Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 81 - Miscellaneous Organizations
NRS 81.090 - Bylaws: Optional provisions.

Each corporation organized under NRS 81.010 to 81.160, inclusive, may also, by its bylaws, provide for the following matters:
1. The number of directors, not less than three, which it may have.
2. The manner of removal of any one or more of its directors.
3. The manner of filling any and all vacancies of the board of directors.
4. The conditions upon which and the time when membership of any member in the corporation shall cease; the mode, manner and effect of expulsion of a member, subject to the right of the corporation through its board of directors to have the full right to purchase the full interest of any member in the property or other rights of the corporation at the book value thereof, as determined by the board of directors, whenever it is to the interests of the corporation to do so. Any member whose rights are so purchased shall cease to be a member. The corporation may, but is not obligated to, retire or purchase any of its obligations before the date of maturity written thereon and held by any retiring member. Any interest which the member may have had in the corporation not represented by certificates of interest, common stock, preferred stock or other obligations duly issued by the corporation or amounts due and unpaid for products delivered shall revert to the corporation as payment for services rendered.
5. The amount of membership fee, if any.
6. The amount which each member shall be required to pay annually, or from time to time, if at all, to carry on the business of the corporation.
7. The compensation, if any, to be paid by each member for any services rendered by the corporation to the member, and the time of payment and the manner of collecting the same, and may provide for forfeiture of the interest of the member in the corporation for nonpayment of the same.
8. The number and qualifications of members of the corporation.
9. The conditions precedent to membership.
10. The method, time and manner of permitting members to withdraw.
11. The assignment and transfer of the interests of members, and the manner of determining the value of such interest by the corporation upon the death, withdrawal or expulsion of a member or upon the forfeiture of a member’s membership, at the option of the corporation.
[Part 4:236:1921; 1933, 264; 1941, 329; 1931 NCL § 1578]

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 81 - Miscellaneous Organizations

NRS 81.0026 - Prohibition against formation of entity for certain illegal purposes.

NRS 81.0027 - Form required for filing of records.

NRS 81.003 - Filing of records written in language other than English.

NRS 81.006 - Correction of inaccurate or defective record filed with Secretary of State; cancellation of filings.

NRS 81.0065 - Secretary of State authorized to adopt certain regulations to allow entities to carry out powers and duties through most recent technology.

NRS 81.010 - Formation; applicable law; revival of certain expired corporations.

NRS 81.020 - Capital stock; purpose; voting power of members; meetings; dividends; dealing in products of nonmembers; distribution of surplus funds or issuance of refunds to members.

NRS 81.030 - Memberships: Certificates; transfer and assignment.

NRS 81.040 - Articles of incorporation: Required provisions.

NRS 81.050 - Articles of incorporation: Optional provisions.

NRS 81.055 - Articles of incorporation: Prohibited names and businesses; certification required before filing of certain articles or amendments; defaulting corporations.

NRS 81.060 - Articles of incorporation: Filing requirements; acceptable evidence of incorporation.

NRS 81.070 - Amendment of articles of incorporation.

NRS 81.080 - Bylaws: Adoption; amendment; effectiveness.

NRS 81.090 - Bylaws: Optional provisions.

NRS 81.100 - Bylaws: Provisions for unequal property rights.

NRS 81.110 - General powers.

NRS 81.120 - Marketing contracts: Powers of corporation; title to property.

NRS 81.130 - Consolidation of cooperative corporations: Procedure; powers.

NRS 81.150 - Right of corporation to do business: Quo warranto proceedings.

NRS 81.160 - Applicability of NRS 81.010 to 81.160, inclusive.

NRS 81.170 - "Lawful business" defined; construction of NRS 81.170 to 81.270, inclusive.

NRS 81.175 - Applicable law.

NRS 81.180 - Formation of cooperative association: No capital stock; issuance of membership certificates.

NRS 81.190 - Members: Qualifications, rights, interest and duties.

NRS 81.200 - Articles of association: Filing requirements; required provisions.

NRS 81.205 - Articles of association: Prohibited names and businesses; certification required before filing of certain articles or amendments; defaulting associations.

NRS 81.210 - Purpose of business may be changed; amendment of articles.

NRS 81.220 - General powers.

NRS 81.230 - Bylaws: Adoption; amendment; required and optional provisions.

NRS 81.240 - Bylaws: Required and optional provisions concerning profits.

NRS 81.250 - Recording and maintaining of bylaws and amendments.

NRS 81.260 - Association’s property subject to execution; member’s interest sold upon execution; rights of purchaser.

NRS 81.270 - Succession to membership: Nomination and transfer on death.

NRS 81.410 - Formation; applicable law.

NRS 81.420 - No capital stock; not to be carried on for profit.

NRS 81.430 - Memberships: Certificates; transfer and assignment.

NRS 81.440 - Articles of incorporation: Required provisions.

NRS 81.445 - Articles of incorporation: Prohibited names and businesses; certification required before filing of certain articles or amendments; defaulting corporations.

NRS 81.450 - Articles of incorporation: Filing requirements; acceptable evidence of incorporation.

NRS 81.470 - Bylaws: Adoption; amendment; effectiveness.

NRS 81.480 - Bylaws: Optional provisions.

NRS 81.490 - Bylaws: Provisions for unequal voting power.

NRS 81.500 - General powers.

