{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/56-231.41.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/56-231.41.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/56-231.41.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/56-231.41.html"}],"law_id":72635,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72635,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.41","catch_line":"Articles of incorporation","history":"1999, c. 874.","full_text":"A\n\nThe articles of incorporation shall be entitled “Articles of Incorporation of……… Cooperative” (the blank space being filled in with the distinguishing part of the name of the cooperative) and shall state:1\n\nThe name of the cooperative, which name need not contain the word “corporation” or “incorporated,” but shall be such as to distinguish it from any other cooperative;2\n\nThe location and post office address of its principal office and its registered agent;3\n\nThe number of directors;4\n\nThe names and post office addresses of the directors who are to manage the affairs of the cooperative for the first year of its existence, or until their successors are chosen;5\n\nThe duration of the cooperative if its duration is to be limited; and6\n\nIn the case of a cooperative incorporating with capital stock, a statement of the maximum and minimum amount of the capital stock of the cooperative, and its division into shares.B\n\nThe articles of incorporation may also contain any provision not inconsistent with law or the provisions of Title 13.1, which the incorporators may choose to insert for the regulation of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the cooperative; and any provision as to the plan of financial organization, or relating to the internal regulation or the government of the cooperative, its directors and members; provided, however, that subsections D through G of § 13.1-620 and subdivision 1 of § 13.1-825 shall not apply to any affiliate or subsidiary of a cooperative.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261452,"text":"The articles of incorporation shall be entitled “Articles of Incorporation of……… Cooperative” (the blank space being filled in with the distinguishing part of the name of the cooperative) and shall state:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":261453,"text":"The name of the cooperative, which name need not contain the word “corporation” or “incorporated,” but shall be such as to distinguish it from any other cooperative;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":261454,"text":"The location and post office address of its principal office and its registered agent;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":261455,"text":"The number of directors;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":261456,"text":"The names and post office addresses of the directors who are to manage the affairs of the cooperative for the first year of its existence, or until their successors are chosen;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":261457,"text":"The duration of the cooperative if its duration is to be limited; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":261458,"text":"In the case of a cooperative incorporating with capital stock, a statement of the maximum and minimum amount of the capital stock of the cooperative, and its division into shares.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"B"},"7":{"id":261459,"text":"The articles of incorporation may also contain any provision not inconsistent with law or the provisions of Title 13.1, which the incorporators may choose to insert for the regulation of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the cooperative; and any provision as to the plan of financial organization, or relating to the internal regulation or the government of the cooperative, its directors and members; provided, however, that subsections D through G of § 13.1-620 and subdivision 1 of § 13.1-825 shall not apply to any affiliate or subsidiary of a cooperative.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A6"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13183,"edition_id":1,"name":"Utility Aggregation Cooperatives Act","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13182,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:24","permalink":{"id":251431,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13183,"identifier":"2","token":"56\/9.1\/2","url":"\/56\/9.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13182,"edition_id":1,"name":"Utility Consumer Services Cooperatives and Utility Aggregation Cooperatives","identifier":"9.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12881,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:24","permalink":{"id":251323,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13182,"identifier":"9.1","token":"56\/9.1","url":"\/56\/9.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12881,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Service Companies","identifier":"56","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":248473,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12881,"identifier":"56","token":"56","url":"\/56\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66888,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.38","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/56-231.38\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.38","metadata":false},{"id":87060,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.39","catch_line":"Organization and purpose","url":"\/56-231.39\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.39","metadata":false},{"id":81119,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.40","catch_line":"Names","url":"\/56-231.40\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.40","metadata":false},{"id":72635,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.41","catch_line":"Articles of incorporation","url":"\/56-231.41\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.41","metadata":false},{"id":84810,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.42","catch_line":"Bylaws","url":"\/56-231.42\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.42","metadata":false},{"id":87202,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.43","catch_line":"Powers","url":"\/56-231.43\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.43","metadata":false},{"id":84311,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.44","catch_line":"Board of directors","url":"\/56-231.44\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.44","metadata":false},{"id":64249,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.45","catch_line":"Officers","url":"\/56-231.45\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.45","metadata":false},{"id":60554,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.46","catch_line":"Members","url":"\/56-231.46\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.46","metadata":false},{"id":66528,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.47","catch_line":"Adoption