Maryland Consumer Cooperative Act | MidpageMaryland Consumer Cooperative Act
State of Maryland
5-5A-01Applicability of subtitle5-5A-02Definitions5-5A-03Permissible business activity, consumer or federated cooperative5-5A-04Who may incorporate5-5A-05Evidence of membership interest5-5A-06Powers5-5A-07Articles of incorporation or bylaws, contents5-5A-08Sale, conversion and voting of stock5-5A-09Conversion to consumer cooperative5-5A-10Business name, use of “cooperative”5-5A-11Adoption and amendment of bylaws5-5A-12Number and qualifications of directors5-5A-13Election and term of directors5-5A-14Election by district5-5A-15Officers, required and permissible5-5A-16Bylaw provisions for removal of directors5-5A-17Bylaw provisions for salaries of directors5-5A-18Membership eligibility5-5A-19Meetings, annual and special5-5A-20Members entitled to vote5-5A-21Amendments to articles of incorporation5-5A-22Savings, allocation and use5-5A-23Audit and annual report5-5A-24Merger, transfer and dissolution5-5A-25Plan of division5-5A-26Cooperatives organized before July 1, 1985, applicability5-5A-27Activity not considered restraint of trade5-5A-28Membership capital, not a security5-5A-29Maryland general corporation laws, applicability5-5A-30Short title