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and any corporation or association violating the provisions of this section may be enjoined from doing business under such name at the instance of any stockholder or member of any corporation or association legally organized under any law giving it the right to use the word cooperative as a part of its corporate or business name.B\n\nSubsection A shall not apply to a corporation or association, domestic or foreign, whose purpose is to promote housing opportunities or to represent, coordinate and further the purposes of groups organized to construct, operate, or promote housing, and such corporation or association may use the term “cooperative” as part of its corporate or other business name or title.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276079,"text":"No corporation or association organized or doing business for profit in this Commonwealth shall be entitled to use the term “cooperative” as part of its corporate or other business name or title, unless it has complied with the provisions of this article or of Article 2 (§ 13.1-312 et seq.) or 3 (§ 13.1-346 et seq.) of this chapter or of Chapter 9.1 (§ 56-231.15 et seq.) or 16 (§ 56-485 et seq.) of Title 56 or of any other statute providing for cooperative corporations or associations now existing or hereafter enacted; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1950, chapter 300; in 1956, chapter 428; in 1993, chapter 822; in 2020, chapter 673<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81376,"section_number":"13.1-312","catch_line":"Liberal construction of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-312\/"},{"id":81172,"section_number":"13.1-346","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-346\/"},{"id":77567,"section_number":"56-231.15","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-231.15\/"},{"id":63853,"section_number":"56-485","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-485\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149559,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76923,"identifier":"13.1-308","token":"13.1\/3\/1\/13.1-308","url":"\/13.1-308\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-308\/","token":"13.1\/3\/1\/13.1-308","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitation of use of “cooperative” in corporate name","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-308","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No corporation or association organized or doing business for profit in this Commonwealth shall be entitled to use the term “cooperative” as part of its corporate or other business name or title, unless it has complied with the provisions of this article or of Article 2 (§ 13.1-312<\/a> et seq.) or 3 (§ 13.1-346<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter or of Chapter 9.1 (§ 56-231.15<\/a> et seq.) or 16 (§ 56-485<\/a> et seq.) of Title 56 or of any other statute<\/span> providing for cooperative corporations or associations now existing or hereafter enacted; and any corporation or association violating the provisions of this section may be enjoined from doing business under such name at the instance of any stockholder or member of any corporation or association legally organized under any law<\/span> giving it the right to use the word cooperative as a part of its corporate or business name. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Subsection A shall not apply to a corporation or association, domestic or foreign, whose purpose is to promote housing opportunities or to represent, coordinate and further the purposes of groups organized to construct, operate, or promote housing, and such corporation or association may use the term “cooperative” as part of its corporate or other business name or title. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATION OF USE OF “COOPERATIVE” IN CORPORATE NAME (\u00a7 13.1-308)\n\nA. No corporation or association organized or doing business for profit in this\nCommonwealth shall be entitled to use the term “cooperative” as part\nof its corporate or other business name or title, unless it has complied with\nthe provisions of this article or of Article 2 (§ 13.1-312 et seq.) or 3\n(§ 13.1-346 et seq.) of this chapter or of Chapter 9.1 (§ 56-231.15 et\nseq.) or 16 (§ 56-485 et seq.) of Title 56 or of any other statute\nproviding for cooperative corporations or associations now existing or hereafter\nenacted; and any corporation or association violating the provisions of this\nsection may be enjoined from doing business under such name at the instance of\nany stockholder or member of any corporation or association legally organized\nunder any law giving it the right to use the word cooperative as a part of its\ncorporate or business name.\n\nB. Subsection A shall not apply to a corporation or association, domestic or\nforeign, whose purpose is to promote housing opportunities or to represent,\ncoordinate and further the purposes of groups organized to construct, operate,\nor promote housing, and such corporation or association may use the term\n“cooperative” as part of its corporate or other business name or\ntitle.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13-245; 1950, c. 300; 1956, c. 428; 1993, c. 822; 2020,\nc. 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}}