NRS 81.505 - Restriction on power of rural electric cooperatives to sell, lease or dispose of assets.

NRS 81.507 - Reversion of unclaimed capital credit to electric cooperative under certain circumstances.

NRS 81.510 - Agreements for unified action by cooperative corporations.

NRS 81.540 - Applicability and effect of NRS 81.410 to 81.540, inclusive.

NRS 81.550 - Short title.

NRS 81.560 - Declaration of policy.

NRS 81.570 - References to Internal Revenue Code.

NRS 81.580 - Definitions.

NRS 81.600 - "Director" defined.

NRS 81.605 - "Governing instrument" defined.

NRS 81.610 - "Private foundation" defined.

NRS 81.620 - Applicability of NRS 81.550 to 81.660, inclusive.

NRS 81.630 - Prohibited acts.

NRS 81.640 - Minimum distributions required.

NRS 81.650 - Amendment of governing instrument: Procedure.

NRS 81.660 - Amendment of governing instrument: Provision for termination of status of private foundation.

NRS 81.700 - Short title.

NRS 81.705 - Definitions.

NRS 81.710 - "Established practices" defined.

NRS 81.715 - "Governing principles" defined.

NRS 81.720 - "Manager" defined.

NRS 81.725 - "Member" defined.

NRS 81.730 - "Person" defined.

NRS 81.735 - "State" defined.

NRS 81.740 - "Unincorporated nonprofit association" defined.

NRS 81.745 - Relation to other law.

NRS 81.750 - Governing law.

NRS 81.755 - Legal entity; perpetual existence; powers.

NRS 81.760 - Ownership and transfer of property.

NRS 81.765 - Statement of authority as to real property.

NRS 81.770 - Liability.

NRS 81.775 - Assertion and defense of claims.

NRS 81.780 - Effect of judgment or order.

NRS 81.785 - Appointment of agent to receive service of process; service of process.

NRS 81.790 - Action or proceeding not abated by change in members or managers.

NRS 81.795 - Venue.

NRS 81.800 - Member not agent.

NRS 81.805 - Certain actions require approval by members.

NRS 81.810 - Meetings of members: Voting, notice and quorum requirements.

NRS 81.815 - Duties of member.

NRS 81.820 - Admission, suspension, dismissal or expulsion of members.

NRS 81.825 - Resignation of member.

NRS 81.830 - Membership interest not transferable.

NRS 81.835 - Selection of managers; management rights of managers.

NRS 81.840 - Duties of managers.

NRS 81.845 - Meetings of managers: Notice and quorum requirements.

NRS 81.850 - Right of member or manager to information.

NRS 81.855 - Distributions prohibited; compensation and other permitted payments.

NRS 81.860 - Reimbursement; indemnification; advancement of expenses.

NRS 81.865 - Dissolution.

NRS 81.870 - Winding up and termination.

NRS 81.875 - Mergers.

NRS 81.880 - Transition concerning real and personal property.

NRS 81.885 - Uniformity of application and construction.

NRS 81.890 - Relations to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

NRS 81.901 - Definitions.

NRS 81.903 - "Member" defined.

NRS 81.905 - "Membership share" defined.

NRS 81.907 - "Patronage" defined.

NRS 81.909 - "Patronage dividend" defined.

NRS 81.911 - "Quorum" defined.

NRS 81.913 - "Worker cooperative" defined.

NRS 81.915 - "Written notice of allocation" defined.

NRS 81.917 - Legislative findings and declarations.

NRS 81.919 - Election of corporation to be governed as worker cooperative; applicable law.

NRS 81.921 - Apportionment and distribution of net earnings and losses.

NRS 81.923 - Use of internal capital and collective reserve accounts; redemption of corporate shares and written notices of allocation; recall and redemption of membership shares.

NRS 81.925 - Reserve accounts; allocation of indivisible reserve account upon dissolution or sale.

NRS 81.927 - Authority to operate as internal capital account cooperative; accounts.

NRS 81.929 - Membership: Establishment of qualifications and method of acceptance, expulsion, termination and suspension; composition of members; effect of leave of absence; rights and responsibilities of members.

NRS 81.931 - Board of directors: Composition; annual meeting with members; authority of members to override decisions; considerations when exercising powers.

NRS 81.933 - Membership shares; voting power of shares other than membership shares.

NRS 81.935 - Procedure for expulsion, termination or suspension of member.

NRS 81.937 - Action challenging expulsion, termination or suspension of member.

NRS 81.939 - Notice of meeting at which members are required or permitted to vote; notice of special meeting.

NRS 81.941 - Personal notice of meeting consisting only of members; authority to veto decision made at meeting for which notice was not received.

NRS 81.943 - Contents of notice.

NRS 81.945 - Means of providing notice; affidavit is prima facie evidence of proper notice.

NRS 81.947 - Address of notice to last known address in records; notice if no known address in records; notice if mailed notice is returned as undeliverable.

NRS 81.949 - Electronic notice of meeting not authorized in certain circumstances.

NRS 81.951 - Meetings adjourned to another time or place.

NRS 81.953 - Validity of business transacted at meeting that does not meet notice requirements; waivers of notice.

NRS 81.955 - Use of written ballots.

NRS 81.957 - Revocation of election to be governed as worker cooperative.

NRS 81.959 - Consolidation or merger.