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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68878</law_id><section_number>6.2-1334</section_number><catch_line>Contents of corporation bylaws; amendments thereto</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Depository Institutions and Trust Organizations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="13">Credit Unions</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Share Insurance</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The bylaws of a <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> shall specify: <a id="paragraph-249319" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The requirements for membership including contributions to loss reserve, and for the <span class="dictionary">revocation</span> of membership; <a id="paragraph-249320" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The date of the annual meeting; <a id="paragraph-249321" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The number of directors, which shall not be less than five; <a id="paragraph-249322" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The conditions upon which loans to <span class="dictionary">member credit unions</span> may be made; <a id="paragraph-249323" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The manner in which remaining <span class="dictionary">assets</span> are to be distributed in the event of dissolution after all distributions required by subdivisions A 1 through A 3 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Distribution and plan of distribution of assets" href="/13.1-907/">13.1-907</a> of the Virginia Nonstock <span class="dictionary">Corporation</span> Act have been made; <a id="paragraph-249324" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> The manner and terms upon which reinsurance of <span class="dictionary">shares</span> may be obtained; and <a id="paragraph-249325" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> The conditions upon which contributions to loss reserve may be refunded when membership is terminated. <a id="paragraph-249326" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Bylaws filed with and approved by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall be the bylaws of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>, and no amendments thereto by the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> shall be operative unless they conform to the provisions of this article and are approved by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. <a id="paragraph-249327" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Bylaws may be amended by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> by an <span class="dictionary">order</span> entered on its <span class="dictionary">order</span> book and certified to the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>. Before any such <span class="dictionary">order</span> is entered, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall notify the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> of the proposed amendment and afford it an opportunity to be heard thereon. <a id="paragraph-249328" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1334/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1974, c. 587, &#xA7; 6.1-226.4; 1985, c. 365; 2010, c. 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
