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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":false,"permalink":{"id":251449,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84810,"identifier":"56-231.42","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.42","url":"\/56-231.42\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-231.42\/","token":"56\/9.1\/2\/56-231.42","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bylaws","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-231.42","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The original bylaws of a cooperative<\/span> shall be adopted by the members<\/span> of such cooperative<\/span>. Thereafter, such cooperative<\/span>’s board<\/span> shall adopt, amend<\/span>, or repeal the bylaws unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, subject to the rights of the members<\/span> to alter or repeal such bylaws. The bylaws shall set forth the rights and duties of directors, officers and members<\/span> and other provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the cooperative<\/span> not inconsistent with this article, the cooperative<\/span>’s articles of incorporation or other applicable law<\/span>. The bylaws shall contain provisions relative to the disposition<\/span> of revenues and receipts as may be necessary and appropriate to establish and maintain the cooperative<\/span>’s nonprofit character.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBYLAWS (\u00a7 56-231.42)\n\nThe original bylaws of a cooperative shall be adopted by the members of such\ncooperative. Thereafter, such cooperative’s board shall adopt, amend, or\nrepeal the bylaws unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or\nbylaws, subject to the rights of the members to alter or repeal such bylaws. The\nbylaws shall set forth the rights and duties of directors, officers and members\nand other provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the\ncooperative not inconsistent with this article, the cooperative’s articles\nof incorporation or other applicable law. The bylaws shall contain provisions\nrelative to the disposition of revenues and receipts as may be necessary and\nappropriate to establish and maintain the cooperative’s nonprofit\ncharacter.\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}}