of article","url":"\/56-231.47\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.47","metadata":false},{"id":81005,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.48","catch_line":"Applicability of other laws","url":"\/56-231.48\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.48","metadata":false},{"id":55354,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.49","catch_line":"Restructuring costs","url":"\/56-231.49\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.49","metadata":false},{"id":77460,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.50","catch_line":"Regulation by State Corporation Commission","url":"\/56-231.50\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.50","metadata":false},{"id":62015,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.50:1","catch_line":"Separation of regulated and unregulated businesses","url":"\/56-231.50_1\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.50_1","metadata":false},{"id":54197,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.50:2","catch_line":"Right of action; violation of rules or regulations","url":"\/56-231.50_2\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.50_2","metadata":false},{"id":60306,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.51","catch_line":"Construction of article and conflicting laws","url":"\/56-231.51\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.51","metadata":false},{"id":80704,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.52","catch_line":"Citation to article","url":"\/56-231.52\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.52","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":81119,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.40","catch_line":"Names","url":"\/56-231.40\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.40","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":84810,"structure_id":13183,"section_number":"56-231.42","catch_line":"Bylaws","url":"\/56-231.42\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.42","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/56-231.41\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 874<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63023,"section_number":"13.1-620","catch_line":"Special kinds of business","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-620\/"},{"id":79128,"section_number":"13.1-825","catch_line":"Purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-825\/"}],"permalink":{"id":251445,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72635,"identifier":"56-231.41","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.41","url":"\/56-231.41\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-231.41\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.41","dublin_core":{"Title":"Articles of incorporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-231.41","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The articles of incorporation shall be entitled “Articles of Incorporation of……… Cooperative<\/span>” (the blank space being filled in with the distinguishing part of the name of the cooperative<\/span>) and shall state: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name of the cooperative<\/span>, which name need not contain the word “corporation<\/span>” or “incorporated,” but shall be such as to distinguish it from any other cooperative<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The location and post office address of its principal office and its registered agent; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The number of directors; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The names and post office addresses of the directors who are to manage the affairs of the cooperative<\/span> for the first year of its existence, or until their successors are chosen; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The duration of the cooperative<\/span> if its duration is to be limited; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> In the case of a cooperative<\/span> incorporating with capital stock, a statement of the maximum and minimum amount of the capital stock of the cooperative<\/span>, and its division into shares. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The articles of incorporation may also contain any provision not inconsistent with law<\/span> or the provisions of Title 13.1, which the incorporators may choose to insert for the regulation of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the cooperative<\/span>; and any provision as to the plan of financial organization, or relating to the internal regulation or the government of the cooperative<\/span>, its directors and members<\/span>; provided, however, that subsections D through G of § 13.1-620<\/a> and subdivision 1 of § 13.1-825<\/a> shall not apply to any affiliate<\/span> or subsidiary of a cooperative<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (\u00a7 56-231.41)\n\nA. The articles of incorporation shall be entitled “Articles of\nIncorporation of……… Cooperative” (the blank space being\nfilled in with the distinguishing part of the name of the cooperative) and shall\nstate:\n\n 1. The name of the cooperative, which name need not contain the word\n “corporation” or “incorporated,” but shall be such as\n to distinguish it from any other cooperative;\n\n 2. The location and post office address of its principal office and its\n registered agent;\n\n 3. The number of directors;\n\n 4. The names and post office addresses of the directors who are to manage the\n affairs of the cooperative for the first year of its existence, or until their\n successors are chosen;\n\n 5. The duration of the cooperative if its duration is to be limited; and\n\n 6. In the case of a cooperative incorporating with capital stock, a statement\n of the maximum and minimum amount of the capital stock of the cooperative, and\n its division into shares.\n\nB. The articles of incorporation may also contain any provision not inconsistent\nwith law or the provisions of Title 13.1, which the incorporators may choose to\ninsert for the regulation of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the\ncooperative; and any provision as to the plan of financial organization, or\nrelating to the internal regulation or the government of the cooperative, its\ndirectors and members; provided, however, that subsections D through G of §\n13.1-620 and subdivision 1 of § 13.1-825 shall not apply to any affiliate\nor subsidiary of a cooperative.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 874.","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}}