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Except for a cooperative association organized to conduct business as a water or sewer company, no cooperative association organized under this article shall conduct any business in this Commonwealth as a public service company or exercise any privileges of such company.B\n\nThe provisions of Chapter 9 (§ 13.1-601 et seq.) or 10 (§ 13.1-801 et seq.), as the case may be, shall apply to cooperative associations created under this section or subject to the provisions of this article, except so far as the same are in conflict with the following sections of this article which shall be applicable only to such cooperative associations, and except that no stock cooperative association shall issue stock without nominal or par value.C\n\nTo the extent that the application of the provisions of this article to any worker cooperative established under Article 3 (§ 13.1-346 et seq.) conflicts with the provisions of Article 3, the provisions of Article 3 shall control.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260430,"text":"Any number of persons, not less than five, may, under the provisions of Article 3 (§ 13.1-618 et seq.) of Chapter 9 or Article 3 (§ 13.1-818 et seq.) of Chapter 10, associate themselves together as a cooperative association, society, company or exchange, for the purpose of (i) conducting any housing, agricultural, fishing, dairy, mercantile, merchandise, brokerage, water, sewer, manufacturing, service or mechanical business on the cooperative plan or (ii) representing or providing financing for cooperative associations, societies, companies, or exchanges organized pursuant to the laws of this Commonwealth or any other state, provided that the word “cooperative” shall be included as a part of the name. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 668; in 1956, chapter 428; in 1986, chapter 363; in 1992, chapters 155 and 653; in 1994, chapter 217<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 673<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67757,"section_number":"13.1-306","catch_line":"Distribution of earnings","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-306\/"},{"id":66139,"section_number":"13.1-349","catch_line":"Application of other laws","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-349\/"},{"id":65884,"section_number":"2.2-1604","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1604\/"},{"id":59798,"section_number":"2.2-4310","catch_line":"Discrimination prohibited; participation of small, women-owned, minority-owned, military family-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses and employment services organizations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4310\/"},{"id":76111,"section_number":"3.2-3206","catch_line":"Public hearing required","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3206\/"},{"id":79809,"section_number":"59.1-207.45","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-207.45\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81172,"section_number":"13.1-346","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-346\/"},{"id":62759,"section_number":"13.1-601","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-601\/"},{"id":86934,"section_number":"13.1-618","catch_line":"Incorporators","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-618\/"},{"id":76305,"section_number":"13.1-801","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-801\/"},{"id":85649,"section_number":"13.1-818","catch_line":"Incorporators","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-818\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149523,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72299,"identifier":"13.1-301","token":"13.1\/3\/1\/13.1-301","url":"\/13.1-301\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-301\/","token":"13.1\/3\/1\/13.1-301","dublin_core":{"Title":"Organization of cooperative associations; purposes; name; par value stock required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-301","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any number of persons, not less than five, may, under the provisions of Article 3 (§ 13.1-618<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 9 or Article 3 (§ 13.1-818<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10, associate themselves together as a cooperative association, society, company or exchange, for the purpose of (i) conducting any housing, agricultural, fishing, dairy, mercantile, merchandise, brokerage, water, sewer, manufacturing, service or mechanical business on the cooperative plan or (ii) representing or providing financing for cooperative associations, societies, companies, or exchanges organized pursuant to the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth or any other state, provided that the word “cooperative” shall be included as a part of the name. Except for a cooperative association organized to conduct business as a water or sewer company, no cooperative association organized under this article shall conduct any business in this Commonwealth as a public service company or exercise any privileges<\/span> of such company. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of Chapter 9 (§ 13.1-601<\/a> et seq.) or 10 (§ 13.1-801<\/a> et seq.), as the case may be, shall apply to cooperative associations created under this section or subject to the provisions of this article, except so far as the same are in conflict with the following sections of this article which shall be applicable only to such cooperative associations, and except that no stock cooperative association shall issue<\/span> stock without nominal or par value. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> To the extent that the application of the provisions of this article to any worker cooperative established under Article 3 (§ 13.1-346<\/a> et seq.) conflicts with the provisions of Article 3, the provisions of Article 3 shall control. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORGANIZATION OF COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS; PURPOSES; NAME; PAR VALUE STOCK\nREQUIRED (\u00a7 13.1-301)\n\nA. Any number of persons, not less than five, may, under the provisions of\nArticle 3 (§ 13.1-618 et seq.) of Chapter 9 or Article 3 (§ 13.1-818\net seq.) of Chapter 10, associate themselves together as a cooperative\nassociation, society, company or exchange, for the purpose of (i) conducting any\nhousing, agricultural, fishing, dairy, mercantile, merchandise, brokerage,\nwater, sewer, manufacturing, service or mechanical business on the cooperative\nplan or (ii) representing or providing financing for cooperative associations,\nsocieties, companies, or exchanges organized pursuant to the laws of this\nCommonwealth or any other state, provided that the word\n“cooperative” shall be included as a part of the name. Except for a\ncooperative association organized to conduct business as a water or sewer\ncompany, no cooperative association organized under this article shall conduct\nany business in this Commonwealth as a public service company or exercise any\nprivileges of such company.\n\nB. The provisions of Chapter 9 (§ 13.1-601 et seq.) or 10 (§ 13.1-801\net seq.), as the case may be, shall apply to cooperative associations created\nunder this section or subject to the provisions of this article, except so far\nas the same are in conflict with the following sections of this article which\nshall be applicable only to such cooperative associations, and except that no\nstock cooperative association shall issue stock without nominal or par value.\n\nC. To the extent that the application of the provisions of this article to any\nworker cooperative established under Article 3 (§ 13.1-346 et seq.)\nconflicts with the provisions of Article 3, the provisions of Article 3 shall\ncontrol.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13-238; 1952, c. 668; 1956, c. 428; 1986, c. 363; 1992,\ncc. 155, 653; 1994, c. 217; 2020, c. 673.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}