Virginia Code 6.2-1334: Contents of corporation bylaws; amendments thereto.
A. The bylaws of a corporation shall specify:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 6.2-1334
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a corporation organized in accordance with this article. See Virginia Code 6.2-1331
- Shares: means the interest of a member having a savings account in a member credit union. See Virginia Code 6.2-1331
1. The requirements for membership including contributions to loss reserve, and for the revocation of membership;
2. The date of the annual meeting;
3. The number of directors, which shall not be less than five;
4. The conditions upon which loans to member credit unions may be made;
5. The manner in which remaining assets are to be distributed in the event of dissolution after all distributions required by subdivisions A 1 through A 3 of § 13.1-907 of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act have been made;
6. The manner and terms upon which reinsurance of shares may be obtained; and
7. The conditions upon which contributions to loss reserve may be refunded when membership is terminated.
B. Bylaws filed with and approved by the Commission shall be the bylaws of the corporation, and no amendments thereto by the corporation shall be operative unless they conform to the provisions of this article and are approved by the Commission.
C. Bylaws may be amended by the Commission by an order entered on its order book and certified to the corporation. Before any such order is entered, the Commission shall notify the corporation of the proposed amendment and afford it an opportunity to be heard thereon.
1974, c. 587, § 6.1-226.4; 1985, c. 365; 2010, c. 794.