Disposition of assets; right to secure debts.
185.41 Cooperative contracts.
185.42 Recording of cooperative contracts; effect thereof.
185.43 Relief against breach or threatened breach.
185.44 Application of ss. 185.41 to 185.43; venue of action.
185.45 Apportionment and distribution of proceeds.
185.47 Financial books and records; penalty for refusal to produce.
185.48 Annual reports; filing thereof.
185.49 Omission of seal.
185.50 Income or franchise tax returns.
185.51 Amendments to articles.
185.52 Stockholder voting on amendments to articles.
185.53 Filing and recording amendments; effect thereof.
185.54 Restated articles.
185.55 Amendments by bankruptcy court.
185.61 Merger and consolidation.
185.62 Articles of merger or consolidation; effect thereof.
185.63 Division of a cooperative.
185.64 Conversion of corporation.
185.71 Voluntary dissolution.
185.72 Involuntary dissolution.
185.73 Liquidation under court supervision.
185.74 Property not distributed prior to dissolution.
185.75 Unclaimed assets.
185.76 Survival of remedy after dissolution.
185.81 Admission of foreign cooperatives.
185.815 Recording change of principal office or registered agent.
185.82 Procedure on filing and recording of documents.
185.825 Penalty for false document.
185.83 Fees for filing.
185.84 Fees or penalty due state.
185.85 Forms to be furnished by department of financial institutions.
185.91 Voting requirements of articles.
185.92 Effect of unauthorized acts.
185.93 Member or stockholder derivative actions.
185.94 Use of term “cooperative"; penalty for improper use.
185.95 Discrimination against association.
185.96 Application of chapter.
185.97 Title.
185.981 Cooperative health care.
185.982 Manner of practicing medicine, chiropractic and dentistry; payment; promotional expense.
185.983 Requirements of plan.
185.985 Inconsistent provisions of the statutes.
185.99 Health benefit purchasing cooperatives.
185.995 Extensions of credit by electric cooperatives for certain projects.