Code of Virginia
Title 56 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 16 - Telephone Cooperatives Act

§ 56-485. Short title - This chapter may be cited as the "Telephone Cooperatives Act."...

§ 56-486. Who may form cooperative; purpose - Any number of natural persons not less than five may,...

§ 56-487. Definitions - The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this...

§ 56-488. Certificate of incorporation - The certificate of incorporation shall be entitled and endorsed "Certificate...

§ 56-489. Limitation of use of words "telephone cooperative." - The words "telephone cooperative" shall not be used in the...

§ 56-490. Filing certificate of incorporation - The natural persons executing the certificate of incorporation shall be...

§ 56-491. Board of directors; officers - Every cooperative formed hereunder shall have a board of directors...

§ 56-492. Powers of board of directors - The board of directors of a cooperative shall have power...

§ 56-493. Membership; voting; nonprofit operation - A cooperative may issue to its members certificates of membership....

§ 56-494. Service to members; to nonmembers - Except as hereinafter provided, the corporate purpose of each cooperative...

§ 56-495. Powers granted corporation - Each corporation formed under this chapter shall have power to...

§ 56-496. Disposition of property - No cooperative may sell, lease or dispose of any of...

§ 56-497. Issue of obligations - A cooperative shall have the power and is hereby authorized,...

§ 56-498. Covenants - In connection with the issuance of any obligations a cooperative...

§ 56-499. Purchase of own obligations - A cooperative shall have power out of any funds available...

§ 56-500. Consolidation or merger - Any two or more cooperatives created under the provisions of...

§ 56-501. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1998, c. 252.

§ 56-501.1. Payment of certain patronage capital to spouse or next of kin of deceased person - When there is held by any telephone cooperative, engaged in...

§ 56-502. Regulation by State Corporation Commission - Every cooperative organized under this chapter shall be subject to...

§ 56-503. Dissolution - A cooperative created hereunder may be dissolved in the manner...

§ 56-504. Charter amendments - A cooperative created hereunder may amend its certificate of incorporation...

§ 56-505. Charter fees - The general laws of Virginia relating to fees and other...

§ 56-506. Construction of chapter; conflicting laws - This chapter is to be liberally construed and the enumeration...

§ 56-507. Adoption of provisions by existing corporation - Any Virginia corporation engaged in the furnishing of telephone service...

§ 56-508. Extension of service to territory not being served - If, from any rural territory not now being served, application...