Code of Virginia
Chapter 3 - Cooperative Associations
§ 13.1-346. Definitions

As used in this article:
"Collective reserve account" means an account on the corporate books representing the worker cooperative's entire net book value minus balances in any other equity accounts.
"Member" means an individual who has been accepted for membership in, and owns a membership share issued by, a worker cooperative.
"Membership fee" means an initial payment, if required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the worker cooperative, made by a worker to a worker cooperative as a condition of becoming a member.
"Patronage" means the amount of work performed for a worker cooperative, measured in accordance with criteria set forth in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the worker cooperative.
"Worker" means an individual employed by a worker cooperative.
"Worker cooperative" means a corporation incorporated under the provisions of Article 3 (§ 13.1-618 et seq.) of Chapter 9 that has elected to be governed by this article.
2020, c. 673.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 13.1 - Corporations

Chapter 3 - Cooperative Associations

§ 13.1-301. Organization of cooperative associations; purposes; name; par value stock required

§ 13.1-301.1. Amendments to articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-301.2. Adoption, change or repeal of bylaws; subject matter

§ 13.1-302. Limitation of individual stockholding

§ 13.1-303. Investment in other stock

§ 13.1-304. Purchase of business by issue of shares of stock

§ 13.1-305. Rights of subscribers before full payment

§ 13.1-306. Distribution of earnings

§ 13.1-307. Permissible limitation of stock ownership or voting rights

§ 13.1-308. Limitation of use of "cooperative" in corporate name

§ 13.1-309. Other cooperatives may come under article

§ 13.1-309.1. Foreign cooperatives

§ 13.1-310. Cooperative associations may give certain liens on rotating stocks

§ 13.1-311. Taxation

§ 13.1-311.1. Provisions relating to dissolution of and revocation of certificates of associations

§ 13.1-312. Liberal construction of article

§ 13.1-313. Definitions

§ 13.1-314. Qualification of incorporators

§ 13.1-315. Purposes

§ 13.1-316. Articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-317. Filing and recording articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-318. Amendments to the articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-319. Bylaws

§ 13.1-320. Powers

§ 13.1-321. Members

§ 13.1-322. Membership or voting stock certificates; transfers; dividends; nonvoting stock

§ 13.1-323. General and special meetings; how called

§ 13.1-324. Directors generally; executive committee

§ 13.1-325. Removal of director

§ 13.1-326. Officers generally

§ 13.1-327. Removal of officer

§ 13.1-328. Referendum

§ 13.1-329. Marketing contracts; enforcement; inducing breach; spreading false reports

§ 13.1-330. Recordation of marketing contracts

§ 13.1-331. Associations are not in restraint of trade

§ 13.1-332. Voluntary dissolution

§ 13.1-333. Repealed

§ 13.1-333.1. Annual reports

§ 13.1-334. Application to existing associations

§ 13.1-335. Saving clause

§ 13.1-336. Limitations of the use of the word "cooperative."

§ 13.1-337. Foreign associations

§ 13.1-338. Purchasing business of other associations, persons, firms or corporations; stock issued

§ 13.1-339. Merger or consolidation

§ 13.1-340. Sale, mortgage or other disposition of assets

§ 13.1-341. Taxes

§ 13.1-342. Reserved

§ 13.1-343. Application of general corporation laws

§ 13.1-344. Existing associations continued

§ 13.1-345. Verification no longer required; signing instrument containing misstatement as perjury

§ 13.1-346. Definitions

§ 13.1-347. Formation of worker cooperative; purpose

§ 13.1-348. Name

§ 13.1-349. Application of other laws

§ 13.1-350. Revocation of election to be governed as worker cooperative; limitation on mergers

§ 13.1-351. Qualifications of members; membership shares

§ 13.1-352. Voting rights

§ 13.1-353. Net earnings or losses; apportionment, distribution, and payment

§ 13.1-354. Internal capital accounts; redemption of shares; collective reserve account

§ 13.1-355. Internal capital accounting